Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Tbo Eiucastlc Herald contains personal on
Anna prng, the little girl whom many persons
consider the author of the ghoStly manifesto
lions at Mr.. Thrashcr's house IN buchanan
Thc Herald describes her rs very small per-
son 10 have crea.cd such Il sensation she Is
So;d tn be about thirteen years old NSma,l Tor
her age and not at III remarkable Tor Sprlght-
illness.
Tbe Lynchburg News of Saturday says :
s"Thc lorgerics continued to be the Chief topic
of conversation Yesterday Some new cases OF
Insses came to light. One Of peculiar hardship
~ th,t Of lady who had loaned TO the dellli-
i,,ant marty ST 400 the savings Of her work Tor
Years as i boarding house keeper
The Iynchburg News, of SATURDAY. says;
Wa learn that heavy and destructive hail
storm occurred at Dublin depot, Thursday,
m;nbt Yesterday afternoon considerable hail
Gail in the neighborhood Of Amherst Court
Unusr. but We have not heard whether any
damage was done to the growing crops or not
St. Mary's Catholic Benevolent Society OF
Frederick sbure has elected Mr.. Thos. Griffin
delegate at large, and Mr.. Thomas Leonard
delegate to represent the society III me con-
yention of the Catholic Benevolent. Vmo'l OF
Virginia. which meets at ALEXANDRIA, Oh t'ie
second Wednesday i'll June next.
There was hail storm i'll Stafford, on Friday
evening last. extending from the Rappahannock
Gold Mine to Marl: ORC Point on the Potomac;
The hailstones were as large rs hickory nuts; anu
in some places the ground was well covered
with them. .
Can't. Layton commenced the work OF stalking
the channel Of the Rappallannock river on
Monday last, from the lower OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IS,
burg down preparatory to the letting out OF
the contract for the removal Of sand bars, &c.
On Saturday, r. Il. Chafin, csl.. Of Amelia
county, sold to Dclup Root, esd, Il banker OF
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, his beautiful farm known
as Holly Hill for $50, 900 cash, the seller re-
serving il half interest in the mineral rights
Rev. j. \. Meredith has erected Il grlst mill
| at the old site Of Callalians on Aqua run, III
Stafford county, decided convenience to that
section of country.
\ DOMESTIC STORY-An editor says: An
! aunt of ours concluded to try the effect or
pleasant smile and kind word upon her hus;
| hand when he returned from work She had
read how 4 home should be pleasant; and the
wife should always meet her husband with 4
| ioyful smile The success she had Is best CIV
en- in the shape of dialogue.
Enter husband almost exhausted, and very
hungry withal; throws his hat on the floor and
| drops Into scat Wife, preparing; tea, look;
up with smile, and is CHAD to see him.
Wife-':Well my dear. it is 50 nice TO have
you here ut meal-time. \ long smile
Husband-'Ycs. | suppose 30.
Wife-''How has your business rroSpereo
today Another smile.
| Husband-''A About so 90.
Wifc-"Comc, my dear, supper is ready; lei
ME draw your chair. Another smile.
Husband, grutfy-..'l am too tired to St"' -
| Wait till warm my feet.
Wifc-''Do as you choose, my dear An
Husband Look : here: old woman: bctor,
any more fuss is made about it, should like tC
know what you are grinning at
Aunt sighed, and relinquishcd her sweet
smiles from that date Uncle was not one Of
the romantic sort. and didn't understand such
things.
DEATH FROM EXCESSIVE ROPE JGMrINd.-
Another death has occurred in our city from
excessive rope jumping, little daughter 81
James \. Moody having died Oh Monday even
inc from Inflammation Of the bowels. brought
IN hv over indulgence in that exercise. While
rome inmninr may be ,easrlreable and health
fni recreation. within reasonable limits, til,
tendency to excess in the cxcitements of tn,
exercise should lead to the disusc of the practice
entirely. In this case We learn that on Thurs
day, in the strife with her companions to SCI
which could Jump the {. eatcst number OF time;
without stoppng the deceased accomplished
the fiat something over .hrcc hundred times
after which. 1eclinr p,ratlv exhausted she sui
or laid down upon the Grass for Il considerable
time, probably taking taking cold by so doing
The next morning, though complaining to hel
companions Of bciur sore and lame, before ell
tering school she made one hundred and seven
tv consecutive iumps more. About eleven
O clock she was compeled to return hume from
" deyelopiun itself. from which she died three
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