Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-23
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

| The letter csrfiefs are Eept pusy WIZ
| the Increased holiday mail.
So far there has been little horn blow
Ing.
The mart>t will be open all toda.
tomorrow, bat will DC cio'ed SATURDAY
(Ohristmas DaJ).
The Christmas dspce of the Alexau
dris Germsu Club ~ill be held st Nc
Barney's Hall tonight.
The steamer City OF Milford passed or
ths river this morning for Washington.
The steamer lef! Norfolk al $3.50 O'cioei
last night.
The only case before the Police Oourl
tbi, mornipg wss that of Dennis Nap
per. colored, who had been arrested By
Officer Roberts for being drunk on the
street. He was sent to Jail for ten days.
a wheelbsrrow could have transport
I'd in one load all the country produce
offered for sale In the market court this
morning, the sp see having been given up
almos. entirely to the display OF Christ
mas trees, wresths, garlands, etc.
The Rober Machinery Company, OF
Portland, Oregon, has placed q large
order with the Emerson Engine Com.
psuy. These engines are TO be used on
The Pacific coast and srs tJ be exhibited
at the annual machinery exhibit at
Portland, On., on the 18Th Of January.
A Hue engine was shipped today to
Manchnris, Asia Minor, BY the Emer.
son Engine Company. A plumber OF
other shipments will be made 10 foreign
ports this week. This company Is bid
ing for business In many foreign coun'
tries.
A colored boy employed at the Old
Dominion Glass Works was painfully
scalded on Tuesday night. The boy was
carrying a bucket Of hot water from one
part of tie building to another when be
slipped and fell and part OF The con-
tents OF thu bucket we're splashsd ppon
hin.
Marriage licenses we're Issued 10
Washington yesterday to Frederick NJ.
Day and Mary L. Beach, both Of Eau.
quIer county; Joseph M. Jacobs, Of
Oslverson, and Carrie B. Green, OF Mid.
land; Wslter L. Ballard and Blanche
G. Brown, both OF Congress Heigbts;
Henry W. Acheson, Of Washington, and
Oouene ]. Reeves, Of Alexandria;
George I. Patton, OF Fairfax county,
and Virginia Sipe, OF Loudoun county;
and 10 Lee B. Brooks, and Maggie A.
Carpenter, both OF Caroline county, Va.
Congressman Csrlin has introduced a bill
in the House grantinga pension to William
A. Hickey.
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was
filed in Washington yesterday by John q.
81 ,ier, a reel estate operator Of that city. M.
Slater estimates his debts lat $43,S8O 80,
sn5 says he has no assets over the exemption
al owed by law. Mr.. Slater was one OF the
originato:s of the instalment system in the
furniture business in Washington. Laler be
became the owner and proprietor Of an even
ing paper.
Large yellow perch, salt water trout river
bass, white fish. winter shad, on sale tomor-
row by G. E. Price q Co.
Best Elgin Creamery Butter, ID. prints,
35c; choice Va. Roll Butter, SOC 10. best
quality Butterine, 2cc 10. guarantee Eggs,
S2s doz; lbs best Seeded Rsisins, 26c; lbs.
Sul'an seedless Raisins, 26c California
Layer Figs, 1Oc ID. los. large California
Prunes, 25c; 3 lbs. Evaporated Peaches. Csc
4 large cans Best Tomatoes 25c. cans Sugar
Corn ESQ, 4 cans String Beans, 25c; cans
z. J. Peas. 26c; 8 cans Fish Roe, &c; lbs
Virginia Sundried Apples. 25c; 2 lbs. Pure
Mountain Buckwheat, 25c: lib. Black Wal
nut Kernels, 25c; Clover Honey, l5c the cap;
G dice Michigan Potatoes. 69c bu. w. P.
Woo1Ls a. Son, Royal and Wolfe Streets.
Folks, we've got the turkeys and they're
besuts, too. The finest line Of dressed Christ
mas fowls in Alexandria. Drop in and look
EN- OVER There's lots of other good things
in our store for your Christmas dinner. and
everything contains the very best quality OBJ
tainsble. A feast Of the good things from
the Auth Market will assure you Merry
Christmas. Dent wait till the last horn
blows, but come early. That's good advice.
Sylvan Blondhsim, the Auth Stand aud the
Auth Market,