National Republican., 1881-09-12
VIRGINIA NEWS,

joe is the name of a new post-oflice in
Botctourt.
o. p. Hetphestine, prominent citizen
of Harrisonbnrg is dead
George B. Scott, leading business man
of Fredericksburg, is dead
The trees on the mountain sides in
Patrick are dying the drouth.
Orange now prohibits public swearing.
Cuss words, like the franchise, cost 81.
A AMecklenburg letter says: Starvation
stares us In the face; no rain since May"
Lucy Miller (colored) has been lodged
in the Orange County jail, charged with infant
eide.
The barn of Peter Ruble, in Frederick
County, was burned last week, with $50 bushels of
wheat.
Mr. MarcusB. Buck, formerly of Warren
County, is dangerously i'll at his home in Fauquer
County.
Four children of Mr.. d. G. Beale, of
Fairfax County, died recently in single week of
diphtheria.
Professor de Nordendorf's Yorktown
| chorus had their first rehearsal at Petersburg on
Friday night.
1t is said that extraordinary quantities
OF apple brandy will be made in Mecklenburg
County this year.
Several very valuable horses have
lately died in Petersburg from lockjaw, caused by
running nails In their feet.
Miss Betsey Clink, of Clarke County,
who died several weeks ago bequeathed her prop
erty to the Methodist Church.
Hog cholera is breaking out with great
yirulence in various parts Of the State and up
| pears to be spreading In all directions.
Sc Callahan, of Mecklenburg County,
has stalk of corn in his field bearing thirty one
good ears. Twenty'nine will average over four
inches In length.
In Botetourt County Benjamin Nouri-
ger will can for sale THIS year 10000 two and
three pound cans of fruit, 7. @. Denton 100000
cans, and ]. c. Moomaw 100000 cans.
The public school at Waterford, LOU
doun Count is under the control Of three Misses
Lewis. This is the first time lady ever held the
| position OF principal of school here
1t is stated that efforts are being made
to start new paper In Petersburg, which Is to be
| Funder) party-Ptters6W9 Virgntdn.
Loudoun County is dried up-it looks
like an aged lemon skin-and the grain crops will
fall short more than one-half We would thank
the Lord for a large chunk of humidity just now.
The colored aristocracy of Richmond
| have decided to organize social club The club
rooms will be handsomely furnished; they will
also have q billiard hall. restaurant and reading
| room.
Andrew Debusk aged seventeen, of Lee
by a slight wound in the hand from the tow wad
ola pistol, which exploded while he was clean
ing it.
The board of supervisors of Rockbridge
county at thelr last meeting adopted resolution
requesting the distlllers to suspend operations, in
order that the little grain in the county may be
used for food instead of being turned into whisky
The colored Christians of Waterford,
Loudoun County, have been imposing upon the
Lords good nature and patience for the last thirty
days They have barbecued" " the Old Testament
and chewed the revised edition into aperfect pulp
Colonel II. E. Peyton, executive clerk of
the United States Senate, rented his farm in Lou
doun County to the Messrs. Norman, of the same
county, for term of years, and on the sth instant
sold his household goods, farming implements
and stock at fair prices
The directors of the Shenandoah VAL
Icy Agricultural Society, at Winchester, have de.
termined not to change the dates for holding
their fair in October so as not to conflict with the
Baltimore Oriole Pageant, A feature Of the fail
Will be the presence Of the Indian pupils from
Carlisle, Pa.
A new theory has been advanced by
some OF the more supersttiOus among the colored
race as TO the causes leading to the present condi-
ton of the weather and peculiar appearance Of tho
sun. II is attributed to the influence Of "ground,
. hogs in the MOON" How the presence of ground
hogs in the moon can affect the sun is left to as
tronomers to explain