Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-22
SOCIETY NorEs.-In the society notes in
yesterdays Washington Herald the following


yesterdays Washington Herald the following
Alexandria items appear:-
The public library OF our sister city, AleyaG-
drla, being in great need OF funds for the pur-
chase of new books, reftti0g its reading rooms.
&C., aud thus enable it to rank with the vari.
Gus similar institutions throughout the United
States, her citizens resolved to give an enter
talDmeot OF some kind which would be the
means ofgettiDg the required amount 10 tie
past it has been the custom to hold fair, So.
ciable or concert for the purpose Of raising
funds tor charitable objects, but Alexandria,
not wishing to follow out this almost antiquatad
and monotorous custom, cndeavored to intro.
duce something new, 10 the accomplishment c.
which she was very successful. Ii was 10 the
form ola grand hop, which came off on Friday
evening, at Sarepta Hail, OF King street. anl
was under the management fMr. Il. ". Fails,
assisted by the following committee: hcs>r.
Frank and Leorard Marbury, Johu Parrot.
Allan {. Howisou, Arthur Gregory and Ca!
rol Ashby, who were untiring 10 their efforts 10
make the affair great success The p:o
gramme was we'll managed and at ll:sU ths
German was announced It was lead Is jlr.
u. S. Bingham, Of Washington, and Miss v:.
trude Holiday, Que Of the bellies Of Baltimore
The figures were original and were very tasrr.
full. Prominent among the many prescGt were
the Misses Mamie aud Lille hlarbury H..
Misses French, Miss Belle Hunter, Miss Met.
Stuart, Miss Bessie Falls, The Misses Withcr>,
Miss llough Miss kilgore, Miss Amber, AMI
Miss Lloyd OF Alexandria; Miss pauIllng. @.
Washington; Miss Blow, of Norfolk; aaN Mss,
Holiday ADD Duvali. Of Baltimore. The gen
tcmeu were Mcssrs. Marbury, Stabcr. llow,
| son, Freshman, Fow!c, Johnston, Key, parrot
Smoot, Gregory, Fleming, Masters, H:yaotani
many others
The leading topic III Alexandria sy,!,rya.
present IS the approaching marriage q! NJ.
Kate Wthcrs, the pretty and accomplish. .
daughter Of Seaator Withars, Of kIrgr0..
and MIR. William Smith. o.! l.ynchhur!
Va. The ceremony will take place at :;
Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church On tn
Sth OF February, at Of Oc,. III the evening.
and, it il currently reported, will BE- or
the graDdest scale. There will b. cigh
bridemads aud as many croomsmcn Wis
Katie and Mamie F-eucA, Hiss Gar.
RE Pau!ding, Of Washington; Miss Lizzie
Gator, Of Baltimore; Miss Hcssi, FALL
Misses Ellie and Willie Withrr;, sisters 81 e..
BRIDE and Miss Mamie Backtord, Of NIa
vile, Va, will be the bridesmaids, a0ti the =,
lection presents al array Of beauty quitc unsHr
passed. Alter the ceremony = rec plI)l WI
be held at the residence Of Senator Nuhn:-.
on Duke street.
IMPORTANT SUIT AGAINST An INSURANCE
COMPANY. The Richmond State says an a.
ton 10 chaucery is about to be instituted 10 H..
Circuit Court in this city by Geo. y. jamie
son, Charles II. Collins, George X. Wltm,r,
and Hugh Latham, suing in behalf ci them
selves and all other creditors OF like class, wac
may choose to make themselves parties to e.,
suit and bear their ratabc proportion Of u,
costs as plaintiffs. against the -. l.9uIs Lii,
Insurance Company; the Columbia Life in>Ur
ance Company, and Hon. K. NJ. !. i!Na;eg.
Treasurer of The State Of lrgna.
The general object Of this suit Is 10 subjac.
the bonds and securities, deposited IT, the.
companies with the Treasurer Of The Sat" (.
the claims and demands Of their Ni!gnn ~.
cy.holders. Kent l. Nealc, Of A!nyrairr.
and John HuDlcr, jr., Q! th!, cLty, r'r..
sent the plaintiffs. As che rapcE> IA -.
above cause have not been fled with tie q.
cult clerk, it will hardly lie considered st III.
term Ct the Circuit Court commencing Tie it,.
Monday iG February, but vii! come Up q; tlr
ensuing term, commencing the third A!ordly
10 May.
The iniisposiIion CT Senator .iDhoGy j. 3,
trlbuted by some to his having eatan parl! !.ra
at Baltimore. those birds being poisonous =
this season of the year when the ground Is r.:.
cred With SNOW, and they are iJrcai t. !,'r. ~
laurel buds.