Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-16
TINE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
i VIRGINIA ADVERTISER will soon cell
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THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
i VIRGINIA ADVERTISER will soon cell
brate its centennial year. More than three
quarters of a century ago 1t grew into lille Gre
alton of wants and needs of the people of this
section OF Virginia.
During ali this period its prominent object has
been TO advance the interests of the people Of
whose life it is the daily chronicle. It's fortunes
have been their fortunes; 1t has shared their
prosperity and suffered in their disasters. Its
Inspiration has been the desire to forward the
best interests Of the community IN which 1t Is
located, and its prosperity is. rs it has been
purposeiy made, inseparable from that Of the
community it aims to represent When they
grow rich it hopes for 3 reward commensurate
with its labors. While they sre poor it expects
~ work with them aud Tor them, expecting 20
make their success the measure OF its own.
lie past OF the Gazette is offered as an index
ui lis future 1t hiss never failed to avail itself
promptly Of all the improvements which come
with the greater growth and more extended ex-
psEsnss Of jouTnha al s4ds5 Every year NE"
THE GAZETTE MEANS TO BE THE
NEWSPAPER OF VIRGINIA. 1t will fur
nish daily q complete account, with superhuitles
only Topped away, of sill the current news OF the
world.
AS the interests of the people mainly centre at
home, no pains will be spared to chronicle all
matters occurring in the city ID neighborhood,
carefully excluding nIser:aly expl esslons or
gross narrative as uilL for a journal that is
treasured ut many thousand hearthstones OF
Virginia.
Especial attention will be devoted to present.
ing MS well from original sources of Information
Is from its exchanges, the news OF Virginia, es-
pecally such rs relate to the development of the
resources Of the State
Its contisuily to Washington gives the Ga
zette an early precedence over all the journals
of the State in Intelligence OF the operstons Of
the General Government, now OF such vital I'M
portance to the people OF the South The pro-
ceedings OF Congress, seldom SO interesting as
now, will be regularly reported IN succlnct form
for its columns but al matters of especial inter-
est in Virginia will be given in detail, and the
full text of all bills OF local interest will be given
From the State Capital it will receive early
and accurate accounts OF the proceedings OF the
General Assembly and Of ali the operations Ut
the State government likely to interest the peo-
ple
In its Commercial columns the especial fea-
ture will be pIomptness and accuracy. The
farmers, droyers ana commercial people of tie
State know they MAY DEPEND upon the
Gazette.
Esrly and reliable reports of the Grain, Cattle,
Grocery and other Markets Will be furnished,
and the prices and position OF the stocks, which
are the subjects OF business transactions in this
ecton of the country, carefully quoted.
The continual iarUrs OF tt ose who have once
used the Gazette rs an advertising medium is
warrant tor saying that IL pays to advertise its
columns. Never before did it pay so@well TO tell
tn public Whist is for SALE
DAILY.
One year .........S 20 w
Dix monlEs w
Three months w
One mon 10
TkI- WEEkLY.
Oae year 400 w
Six ou
1nree 20