Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-24
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

| LOOAL AA1lA1I
Tomorrow being Christmas, the
| G,ze.te will not be published on that day.
Mary of the churches have baen pref
tily decorated for the Ohjstmas services.
All the city officials aud employees
have been paid their salaries for the
mouth.
The Alexandra Electric Company to.
day presented each OF lis employees With
a Christmas turkey.
City Sergeant Cox will tomorrow give
the prisoners In all turkey and cake
Christmas dinner.
Many Alsxaudrians now living out Of
the city have returned to spend Ohris'.
mas at their old homes.
What many have pronounced the
prettiest calendars seen this season are
being distributed by Mr.. Harry White
William q. Chapman, father OF Mr..
John r. Chapman, formerly of this city,
died at Newark, Dtl., on the 22d Inst.
in bis S7th year.
The Sunday school of st. PauPi
4 Church and OF Christ Church are hold.
Jog their Christmas celebrations thi.
SeVeniDg.
| Among the handsome calendars issued
this year is that OF Mr.. ]. d. Normoyle,
real estate, loan and insurance agent, oil
that city.
A beautiful and original poem en-
titled "THas the Night Bsfore Christ.
mas" written especially for the Gaz'tte,
Isppears on the fourth page, as uaual
A marriage license Was issued in
| Washington yesterday to Dulauey F.
Garter, of Marshall, aud CLARA Lickey,
OF r ,uud Hill.
| At the Baptist Church on Sunday
morning Rev w. F. Watson will take
Tor his utjsct "Lessons from the 1ocar.
nation" and at mig BIT his sul act will be
"Jesus and the Crowded 1nD.''
Dr.. P. q. Mullins, of Washington,
hss purchased from Mr., Thomas J. Fan.
non his country residence ia Fairfax
county, about three miles west OF this
city. Dr.. Mullins will, 1t Is said, make
the place his home.
Aa slagm Of FIRE was started at l:3t
this afternoon, caused by The burning o.
part OF the fence around st. Mary
cen, etery. The Colombia engine snc
hose wagon went to the same, but ths
Ere was ex!iuguiahed withou! the aid o
tSe department.
| The alarm OF FIRE last night was causel
by q blazs 10 the third story of the resi-
deDce of DR.. W. NJ. Smith Cd the cas-
side OF Alfred street, between King auc
Cameron. A wardrobe and It's contents
vera partially destroyed before tb'
flames were subdued.
! The owners OF the schooner Msrtht
Washington, which was cut through BY
the Ice and sunk in the river off thl
Firth. Sterling steel plant early 10 tb'
week, have contracted With Captain
Frank Taylor to doat the vessel ant
take her to Washington city for repairs
The Emerson Engine Company re
Gently received ten orders for engines
| ALI were shipped on Wednesday which
their patrons give ss Christmas present.
Undoubtedly some people are wise 8
how to touch The heart of their friend
with the greatest amount of oy.
i The streets today presented NOR
lively appearance than on any day dur
ing the holidays. Large numbers o
people we're out making Christmas pur
cbases and The storekeepers we're Yep
busy filling orders. Everybody seeme'
10 be 10 good humor and general goc'
feeling prevailed.
| The employees of the Emeraon Eugin
Company today presented Mr., Emerson
with stag horDiumbrells, beautifully 10
laid with silver With appropriately By en
| g,ayed inscriptions as mark of regars
they have for The company's interests
L: goes without saying that the presen
vas highly appreciated BY Mr.. Emerson
Ali the employees of the Emerson En-
CINE Company were made happy By
wsgon lead of turkeys, given to then
IS Christmas gift, all fresh from tn
green 6alds Of old Dixie.
Best Elgiu Creamery Butter, ID. prints
Sc; choice Va. Roll Butter, 3Gc LIB. bes
quality Butterine, 2ce ID. guarantee Eggs
S2o coz lbs best Seeded Rsidns, Csc; lbs
Sul'ana seedless Raisins, 2bc California
Layer Figs. ice 10. 5 lbs. large California
Primes, f5c; lbs. Evaporated Peaches, 25
4 large cans Best Tomatoes Csc, 4 cans Suga
Corn Csc. cans String Beans, 25c; can
, +. J. Peas, 25c; cans Fish Roe, SIC; 8 lbs
, Virginia Sundried Apples, 25c; lbs. Pur
Mountain Buckwheat, &c: Id. Black Wal
nut Kern.ls, 25c; Clover Honey, 15c the cap
tCroice Michigan Potatoes, 6so bu, w. P
WooLL5 & Son, Royal and Wolfe Streets.
Folks, we've got the turkeys and tbey'r
beauts, too The finest line OF dressed Christ
! mas fowls in Alexandria. Drop in and lool
EN- over. There's lots Of other good thing
| in our itore for yonr Christmas dinner, an,
! everything contains the very best quality OBJ
tsinsbIs. A feast of the good things frou
the Auth Market will sssure you Merr
, Christmas. Don't wait till the last horl
blows, but come early. That's good advice
Sylvan Blondheim, the Auth Stand and tn
Auth Market,