Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-23
LOCAL BREv1TIEs.


The letter carriers are kept busy with
the Increased holiday mail.
So far there has been little horn blow
Ing.
The market will be open all today
iomorrow, but will be closed Saturday
(Ohristmss Day..
The Christmas dsuce of the Aiexao
dris German Club will be held 81 NC
Barpey's Hall tonight.
The steamer City OF Milford passed up
ths river this morning for Washington.
The steamer lef. Norfolk at $3.50 O'CLOCK
lssi night.
The only case before the Police Court
tbi, morning wss that of DeDnis Nap
per, colored, who had been arrested BY
OGcer Roberts for being drunk on the
street. he was sent to Jail for ten days.
a wheelbsrro# could have transport
cd 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, esc.
The Rober Machinery Company, OF
Portland, Oregon, has placed a large
order with the Emerson Engine Dom.
pany. These engines are to be used on
The Pacific coast and ars tJ be exhibited
st the annual machinery exhibit at
Portland, Ore, on the 18Th OF January.
A 6ue engine vas shipped today to
Manchuria, Asia Minor, BY the Emer.
son Engine Company. A plumber OF
other shipments will be made TO foreign
ports this week. This company Ia bid
iug for business In many foreign couu'
tries.
A colored boy employed at the Old
Dominion Glass Works wss painfully
scalded on Tuesday night. The boy was
carrying a bucket of hot water from one
part of the building to another when he
slipped aud fell and part OF The con.
tents OF thu bucket were splashed ppm
him.
Marriage licenses we're issued 10
Washington yesterday to Frederick NJ.
Day and Mary L. Bescb, both OF Fan.
quler county; Joseph NJ. Jacobs, OF
Oslverson, and Carrie B. Green, OF Mid.
land; Wslter l.. Ballard snd Blanche
G. Brown, both of Congress Heighte;
Henry W. Acheson, of Washington, and
Correne J. Reeves, of Alexandria;
George T. Patton, of Fairfax county,
and Virginia S:ipe, OF Loudoun county;
and 10 Lee B. Brooks, and Maggie A.
Carpenter, both OF Caroline county, Va
Congressman Carlin has introduced q bill
in the House granting a pension to William
4. Hickey.
q petition in voluntary bankruptcy was
filed in Washington yesterday by John u.
Sitter, resi- estate operator Of that city. M.
Slate. estimates his debts at $43,SSO 80,
aud says he has 70 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. LsIer be
became the owner and proprietor of an even
ing paper.
Large yellow perch, sit water trout. river
bass, white fish, winter shad, on sale tomor.
row BY G. E. Price d Co.
Best Elgin Creamery Butter, h., prints,
Soc; choice Va. Roll Butter. 300 10. best
quality Butterine, geo 10. guarantee Eggs'
Sul:aaa seedless Raisins, 2oc California
Layer Figs, loo ID. lbs. large California
Prunes, 25c; 8 lbs; Evaporatsd Peaches Csc
4 large cans Best Tomatoes 25c, 4 cans Sugar
Corn 25c, 4 cans String Beans, 25c; 8 cans
E. J. Peas. 25c; cans Fish Roe, 10; 5 lbs
Virginia sundried Apples. 25c; Tbs. Pure
Mountain Buckwheat, 35c: ID. Black Wall
nut Kernels, Csc; Glover Honey, l5c the cap;
G, dice Michigan Potatoes. SOC bu. W. P.
Woo1Ls 4 Son, Royal and Wolfe Streets;
Folks, we've got the turkeys and they're
besuts, too. The faest 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
tainable. A feast of the good things from
The Auth Market will assure you Merry
Christmas Dsn't wait till the last horn
blows, but come early. That's good advice.
Sylvan Blondheim, the Auth Stand aud the
Auth Market,