Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-11

Tor sale, but gettirg hero before market hours
he thought ho would have time 10 tiks mar
Lying down 90 the wharf beside thc hnttcr ht
5000 fell asle,p. but awakening shortly sflerWac
he found that some one net fearing tie law OF
o sleeping man lad zone off with it. He re-
ported the theft st lhs pole, ststi0n, and Sale
tlat that butter was too good and he had hRd
to much trouble With 1t to Loose it in thai
way.
Tie FAIR.-Tbe Blue Ridge Echo says -
The Alexandra fair is prcn 5uLced magnG
cert SUCCESS. The military from !. the SIR
| rounding country was present, the alteIdaIc:
good, aud the gate money will pan out gorge
0us'y.
The Piedmont Virgiuian says:
Our reporter had the pleasure OF atendir g
the Fair Of the ALEXANDRIA Agricultural Sccieiy
which was graud suCc IS financially and other
| wise. There WIS tno display Of cattle. The
raci1g vas very fle.'
FAIR PREMIUMs.-Tte Secretary OF the
Alexandra ard Fsirfax Agricultural AID To-
dustrisl Association Vas busy oil day paying
on. and dis r,buting the premiums which were
awarded duriog the far. He requests these
! who have not called ou him for their awards ia
do 90 at orca. as be is desirious Of settling the
accounts of the fair. 10 response to numerous
icIuries we wcud say that the question of pub
Ilshiog tic official lis: Of premiums has no. yet
haen decided upon By the committee.
THg MARKET. Tho market to-day was very
well supplied numbers Of country people being
there With their o1uc!s, and great quantities
& vegetables OF oil kiD5s Tero offered for sale
1t reasonable prizes. Rabbits and squirrels ara
Sat!i"g rumcrora, and ere il coed order. Chest
outs and neTsimmona 6ry Gcttrg ripe, and som }
"c:r IL uaTket to lay. the supply ct meats,
AZ u'n, 'sss good, but Ihero were 40 fish fer
sale.
i'H0G. lille Shock. a boy about If years
ol3, who lives 90 EsIf.X street, near Prince,
9hJ: hms1f in tie leg sc,iGc italy yesterday
Wills playing with O pis,o'. Fortunately the
"0lnd 10 not serious, though the pistol secus 10
be Z dlGgeTGu5 03c, as it IS the same ono With
wbic' r ;t!e sou o. Mr.. Burroughs sho! him,
sell . iew weeks siocs.
r,MpERAAcE II The Young Mems Christian
Association prayer meeting vii be held in the
Baptist Chu!ch Tomorrow Afternoon at
o'clock. when Rev. Mr.. Wharton, vic is fine
speaker, will d .I3er Temperance address. The
!c7iSa! services 10 tits Church. which have
;:nus aa tho n,ereEt increases
FISH iRArs. III @ MARYLAND lndeDeudent
says: Much Compliant is mido al 1t the ian
traps AID stake uYts Gu tho Potomac river in
tEia o1uttJ. AID w are in!ocmed thero arc also
some Gt;S la np;rlilon 10 Prri EODie1o Creek
II! .,:H han three i3ch mes h "
WASHINGTON AND ONO RAILROAD. The
Con: missioner IN the case If Washington aud
Ohij railroad vi ba ready 10 present bis 70.
ntrt about tic !attrr part Ct tht9 mouth. The
case viii probably clms up for hearing 10 Rioh'
m0nd Soma !lme EEK! month.
KILLED. "A little boy banned Lava, aged
about III yaars. was run oV;r and killed by the
yard c6giDo a. Dauviilo yesterday He had
ai'rnbed, uusecn between the tender and eaboose
ani ioiiug was 1T rally cut 10 two.
IuE LIBRARY The Alexandra Library
WILL be reopoued on Mocday night next at
0 clio k.
TEMPERANCE MEETINGS will DO held at the
ethoiEt Episcopal Church every night next
week. Iha addresses of the week will be rs
follows: Aondsy night, Rlpheus A Townsend,
esq Tuesday night. Dr j. Mckendree Kelley
"Wednesday night. Mrs. J. McB endree Kelley;
Thursday night. Judge y. p. Holloway Fiji
DAY night. probably ono OF the above speakers.
Mis-. Riley VIII hold lades meeting Thurs
day, ri 3 y m. Gospel Temperance meeting
viii bu he to morrow night, 1T which Messrs.
Townsend and fearco will speak. The object
Of These meetings is 10 advance tho Temperance
sentiment ofthe community. Good singing will
op PROVIDED. Services u begin n. I! O'clock.
Mr.. Il. {. RHODES. OF the Baltimore Gus
tom House, say: Il have used Larcuue's
An'iBIlious Blttcrs every spring aud fail for
tic last four years, end can recommend them
As most valuable specific for Dumb Apuc mud
Chroai, Diseases of the Liver Their reputa-
lion Is reliable Iuto is we'll known 10 this
cJma'unIy, aod the Bitters are universally
sought a!t:r by the fl cted." They arc also
very ctl.civc in cas2s Of dyspepsia. Pfioo 25,.
p cicge. or 81 per bottle. Fcu9d at al drug
storeS W. +. Thornton, Baltimore, Nd. pro-
priotCr
SOLID COMFORTS Fer tho best COOKING
SGOvrs. FIRE PLACE HEATERS, OFFICE
STOVES. RANGES. FURNACES and STOVE
Work generally, call 90
STANsBURY & Bro,
Corner kiog aud Columbus sta.
POKE OF ALEXANDRIA, OCTOBER II,
Sun cisos.."......... 5 Sun sets......... 6 20
ARRIVED.
Sch: Isasc Ob6ytoD, Windsor, 10 W Il Snoot.
CLEARED.
Str j W Thompson. lower Poi'c, by + a Reed.
Scbr Murray VGrdiVer, Baltimore, by w A
Moore.
ASHORE,
The tc!r Wm Thompson, OF Norwich, Me.,
from Cerlhegeus, with cocoshu!s for Now \ ork,
hshnra on lhon1s