The Evening critic., 1882-02-28
The Grafton Delivered Yesterday at
the Capitol by Hon. James q.
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The Grafton Delivered Yesterday at
the Capitol by Hon. James q.
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attracted an immense crowd of people,
There was a perfect jam for several hours.
great many, after the ceremonies were
over, went straight to $40 Market Space, it
being diamond day." to purchase tea and
coffee for future use and to see if Fortune
would not favor them with a diamond Of
some kind-either ring, stud, earrings, or
n scarf.pin. Some were disappointed,
while quite number received elegant SOU
venirs in the shape of diamonds that will
cause them for years to come to bless the
day they purchased tea and coffee (Febru-
ary 81, 1882 from this popular establish
ment The Importers Tea Company
always does exactly as it agrees to. Yes
terday the value of diamonds given away
amounted to considerably over $l,700. For
proof read the following list Of names and
addresses of the lucky ones, with the value
of each article given. Have you friend
among the number?
Diamonds Found BY
w. H. Rupp, with Chapman & Co., 911
Pennsylvania avenue, diamond collar-but-
ton, value $35, in tea; Jake ONeil, manager
Capital Theatre, eardrops, S50 in coffee;
Mrs. George Clark, Seventh and G streets,
| studs, $75, in tea; Katie Callahan, servant +
street, near Thirteenth, collar-button, $35,
| in tea: William ii. Brown, B. & o. r. R.,
Martinsburg, w. Va. stud, $75, in tea;
| Ruth Rosenfeld, Seventh street, near New
| York avenue, collar-buy.on, $35, also ring,
| 500, both in tea; SAM Edwards, 7S3 West
Congress street, Chicago, ear-drops, $50, in
tea; John Brown, Lynchburg, va, ring. wv,
| in coffee; Rev. /. Stern, rabbi Eighth-street
Synagogue, stud, $50, in tea; Mrs. Cham
berlin, National Hotel, collar button, S35,
| in tea; George +. Dickinson, Second Aud
| itor's Office, stud, $50, in coffee; Mr.. Ten
| ney proprietor National Hotel, scarf-pin,
| S35, in tea; John A. Prescott, real estate,
| 1416 + street northwest, ear-drops, SIS, in
tea; George Davis, car.driver, Washington
& Georgetown Railroad, collar button, $50,
in coffee; John H. Allen, Howard House, ,soli-
taire diamond stud, $3.50, in coffee; Thomas
Haslan, sos Rhode Island avenue, ring, $35,
in tea; w. /. Adams, 903 e street northwest,
diamond stud, $3.50, in tea Henry A. Cook,
152 Greenmount avenue, Baltimore, Nd,
ring $50, stud $175, both in tea Mrs. Mid.
dleton, SO4 Eleventh street northeast, ring
$50, in tea T. Jacobs. No. 2 + street north
west (expressman), diamond stud, $l75, in
tea; George Z. Howard, employed in the
Senate Chamber, scarf.pin, $780, in coffee
r. S. Nixon, Disbursing Clerk United
States Senate, scarf-pin, $35, in tea; Mrs
Simmonds (colored), Swampoodle, ear
drops, $35, in coffee; T. M. Barnes, U.
A., ear drops, $35, in tea; making grant
total of l,750 Count it) worth of diamond
given away yesterday. We mean, o
course, that amount at a fair retail valua
ton, such as any first-elass jeweler woul'
probably ask.
Watch Day.
To-day, as we advertised Saturday ant
Sunday, will be our great match day, whel
nothing to exceed S. in value will be givei
away except watches. We expect to Civ
away fully 81 900 in watches, solid hunting
case gents gold watches, solid hunting cas-
ladies' gold watches, solid silver hunting
case watches, gold, silver and nicke
chatelaine Watches and great variety o
other grades. No necessity of anyone goin
without a watch if they drink tea or coffee
providing they are Gin luck" Price t
one and all, 81 can, 6 cans for IS, 12 can
for $40, 25 cans for $50, IS cans for $50 an
present of some kind in every can. Order
by mail promptly forwarded to any part {
the United States. Remember, we stop giy
ing presents March 15 See list of those VIII
got watches to-day in to-morrow's paper
Tomorrow is our money day" whe
| every can sold at our store will contain
sum of money from 10 cents to $3.50; n
blanks. Don't forget it. Call, send, {
, write. Address Importers Tea Compan.
$40 Market Space, Washington, ID. G,