Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-13
VIRGINIA JEWS.

At Norfolk last Saturday water was intro
duced into the city for the first time through
pipes BY means of donkey engine at Moore 9
fridge. The watcr-wurks will be completed
July LIST. In the moan time by means OF the
donkey engine sufficient supply Tor lire pur-
poses will be furnished. There will be iub-
ice at the final test u: the works.
Two ncw stores have been added to the num-
Der d1tlcd over the territory of Stafford. One
ut Coal Lauding on Acquia Creek, by VIM.
:. Ipwson. and another at Gaskinsvllle, by
rnos. G.. GashinS, on the oh Warrcnton and
A!cxandr ia road near what is known as the
Bilc!. House.
III. Rcmus is about t, start factory at the
Old tan yard, on Spring Forest farm, five miles
southwest OF Spolsyivania Court House, tn
make Il iitr.us .ualGr!a: Out OF pine tags. Tins
Fine Fibre will &c suitable to make mattresses,
beds, cushions, &c.
y, a meetins of the Stafford Farmers Club
las, week, after discussion the conclusion was
arrived At that farmers fur their own Use could
r.s' pork prohab'y,, but that It was not prob
tabl, as source Of revenue.
Thousands OF acres of low lands in wheat,
from Fredericksburg along the Rappahannnck'
The Rsr:dan, and Halle we're submerged by
The late ircshctS, inficting heavy and III sonic
cases al almost total loss.
Fine specimens Of iron arc being taken from
tic orc bank of Capt Tabb, eight or ten miles
from Fredericksburg. The iron is Of fine tex
lure AMI suitable for stoves agricultural lmple
mcnts, &c.
The deiiaqncnt lax lists in Fredericksburg,
ur St,tc purposes, just returned to the Audi
tor, show 4 delinquency on real estate Of s2l5;
on cap:tat:on and personal property S3I4.o3.
| Tota.. S6j905
Mr. VIM. N. Baggctt near Spctsylvanla
| C.,ut !iou,e, hal four sheep killed by dogs
on. =; int list week. Several others in tho
| nj IN .ho0l have suffered losses in tho same
| way.
\ servant in Tie family of Capt Samuel S.
| Bro kc, at Bl1o!c's station, Stafford county,
was ;,rie .,.d on F!i'ity last: and contincd IL
| the county jail, charged w:th lntanucidc.
The congregation o! the Baptist Church III
| Frcie,icAs bur-; have 50 lar contributed $l.40
| TO the j .lnulIai iund.
The School Board 10 Fredericksburg has re.
rcivcd three hundred dollars Cor the free schools
il that town from the Peabody Fund.
| Since the late rains the wheat has greatly
| improved III Stafford county.
E'r.v:s;esace Township. fairfax 40.
VIENNA, May l0.-At Conservative Con
y>n,m %: Providence Township, held this
Jay at N:::.:,s, Cor the purpose Of nomi-
r;,u.- .,,wns,ip viiicers. to lie voted for at the
May 4,ci o., The following named persons
| wee unanimously uomina;cd for the various
| .ilit- :---F II Supervisor, Ira Williams; Asses
S,r, +. N. Saith; Collector, W. r. Chapman;
C..nu, ,I ,:.cr of ltoaiS, j. j. Magarely; Town
hip Clerk, Jrs,ph, Whitehead; Ovcrscer of
p.sor, I. \. Wilkins; Justice Of the Peace,
ito!fu i. Reid; for ConstabIcs w. r. Chap
man, ". I. Uia:k. and Henry Faulkner.
TIC io,:""ius resolutions were unanimously
adopt,i by ~: Convention:
Rcsolce,i. Tia. ali vino by their presence
part p,;e i, Tie proceedings Ui this Convcn-
iuu are in honor round to sustain its action;
vote >!rai 9i,s tickets themselves, and electionecr
tor he ticket.
Rcso rel, That committee Of three be ap-
pointed ~ lie chair to draw up circular ad-
ircss, inviting thc apa;hc!lc OF the Conserva-
;va Iarty ID exercise their franchise; the al
,:rrs, 10 nc promulgated by the nominees OF
the Conveni"n.
III: char appointed j. Owen Berry, r. R.
nj c.
On motion, f. Vanslykc was elected treas
nrcr .; the Convention.
On i::oian. the secretary was requested to
semi copy OF the proceedings to the editors Of
.hn G.,zettc. Sentinel and Fairfax News for
pu icatou
After few wcll-tilued remarks by several
scitleMen alvcrtlug to the harmonious pro-
veodgs Of the Convention, on motion, the
Convention adjourned.
IRA WILLIAMS, Chairman.
OSCAR MooRE, Secretary.
SUMNER DIET FOR INFANTS AT recent
NC, III. ii ,tc Public Heath Association of
Nav I.rk >,r; $ of solutions were passed
r, a..> ~ DIR. H. Juc,i to furnish for the use
Of .Io tsslc to-: scii. cue Of drcc! ;ons col-
c 3:il.. ri ai.a :, t in summer, ami TO pre-
sat &c same "a, "A future meeting. On last
E':'d y crc:ilg. at the rooms OF The Medical
Jour. il AS CHI ~, DR.. Jacibi responded to
tie resolution, pre:."c;ng lis remarks ty an
q! bora;c atiigf S 90 the physiology Of iLiaut
ii .cs. N aud f,od. The following is the
sch, dale:
Overlooking docs moro harm than anything
els; curse baby Of Il month old or Two every
two cr tnrac hours nurse baby Of six months
AID ovc! ive times il twenty four hours, and
40 more.
Wien baby gets thirsty in the meantime
give it a drink Of water or barley water. In
very hit wa her, NIX teaspoontu: OF whlskey
with ,umb!cr full cf wafer no sugar..
Boil tcaspauitul of powdered barley (grind
i, IN the coiIce-g,inler) and gill of water,
With salt, for fifteen minutes. Strain it and
mix it with half as much boiled milk and a
pircy OF loaf sugar. Give it lukcwarm through
nursing l"tt tie
Keep the bottle and mouthpiece in water
when uol in use.
Give 'al; Of five or six months half barley
water AID :ialt boiled milk with salt and loaf
sugar.
Give chler babies more milk in proportion.
Wh.l babies are very costive, take oatmeal
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