National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-24
LOCAL MENTION.
Found by an Exprcss Man

In can of coffee. We mean of course the $500
that we advertised yesterday to put in one can
and only one-nnd place on our shelves and sell
II to the party who selected that particular can for
81. The gentleman who found II Is quite well;
known here-viz, Mr.; w II. Bayne, agent Adams,
Express Company's Branch Office, residence 10
Eleventh street northwest He is undoubtedly
well satisfied with his Investment. This morning
on Se S sbeve fhe party that G picks out that
can can have Il with the contents for 81. Other
cans will contain either $50. 500 $40, $50 sllQ
SIPS 800 s75 $780, $50 $40, $50. 49, So SIS, $40, S.
s., g. 81, 10 cents 60 cents so cents, 40 cents, 30
cents % cents, 20 cents 10 ccntP or 10 cents Not
blank In the entire lot. No can Will contain less
than 10 cents nor more than 500, aud only one
the latter sum. Our price Is uniform and never
varies, follows 81 per can cans for So II cans
for So % cans for 500, or 65 cans for $50, with
souvenir In each can. We are doing large and
growing business. People who come once and
buy tea or coffee from us are almost certain TO
come again. We believe we sell the best goods in
the District Of Columbia and we are quite sure in
lots of or IL or 20 cans upward VIC sell u good
deal the CHEAPEST.
Don't let prejudice stand In your way Come
in and buy can of tea and one Of coffee. Give
our goods faiT honest trial and If after trial
You not perfectly satisfied that we sell not only
the best, but the CHEAPEST goods In the District,
we will not ask nor expect you to spend another
dollar In our store. Do not come with the idea
and then feel disappointed on opening 1t to find
but 10 cents or 20 cents, but come for the tea or
coffee alone then IL you should find a large sum
of money you will appreciate it all the more
Come in to-day aud buy can. Our store will be
open until nine o'clock to- night; Below we give
partial list of those who found So or upward In
cans purchased this week. We do not take the
names Of those who find less than 50. great
many find 81 80 or SO in the cans they buy
MONEY FOUND YESTERDAY ny
W. II. Bayne, agent Adams Express Company
branch Office, residence 40 Eleventh street north
west, $500, in coffee Henry Austin, Eagle Hotel,
Baltimore Md, 500, gold In tea, Mrs. T. Ross 400
Tenth street northwest, diamond ring, value $50
LETT by mistake in a can of tea; T.. A. Woodward,
AdiutHnt. Generals once, War Department, &c. in
,,tt.,a Dnn -ptI p1tg -1n,u Ma
| tropolitan HOTEL $40, gold, in tea; 5. w Hum
phrics, 2llS street northwest 50, In tea; MIS- Ed
s Ss Sg2 Chestnut Street PhiladelTRa 80 in
tea Phil Brown, Baltimore, $40, in coffee; Maria
Curtis (colorod), servant 42i or 43i street. $40, in
coffee; Mrs; G. G, G. Barnes near Leesburg, Va,
$50, intea; James Sampson (colored), SwamPoodle,
| So, in coffee Mrs. Richie address not known,
diamond ring, value $50 in tea "a mlstake).
MONEY FOUND MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY
Charles Flanders 800 Ninth street northwest $50 in
tea; John P. Harris, waiter National Hotel, S.,
| in coffee W. Harmon, waiter National Hotel, 50,
in coffee; Nathan Young, Baltimore, $50, in tea
A. A. Brown Denver Col, $50, gold in tea; II. U.
shearn, 100 Maryland avenue, 500 gold, in eof-
west, IS, gold, in coffee; Joseph H. slitson,
Nebraska stepping at National aoteD w. In tea
Frank, Palmer, Plttsburg SIS, in tea, and soil
taire ring value 500 in coffee NJ. v Casey, Treas:
ury Department 50, in coffee. mr. G.. has had
several presents). Samuel II. Hunt address not
known, $50, gold. in tea G. s: Reed, 1893 eyenth
street northwest, 50, IN cOifeei William Bagby
(plumber) 903 Fourth street northwest 50, in tea
Miller II Jones, importers, 1928 to 1927 pennsyl-
| Yania avenue, S. gold, in coffee; William ii.
Crook, executive clerk to the President, So, gold,
in coffee; Mrs. S. l.. Smith, Treasury Department,
300, gold, in tea; Bbbtt House Club EbbitI
| House, So gold and diamond ring (by
mistakc) both in coffee; William c.
Scribner, bicycle school, HOS Il street northwest
$40, in Coffee NJ. &. Mccormick, nc sixth street
northwest, IS, in coffee; Thomas Jacobs, No, +
street northwest $3.50 in tea s. C. Raub, 14l6 Ohio
avenue, so, in tea; Mrs. NJ. Patton, 1907 street
northwest, So in tea NJ V. Casey Treasury De-
partmen $50, in coffee third or fourth present fol
| Mr.. CO.: Lizzie Sprohs. 4S3 street northwest, anne
thyst ring value $40 in tea (mistake George Paris
colored SIS street northwest So, gold, in tea, and
N. G. Summerield, chief clerk Railway Mail Ser
vice, $500 In coffee.
Look for additional names to morrow. Order
by mail promptly forwarded TO all parts of the
United States. Address
IMPORTERS TEA COMPANY,
$40 Market Space Washington, d, G.