Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-06

TaE PROPOSED SHOE FAcroRY.-A meet
inn of those interes d in starting shoe fac
;ory in this city was held in the Board OF
Trade roums last night with +. p. Reed IN
the chair, WHO stated that the meeting had
heeo- called at The request of the committee
erDointed last week hat they might make
rlr reports.
Mr.. G. 2. Hill stated that be had failed to
secnre sufficient assistance to start private
coucerp snd had decided TO start 3 joint
stock company. He submitted the draft Of
4 charter for the proposed company, 10 be
known as the Potomac Shoe Company.
The charter was explained by Mr.. j. III.
Johnson and provides for q capital stock of
not less than sos 900 nor more than SOC, 900,
divided into shares OF $50 each
The principal Office 10 be in this
cifv and the chief business to be the
usnufsoture and sale of boots and shoes
MIR Hill said that in consideration of the
interest ne hsd taken in the matter, be ex
,.ct-5 to have charge of the company, but
Ia what capacity he did not know he
uouId like TO have associated with him as
directors ecme OF the business men OF the
Ma Patl' promised to give the proposed
enlernrise ali the assistance Ills time and
talents would allow. He thought that
there shcuid be but few officers and low
salaries for them at first.
The draft of the charter was accepted
and Mr.. f. Paff named as president Mr..
G. p. Hill IS secretary and treasurer, and
Messrs. Henry Smoot.G. p. Eli, H. Strauss,
CT Svetmaa and NJ B Harlow, az direc-
tors
Mr.. Hill stated that be had received let
,ar from thu president OF the Charlottesville
Land Improvement Company inviting him
to come there if he failed in his undertaking
here. He hoped the people of Alexandria
,yould not make it necessary for him to go
there nut that they would come to his as
sjs;ance. and he assured them that If this
enterprise was successful, others would
spring up here.
Mr. :, rauss expressed his Dsliefin the sue
cess of the enterprise if 1t was properly man.
aged.
MIR. Hill, in answer to some of Mr.. Strauss
remarks, said he did not intend to go out on
the read as 6 salesman be was tired OF that
and be did not wish a0y one 10 subscrloe
With that apprehension.
The directors were authorized to take
charge Of the matters relating to the secur
ing of the charter, opening Of books OF sub
scription, &c.
Before the meeting adjourned Mr.. W.. A:
Smoot called attention to an article he had
read In the GAZETTE which stated that 8
bill bad been introduced in the Legislature
looking to the removal of the county court
house from this city. He hoped the citiz ms
would oppose any such move.
1t was stated that as the Legislature would
adjourn in day or two, no such measure
could become lsw, and that before the
next meeting of the legislature steps could
bs taken to put stop to the whole thing.
Trouble IN a FsMALE SEMINARY.-The
GAZETTE to-day received intelligence from
Culpeper Of an incident that recently took
pisce At a female Institution ct that place.
Il anpears that one Of the young lady
boarders was accused By one Of her school.
mates of stealing dollar. The accused
young Iady indignantly denied the charge
and that night, with some OF her compan-
ions, went to the room If the young lady
who had made the accusation and demand
ei an apology The latter refused to MAKE
the amende honorable, whereupon she was
seized. gagged, whipped and BACKED with
shoe POLISH. The affair caused much e1
element aud two factions were formed in
the school sud respectively espoused the
cause O. The principsl actors in the diff
Guilty. This extended to the assistant
teachers aud resulted in 5. me of the latter
aud several of the pupils being dismissed
from the institution All of the parties ars
wall known throughous this section o. tbs
State.