Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-11
Alexandria.

Correspondent Of the Lou'o"n Enterprise
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June jth, lS73.-Ihc
good old Town of "Bellc Haven" is sleeping as
quietly as possible, this sultry summer evening,
after n most delightful and refreshing shower;
and having just walked up myself, out Of a
dreamey sort of nap, in which the days OF
'long ago" were strangely mixed up with the
things of the present, all whirling together
through its streets, | bethought me that line
or two to '"rhc Enterprise, from Alexandria
might not be unacceptable.
1.-THE Enterprise" is a favorltc 10 Alexandria
because OF its efforts 10 behalf OF her interests,
and therefore it ought, and no doubt will, labor
AZ earnestly to promote those interests, III the
future, as it has done i'll the past.
The new Market House is about completed,
and has been turned over to its purposes, and
stands as an enduring monument to the energy
and goa head tivencss Of its people We do
not believe that there is as fine market house
as this new one in Alexandria, in any town Of
it's size in the United States, and its early conf
plrtion after the destruction Of the old one by
fire, at a cost of one hundred thousand dollars,
is an earnest of what the people of Alexandria
can do when they are walked up TO make an
effort
Much interest is felt here now in the pro-
grcss of the W. 4 q. r. H., and a firm Eth
in the great future of that work is beginning
gradually 10 take possession ofthe minds OF the
people. 1t is hoped that the road will be
pushed rapidly forward to Snickersville. and
that the road will begin to take care of itself.
The mineral wealth on both sides Of the Shcn-
andoah will give it an impetus which will Sc
cure its completion to the Ohio River
The Masonic festivities to take place at
Hamilton on the 18th inst are much talked OF
here, and every Mason in town, | believe, cx-
poets to 70 up on that occasion. The comman-
derry Of Knights Tcmplar, here, are constantly
drilling in preparation for 1t. Oh course great
many others not connected with the Masonic
fraternity, will take advantage Of that time to
visit that beautiful part OF Loudouu in which
Hamilton is situated, and witness the interest
ing ceremonies of the laying Of the curnor stone
OF the Masonic temple.
A new hotel and theatre are talked of and
there ia a prospect that this enterprise will be
undertaken by some Of the publlc-spirltcd citi
zcns of the town, in short time. They would
both pay. The tanatica prejudice against thea
tres is dying out of the public mind, and every
town of any prominence 10 the country, has its
theatre. People demand amusement, and that
town hourishes most, which affords the most
amusements for its visitors.
| was on the wharf Of the Baltimore 4 Alex
andria Steamboat Company to-day, and | saw
large number of Hogshcads of tobacco being
loaded on the steamer Express to be taken TO
Baltimore for shipment to foreigo ports, and l.
saw number of bbls. OF refined sugar being un-
loaded, brought from Baltimore to Alexandria
merchants. As | was looking at these things
| could not help thinking, what pity it was
that Alexandria did not have sugar refinery
of her own, and what a pity it was that Alex
audra merchants could not ship that tobacco
to foreign ports themselves But all these
things will come in time.