Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-26
FOCAL MATTERS.

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In New England and Middle States ana Lower
Lske region rising barometer, fresn W pLlSA,
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md clesr or partly cloudy weather will prevail
ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY CoMPANY.-At the
animal meeting of the stockholders OF the ALEX
apdria Library Company, held last night, 5. Ii.
.Janney, esq, was called to the chair and John
J. Jameson appointed secretary.
The report of the president was read and ac.
c,pted, and it was resolved that 1t be published
10 the Alexandria Gazette. 1t Is as follows:
TO the stockholders Of the AlerGndIla A16rdry
Company:
1t becomes my duty, as President, to submit.
On behalf of the Board Of Directors, report OF
tho operations of this company TOR inc nscal
year. ending February 1873. The first meeting
of the Board of Directors, chosen at your lSst
annual meeting, WAS held at the rooms Oh Inc
company on the 18Th OF March, 49,, wn men e s1e
suing yosr: X. Kemper, Vice President; farR
Agnew, Treasurer, and j. D. Jameson, Secre-
tsry. Capt. w. j. Bootho declined to serve IS
director, though urged to do so by the president
md Secretary, who waited on him IN person.
md his resignation was reluctantly accepted.
Tho vacancy thus caused WAS filled by the cleo.
ton OF Mr.. c. ii. Smith. The Board mas met
with very little encouragement from the citiZens
IN its ondesvors TO ralso funds TO aad 10 the at-
fractions Of tina Library. by tho purchase OF new
books and periodicals, tho subscriptions Tor the
yosr not bong sufficient TO meet tho rent, anil
the lectures and excursions gwen 10 AID IN Gov
cring the deficiency, were SO poorly pHtroGi"eu
that with tho exception Of the select readings
bq prof Scharf, they barrel paid expenses. Inc
want Of success 10 these effort: on the part OF the
Board is due, in !. great measure, TO the Strin&-
cncy OF the times, ind particularly To Inc nhAh-
cisl depression existing IN our midst; Iue ms
chanics who formerly composed great po:tloil
OF cur subscribers, now find it Ililcut To get
employ rnent. and those who arc SO fortunate rs
To be employed receive such wages rs by no
means compensate for thor labor. ana cohso-
uucntly they are not abo To indulge their tastes
for literature however des'rous they may oe OF
doing so. There is still another cause tor tho
loss of interest in the Library, manllost"u ny
our former patrons, viz: tho immense supply OF
cheap literature with Which the whole country
il Hooded TEe Board takes advantage or this op-
uortunltY to thsnk the gentlemen and ladies Ut
ihc rhrsnisn club for the kind remembrance
N presenting tho proceeds OF their oitertA'n-
rnents to their Library hook fund. .No!WiLh-
standing the slnall number Of subscribers TINS
wear, tho number of books hss been lncrea:el
by over fifty volumes in cloth--thirty by pur-
chase and twenty ono by donation-snd eighty
two volumes in paper. During the year TOUT
Teen hundred volumes woro taken out--s de-
crease from lest year. Tho Trea;urers report
shows the tOtai amount OF money received from
All sources TO be S257n2 is sad to contemplate
tho lukcwarmncss with which this venerable IN
stitution is regarded by tho Weather class Of
our citizens but when thor attention IS called
to tho fact that tho Library WAS founded IN III.
md numbers among IL founders "nu ear"
ier patrons some Of the bravo men VI ~
| cannot believe that now, when IL IA about to
enter upon its centennial, that they will, through
apathy, permit to pass out Of existence work
which their ancestors Instituted with 40 much
prdo AVID pleasure AS link connecting their
times with AL tho unknown future.
In conclusion, | will state that two huNdroi
subscribers will furnish ample means to keep
the Library supplied with new books ana pc
rlodcals and surely in u city of lo.C. nhnbL-
ants two hundred persons can DO found who
take sufficient interest in literature To sustain
tho only public library within its limits
All of which is respectfully submlNed.
Nj. SLAUGHTER. President
The treasurcr's report was presented ani AZ
ccpted
I,ierccr SLAUGHTER was re elected president,
and vote of thanks to Mr.. S. for his uotiring
zeal and energy in behalf CT the Library was
unanimously adopted.
Messrs G.. Ii. Robiosou, II. NJ. Lawson,
Heory Strauss, NJ. b. Harlow, S. IL. .lanney,
i. 81. Parrott, jr., Is. kcmpcr, Il. w. Falls,
&c. &. Downham, Cornelius Cox, and Robert
l.. Adam were elected to serve as directors Tor
the ensuing year.
The meeting then adjourned.
TuEAGRICULTURALA sSoCGATGON.-A meet
ing of tire Alexandria Agricultural and Indus
srial Association was held at the office OF the
City Treasurer last plight. Present.: Juo. d.
,Vmoot. President, and full board oil directors.
10 motion, the Chairman ofthe Committee on
Inca lion, by and with the consent of the com
mttce was authorized to select and lease suit
nble pIaeo tor an exhibition, to be held next
fall and report to the directors at the earliest
possible moment, and on motion, Capt. L. 3.
IIooc was added to tho Committee.
On motion it was determined at the next
meeting to select suitable person to canvass
in tho adjoining counties for subscriptions to
the stock of the association. The meeting
then adjourned subject to tho call OF the Pres-
dent.
Its understood that the subscriptions to the
stock arc being rapidly paid mp and that every
thing points to successful fair next fall.
COUNTY CouRr-Julge.Jan, Sangster pre-.
9d,ng-Continuotion Of Yesterdays Proceed.
i,lqs.-In the matter OF the road crossing PIN
mctt's Run, on the report of George y. Wun-
stop, Il. NJ. Mills, H. W. Hatch and Ira i.
AIunson arc appointed commissioners to asccr
tain lust compensation to Gilbert Vauderwer.
l. 20 and George Hill, jr.. for such Of their land
AZ is proposed to be used for said road; said
"nn,r,, sioncrs to meet on the lands 10 question
M Monday, March 18th, 1878, between the
hours If 10 =, m. and 4 p. M, to perform this
Juty and report to the court according to 'aS,
and matter continued; VIZ,
John d. Nauch and }. g. Wilson were exon
Grated from the payment OF erroneous assess
mcut Of taxes.
In the matter of the road leading to George.
town. rcport of w. Hatch, commissioner OF
roads, filed. and matter continued.
Court adjourned till court in cours:.
ColoREp MEN ON JlIRIES-Jamcs Dudley
and Edward Evans, two colored citizens OF
alexandria city, called upon President Hayes
Yesterday 10 regard to the alleged exclusion OF
calorcd men from tho juries 10 the Corpora
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