Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-17

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vertisers.
Mrs. Catharine Inman Mari.
The oldest native resident Of Warreutou, and
widow of tho late John Mari, for many years
commissioner 10 chaucery. died on Saturday,
the 9th instant, 10 tho SD year Of her age
Her father was DR.. Gustavus B. Horner, 6
native Of Maryland and student of DR.. William
Brown, of Alexandra, who became surgeon OF
the Second Virginia regiment in ITS, and
afterwards Surgeon General of the Continental
army. DR.. Homer served through the revou.
ton as surgeons mate under DR.. Brown, and
the night after the battle of Brandywinc sat up
with Gen. La Fsyetts, who had been wounded
durlDg the day. He settled in Warrentou after
the war, and married Fsuq1er lady, and died
10 1915 of q malignant army fever" contracted
10 attending family named Woodsids, living
near Morrisvle, who were unable to obtain
neishborhood medical attendance. The scenes
CT the memorable night after Braudywine we're
recalled by La Fayette. in 1925. at the old
Norris tavern, now Warren Green, 10 copver-
sstion with John s. Horner, soa Of the Doc.
tor, who was subsequently, appointed Lieuten'
ant Governor OF Mlcnigsu by President Andrew
Jackson.
! Mrs. Mars mother was daughter of Capt
James Scott, of 'Clcrmont," member Of the
| Virginia Convention OF l776. and captain of
the Fauquler company at Long Bridge, Nor
folk, which was afterwards ordered to Pennsyl'
vania and there incorporated 10 Virginia regi-
ment HIS died during the WAT Of the Revou.
ton from hardships Incurred in the field, and
his m,mory was oag cherished by surviving
patriots.
| Mrs Catharina I1msu Mari was named f,r
a great grand mother Of Yorkshire, England,
aud was the mother of i've sons and five daugh
at the Naval Academy at Annapolis and 10
served with gaIlantry in tho expedition to the
cast of Africa uoder Commodore Perry to call
| King Cracco to account for destroying o meroh.
antman aud numbering her crew; and also 10
the naval attack on Vera Cruz in the w,rTith
Mexico; and about the year 1855 found wa.
ttry grave. goiog dowa With tho U. s. sloop of
war Albany, Capt. Gerry, 10 the Caribbean sea.
Mr5. Mars second 500, John Q lincy, gradu-
| ated at the head of his class at the Virginia
| Military Institute iu 1915. aud soon became
| popular taVorlte 10 this county. The bench
Of Magistrates of Fauquier called him to
preside over them. Ho Was afterwards
elected High Sheriff aud Delegate to
the Convention Of 1861. He was 10 Richmond
| when the tocsn OF war was sOuoded, and at
once left tho halls of legislation for the
tonted 6.d. He was killed 10 the prime of
youog manhood at the head of the Warreuton
| Riff S at Ceutreville 10 June, '6l, In night
attack by Uoted States dragons under Lieut.
Tompkins, and was the first soldier to lose his
| life iu defense of the Coofed .racy. As he lay
| 10 death in his mothers psrlor, her Christian
f)rtitude put TO blush the historic stoicism of
| the Grscch!: John sleeps 10 the home he
| loved d"-uttcrcd as if the heart Was comnuning
| with itself, rather than the watchers present
| is the only remembered sentence that fell from
her lips during the vigils OF that night refer
| ing to the dark shadows that had Just fallen
upon her house. Hsr third SOD is q banker in
lshville The other TWO fill honorable graves
| With one exception all her daughters sur
viye her. Ode of these, over the nom de
| plume OF "CorielIe" has within few years
given to the public small volume of poems of
great merit.
| Such ancestors and such descendants entitle
| Mrs Mari to take rank among the illustrious ma
irons of Virginia. When We see how she
III ,ulded character We may not obtrude upon
| her domestic life; but it is proper to speak OF
her religious life. 10 this. however, We havo
| been anticipated by ihe rector OF ST. James
| Church, who referred to il 10 an anniversary
discourse delivered several years ago 10 the
| rxraot we append
| The first Epis c1pal visitation to this parish
was made by Bishop Moore in the year 1915 at
| Turkey Ruo church. He then Confirmed fifty
persons. The melting s,rmon of the Bishop,
the large congregation, the num 'rous candi-
dates for confirmation, aod ali the iooidents OF
the occasion were deeply Impressive. Olo
devoted cburchman was heard tn exclalm as
the peopls moved away from the Ii yuso of God,
this is Pentecost, indeed! Iu the class that
assembled around the chance on that day and
received the Apostolic rite of the laying on OF
hands WAS young girl of eighteen summers.
Sky ono wears has passed away, aud with
them the Bishop who sdml al5tered the holy
rite, and his TWO successors, and perhaps every
othor member of that class, except the young
pirl who survives, an aged woman, her h lad
whitened by nearly eighty wloters, her powsr'
falling and memory dropping from It's relaxing
ingers, one by one, the on ots IL once nfmy
3heid and vet holdlog with grasp that cannot
hrssi the recollection of that day. and that
honr. and that rite, and 10 tie hope then
first kjuded, gIiug DIVA calmly to the
grave. Alwe to dsy turn our eyes to her
l6niet home, hard by, we devou'ly pray that
@ ahep she shall come to the end of life. as
soon she must, her SUI may set 10 cloud'ess
sky-sure, sweet prasage Of clear, brigh NOR.
ow,- Harrenton Lnde1.
| TIE GOODS HAVE CoME.-We are open
Iiog our pew stock of dress goods, notions, fancy
goods, carpets, oil cloths, cassimeres aud other
| goods this day, and will be ready for exhibition
On next Friday morning. A call from all is
expected. We have big stock. we'll selected,
and bought cheap. ISAAC EICHBERG
sepl6 lw Successor to Slaymaker 20.
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