Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-06
LOCAL RREY[1IEs.

The city letter carriers have been
provided With whistles which they blow
to announce The delivery of mail.
People residing near the intersection
of WiIkes aud Fairfax streets we're
startled at late hour last night by Two
pistol shots.
Robert Carroll, coIored, died at the
Old F,lks' Home, OF Montgomery
street. this morning. The deceased was
a native OF Fairfax county. He was ~
years old.
The regular monthly mtetiug OF the
Woman's Auxiliary 10 r E. Lee Camp
will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, even
iug, 1880 o'clock, in Confederate Vete-
rams Building.
The regular monthly meeting, OF
Mary Oustis Lee Chapter, u. ID. O.,
will be held in The Confederate Vet
erauS building ton'onoE ( Tuesday, al
teruoon at three o'clock.
Knights Of Columbus from three State
gathered at MartiDsbnrg, W. Va, yes
terday, aud he'd a big meeting. One
hundred candidates were received. A
number OF Heights from AIexandrIa.weIe
present.
Navigation for the year 1909 closed
Saturday on the Chesapeake aud Ohio
caral-s most profitable year for the
company. The water will shortly be
drawn from The levels, aud was drawn
from the Cumberland tasin on Saturday.
Mrs. Georgianna Lash sent 10 this Of
fee today from her boarding house CD
Prince street, near Fairfax, an Inviting
dish of fried oysters with their sccOm-
pauiments. The oysters we're prepared
10 the true Alexandria style and wire
greatly enjoyed.
Edward LIE Arminger, thirty fiSe years
old, 40 engineer employed by the Schulz
Brewing Company, living at Third
street and Randolph place northeast
Washington was drowned In the Gso'ge-
town channel OF The Potomac yesterday.
Mystery surrounds his death.
At the meeting tonight OF B. E. Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans, an oil
painting, the gii. Of Mr.. B. O. White,
will be formally accepted. Il Ia entitled
"a night 10 The BATTLEFIELD" The pre-
sen alton will be made by Mr.. Rice
Smith, OF Clarke county. The ladies Of
the U. D. O., are expected to attend.
Another we'll attended meeIicg of the
Sunday Scho,l Workers Association
vas held Yesterday afternoon 10 the
Methodist Protestant Church al which
q constitution and bylaws was adopted
Meetings are 10 be held on The 6fst San
days OF February, April, June, October
and December.
Civil service examinations will be held
In this city on January for 6feman at
Carlyle School, Pa aid In division OF
insects, National Museum, mechani.
clan, bureau Of Statistics; expert farmer,
Indian service, aud immigrsn! inspect
on. On January s and an exsmina.
ton will be held fer senior mechanical
ordnance department..
Rev. ]. NJ. Holmss, pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church, made 40
address entitled "The responsibility Of
manhood" 10 the Young Peoples Bald
Ing Of the NJ E. Church SJulh yes!er-
day afternoon. The meeting marked
the Inauguration OF a series Of mems
meetings, which will be held In that
building during the winter.
Baskttball-A j.. |. vs. Old DOmin-
ion at Armory Hall tOmOlrow night
It's alright for folks to economic, 10 a GER
tain extent, but like everything else ,ecopo ny
is something that can be greatly overdone.
In the majority Of instances it's case Of cut.
ting of the nose to spite the face, you can
generally / ii the "economzer" by looking
at him, Something about him seems t. y
Il can't Fl I'd to eat good food; it costs too
much" The party that's going to enjoy life
while be or she is living 10 the ones that
comes TO the Auth Stand or the Auth Market
for those irresistibly delicious Auth -. J1luyts.
they always wear that happy smile. Sylvan
Blondheim, the Auth Stand and the Auth
Market.
New York Hand Packed Apples (s1ys) 40c
pk,, $500 Dbl; lbs best sseed'd Ralsins, 25c;
Cleaned CurTagis, Ice ID California Layer
Figs, leo ID; guarantee Eggs, 49, coz.; choice
Va. Roll Butter, SOC To-; 10. large Mea,y
Prunes, 26c; IT,. Eyaporated Peaches, Zoe;
4 cans Best To matoss, Use; 4 cans Sugar Corn.
25c; cans String feans, 25s; cans E. j.
Peas, csc; cans Fish Roe. tic; lbs. Sum
dried Apples, 25c; 7 lis Pure Buckw heat. Zoe;
Walnut Kernels, 55c h.; Choice Glover
Honey, i5c the cap; Caoiee Michigan Pota-
toes, 69c b.; nice lot Dresses Turkeys, Chick
ems and Gees, for Saturday. w. p. WooLL3
& Son, Royal and Wolfe Streets.
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