Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-05
SOCLET

Tor, the best picsc ot ioiio't .sos'
1--WE yarsss lon:, AID one yard wide, ana mace i
or the same description OF arucies as are pre-
scribed for premiums one and two
pRrx1uM s4-TWENTY DOLLARS
Forthe best piece of forrest cloth, made oil
the same materials as the foregoing, twenty
Eve Yards long and three quarters wide.
Ppxx.um 5-TWENfy DOLLARS.
For the best piece Of fancy cloth, tor vests
made of cotton and wool, at least twenty -nvc
wards fo,sr md eiIrtc rfuartops wide
pnrM,UM 6-TWENTY DOLL ABS.
For the best piece Of dresl.d flannel, IN
imitation of Welsh flannel, twenty hive yards
long and one yard wide.
PnRM1uM FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
For the best piece of flannel. made Of cot
ton chain and SLED with wool, not less than
twenty 1--WE yards long and one yard wlde.
PaEuIuM s--FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
For the best piece Of cotton goods, twilled
and raised on one side to initiate flannel. not
less than twenty-five yards long and three
quartets of yard VIDE.
PrsMruM s--FIFTYs DOLLARS.
To tne individual, or company, VINO first
sets ND throwing or thread mill, and lodges,
&C . xre,irnen. at the Philadelphia domestic
sos;etv'. store, at least Fifty pounds weight
of the gray ard colcrcd kinds--an imitation
&c ,he Scots Dundee thread, is the sort re-
commended by the society for imitation, such
as IS used by taylors, upholstcfers, book-band-
crs. SC.
PrrM,ux lo-TWENTY DOLLARS.
For. the best piece of cotton shifting, OF a
6ne. smooth, hard texture, not apt Ike mus
lin, to adhere to the skin by perspiraticn, and
In all respects best calculated to supercede the
use Of Irish linens, to be not less|than twen-
q FIVE yards long and one yard wide.
parx,rx il-THIRTY DOLLARS.
rcr the best piece Of cotton cloth, at least
tvcnty Eve Yards long, we'll adapted fol. the
ontcr clo.hing of working persons. Neatness.
comfort, and durability wall be considered III
eas;,natirr the merit of this article.
ppvMtusa l2-TWENTY DOLLARS.
For the best piece of sheeting, thirty three
Yards long and nine Fights wiae--rnade OF
linen chain and cotton filing, bleached and
finished ct for sale.
fRr,truM l3--TWENTY DOLLARS.
For the best piece of sheetIng, Thirty three
wards long and nine Fights wide, in imitation
&C Russia sheeting.
pnrMruM I4-FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
Tor. the hest piece of Raven Duck, 10 imita-
tion Of the Russian manufacture, net less than
thirty yards long and twenty eight inches
REGULATIONS.
Eyerr competitor must mark IN distinct
,nanner.s upon the outside OF his bale OF par
eel. what article and number of the advertise
mens il contains, and to each piece OF cloth,
&c. ticket expressing the length and mum
Der of the piece, and In the inside OF each bale
or parccl must be iDclosed note, sealed gsssh
mgr, containing in the inside the name and
DESIGNATION Of such competitor, and upon the
hack of this scaled note must be written the
name and number of the article to which the
note refers, which note shall not be opened
until after the Judges have determined the
prefarence, and not at all if The goods should
not gain premium.
The society wish every article TO be accom-
panied with an open invoice, without the pro-
prietor's name, but impressed with the same
seal that is on the sealed note, specifying the
lowest wholesale ready money price at which
he is willing to sell.
This society reserves to itself power
giving such part only of any premium as the
Performance shall appear to deserve, and II
case of its not possessing any merit, to with,
hold it entirely.
Every competitor found entitled to pre-
MUM, must before receiving payment, make
cath or affirmation as follows, and produce
The magisratss certificate