Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-01
WarrentOn.

Warrenton is a town famous in the history
of our land prior to the war as the route to the
tar famed Fauquier White Sulphur Springs,
situated about six miles directly south of the
place. Warreuton contains about $500 in
habiauts among the number most noted (for
it may be we'll to state that there are many
famous men 10 this couaty; famous 10 war and
peace) are the present representation in Con
grcss from this district, the Hon. Eppa Hun
ton, e1 Governor William Smith, better known
i, Extra Billy" now verging on to so, who
since tn, war returned to plow like Ciucinnat-
tu,, and on his 40-acre farm, just adjoining the
town. has tried more experiments than any
mau 10 Virginia. and many of them DOT with
ou, SUCCESS | cauuo, refrain from telling you
au anecdoIe about the old Governor without
daring 10 vouch for its veracity. Ga re- urniug
home f!om the war be found his farm, like
many others, 10 a dilapidated condition. and
set abou, to repair things generally, and make
two blades of grass grow where Que had grown
before. He had field from which the soldiers
had cut the trees, but left the stumps. Now,
as some Inventive genius had made machine
to pull up stumps, our uew-fedged model
farmer must get stump machine, at cost OF
about $500, say five dollars for each stump,
aud the very frs, stump he tried to pull up
was more than match for his machine and
broke it to pieces. An old countryman ad-
vised he Governor to try little ''coal-ile and
tire" which resulted In the destruction of
the offensive stumps at an insignificant
cost. His cow house, stable and agricultural
implement house ARE all cuIiosties in their
way, and are models of improved farming 90
40 expensive, if not very remuuer ative,
plan. | told you, like Cloclnnatus, the old
governor had taken to the pow, rlsiog at four
aud working with as much zest on his pet farm
as though he were engaged In scme grand po-
Iitlca struggle which had heretofore charac
tcriz d his life, and last fall, 10 looking around
them for representative to the Legislature,
the people in their need turned to their old
FREUD and leader, and called him from his
place to a seat 10 the councils OF the State.
The old gentleman has all the Vigor of man
Of thirty.
Among the new settlers-for We have car
pet baggers of two kinds n Virginia-are Gen.
Pendleton and Gen. j. N. Bethuue. The lat
ter was the owner of Blind Tom, the musical
genius (who, by the way, is as fond of General
B. s fl mily as be knows howl. He, too, is
stock raising. Gen. VIM. H. Payne, Con
tederate officer Of distinction, lives 10 the town
and practices law 10 this and the surrounding
sou suuutes. Judge Jas. Keith, the circuit judge,
Is also resident Of the towu, and partner 10
the banking house of Payne Il Go. The judge
IS 6ue man, and considered Dy the bar Of the
circuit as eminently qualified to fill the posi-
ton he holds.
Warreotown is reached by branch road
nine miles long, from the Virginia Midland
road at Warrentown JUNCTION, but known in
Uncle Sans poslof6ce directory under the
cuphonious title of Owl Run. They are oon-
neccd by Fraukyn's hghtuing express, as
it is dubbed by the mouotalneers from the
adjoining county OF Rappahanoock, who come
hitler with their teams we'll laden with
the rich production of mother earth to ship
over this same line to Alexandria aud Wash
nptou. they give this title because OF the
CONDUCTOR, a genial fellow, named Frank
yp, who would not for the world offend the
owucrs of fast horse flesh u Fauquier by max
lng time more rapid than the Noted blooded
steedS of the county and his general poteDess
ia stopping to pick up and put down old ladies
aud multliarlous parcels :at, each farm on his
route. These traits, added to the fact bis line
was never kuowo TO miss connection, has made
him famous along the whole line of the Midland
road. The town contains many handsome resi-
!cnces some twenty or thirty stores, of the
s,yle usually kept u the country; Episcopal,
Catholic, Methodist, Baptist aud Presbyterian
Churches; also. coach factory, foundry and
several other manufacturing enterprises on
sluall scale. A large business is done here as
tie surrounding country is very rich aod pro-
luccs iue yield Of corn, wheat, oats, etc.,
oul The farmers Of Fauqucr are, | am pleased
10 learn, turning their attention to graz ng, and
farm after farm Is being put down in grass, and
each year the f cks aud herds are multiplying.
RarpahaOuock, a fertile county lying among
The luounaus, also supplies good part of the
trade. Speaking of the county, am pleased to
learn goodly number OF "Britishers'' have
settled here, aud brought with them their
habit, aud customs There is fine riding
cub, and good track has been made about
ba way between WarreutoD and the Springs,
aud understand good riding is expected this
Spring.
Suc; the war the town has been 80 uofortu
nate as to lose both of its notes.-the Warren
ureen aud the arreutun--by fire. The former
Is now being rebuilt by MIR. Maddox, who hopes
tooG abe to receive summer boarders by the
hT>s or middle Of Juue. 10 speaking Of the
enterprise Of the town must not forget to mem
,loa that II contalus as good weekly paper as
Is i>sued III the State-the Iodex by Fioks j.
Caldwell. 1t it is true that the local Journal is
Indicative OF the prosperity Tor want OF it) Of a
eounty, think one might judge from the pa
per that Fauquler was 10 flourishing co.,
ditiou.
f.uquer county has number of other vii
,aseS' ne principal Of which are The Plains,
>aem, BeaItoo and Midland. The latter is
Ts" c'louy Of Northern people, settled by the
Lana Agency OF theVirginia Midland Raj road,
Ana consists OF 500 acre farm cut up into
SUBDIVISIONS of from twenty to eighty acres and
500 TO actual settlers. on Ions credits and easy
,S'us The colony, am glad to learn, is in a
1'GTshlog condition.
o-iay was court day here. A County Court
~ i'glnla is we'll worth attending for the pur-
r'ss ,''n o studying human nature. In the court
tyiss iyose here a splendid ie.sze portrait of
.nlei Justice Marshall, by Washington. 1t is
.ala to De ap admirable likeness, and is about