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

G.ze;te will cot be published on that day.
Mary Of the churches have bsen pref
tily decorated for the Christmas services.
All the city officials aud employees
have been paid their salaries Tor the
month.
The Alexandria Electric Company to.
day presented each Of It's employees with
q Christmas turkey.
CITY Sergeant Cox will tomorrow give
the prisoners 10 jill turkey and cake
Christmas dinner.
MANY Alsxaudriaus now living out Of
the city have returned TO spend Ohrls'-
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 X. Chapman, formerly Of this city,
| died at Newark, Dd., on the I'D ipsl'
10 his 87th year.
The Sunday school Of st. Psul's
Church and OF Christ Church are hold
Jog their Christmas celebrations thit
evening.
Among the handsome calendars Issued
ibis year is that OF Mr.. j. ID. Normoyle,
real estate, loan aud insurance agent, Of
that city.
A beautiful and original poem co.
| titled "Twss the Night Bsiore Christ
mas" written especially for the Gaz'tte,
sppeas Oh toe fourth psge, as usual
| A marriage license was issued In
Washington yesterday to Dulaney F.
Garter, Of Marshall, and CLARA Lickey,
OF RIund Hill
At the Baptist Church on Sunday
morning Rev w. F. Watson will tskt
Tor his sut sct blossoms from the Iocsr'
nation" and at night his sol act will bt
"Jesus and the Crowded lou."
| Dr.. P. Il. Mullins, Of Washington
has purchased from Mr., Thomas j. Eau
non bis country residence 10 Falrfs1
county, about three miles west Of thi
| city. DR.. MullIns will, 1t Is said, maxi
the place his home.
| Aa alarm Of FIRE was started at l:3|
this afternoon, caused by The burning o
part OF the fence around st. Mary
cen etery. The Oolumbis engine ant
hose wsgon went to the same, but th
FIRE was exliuguished wi!ho1! the aid o
tae department.
The alarm OF FIRE last nigh! was cause
by q blazs 10 the third story OF the real
dence OF DR.. W. M. Smith on the ess
side of Alfred street, between King au
Cameron. A wardrobe and its cOnten!
we're partially destroyed before th
flames were subdued.
The owners OF the schooner Msrth
Washington, which was cut through b
} the Ice and sunk 10 the river off tb
Firth. Sterling steel plant early 10 tb
week, have contracted With Capital
! Frank Taylor to doat the vessel go
take her to Washington city for repair
! The Emerson Engine Company n
Gently received ten orders for engines
ALI were shipped on Wednesday whlc
their patrons give IS Christmas present.
Undoubtedly some people are wise
I, how to touch The heart Of their frient
With the greatest amount Of joy.
e The streets today presented q moi
lively appearance than on any day do
Z ing the holidays. Large numbers
Q people we're out making Christmas pu
cbases and The storekeepers we're lei
busy filling orders. Everybody SCENE
TO be 10 good bumor and general got
8 feeling prevailed.
J The employees Of the Emerson EogiI
!, Oompsoy today presented Mr., Emer,c
II | With q stag horpiumbrells, beautifully Il
l. laid with silver With appropriately By 81
grsved inscriptions as a mark OF regal
y they have for the company's Interest
1. goes without saying that the prese
was highly appreciated BY Mr.. Emerson
All the employees Of the Emerson E
CINE Company we're made hsPpY BY
wsgon lead of turkeys, given 10 the
l. as a Christmas gift, ell fresh from Il
green fields Of old Dixie.
I. Best Elgiu Creamery Butter, ID. print
$50; choice Va. Roll Butter, DOC Id. b.
IL quality Butterine, eco ID. guarantee Ege
D S2s cor lbs best Seeded Rsihns, CSC; II
u suliana eeedless Raisins, 2bc Csliforn
Layer Figs, Ice 10. lbs. large Californ
Primes, soc; lbs. Evsporated Peaches, 2
" large cans Best Tomatoes Csc, 4 cans Sug
(. Corn Csc, cans String Resns, Csc; 8 cs
IA 4. j. Peas, Csc; cans Fish Roe, $50; 3 Ii
Virginia Sundried Apples, 26c; lbs. Pu
80 Mountain Buckwheat, &c; lib. Black Wa
nut Kern.ls, 25c; Clover Honey, l6c The ca
.Croice Michigan Potatoes, 69c bu, W.
WooLLs q Son, Royal and Wolfe Streets.
Folks, we've got the turkeys and they
y beauts, too, The faest line OF dressed Chri
IA mss fowls in Alexandria. Drop In and To-
10 I'm over. There's lots Of other good thin
in our store fos your Christmas dinner, q
everything contains the very best quality G
90 tsinsbIe. A feast Of the good things frC
10 The Auth Market will sssufe you her
"a Cbristmss. Don't wait till the last no
a blows, but come early. That's good advii
- Sylvan Blondheim, the Auth Stand and I
70 Auth Market.