Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-30
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Ia GUANO
Y1HE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AN
l. VIRGINIA ADVERTISER will soon cell

Y1HE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
l. VIRGINIA ADVERTISER will soon cell
brate it's centennial year. Mo-e than three
quarters of u century ago it grew into lie Gre
stion of wants and needs of the people OF this
section OF Virginia.
During all this period its prominent object mas
been to advance the interests o. the people OF
whose life it is the daily chronicle. Its fortunes
have been their fortunes; 1t has shared their
prosperity and suffered in their disasters. LIS
inspiration has been the desire to forward the
best interests of the community IN which 1t IL
located, and its own prosperity is as it has been
purposely made, inseparable from that OF the
community 1t aims to represent. When lney
grow rich it hopes tor ; reward commensurate
with its labors. w nile they are poor 1t expects
to work with them and for them, expecting to
make their success the measure OF It's own.
The past Of the Gazette is offered as an index
Of its future. IL has never failed to avail itself
promptly Of I'll the improvements which come
with the greater growth and more extended ex. .
perience of journalism. Every year NEW
FEATURES will be added.
The GAZETTE MEANS TO BE THE
NEWSPAPER OF VIRGINIA. 1t will fur
nish daily complete account, with superhuities
only Topped away, Of all the current news OF the
world
AS the interests of the people mainly ceDtre at
home, no pains will be spared to chronicle all
matters occurring in the city and neighborhood,
carefully excluding unseemly expi esslons or
gross narrative as unit for q journal that is
treasured at many thousand hearthstones OF
Virginia
Especial attention will be devoted to present.
ing, us well from original sources of information
as from its exchanges, the news Of Virgins, es-
pecially such as relate to the development OF the
resources of the State.
zette an early precedence over all the journsls
of the State in intelligence of the operations 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 succinct form
for its columns but all matters of especial inter
EST in Virgins will be given in detail, and the
full text of ali bills of local interest will given.
From the State Capital ii will receive early
and accurate accounts OF the proceedings OF the
General Assembly and of all the operations of
the State government likely to interest the peo-
In its Commercial columns the especial fea-
ture will be plomptness and accuracy. The
farmers, drove1s and commercIsl people OF tie
State know they MAY DEPEND upon the
Gazette.
Early 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
ection of the country, carefully quoted.
The continual taVors OF tose who have once
used the Gazette as an advertising medium is q
warrant for saying that II pays to advertise In its
columns Never before did it pay so we'll TO tell
tn, public what is for sale:
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NOTICE.
AS my term of office will expire on the LIST Of
July next, it becomes an absolute necessity that
ali STATE LICENSES and TAN BILLS now
due shall be paid at once. l hope, therefore,
that all parties indebted will come forward
promptly and settle, and not force upon me the
disagreeable duty of compelling payment by
i ies y w ". D. CoRsE, City Treasurer.
1APANNED and PLAIN TIN WARE.
We have on hand broken assortment of Ja-
PANIED and Plain Tin Ware thatwe are anxious
to close out without regard to cost At " King
street, corner of Royal street.
jei j i. CREIGHTON S SON.
NHEAP 4 HEAP
NjHILDREN'S MARRIAGES.
Just received this day full line of the above,
direct from the manufacturers, which will be
sold at prices to suit the times. Call and ex-
je26 &C BERRY's. u King st.
SMaLL HAMS-Received to-day, March 80,
- 7I a6ather invoice of small Hams of the
J. q. 81 Z. MILBUkN.