Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-09
LOCAL BREVITIEs.
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lOnhy IN tne Ohluese NC" ioS''
The day has been cloudy sud rainy.
A party of masqueraders enjoyed
themselves In the sout heat srn section OF
the city last night.
A civil service examination will be
held on March l6, for a pbotc-,ngrsvet
in the Philippine service.
The familiar stu I'd Of tie town clock
was heard at iUtrvals t)dag while work.
men were engaged 10 making repairs to
the time piece.
The Alexandra city postoffice was in
spected on Monday aud Tuesday by two
postcffice inspectors and was found to be
10 first class conci'ion.
The execul We committee OF the Alex
andFis. Washington Greater Fl ghwsy
Association will meet touigh! at the New
willard Hotel in Washington. Arur-
Der of Alexsndriaus will attend the meet
ing.
10 looking over the old tapers LETT In
the cellar of the blildiDg formerly occt o.
pied by the First National Bank Mr.. K.
P. A ,hes1n found q few days ago the
ballots csst in this city OF the pTeslden'
tisl election 10 1860.
The lady board Of managers of tie
| Child,en's Home will bold their regular
mo THY tu fness meeting at The home,
on DUKE .t:est, T. u,sday, OF 8 p. m.
prom; ty. All interested are urged to
attend.
A meeting OF the Washington Britt
day Associi on will be held 10 tie rooms
Of the Chamber of Commerce on Friday
night. The association will sepd o
wTestl to Mount Vernon ou the twenty
second OF February, t, be placed on thi
tomb of Washington.
Marrisge licenses were issued II
Washington yesterday to W. o. ii p
kins and Mary r. U'teib .ck, of Alex
sudris; Albert =. King, OF Richmond
county, and FL beth I. Barnett, o
Westmorelsud 1ty, aud to Ii race F.
TSymSn aud Mary NJ. r4ymanr both o
Locust Dale.
Robert CASE, colored, was arrested q
Accolink yesterday by Constable Payne
charged with stealing tSo turkeys from
Mr.. Caleb Wilkersop, of Gray's Ii II
near WOODLAND, on tie night OF Deem
Der ii last. He was taken before Jun
tice Wright who sent him TO vi 70
three months and assessed costs amouL t
log to s. IS. Later 10 the day Cor
stable Psyne took Os,s to the Fslrfa'
Ijsil.
Panhandle Pete, standing before the hoary
haired keeper OF the Gate to Gl)ry, know ih7
lit was up to him to make good on past pei
formances or take the elevator market "goir
down" So ne SAYS: "St. Peter, you ma
think I'm all to the bad, bpt listen. On
cold, wintrY night 1 found poor starvin
child GA the street. took him 10 the Aut
= Market and fed him on those iuesistibly do
licious Auth Stussgss and fjod products 81
he was strong healthy and credit to tn
} land Of his firth" IL is chronicled that 81
: Petsr, hearing this, stood aside aud fowe
his yenerabls head AS Panhandle Pete PISS e
thru the Pes'ly Portals. S'lvsn Blondhein
The Auth Stand and 1 he Auth Msrke'.
Good vsl1e-Layge Cook Stove, %-:nc
oven. So 90. Easy pay ments. IL.
Webb, 92l King street feh4 81
Best Elgin Creamery Butter, 35c II
Good Country Poll Butter, 30, b.; Guarar
, iced Eggs, sec dozaD; Seedless Rsisns, g. Ii
, 3 lbs. Best Evaporsted Peaches, f5 lb
: Large Punss, 25c; oaps Best TomstOes, 90
, 4 cans Sugar Corn, 25c; 4 cans String Beam
5 &c; cans Fish Roe, 25c; 3 cans Singspor
: Pineapple, 25c; large cans Pears 2sc; 8 lare
cans Apples. 25c; Sweet Florida Oranges, lt
dozen; Walnut Kernels. zoe H.; Fresh Florid
} Tomatoes, l2Ic r.; cars EailJ June Per
? Csc; lbs. Pure Buckwhest, CSC. W.
WooLIs 4 sON, Royal and Wolfe streets.