National Republican., 1882-02-15
LOCAL MENTION.


Yesterday morning Ell Lecch and Frank r.
Gross of the Mint Bureau, walked into the store oil
the Importers Tea Company, $40 Market space,
to purchase each of them can of tea. Before
entering the store Lecch was heard to say: "lf
could only find a nice chatelnine watch in the
can ! purchase how would like II, and how i
q nice diamond sCarl.pn was the very thing of all
others he would like. Both made their purchases,
Leech buying the third can before he got any
thing very valuable, which, on opening, proved
to be an elegant diamond scarf-pin, worth at the
least calculation $50, while Gross, bought four four
chatelaine watch worth SIS. Both were immensely
pleased with their luck" but the trouble
between them. referred to In the headline of this
notice, is owing to the fact that Leech got the
scarf-pin, which Gross wanted, while Gross got
chatelaine watch that Leech shortly before said
When our reporter last saw them they were try
ing to convince each other that there had been u
mistake somewheiS, but how or where or when
neither seemed to know. Business is booming at
the importers Tea Company's place OF business,
sl9 Market Space. Hundreds of cans have been
Sold and are sold daily, great many orders are
received by mail and large number of presents
sent out of the city every day, at the uniform
price to one and all of 81 per can; cans for So u
cans for $40, % cans for So 65 cans for 800, and
present ranging from 10 cents up, either In money
or iewelry in every can. Step in and try your
luck. Remember lhe number olO Market space.
list of the following named people living in the
city or in towns or villages not great distance
away, who have received valuable presents within
the past forty eight hours, may prove interesting
reading to the recipients as well as their friends.
Read the list. Perhaps you may have friend
among the number:
WATCHES FOUND.
John C. Ingersol, nephew of Colonel Bob, solid
gold watch Is carat, $780, in coffee Charles Burke
1880 Boundary street northwest, employed by Hon.
J.scovil!e, NJ z. from New York, ladys gold watch,
$50, in tea; Mrs. Charles Dearborn, Alexandria,
Va, silver watch, sl2 in tea; Mrs c. X. Raynor,
3OO2 NJ street northwest (Wcst Washington, watch,
$40, in coteei Rev. W. 5. Hawkins, Hayes Store,
Gloucester County, Virginia, stem winder and
stem setting watch, S2j, in coffee; James l.. Bell
superintendent of letter carriers city post Office
residence S3Q street northwest, no stem,;winding
ana stem setting watch, S2j in coffee; Miss Lizzie
Flerner $40 Indiana avenue, gold ring, with pearl
setting, Sl5 in tea; Sisters of Charity, Tenth and
streets northwest, watch, $40, in tea Captain Helm
o. S. AZ Fort Meyer, Va, chutelaine, SlS in coffee
Mrs Harris, 800 street northwest, watch, $40. i'll
tea: Mrs. Jackson, West Washington (GeOrgetown)
watch, Sl2, In tea; II. B. Polkinhorn, the we'll
post Office chatelaine, SlS, in coffee; Edith Cropley
Ciagget six years old Sl3 street northwest, chate
uine, SIS, IN tea; Samuel Stafford, business manager
of the Sunday ,LdpHgi, chatelaine, SIS, IN coilee
Fred Smith, Oakland, Md, stem setter sl5, in cof-
fee; William Jones. Fredericksburg, Va, OPEN
face silver watch, $40 in tea; NJ, A. Miller, Fred
oils, ch0telnine, 'slS, in ,coiTeei William o.
Smart, Lecsburg, Va, chatelaine, SIS, in tea Mrs
Robinsom Staunton, Va,. stem setter, solid COIN
silver, $50 in tea; Mrs. Ii. t. Lee, near Dayton,
Va, stem setter and stem. wnder, coin SILVER s25
in coffee; Miss s. 81. Clair, 5l2 Twelfth street
northwest solid gold ring, $40, in tea Robert
Graham, near Orange Court House, Va. solid coin
silver watch, SIS in coffee; Mark Fee, near Gull
wnder, coin silver, S2j in coffee; Henry Martin,
Danville, Va, Chatclaine, SIS, in tea; Daniel
Jeuks near Gordonsville, Va, solid coin silver
stem setter aud stem -winder 80, in coffee. In
addition to the names given above quite large
number of watches and various articles of jewery
and slyerware were sent out Of the city by mail or
express. Send 81, 49, or $40 and try your luck,
Address Importers Tea Company, $40 Market
space, Washington, ID. q.