Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-21
ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY CoMPANY.-The
first meeting of the new Board of Directors of


first meeting of the new Board of Directors OF
the Library Company was held last night, there
being present: S. c. Neale, esq.,. President, and
Messrs. ?. B. Hooe, Mercer Slaughter, Geo.
r. Shinn, A. E. Addison, }. 5. Blackburn,
Henry Cook, Hugh Latham, ). Il. Mmmer'
man and NJ B. Harlow.
P. 3. Hooe was elected Vice President; Geo.
h. Shiun, Treasurer, and Mercer Slaug liter,
| Secretary. ;.
The Chair announced as the regular standing
Committee on Finance, P. B. Hooe, Hugh
Latham, Geo. 4: Sbun and A. f. Addison.
A considerable amount of routine business
| was transacted and arrangements were male Tor
| course of lectures to be given for the benefit
| of the Library
Messrs S. Chapman Nealc, P. B. Hooe,
| Geo. r. Shinn and NJ Slaughter were ap.
pointed committee to wait upon lion. 5. ).
| Cox, of New York, and Gov. u. b. Vance, OF
North Carolina, and invite them to lecture 10
this city.
The first Wednesday in every month was
| designated as the regular time for the meetings
of the Directory.
| Considerable interest was manifested on the
part of the Directory, and there Is no doubt,
| that under their MANAGEMENT, the future sue
cess of the Library company will be assured
GERMAN BANKING CoMpANY.-At an ad-
iourned meeting of the German Banking Com
panv of Alexandria, held at Harmonic Hall
| las, night, Robert portner President pro tem.,
10 the chair, and Justus Schneider, Secretary,
| il was resolved that the full amount OF each
share of stock shall be- fifty dollars, payable IN
monthly iustallments OF one dollar, and that
the Board Of Directors shall be constituted OF
| fifteen members of the association.
The following named gent emen were then
elected Directors to serve tor the ensuing year:
| I Echberg, Robert Portuer, Lewis Stein,
! E. e. Downham, Geo Hutton, Jusrus Schnei-
! der, E. Francis Thomas Rishiel B. L. Price,
Geo. f. French, Park Agnew, Robt. Bell, r.,
W. A. Smoot, j. Lannou and MD. Ball. who
elected Robert Portuer President and Jas. ii.
Reid Cashier.
A committee consisting of Thos Rishell, W.
A. Smoot, j. H. Reid +. +. Downham aud
Isaac Eichburg was appointed to draft a con-.
stitutiou and set of bylaws for government,
after which the meeting adjourned to reassem-
| BILE at the same place uex. Wednesday night.
LYNcnBUnG Il DANyILLE RAlLROAD.-We
learn from the Dauville Register that the work
| on the unfinished portion of the track Of the
Lyuchburg aud Dauvie railroad, at Danvile.
has been let to MIR. r j. Fitzpatrick, former
| ly Of the firm of Lyons 4 Fitzpatrick. lie
| commenced on Monday and will enieavor to
| complete the job as soon as possltle-say with
! 10 ninety days at the outside. The contract
embraces that portion Of the line from the
point on the StiIlhouse branch to where the
grading is now completed, along down the
north bank of the river, to the r. & D. rail
road bridge, about mile aud a halt IN length.
PIGEON SHOOTING MATCH Another pigeon
shooting match came off yesterday afternoon
near the southern end Of Hunting creek bridge.
The rise was twentyone yards, with distance
of eighty yards in which the birds we're to fall
Fifty birds we're shot at, Of which uumher
twenty-five f.w back to this city, some few
with broken legs and clipped tails. There were