Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-23
Virginia News.

fuB1u1a N6WS'
The Fourth of July is to be celebrated in
an appropriate manner in Warrenton, Va.
The various Sabbath schools will turn out
and repair to some shady grove. where they
will have pic MICS singing, and also speaking
| The Flag says:-"Thc Black Horse and
Warrenton Rtiemen will also turn out and
parade in full dress uniform on that day, on
which occasion both companies will be pre-
sented with a handsome Flag by the Ladies
of Warrenton. 1t is not unlikely that an
Grafton will be delivered"
The Fairfax News says A young Irish girl
nurse in the family of Mr.. Jas. G. Allison,
ofths place, was delivered of a female child on
Monday night last, and to hide the evidence
Of her shame the child was placed in slop-
bucket and she resumed her duties about the
house on Tuesday morning as though no
thing unusual had taken place. 1t was dis
| covered soon after, however, and an Inquest
held over the body of the infant. Drs Gun
nell and Williams madea post-mortem exam
nation which elected the fact that the child
was still-born.
The Charlottesville Review says:-The
Baptist Institute property, (the old Month
cello House, was sold on Friday last for
STAT .00--two lots (33 by so feet being
reserved to be sold hereafter. Mr.. Geo
L. Peyton, of the Parish House, bought the
large brick building for s. ,075 90, and pro-
poses to attach it to his establishment. The
old stone building was sold to Mr.. BoIeker
for S3,025 900 This property Including
the two lots not yet sold,) brought in 1857,
$4,000.
The Cul peper Observer says Our far
mers have generally commenced harvesting
the Wheat Crop in this and in the Counties
contiguous. While we hear of many fields
of Wheat that are not worth cutting, we
hear of others that are very fine. We walk
ed through one field few days since, which
we are informed by the owner, is the best he
has ever raised. Crops generally turn out
better than they are represented to be.
At meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
Company. on Thursday, Charles Ellis, esq,
was unanimously elected President to supply
the vacancy occasioned by the resignation
of Mr.. Daniel, who has accepted the Presi
dcncy Of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad Company.
The celebration of the Calliopean Society
of Bloomfield Academy, Va, is to take place
on the 29th. Orator Geo. L. Weaver, of
Berkeley County; Medalist, J. l.. Abraham,
Alabama; President, Hugh II. Mcclure, jr.,
of Winchester; Rev. DR.. Burrows will de-
liver an address.
The spirit of improvement prevails in
Fredericksburg. Mr.. Douglas Gordon is
having residence erected which will cost
SO, 900. The Mills and Factories are going
ahead There arc several stores and dwell
ing houses going up.
About nine O'Clock on Thursday night,
the extensive lager beer brewery of Messrs.
Goodman < Morris, III Henrico county, was
set on fire and totally consumed. The estab-
llshment originally cost in the neighborhood
Of $4,000.
The Rockingham Register says:-Harvest-
ing has already commenced IN our county,
and in many localities is in 'full blast. p
The wheat crop will certainly be very thin
one. In some Heighborhoods not more than
half crop will be realized.
The Festival in contemplation at Green
wich, Prince William county, on July 4th,
has been postponed for IA few weeks, owing to
a protracted meetings. taking place in the
Church at that time.
The population Of the town Of Woodstock,
in Shenandoah county, is GA, including free
negroes and slaves. There are lis slaves.
There are 1876 families, being an average of
u persons and a fraction each.
The Leeshurg Washingtonian says:-A
portion Of our county was visited by another
severe hail storm last Saturday Much dam
age was done within the range Of the storm.
The executive committee of the Loudoun
Agricultural Society, have decided upon
holding the Fair on the 9Th, 9th and 7th Of
September.
The Celebration of the Washington Soce-
ty, University Of Va, is to take place on the
ii Of July.