Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-31
LOCAL. ITEMS.

The ON AND THE New YEARS BELLS. =
charles Lamb. in one of the essays Of ELLA
.,v> OF all sounds Of al bells (bells, the
,nusic highest bordering upon heaven)-most
,,lcnn and touching is the peal which Rugs
~, the old year. | never hear it without
gathering up ut my mind to a concentration of
#! III, images that have been ditfuscd over
n, past twelve mouths all | have done or
Suffered performed or ueglected-iu that re-
.rrt,ci tine In listening to it, feel it is not
a poetic flight in contemporary, when he ex-
claimed, L saw the skirts OF. the departing
year Ringing out the old and ringing In the
new year, with Il merry new year, happy
uew year 10 you, moves sceptred pride and
humble tabor, to kind tcelings-aud why should
it bc neglected in our day and generation,
when il was once an honorcd custom?
tbs ALEXANDRIA INFIRMARY.-Thc second
meeting Of the Board Of Managers Of the Alex
andria Intirnary was held yesterday afternoon
in the R"ctury OF ST Paul Protestant Episco-
yal Church At the FIRST meeting the Board
was organizcd as follows: President, Mrs. John
Stuart; Vice President, Miss Julia Johns;
Treasurer, Col Arthur Herbert; Secretary,
George 4. Till; Assistant Secretary. Miss
Lucy Dorsey members of the Board, Mrs. ID.
+. Sprigg. Mrs. WIN. Arnold, Mrs. Hetfit-
bower, Mrs Robert Miller, Mrs &. !. Worth
uston, Miss NJ. V. Smith, Miss Mary Nc
lIruzie, and Mrs Johu Perry. At this meet
ln-,anong other business transacted, the house
belonging 10 Mr.. H. Stuart on Duke, near st.
.\>aph street. was rented for six months trom
The LIST Of January, to open for the reception
Of patients as early as practicable. Various
committees were appointed to take up the ne
ccSsary details connected with the lnirmary.
.Amoug others, one to solicit contributions
from the citizens, By whose authority aud
request it is here stated that the expense
incident to opening this Institution can be
materially lcsSened BY the donation OF any
81! the following articles, which the com-
ui,tee will be glad TO have, whether new
or second hand, viz: Beds and bedding stoves
ard fuel, chairs and tables, household and
kitchen furniture Of any kind, suitable for the
purpose. carpets, crockery, dry goods: And
further. that from and after the 18th proxiulo,
the committee will be glad to receive, at the
lutiruury contributions OF provisions, groceries
aud such articles of diet as will serve tor the
sick The lnfrmary will be open on the 10th
and lth Of January for the reception OF such
contributions As the citizens are dlspoSen 10
make. Donations OF furniture or other bulky
goods VIII uc called LOT, ii thc ScclciatJ 10 uo''
lied to do So
At this meeting also. DIR. r. &. Powell was
elected Surgeon to the lnhrmary, and DFS.
Lewis ami Gibson Consulting Physicians.
.At the meeting held yesterday afternoon, Il
letter was read from Hon. 5. {. Ncai stating
:nat the bill to Incorporate The Alexandria
Infrn,ary had passed both Houses Of The Leg
stature. Also IA letter from Mrs. VI Smith
accepting the position Of Natrru. Mrs. Spngg
reported a contribution OF one ton OF coal from
Mr.. ". T. Smoo,. !'ne President anuounccd
that the Iniirnary would orcu on the 18th OF
January, or as early thereafter as possible.
This is an effort on the part OF the Christian
women Of Alexandria which should commend It
Il! ,otI.c active Symprhty and cheerful support
oi every good cit:z.n. 1t is well known to those
who are familiar with the dali history OF our
city. that such an institution Is Il positive ue-
,e>Sity, and the ury TO tostcrt is now lncum-
bent upon rs. L is a Source Of congratuatlon
;ha: a work of such importance should have
fallen into hauS 50 well known, aud so Vel!
,,aoiiii~A. whoSr naulos are suihucne guar
i,cc aS well Tor Its necessity, aS lnrits thorough
and Successful management.