Sunday's Obituary: Owen Keys (1884)

 Alexandria Gazette
20 August 1884

FATAL ACCIDENT -- Owen Keys, a bright and promising boy, aged eleven years, and only child of Mr. Jack Keys, of Dumfries, Prince William county, was found dead last Friday within one hundred yards of his home. He went out hunting in the morning, and not returning for dinner, search was made for him when he was found with his gun on one side of the fence and his lifeless body on the other, with one half of his head blown off by the accidental discharge of his gun.

Daily National Republican (DC)
20 August 1884

SAD GUNNING ACCIDENT.

A fatal gunning accident took place near Dumfries, Prince William county, Va., Saturday. A son of Mr. Charles Keys, between 11 and 12 years of age, left his home near the village to shoot. Not returning in the evening some of the family started to find him, and not far from the house found him lying along side of a fence dead with a load of shot in one side of his face, tearing it in a frightful manner, and the gun on the other side of the fence. The position of the body and the gun indicated that he had gotten over the fence first, and in the act of drawing his gun over had struck the cock on the rail, discharging the weapon.

Shopping Saturday: Weir & Co. - Closing Out Sale (1913)

Manassas Journal
28 November 1913

CLOSING OUT SALE

Having decided to discontinue the mercantile business, we offer our entire stock of General Merchandise at cost beginning Saturday, Nov. 29th, and continuing until all goods are disposed of. Stock consists of following:

Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Millinery, Gloves, Neckwear, Hosiery, Underwear, Handkerchiefs, Ribbons,. Velvets, Ladies' Coats, Waists, Skirts, Children's and Misses' Coats, Ladies', Misses' and Children's Underwear, Men's Underwear and Work Shirts, Blankets, Comforts, Rugs, Rubber Shoes and Arctics, Standard Sewing Machines, Glassware, Lamps, Groceries, &c., &c.

STORE FIXTURES--National Cash Register, 160-Account McCaskey Register, Fire-proof Safe, 4 Glass Counter Cases, 3 Show Cases, 4 Pair Scales, 2 Enterprise Coffee Mills, 4 Enterprise Molasses Pumps, Anderson Galvanized Oil Tank and Measure Pump, 5 Wood Counters, 3 Tables, &c.

EVERYTHING MUST BE SOLD BY JANUARY 1, 1913

REAL ESTATE--We also offer our store and dwelling, corner Centre and West streets, for sale; the store room is 25x60 with annex 2x20, 10 ft. ceiling, and fronts on both streets. Dwelling has 10 large rooms, 12 ft. ceilings; all newly papered and in good repair; large double porch in front; fine shade and water.

LOTS--Will also sell following lots and improved building sites: 2 lot on Portner Avenue between West street and Grant Avenue, 62 1/2x185 ft; 2 lots on West street, 50x230 ft., building site on West street, 260 ft. front on West street and 230 ft. deep, to 16-foot alley in rear. This lot is improved by new barn, artesian well 115 ft. deep, fine soft water; also small fruits, orchard and shade trees.

WEIR & COMPANY

Cor. Centre & West
Manassas, Virginia

To Quick Purchaser we will sell Entire Stock at a Bargain and Rent Store Room

Evening Star (Washington, DC)
20 August 1887

C.W.C. DUNNINGTON, a well-known resident of Washington, was stricken with

paralysis at the Smithsonian Institution on Sunday, the 14th inst. He was taken

to his residence by his sons, and died a few hours later.

Mr. Dunnington was born in Dumfries, Va., in 1818. He was, as it was always a pride to him to remember, a descendent of the old Scotch families of Scott, Colquhoun and Macgregor, early settlers of Dumfries and vicinity. He went to Washington in 1834, and lived there the remainder of his life, except for the years between 1861 and 1875, when he resided in his native state. His early life was spent in newspaper work, and his interest in politics brought him in contact with a great number of public men, whose friendship he won and kept. His reminiscences of the men distinguished in the history of the country made his conversation of value and interest. He wrote for several papers, over the signature of Quantico, letters which could be relied upon for accuracy. He was for many years an alderman from the old 5th ward of Washington. When the war began Mr. Dunnington held the position of captain of the Capitol Guard, which place he resigned when Virginia seceded. During the war he was connected with the Richmond Enquirer. When Richmond fell he returned to his farm in Prince William, which county he represented in the State legislature. In 1875 he returned to Washington, where he lived till his death.

Such was his amiable character that few men in private life were more esteemed or deeper mourned.