Misc. Items from the Manassas Gazette July 10, 1896 (Prince William Co., Virginia) ---------------------------------------------------------- Misses Hisle, of Sperryville, are visiting Miss Lucy Hixson. Mr. Matthew Conrad died at his home near Wellington on Tuesday. Judge C. E. Nicol held a special term for Judge Grimsley at Culpeper this week. Mr. Hubert Smith, of Birmingham, Ala., is here visiting his father, Mr. Wm. T. Smith. Mrs. B. C. McCollough, of Huntington, W. Va., is visiting her uncle Mr. C. A. S. Hopkins. Mr. Lee Lineaweaver has been selling tomatoes from his truck garden since the 22d of last month. Mr. John Synder and wife, of Lebanon, Pa., are in town visiting Mrs. Snyder's father, Mr. John T. Goodwin. Miss Nina E. Cross returned to Baltimore Sunday, having spent the Fourth visiting her mother near town. Cadet Paul Nelson, of the V.M.I., at Lexington, is home on a vacation. He will return to his classes in September. The case of the United States against Henry M. Owens has been postponed to the September term of the United States Court. Mr. Walter Merchant gathered nearly two barrels of cucumbers from his patch on his place near here one day this week. Mr. Harvey Duncan, of Georgetown, Ky., left here Tuesday after having some time visiting his brother-in-law M. Wm. Muddiman. Mr. and Mrs. John Hebbard, of Washington, were in town from Saturday until Sunday visiting Mrs. Hebbard's sister, Mrs. A. Grossman. Mr. Warfield, of Alexandria, spent last Saturday and Sunday visiting his brother-in-law, Mr. Wolfe, superintendent of Mr. Portner's farm. Miss Margaret Kiewit returned home from a pleasant visit to Washington one day this week says the Nokesville correspondent of the Warrenton Virginian. Miss Bertie Lambert, daughter of Dr. Lambert, of Occoquan, has been quite ill. Last winter she had a severe attack of measles from which she has never fully recovered. Mr. R. A. Sinclair, an Attorney at the Alexandria bar, is visiting relatives here. He may not have discovered the "Fountain of Perpetual Youth," but it would seem as if he had. Misses Bessie Twyman, Ella Garth and Lillian Banks, who were visiting Mrs. Nicol last week, have gone to spend a few days with Mrs. J. T. Harnsberger,at Brentsville. Mr. James Kiewit has closed his distillery at Nokesville down for the purpose of improving and enlarging it. Mr. Keewil says he expects to treble the capacity of the distillery. Dr. A. A. Marsteller, of Washington, D.C. formerly, of this county, has traded with Mr. John S. Rich for Black Hill farm, near Bull Run bridge, recently owned by Jr. Jas. Birkett. Mr. A. Flaherty who up to a short time ago was associated with Mr. J. T. Goodwin in running the Cannon House has just lately opened a grocery store in the Kincheloe building on Centre st. Rev. W. H. K. Pendleton, recently assigned to the charge composed of the Episcopal Churches at this place and Fairfax C. H., will preach his first sermon here on the first Sunday in August. Mr. Alfred Milnes, after having spent some time here visiting his brother Mr. Sam'l Milnes, left on Wednesday for Chicago, where he will remain a short time before returning to his home in England. Mr. J. T. Muddiman returned to his home at Burktown, Augusta county, on Tuesday, after having spent some time visiting his old home. He was accompanied from here by his niece, Miss Bertie Muddiman. There appeared in a communication from Nokesville to the Queen, Pa., Mountain Echo, some time during the latter part of March, the following: Mr. Wefley intends putting in a grist mill near Brentsville in the near future, which is badly needed in this vicinity. Among the names of those who received honorable mention for faithful work at the closing exercises that of Master Gilbert Iden, son of Mr. William Iden, was omitted. Master Gilbert deserves special commendation, not only for work and conduct, but also for attendance, as he has missed only one day in two years. Several of the citizens of the county lost through having their pockets picked some of their surplus cash while in attendance upon the reunion at Richmond last week. Mr. L. A. Marsteller, of Nokesville, lost a pocket-book containing $110 we understand, and Dr. Bowen of Brentsville, and Dr. Powell, of Occoquan, each lost sums amounting to about $20. Quite a number of our citizens are attending the big Christian Endeavor Convention at Washington. Mr. E. K. Mitchell, Mrs. C. L. Hynson, Miss Mary Slack, Miss Angie Hornbaker, Miss Wilma Cross, Miss Helen Baldwin and Miss Edith Nourse are the regularly elected delegates from this town. Mrs. C. S. Thorpe, and son, Walter, are visiting friends and relatives in Washington, and will also attend the Convention. Master Walter is a delegate from Britton, South Dakota. The learned and profound sermon delivered by Rev. James M. Nourse in the Presbyterian church on Sunday, appears in this issue on the editorial page. Mr. J. W. Simpson, after having spent some time visiting at Clover Hill, Mrs. E. E. Johnson's delightful home, near here, left for his home in Baltimore on Saturday. Mr. Sam'l H. Templeman and sister, Miss Delia, of Fauquier, spent some time at the same place recently and Mr. Stephen and Misses Donie and Wade McCormick, of Weimar, Tex., are now there visiting the family of Mr. Jos. B. Johnson. After having attended the re-union at Richmond some few of the old soldiers visited the battlefields here. Among those who did so was an old ex-Confed. John B. McElroy, of India, Ga. Mr. McElroy stopped over from Thursday until Saturday. During the war he belonged to Co. C., 9th Ga. Reg., Ga. Vols, "Tiger" Anderson's Brigade. He participated in the battle of Saturday , Aug. 30, '62, and carries with him in the shape of a badly scarred wrist the evidence of his having done so. He says that while standing beneath a black gum tree during that fight and just as he was in the act of bringing his weapon to his shoulder a Minnie ball shattering it. Notwithstanding that nearly thirty-four years have since elapsed Mr. Mac found the tree under which he was standing when he received his wound. The tree he says is on the Chinn farm, about a quarter of a mile from the Henry House. He cut from it and took home with him a chip that had in its centre a bullet-mark, which he thinks may have been made by the same bullet that struck him. From here Mr. Mac went to Washington to make a short stay before returning to his home in Georgia. ----------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archives by Carol Phillips phillips@sundial.net ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************