Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Several sleighs we're out yesterday.
A meeting OF Alexandria W Arlington
Lodge of Masons will be held tonight at
which officers will be elected.
While the Police Court vas 10 session
this morning some person stole Lieuten.
ant Smiths gloves which we're lying on
the desk in the office.
Many OF the poor Of the city we're
made hsppy on Christmas day By many
charitable organizations and private cisi.
zsns.
Officer Reed found belt bearing the
Initials "E. R. L." on the street last
night. The owner can recover the same
upon application at the station house.
Judge J. B. T. Thornton, of the Dir.
cult Court for the county, has appointed
Mr.. W. O. Wibert, state assessor for the
county.
We understand the Alexandria Ma
tioual bank is soon 10 establish branch
banking house here Manassas Jour.
nal.
The burning of Christmas tree In q
residence On north St. Asaph street,
last night caused some apprehension.
The FIRE, however, was extiuguished be-
fore any serions damage resulted.
The Alexandra Electric Light Dom.
pany is placing liue Of poles at Rose.
mont, west OF this city, preparatory to
Installing electric lights In that suburb.
The company will later extend its lines
into Potomac, Alexandris county.
Daisy Jones, colored, was accidentally
shot in the left leg BY col ored msa at
her home on north West street Friday
oight, The man VAS engaged In re.
moving cartridges from a pietol when
the weapon was discharged. DR.. Penn
attended woman aud the man WAS not
arrested.
The members of the Reliance Steam
Fire E0gins Company on Christmas
presented their president, Mr.. L. E.
Uhler, with beautiful Christmas pres.
ept in the shape OF set OF cut glass
goblets. Mr.. Ublsr had previously pre-
seuted each OF the paid men OF the com.
pauy With box of cigsrs.
The newlY.eIected oGcers of Alexsn.
dria Council, No. S3, Junior Order OF
United Americans, will be publicly in.
stalled on the evening OF January 8. 10
connection with The ceremonies an en-.
serlsiument for the benefit of widows
and orphans Of members of the order
will be given.
The civil service commission announ.
ces an examination on January 26.27 %
TO secure ellgibles from which TO made
cer:i6cstion to Eli vacancy 10 the posi-.
ton OF senior mechanical and optical
craftsman at the Frankford Arsenal,
Philadelphia, Ps., at 81, 500 per annun
and vacancies requiring similar qusli6
cations as they may occur 10 the Ord.
uaucs Department at large throughout
the United States.
The cold bluslry weather OF yesterday
aud the sloppy condition of the street,
prevented many persons from attending
the various churches, 80 the congrega-
| tiops were comparatively small. The
services we're conducted by the resident
! clery. Rev. Forrest J. Prettyman yes
terday afternoon addressed q mems
! meeting, which was held In the Young
Peoples building. he took for bis sab
ject Somebody in Particular"
Snow began to fall about hslf past ter
o'clock this morning and continued unit
noon.
It was q close shave, but it did just escape
being green Christmas"
The remains OF Rebecca johnson McAbes
! colored, who died ia Washington on Wednes
day, were brought here yesterday and inter
| red.
Best Elgin Creamery Butter, h., prints
| 35c; choice Va. Roll Butter, 800 ID. bes
| quality Butterine, 20c ID. guarantee Eggs
500 doz.; lbs best Seeded Rsisins, ESQ; lbs
| sul:ana Seedless Raisins, 25c California
Layer Figs, loo ID. lbs. large California
| P.unes, Csc; 5 lbs. EvRporated Peaches, 25t
4 large cans Best Tomatoes Csc, cans Sugar
| Corn 25c, 4 cans String Beans, 25c: 8 CAM
| h. j. Peas, zoe; cans Fish ho6, thc; IDS
| Virginia Sundried Apples, 25c; lbs. Pure
Mountain Buckwheat, 26c; lib. Black Wal
nut Kernels, 25c; Clover Honey, l5c the cap
Ccoice Michigan Potatoes. 69o bu. W. P
WooLLs & Son, Royal and Wolfe Streets.
Folks, we've got the turkeys and they're
beauts, too The finest line of dressed Christ
mas fowls in Alexandria. Drop in and leoi
I'm over. There's lots of other good thing
in our store for your Christmas dinner, ant
everything contains the very best quality OBJ
tsinabis. feast of the good things fror
the Auth Market will assure you MerrJ
Christmas. Don't wait till the last horr
blows, but come early. That's good advice
Sylvan Blondheim, the Auth Stand aud the
Auth Market,
She was like rose of old Killarney, VA
sweet Kitty Clare; as pretty and bu1om {
little Irish lassie as ever rode from Dublin
town to cid Killiecrankie. Whenever she
walked slong the street she was sure to at
tract attention, but not near as much attention
as those irresistibIy delicious food produ ct
from the Auth Market are attracting nova
days. Everything we sell in cur store is sur
to give satisfaction aud satisfied customer
means regular customer. Are you one o
our regular? There is no reason in thu world
why Won shouldn't be. Sylvan Blondhsin
the Auth Stand and the Auth Market,
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