Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-05
Products received.

Former estimates for grain received
and sold and not offered on the
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1t is y matter for congratulstion that this ex-
| hi hit, Notwithstanding the uhfavo1able crop
season of 1874 aggregates II satisfactory result
| The yield of corn, oats and buckwhest in our
supporting country was greatly diminished oy
| prolracted drought. Of these 'resls, except
| the latter, the surplus for ship nent was mate
rally curtsiled by extraordinary home con-
sumption in the support of live stock through II
winter Of almost unparalleled length and So
verify.
Nevertheless, in comp .rison of total receipts
of all kinds of grain for this with tn: past year
| which it will be remembered was over aquar
| ter of million of bushels in excess of lS73-the
| discrepancy is by no means commensurate with
| the losses in production and available surplus
from the diminishing causes cited.
| The era embraced in this report is marked by
| &c: e;al depression in every ramifcatlon OF in
| dustrial enterprise, national and local.
| But il is now confidently hoped better things
may be predcated of trade in the lmneulnLe
| future. Com nerce seems TO have reached that
| low level of unproductiveness from which reac-
| ton is u necessity In our own Case, facilities
for the accommodate on of traffic along the Po-
tomsc are better than ever before, and work IN
extension of the Washington and Ohio e. Il. IS
progressing rapidly; 3D. that froa these sources
we may reasonably expect advantages to lnure
to the trade Of Alexandria,
| J our treasurers report leaves on hand, after
| payii rent of rooms TO February lst 1873, y
! cash balance of ) 81 Al.
The subscription list shows an attendance OF
| twenty seven members, amongst whom har mo-
ny is attested by the fact that years have trans
/ pired since it WAS necessary tor the Board oil
! Arbitrators TO aIjudlcate case.
It WAS the pantut duty Of my ped ecessor, IN
! his report to pay fitting trb Ite~ to the memo
| ry OF venerable and tened associate, then
recent y removed from u but for the past
ye r, under the good providence of the supreme
| Ruler the hand of Death has been withheld
from further inroad in our ranks
Gentlemen, in vaca!iug the Presidency, L
tender you my thanks for the honor done me,
and heartily wish you all that measure Of pros.
perty your f,ir dealing, courteous bearing and
fidelity merit NJ. Lawson,
For the Board or Managers
year was then held, resulting in the reelection
Of the following:
/ President, R NJ. L.wson.
Wee Pre>i,l.ut. Edmund Hunt.
S.crs;ar,, G orsr r. HILL
| Treasurer, j jameson.
Directors, z. B. Hnoe, George +. Shinu,
| G.. + Su1te. j t. Beckham, Thomas Perry.
aud D. u Watkins.
A vote of thaGkS was then rendered The Of
6.crS OF tie uiec'iug, which, the!cupnu, ad
j,ulued in" due
County Items.
REPORTED FOR The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
Excelsior Lo ge, |. O. q. T., Ut Arllugtoo,
had a very interesting m:ctlug last "Wednesday
evening, aud the following members were elect
ed as officers for the pew quarter w. T.. T.,
Wm Hammcrsa; w. v, Martha Woodland !;
w. S, S. B. Corbett w. L., s. K. Wrcun
W. +. s.. II. Clay Corbctt w. c., F. d.
Taylor w.. NJ, T. E Sis>ou; |. g., W. O.,
Wibert 0. G., e. f. Corbeu.
The land near Arlington upon which Hunters
Chapel stood 10 ante beum days belongs to
the Methodist Church, aud it is to be hoped
church will be built there ere long, for ii would
greatly Improve that part OF the county
Politics are very quiet this season. but as
election is so near at hand, there are still waters,
perhaps red-eye, running deep, and the frall
barks Of the many, who are "expirn' tor otis,
are swiftly gliding thereon towards the darling
goal Of their vauling ambition, success or the
bitter awakening to the dread reality that IMAM
is ever to be, but never blessed A meeting
will soon be held by the resident voters of each
District to elect delegates to dominating Con-
venioD, and it is 10 be hoped that the choice
will fall upon those who have the good OF the
country at heart, Irrespective Of parties or
cliques
The spelling mania is not yet squeched, and
Grammar matches will succeed them 10 the
county. 1t would be much better to paronize
the Columbia school, as hat institution is to
be closed this month unless the ~ per centage
Of scholars is increased.
Owing to the unusual cold weather there
4 L 49, Il
fishery so far, and the proprietor will hardly
clear enough TO pay expenses
The members OF the Y NJ G. A. made sew
era converts at their meeting 10 Arlington last
Thursday. The Rev Mr. Phelps preached a
powerful sermon there last Sunday, and held a
prayer meeting Monday evening.
The Arlington Sunday School, under the
excellent management of Superintendent Wa
tous last year, is now in fl .urishine condition,
aud the new Superintendent, Mrs. B. Wibert,
is SO well fitted for that Office, there will be 20
ROT rour essiop rho wear '75-'76