Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-09
LOCAL BREYITIES.

Today is tbs Chinese New Year.
The day has been cloudy and rainy.
A party of \masqueradera enjoyed
themselves In he sort leas srn section oil
the city last night.
A civil service examination will be
held on March 1G, for photo sngravet
iu the Philippine service.
The familiar stu ld OF the town CLOCK
was hesrd at lit !rgals t)dag while work.
men were engaged 10 making repairs to
the tine piece.
The Alexandria city poscffice was In.
spected on Monday and Tuesday by two
postcftice inspectors and was found to be
Ia first class conci.ion.
The execut ve committee Of the Alex
andria- Washington Greater Fl ghwsY
Association will meet ,oulsh. at the New
Willard Hotel in Washington. Alur-
Der of AlexRud,iaus aill attend the meet.
ing.
10 looking OYER the old Ia2era LETT in
the cellar of the bliItiDg formerly occt
pied By the Fra. National Bank Mr.. p.
P. Atheism found few days ago the
ballots cast in this city OF the preslden'
tisl election in 1860.
TIE lady bard of managers of lie
ChiiG.en's HONE will hold / leir regular
mo tily tu,;ness meeting at Tho home,
90 Duze st:ess, T. u:s5ay, al 8 P. N.
prop;t 'y. All interested are urged to
attend.
A n,ee!ics OF The Warrington Birth
day Assaci On will be held 10 re rooms
Of tho Chamber OF Commerce. On Friday
night. The asaocistion will seDd 0
wreath to Mount Vernon oo the twenty
second OF February, t? be placed on TIL
tomb of Washington.
Marrisge licenses were issued il
Washington yesterday to ". 0. II p
kina and Mary r. U.te,b :ck, of Alex
audria; Albert :. King, OF R:chmoct
county, and 81 beth I. Barnett, o
Westmoreland u1ty, aud to II race F.
TSymsn aud Mary NJ. TSyman, both o
Locus! Dale.
Robert CssH, colored, was arrested q
Accolink yesterday by Ooust'ble Payne
charged with atealing tSo turkeys from
Mr.. Caleb Wilkerson, of Gays Hi
near Woodlarn, OF tie night OF Deem
Der II last. He was tak4n btfore Ju'
tice Wright who cent him to jill fo
three mouths and assessed costa amouLt
ing to s. IS. Later 10 tho dag Cor
stable Payne took Oass to the Fslrfa1
|jail.
J Panhandle Pete. standing before the hoary
haired keeper OF the Gate to Glory, know III.
| it WAS up to him to make good on past per
| formances or take the elevator market "goiri
down." So ne says: "St. Peter, you mn.
think I'm oil to the bad but listen. On
cold, wintry night | found poor starvin!
child On the street. l took him to the Autl
I Market and fed him on those irresist!bly de
lcious Auth Ssussgts and fjod products til
he was strong. healthy and credit to tn
land Of his firth" Il is chronirled that ST
Petar, hearing this, stood aside aad fowet
his venerable head as Panhandle Pete pss e,
thru the Pes.ly Portals. S'lvsn Slahdhein
The Auth Stand and The Auth Msrke'.
Coed val1e-La-ge Cook Stove, 2n-:ncI
oven. Si2.OO Easy pay ments. II. {
Webb, 92l King street fehi 3ts
Best Elgin Creamery Butter, 35c III
Good Country Foil Butter, 80, b.: Guaran
iced Eggs, SEC d0z'n Seedless Rsisins, 6, II.
8 lbs. Best Evaporsted Peaches, 70; lbs
Large Prunas, 25c: ears Best Tomatoes, Zoe
& cans Sugar Corn, Csc; 4 cans String Beans
9:r; cans Fish Roe, 2jc; 3 cans Singapore
Pineapple, Csc; 3 large cans Pears. 2sc: iarg
cans Apples, 25c: Sweet Florida Oranges, l5
dozen; Walnut Kernels. zoe r.; Fresh Florid
Tomatoes, l2!c r.; ca s Eail5 June Per 70
CSC: lbs Pure Buckwheat, &c. W. T
WooLLs & Son, Royal and Wolfe streets.