Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-01

Hiss Eni'y Gibso:'s afghan aitlacts ur;72c-
sal rdDiration ter liz beauty aud irner5e
amcu1t Of work.
hmcus the attractive ast;c.es en- + j. Nil
lar's stend is SCI Of iilo Gu. glass md ya.y
handsome pair Ct Bohemian glass vases.
Mr. Carter promises feast 90 bis Jar CT
pearl dc IS ;hcraf3rs ,ho great point cf al
traoitn
When warm and thirsty a glass OF cod tee
from the tea counter is delicious with fresh
| biscui! jus. FROM The stove.
RACING.
| AZ u o'clock the racing commesced, Geo.
| W. II. f. Lso, j. K. Levelt, 4. Il. Meredith,
end r. j. Washington judge.
| tiiss. Iunnlog race. EIilo hest, bcst two 10
three, for Fairfax and Alexandra COUNTIES AID
city hos s. Purse, $50; FIRST hos, $40, secord
horse $40. E1tries Backyard Dick, By Mr..
Newio.; Rilty. by f. j. Gainiu; Bale, by
Horace Bailey. Mr. Bai!cys Belle came in
first and Mr.. Nowton's Backward Dick second.
A! 10 the BicJ cl, Cub If WASHINGTON az
fNei, when 1t WAS estimated there we're Ec-
tween live AID six thousand people Oh the
grounds, aud atler the 2:j0 Glass laca gn exit
bitlon OF riding t:ok place.
The second rsc., trot, by three N mites
horses. Purse S50-$40 to the lis: horse AID
80 TO tho secoaC; entries; Harry, ty j. NJ.
DALEY Star, j., ny /. L. Conkrg, Colonel
Hsywood, BY j. i. Garter; Mamie, by j. p.
hlcEIroy. CO.. Haywood emo il first ard
Harry second,
Alter The three mile race came the $50 :;
purse SO; $50 70 first horse and $25 to second.
James MorGo9 entered Lady Golddust, James
Daily z. &. Harry, aud G.. z. Smith b. z.
Harry: won o two heats by Lady Golddusf, (.
6. Harry coming in secood.
The running rae, was then uuJuEced-rur.o
S'5; $50 TO first ho's., SIS 10 sco1d, and $40
10 third. j. Il. Carter entered Watheuets; j, ,
8. Ovens. Caraneits A. S. Sncendcrler, Dick.
Natheneta Won in Two heats, Cara1eie goiag
lama in the second
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
Diplomas were awarded to r. NJ. D,Wsoa ior
oil pnntiog of family group s. +. Shumau for
PIC ura OF j. L. Beckhau; Miss ~ NJ. Tack
or on eght oil pllntings; to Ross Turner Tor
best water color painting; to Miss Hattie Smith
rpic!urcF; 10 Miss Mimic Smoot for Mercy s
Dream; to Di. Powell for c;Gyop tam boriuo sirl;
WIN. L. Graves. Is: premium FIR The best dis
pay Of fruits, ounces AID Hubbard tquash;
Mr:. W. :. Moore, Is: premium for the bts
peck O. damsons; Bcai. Blgsetr, lst premium
tor tho BIS: dist l!y OF pear; Thos. Carroll, 1T
premium for cut howtrj and trJWinE Ea:ket
and DIVERS; BeOi. Barton. lst premium for
pumpkins; s. H. SnoEGen. lst rremum for
re AID oat.; Mrs. W. 3. Moore, 1t premium
On largest variety preserves, j.l!ies sni cau
ifulLs, and LIST premium on cucumber maugoe!;
fu'h Creighton. aged eigs years 81 premium
ON wax fruit; hlls He,r;ck. 1t pre-,
MUM on speed peaches; Mrs. Charles
Wilmington. worthy Ct SPECIAL note, wreath
OF doEers, made ct real Ear, 1t premium;
Ms. ID. X. SALISBURY, l3t premium lJr hand.
worked en- bToiaeD; W. H. Padgett, Is. pre-.
Mum o, trimmed bounets; Mrs g. Lukeas, LIT
premium 90 sporge CAKE; Miss Kate Siprsop,
lst premium on fruit cake; Miss Virginia
Evans. lst premium for .sy cake; Mrs. l..
Nler, lst premium on rol,s; Mrs. Roberts. lst
premium On breac; q. W. Ramsey, lst RE.
MUM itr Wcstphaa hams; Is. premium to
Horace Bailey for best single driver; % bes. to
Julian Chauucey; 81 to j.. N. Gibbs; Wn, =,
Spencer, Is. premium for thoroughbred stall
Iloc; ID. N. Rust =! premium for three year
Old stallion colt, light DRAFT: John r. Cochran,
lst premium for riding stallion and rart: .
premium to Alfred II. ROBBERS; l.. A. Lodge,
Md, II premium for gray STALLION Star Pilot;
lst premium to B. Whitaker for heavy draft
stallion; Isl and I'd premium to Fletcher e.
EUR 'or lat cattle; lss premium to Clark ned
Martin Tor bts: ttr:e yc1r old Durham hei'c;;
! Isl Premium 10 samo Tor two year old CO.: Il
tir tTt-year-Cld to slue; lst. to same, for
| Durham bull ST premium 70 n. b. Fur t5r
best Durham COW; 81, to same. for Durham
CIV; LIST and %, TO siue. for two thorourhbrcd
c1'7ys; lst premium to Fur and Fletcher for
best bull lst premium to NJ. B. Furt for b. 8:
grade helter; premiums for pigeons 10 Dr. Il.
II. Smith On polters aud tautai!s; to j.. II. ID,
Smoo! i,r his fine display Ut A5tw;r.s
aud toy rigsurs; premiums on chcken.; to
Richard Smith tor dark Brabms; 90. FIR
light HrahmSs; to NJ. Hart for Partridge CO.
chin chick; to L. Saith for Partridge Gcchics;
10 Wa. Chubh Tor light Brahma,: to s. NJ.
Clark for American dominique; to Dr.. r. II.
Evans for black Leghorus to WIN. Uhuba FIR
Dominique Loghnrus; II S. NJ. Clark Tor Hon.
hao ct loks; fer Houdan fowls NJ. Hsr'; 10 r.
Smith for Plymouth Rack chicks; to NJ. Hart
for White Crested Polish chick; to Il. H.
Evars for Whit Created Poland loRI:; to N.
Hart tlr White L?ghorn chick; DO. for fowls:
10 NJ. Hart Tor Bearded Silver Polish fowls;
do. fer chicks; TO III. Hart Tor Silver PercilcG
Hamburg; to VIM. Rogers Tor Tic White
Game chicks; to Robert jefferson for White
Cane fowl; TO Richard Snith Ter Wtiio Co.
ctin chicks; to NJ. Hlrt fer White pekio duck;
u K. Snirh fer Bio8o China geese aud white
do. to DR.. Il Ii. Evans for White Guiocs piss
Between tho heats in III, running race a
ntmtcr Of the Bc7e!c Club made oac.tbi,d
CT q mile 10 min. s SEQ.
The programme TO: to morrl is IA a!y
ci:I ly, isaou flying and l>Isc rlciog.
RAYMoEDS DlvoRCE-Ths New York Iii.
bune furnishes some particulars 10 regard to the
Iv re - A,c h.