Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-15

style. Lo5r pits were dug into which the oys.
! tprs were roaetcd and servcdu up hot. Ii would |
| takp an atIer pen than nue to describe some Of
the pastroaornic feats Of some OF the individual
AleyaudriaDs. One stout gentleman well known
in our city surpassed himself aDd tried TO com.
nit suicide by expansion. lie aLc fifteen quarts
of oysters, but it he'd no Nerc"ptab!e effect on
him, except that be could not buckle GA ms
belt after the meal except with tho help OF SIX
men, and the oyster shucker5 Immediately
raised The price upon the biVaVss ORG cent
extra pr gallon.
nobody good, and the strike 10 Baltimore OF
the sbuckers is making golden harvest Tor
| the dealers here. They have more orders
than they can fiil, and tho demand from tatl.
more far exceeds the supply. The merchants
| hero have now relays Of hands, and work day
and night.
Ga Tuesday night thern WAS GO Official Gully
TO perform, So the Alexandria Commandery, III
COMPANY with Douch's band, started % g
serenadipg tour. It Was beautiful night,
the moon stone reepIendent. and the air Was
soft aud bamy i ust such night in fAct
that Mr.. Toots, ia company with the game
chicken, would like to serenade the Miss
Bimmer, or such star tic evening that Faust
suog the heart away Of The sweet gentle Ger.
mao Marguerite. The first place that was VISITED
was Miss Laura F;chette, one Of Norlclk's
most charming bcts then Col. Lamb was
COMMUNICATED, as WAS also Sir Knights Roper
and Rogers. Miss Mamie Eoode waa also called
upon, but did not respond bat the great ica-
ture of the evening VAS the sGranate to Mis-.
A, A, Mccullough, who iahablts beautiful
: residence in this city. Doocil's baud played
several exquisite airs from the oncrag. ana then
the hospitable doors were throw: wide orep,
and the ComManaery invited 10. Though %
notice was given 10 the charming hostess oil
the intended VISIT yet all linpiolEu entertain
meat was provided that would have done honar
to long and carefully prepared dcrgunuo
i, oysters, hot coffee, and cold tongue were served
i up 10 a way that only trained epicuro could
0 fully appreciate a.; champagne flowed ia protu
: sion, and had the hostess the magic Wand Of the
fairy godmother, she could not have surpassed
$ this ieast AS long az tho Old Dominion Com.
i mandery have thought or feeling they will re-
member gratefully Mrs. McCoough's geuer
Gus, whole souled recognition OF their little act
! of courtesy.
twas late before the knights retired; indeed
like honest old Jack Falstaf, they could re.
! mark, I'VE heard the chimes at midnight,
{ Master Justice Shallow"
q Wednesday morning, OF hall pasl s3ven, all
. TUG Vis'liTe itmp'"lS W. n4,u ~ '!ou' =, NV
ht'auti' tlu.ti "HI p.0.sG ~ -
noun, "ncie, ier .',1 49,; t tl,o
p,luc'!a' T'.co' ,"LS WV ,"a,,;oI ,.ooL
h Nlason'I I1n'it, W',',' i.'" 'L;.I .aI' WOW
was 5SlptH wy ~ 'i'e.i, "''1t "i'''' ANY ~
" The grand parade took place or Thursday
evening ct clock, and the PROCESSION was beau.
i tilul and in nosing, and was fully quarter u
:. mile long. The Norfolk Light Artillery Blues
we're ~ tG ltoht VI LUZ Ie!uI'I III ~ M
- Glsy uuala came ueH,; .nen ioIIo"cn ''to C'G
Uom'niou ~ " uatI, VI o r'm "uu G.n:uu
y came inc leu:p!a's ID luh o'e'7' M uuh vi
some nine ulnetent c'ln uanuci!cS' Luz uiSgIly
was one or INC loesI ever Sa"; tHe pt'''lauI
, Uniform OF the infantry anu aftI'efy' Tue flc1
dress oil The hnlgnts tho martlaI st?asns o.,
; music from the bands, tho dEoopog Hays and
enslg0s, and the streets damned Win tGou5ans
; OF Interested spectators mlde i scene tnat inc
q Norfolk pcopa Will remember lo1g tlme to
u come.
AT night banquet closed the festivities 81
the OCCASION.
On thursday mor0!ng all the othcr comman'
q deries had gone, land theAl@x2ndr!a com ua1dery
visited by Invitation OF the officers OF tie U. 5.
receiving ship "Franklio,, and spent an holr
y or two very pleasantly on board that vessel "a
y their return they lounu an uneSpcc;ea treat 10
u store Tor them. MIA. a. McCn!eush, not coz
tthI W:t VnH plluoe,
PIE Ie!ou upon Ossa anu OssA apop c'Iot ~
~ the way U! iatian Nuslisan.y. ~ uu:Ap.
happiness - always INC S~ee.st' u 'l''cipa'l'a
woes noe, HNe nsuino En!os' Us. ~ i!l VI!
pcuen anu tllat .ne 'csAal'c c. - rlcu"L
lousn' our nos., eav0 ua , '"ltTi pr?i'ct
WGH %aS ouo VI ne n,ust =, s!'aiis ~ VI
1'iT hl,o f';i 'u WY w 80, h,
dehcaclcs Oh .ioe"a'er unJ SIiG ; uP'pa.
, Inc cnolcS VlntaIc u .nSuaIno o!"luo', NC
y OF OLD Normandy srac:o inc ic:il72 :'osft, ana
! lot Tue nrSt Mtn' Aiup'y ssI''t I. 'o",'a
. yut ~ "I.us' h ~ cs
G ,co,r,;ntonco With Mr.. hlc(ioIlnuch) nronosad
the health of the host. which was drank with
b oil the hoIors. The acting Mayor, Of Norfolk,