The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-12-24

| WOTh Iudt ucEef lalS W give SatlSltCtloi
arc commended to all buyers. These gen
tlemen have the agency for this city ant
Petersburg Of the world-renowned SINGEF
MACHINE, Of which there have been nearly
a million made, sold, and put in successful
operation in the United States and other
countries. This praise bestowed on other
machines is no undertaking of this; for the
popular agents will agree with US that to
sing the praises of Singer were q superhui-
ty as great as that of adding perfume to
the violet, or another color to the rose.
| HAVING purchased one of the above
machines, and provided for your family in
an industrial way, securing TO the female
members of it the happy leisure which is
SO much needed at times, the next thing to
do is, to go to WEST, JOHNSTON & Co.'s
and lay in supply of material for mental
culture, without which no household IS
complete in these literary days.
| They have some of the most beautiful
books for holiday gifts in the city, compris-
ing standard works, as we'll as the most
recent publications. Their counters actu-
ally groan under the pressure that Santa
Claus has put upon them to meet the
demands of the young folks upon his
annual benefactions. Their display of gen.
tlemen's dressing cases, ladies work boxes,
writing desks, etc., etc., is unsurpassed in
beauty and taste Of selection by any store
in the city.
BUT what were "Merry Christmas"
without purchases made at tho ORIGINAL
INsTALLMENT House, No. l43S Main
street, where WILLIAM DAFFRoN offers
some of the most attractive gifts for any
season-Christmas, New Years. or any day
in the year? His engravings. steel and
Autograph; his chromos, oil paintings,
looking glasses, and photograph frames |;
his clocks, wndow-shades, carpets, rugs,
mating, oil cloths, extension tables, etc.,
etc., furnish an assortment from which any
body can buy splendid Christmas gift,
and one suited to the most fastldious fe-
male taste.
BUT CHRISTMAS sometimes has its
vexations and annoyances which every
good housewife experiences who has not
one of the VARIETY IRON WORKS.
cooking-stoves, manufactured in this city.
With one Of these stoves, there is never
any complaint, or necessity of Offering
excuses to guests about an ill-cooked
Christmas dinner; for they are model
cooking-stoves the entire world over.
When things 60 wrong in the kitchen
the whole house is upset and in confusion,
as every husband has had occasion to
know. The way to remedy this--to make
everything happy and pleasant from attic
to cellar--is TO get New Years. cooking
stove from the Variety Works. 1t will
make glad the heart of every good house,
wife, and render the servants models of
contentment and good nature; and where
these conditions exist, there is happy
house, in spite of all other contingencies
happening in the domestic circle. This is
our experience it is no doubt the univer-
sal experience.
CENTRAL SCHOOL FOUR WEEKS
ROLL OF HoNoR.-Ina handsome frame in
the principals office at the Central school
we notice the names of the following pupils
Jones, Rachel Lyon, NJ. Rady, Julia Rose,
Ella Frost, Barbette Hutzler, Rosabella
Strause, Mollie Cox, Hattie Greenhow,
Lulie Minetree, Della Peasley. Rosa Fleish-
man, Nellie johnson, Ida Hutzler, Amanda
Volkman, Susie Hicks, Kate Poe, j. OAR
den, Euselia Hicks, Linda Southall, Mamie
Barker. Roberta Sublett, Alice Ezekiel,
Rosa May, Carrie Drew, Emma Riddick,
Sarah Beale, Annie Beale, Louisa
Ruff, Carrie Eye, Stella Hagan, Sallie
Word, Hattie Perry, Lulie Wade,
Sallie Miller, Sarah Franklin, Alice
Wilson, Mary Pulliam, Jessie Crenshaw,
Lottie Monteiro, Ida Moore, Courtney
Woodson, Mary Sublett, Diana Eye, Mary
Cottrell, Minnie Cox, Waleska Wenden-
burg, Emma Cottrell, Bertha Kaufman,
Minnie Jacob, Bertha Schuman, Hattie
Gasser, Rosa verser, Lille Cox, Laura
Johann, Dora Miller, Minnie Holzhauer,
Mary Tyler, Mary Taylor; Masters, L.
Dearborn, James Verser, Lud Hill, Jesse
Hicks, Willie McRae, Argyle Carneale,
Chas. Schuman, Leo Conrade, John Lyle,
Bernard Peyton, Charlie Collins, e. Dear
born, Thomas Wood, Henry Morriss,
Webster Pendleton, Fenton Taylor, Louis
Wendenburg, Myer Abrams, Willie
Marry, Gay Barker, Charlie Gunst, Willie
McCue...
Pupils who are perfect in their studies
and conduct for one week are put on the
weekly roll of honor. Those who remain
on the weekly roll for four successive
weeks, receive the higher distinction of
being placed ON the four weeks roll.
There are usually one hundred and forty
to one hundred and fifty on the weekly roll.
and about eighty on the four weeks roll.
INFORMATION WANTED.--On the 3Oth
of June, 1862, Major Charles P. Chandler,
of the First Massachusetts regiment, was
taken prisoner at the battle of Glendale,
or Nelson's Farm, or Charles City Cross
Roads, and subsequently died. No salts
factory clue has ever been obtained by his
friends as to his fate, and relative has re-
Gently written to this city with the hope of
discovering some facts that will relieve the
anxiety of a fond mother. There was at
one time report that Major Chandler was
captured and released on his parole, and
that he took up his quarters in the Spotts-
wood Hotel. There was another report
that he went to private clearinghouse in
this city and there died. Another that he
was taken to house near the field of bat
tie, and there died, being attended in his
last moments by family of colored people.
Any information with regard to Major
Chandler's fate will be thankfully received
by his relatives, and may be addressed to
the STATE JOURNAL and we respectful
y request our Virginia exchanges to copy
this paragraph.
VIRGINIA HALL TONIGHT. - Our
readers should remember the exhibition of
interesting scenes in Europe and America
at Virginia Hall tonight. These views
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