Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-15
Letter from Norfolk

lGGrieepondanno OF Inc Alexandria G9Eette |
NORFOLK. July ia few Lotcs IRON "the
City by tbs SEA" rnsy 60: bs u1sc,,ptsto to
your readers
llsrc. as tIaOwkoir, il has bee, v.ry ho!, The
lhcrmcm 4ter, even 10 c!m pArslveig coal PLACES,
raachiug lC2'. TIE pson'e hAel. hcw.Vtr, one
| rca9urc> va livi aot-a cheap and eEceGy
| trans: to tho seaside. Ard tbty shog cir sp.
probation Of il. TTlo, each esen,g the lor &
| train q! opan cars is oroSdc1 !. aud She ten miles
| to O1oan View, through field AID wood, is
speedily passed over. rhii b.au;i:ul resort is
| near The mouth Of tho bay. about lS miles by
| lard, Inside Cspo llenly, the light from which,
rs we'll as hat from Cape Charles. is dis iao!y
visible at night. The beach is the bsst | have
| ever seen. At high tida you get 10 vary few
| steps braas. deep, atd you cin WslS at thst
depth !u!Iy tSenIy or thirty yards without GET
| tlcg over your head. There ia co u9dslttw std
| no great deal OF surf except after a Storm, und
it is p:rftc!y cafe, even for ladies sud children,
| without ropes. At all times you o,u swim
| eaally without daI gar Of beicg tbrCwa yolonly
| upon the sand az il often the oasl elsewhere.
Tho bottom Is hard SIND without sholl The
| buildings have bsen recently crested AID need
ooEslderatl, Improvement. The casr1e for
board Is cot high, but that for meals Aluue is
rather So ED The ATTENDANCE, might b. dtcid-
| cd!y better. However. those iloouveni5 zoos
| will. 90 doub!, disappear With lim,. and moan.
| Thlls the cool breez:s OF tho cc,sc compensate
for riany liltlo impsrfec;ious
Ous night during nv s!sY there WAS G severe
storm; tue wind hoSled about the bull linrs
| and ,cired sha l,dlos, VINO feared they would
be blown aasy, lha biz waves osme r,ll-
IN, Lob IA hoe,
| rosIGg as it they wouli sweep away The pl,c,,
glve grandeur 10 tho .c,ue, which made il
vol wo:th witnessing. A little Incident occur.
| rcd Gu tie occasion Ehch may anus, your
readers, though it was the reva,se of smusitg
10 tho PARTICIPANTS. Two or three ladies' were
/ ta!hibg Gaeu The s'orm suddsnly burst 10.
on The pIsoe, and they, OF c,utso, ran for their
dressing rooms. They had, however, given The
KEY to a gentleman to keep Tor them. and he,
suppo'ing tn, III 10 have come out lorg before,
AID, forgetting he had il. was engaged 10 look.
Ing Tor thcu stl 0var tho grounds; 80 they had
10 stand shivctltg 10 their vet bstbicg dresses,
10 the passage Of the bathing house ouriog all
tho Grro1s Il The storm. SOS ,eot that Renlls
man eucou5terad second storm when be isi
TO face the distressed dams-ls.
Tho Educational Asso,ia.ien OF Virgins,
| which was in sass On here l,st nstk. was very
shiny attended, but all parts Ct tho Safe we're
represented and m ,s!y ty Very Abs urn. Tho
papers rad we're Of utu u.l ability and will at,
tract attention shea published. Oha. relating
to tho Relations OF the State to s,cond,ry edu.
cation, wss referred 10 Nlessrs. Uarna of Alex.
audiis. Po,y Ct K ch Doud. aud Strcds of Am.
herst, for report nr X year, and will give rise to
much discus ,ion when it comes before the pub
IL ,1o.o L
ciples.
The Association met ia the Dew building OF
the Norfolk Famal, Gil ego, q very Spacious
snl elegant one | wist we oou'd approach il
io Alexandria. RsV. DIS Ssuod.rs and Hu ne
aud Prot. Fiz. of its faculty. wouli gcaca airy
las itu!icn By their talonta a1d oourtrsg. L. Is
Conducted By i1iat stock olmpsry, aa1 has
proved so pr ii able q venture that it is bsirg
ENLARGED. Last pear there were 100 slu LENS
ADD $50 arc X occed for tho next.
/ visited the colorod Normal Iostiinte OF the
S ate. at Hampton, 90 Saturday. L. is c,n
duuted IN Prof. nanry p. Warrep, of Ply
mculb, N. H., assisted by Superintendent j,
freeman Hall, Of D .dhsg. Mass, and two H.
dies. Miss Reed and Miss Cate. They are all
experienced and skillfu teachers, and are doir
ezcslIent work. All our Alexandra colored
tetchers are there. aud e2p:eas themselves BE- |
being very muca pleased nod etiNiog them.
selves greatly. Superintendent Uaroe visited
them TO day, and addressed ths teLchers, over
hundred and 6fIy 10 number, encouraging
them to work for tho elevatiou of their rsos
and assuring tht m that education aod l,bor.
not a biod devoian to politics, we're The means
of achieving it. Fl address was received with |
great Appreciation, and m Any teachers Q inc for
ward after iha schco closed TO thank lin far il |
and express their ooocarrenoa 10 the sentiments |
expressed. Tho Haupton N. & A. Institute |
wher, The schoal is goltg 90. is ia verg four,
ishing IndI'io'; nos bulldi' 6. are going 40,
and both Indians aud nj gtass seem 10 be d liot
we'll o. the 4th OF Jolly the teachers bad
ce'ssrsno,, iud among o.Lsrs, Miss Ida r |
Morris. Of al,xsndris. read q s lection, eud
VIM. Il. MsdeIla acted as one OF tho commit. |
tee Ernr1Ie.