Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-23

| THE FRUIT Grow Frs FAIR Tho first fail
aud loan exhibition of the Potomac tful
| Growers ass )c2tlon was opened 10 Wasnlos-
| ;oD this morning.
The various departments and the names Of
! their scpcrinteIdcDts have been heretci Jre
! published in the Gaz tie.
The exhibition of fruit &c. is said to be very
fac and COMPRISED I, ait 10 every variety AID
condition. There we're also grasses. tflwers,
leaves and fancy and ornamental work.
| Among the most notable exhibits 10 the fruit
department are ninety varieties of apples. con-
| ,ritu ed by d.. NJ. Ven Began, OF Fairfax
county. Including one variety, yet uomaDed.
obtairci from tree of natural growth and
thirteen years Old This apple is seeding. tastes
like ounce, and appears 10 twelve different
shapes and various colors.
| Chalkley GilIiDeham, president of the asso-
cation, exhibits 80 varieties Ct apphs.
| Ia the !oan department, am1ug other articles
| Gre numbar OF relics Of NlarLh Washington,
never before exhibited, inc u ling an apron wJrn
| by the Virginia marion while making pastry /;
knife used to or mp her cap, and the chair
upon which it is stated the B!b,e was placed
| at the side of General Washiagto1's death h d;
pitcher, which was the property of f. ia
| Park" CASTS; o chair brough, to this cIuutry
| from Eoclard; and o silk vest worn BY Thos.
| il Law. who married Gen Wastiagtor's niece,
| and Was The first President Of the Bsukof w ash.
lngron 10 WASHINGTON; hat ar cockade worn By
DR.. W:p Reilly in the wsrci 1872, and other
| relics OF similar character; Nlcrrimon life
saviag drrss; silver bracelet hammered out
| Of the solid ore, and richly carved hy hcrcdi
tary chief Of the Il IKE Suites or Sika tribe Of
| l1dilns OF Alaska halt dczau silver spooDs
| mad 100 y"srs ago from the shoe buckles OF
| DR.. John March. Of Maryland: snecssIes worn
by Thomas P.yoc; history Of Qlintius Cur
thus printed 1854; copy of the directory of
Washington. Georgetown and Alexandria,
| printed 1884 and the first landscape painting
from the brush Of BcDi West, described in
G,la's Life of West" published io 1915.
The exhibition will ooptiouc for forr days.
ROBBERY About dusk last night the count
lng r0om ol the Gaz3t cffc.r was eutercd aud
the money drawer broken open and robbed Of
q p Ccket hook contairiog about $50 10 money,
besides checks bills, &c Two parties were
arrested last ngnU on suspicion of com
mlttDG the robbery, but upon examination
beior9 Mayor Smith and JUSTICES May end
Whltt'eScy, this m0ril Dg, they were acquitted.
The robbery was 80 exceedingly bold oue the
ofilco being lighted Up aad employees being
at wok 10 90 adjoining room, tctGel which
aud the one 10 which the robbery Was CON.
United there Is q pasaaewsy without door.
lOM kIrpUR % the coming Saturday.
@!Il be crl,braied the Hebrew festival Ct Y IN
Opur, CT the Day Of Aiooemaut 1t is nne OF
the mes solcun daj S 10 The whole jewish year,
being observed BIZ devout Hebrews as s'rct
list, Oh which roi;hrr food cor drink is par
takcD Of. The festival vi commence at suu
dCwn 90 Friday and continue until the same
hou' On Saturday. 5 rv'ces will be held 10 the
Synagogue Gu FIdIy night AMI Ill day 90 SAT-
urdsy.
COUNTY toUKT-The Couoty Court. Judge
JANIS Sahpstcr pres di 9 adj urued yester.
d,y. alter the close o tbs Gszette's report, un
til -norrOw.