The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Methodists generally hold watch
meetings on the night of December 3lst.
The ladies' of Norfolk intend present
ing the Norfolk City Guard handsome
silk flag.
-Lynchburg is in doubt as to whether
or not a murdered man is not hid away
thercabouts.
u. b. Ficklin & Son, of Fredericks-
burg, have filled an order for flour, to go to
Vicksburg, Miss. III 55.s.f
Colonel VIM. +. Cameron has returned
to Petersburg, after being pretty well
frozen, away up in Minnesota.
Miss Susan Shepherd, aged 70 years,
died very suddenly in Amherst county,
last Wednesday while dressing a fowl.
The Norfolk Light Artillery Blues
have procured their uniforms, and will be
ready for inspection at an early day.
The Fredericksburg and Gordonsville
railroad has been sold to parties in New
York, and will be finished in short time.
Rev. II. 7. Darnell, county superin-
tendent of schools Of Amelia county, has
rendered his resignation to the State Board
of Education. a
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The ceremonies attending the celebra-
ton of President Linooln's emancipation
proclamation, by the citizens of Petersburg,
were of a very interesting character.
A petersbutg dealer in tovs savs bic
sales exceeded his exnectations NV AZ least
twelve hundred dollars Gollvi What .
lot of TOYS that chap must have Ind.
p.-:-. ine ICY, Gs., nj. DoyasIi, [ec'9T 81 Inc
Episcopal Church at Fairfax z. H., who
nau pec,i ~ III sonietinie, uie'i on rfluay
lase, AZ ms iaeneas residence, IN fauquief
- ,is., Lainp, aIeW oays SINCE committed
u the jail Q, fe,ersourg, as iunatic, iost
H Eer ieasoll ny ueainlg IN lottery tickets
p, iiiiasilics s1e y .ne possessor OF mil
non aoiiars, an u, i've cent pieces, anu Is
engaged constantly IN counting them over.
The contract for building the new
hotel at Old Point has been awarded to
Mr.. w. II. Allen. of Baltimore. whose bid
ISIS, 5000 was the lowest The contract
specifies that the hotel is to be finished by
the 18th of May--the contractors FORGETTING
800 for every day after that date.
The Rochester IN, w Democrat and
Chronicle. of Dee. Doth. says: HGoyeruor
Walker, OF Virginia, is a notable instance
OF the Destiny that Shapes human careers.
In 1919 ne was practlclng law IN chicago,
ana, casually gong to Virginia to attend
silgnt legal matter. found, after lew days
IN Norfolk, that = troublesome catarrh,
whlcn naa fastened upon nm In chicago,
h;S ' 9 Th;aoy Ih'sappe"iv lae le.ulneu 70
set with his old ,naladv aud hssa,,ue ~
his health alone returned 70 the State IF
which IN a few wears he was made Cavern
or - Damn that c,tarrb 4 -
e 5,,5
DEATH fENALTf@ FOR STEALING
CHICKENS IN sIRdINIA:-on Saturday
last coiorea man. named hobert dibson,
VINO resides ~ south Washngton, was shot
py Uharies ferret, a farmer, residing near
baifs Cross hoaos, m Virginia. Ierret's
statement was that 9ibson was caught in
the ACT Of steailng the chickens belonging
TO ferret, who ordered him to let the
60 or ne would shoot him. Glib
son started to run with MS booty, when
Ierret ilred upon NM, Killing HIM instantly.
Dr. breshel liali, the coroner OF the county,
was called, and jury summoned, who
rendered verdict OF Justliiable homicide.-
"@sH. oteT.es
FOREFATIIERs DAyTbe follow;no
account of the celebrat;on in AIaxandr;. nf
Forefathers Dav. which we find in tba
Pe1nbi;con win h. ;nterast.
ing to many of orr readers. Il Is the fret
celebration Of the dav which evnr took
place south Of the Potomac ~ A
AIryANnp,. Va noo or ,e7,
-, 80 90.
Is y no. worthy OF chronicle that Fore
lalners Day mas, IN these latter tunes,
lounu nPsapie piace even N Inc oia Do
y 90 II seemed, ana as It Is the
llf us event o. tne kina, you snail near and
tell your READERS thereoI. Know, then,
lhat .nis observance mere Is primarily and
~noily que 70 tnat nappy sentiment oil
lllioh De'weeI' massachusetts, anu virginia,
mus sucn genlai expression IN the
nost ana hostess o. tne occasion, the Hon
r Mr. anu mIs. 1onh Y. Underwood:
lhelr eieggail. rooll.ree anu suhptuous board
where even tne legendary pork and
Jeans anu parchea corn We're not
a,g iu h nn',. snei.eI, mess ana
" 'an 70 .ne rev VINO ea.hered mere IN
memory Q. tn9se whose shelter,
ness anu we,oo.l'G wv nulid,eu anu MY
)ne years ago at HlJtnOutn ROCK were the