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St. Croix Avis, 1920-12-20, page 4

Collection
Newspapers
Sub-shelf
St. Croix Avis
Kind
Newspaper
Date
1920-12-20
Pages
1
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‘WANTED Eggs and Fresh Vegetables Apply at Marine Barracks between7 and 11 A, M. o J. J. DINGES, Sgt. U. S. Marines, Mess Steward. HERE! Xmas & New Year Cards & Postals from 2 Cents up. VICTROLAS & VICTOR MACHINES from $22.50 up. New Bathing Suits & Asst. Bathing Caps . for Ladies & Gentlemen. Ray-o-Lite Flashlights, Bat- teries & Bulbs Ask to see the Hand Lanterns! CHOCOLATE & CANDY in Bulk. Toys in Profusion. Xmas Tree Decorations A. Ovesen, Frederiksted. What You Don’t See Ask For! WE MAY HAVE IT! Wanted To Buy: 15 to 20 Horses. HE Commanding Officer, Marine Rar- racks is in receint of a radio from St. Thomas, as tollows: “*Santo Domingo desires fifteen to twenty horses for Mounted Company, about fourteen hands. not over six years, either sex. Please ascertain if they can be obtained at St. Croix. Radio number and price as soon as practicable.” Will perspective sellers please com- municate with the Commanding Officer, Marine Barracks. GUR STOCK OF Christmas Cards. A “Spec.al for the Christmas Season”. The Christiansted Cooperative Dairy will sell Butter at oc. a pound. …

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‘WANTED Eggs and Fresh Vegetables Apply at Marine Barracks between7 and 11 A, M. o J. J. DINGES, Sgt. U. S. Marines, Mess Steward. HERE! Xmas & New Year Cards & Postals from 2 Cents up. VICTROLAS & VICTOR MACHINES from $22.50 up. New Bathing Suits & Asst. Bathing Caps . for Ladies & Gentlemen. Ray-o-Lite Flashlights, Bat- teries & Bulbs Ask to see the Hand Lanterns! CHOCOLATE & CANDY in Bulk. Toys in Profusion. Xmas Tree Decorations A. Ovesen, Frederiksted. What You Don’t See Ask For! WE MAY HAVE IT! Wanted To Buy: 15 to 20 Horses. HE Commanding Officer, Marine Rar- racks is in receint of a radio from St. Thomas, as tollows: “*Santo Domingo desires fifteen to twenty horses for Mounted Company, about fourteen hands. not over six years, either sex. Please ascertain if they can be obtained at St. Croix. Radio number and price as soon as practicable.” Will perspective sellers please com- municate with the Commanding Officer, Marine Barracks. GUR STOCK OF Christmas Cards. A “Spec.al for the Christmas Season”. The Christiansted Cooperative Dairy will sell Butter at oc. a pound. % Gl X 8 0D Help! Help! Pzg)le Os St. Croix, come Together and Help a Noble Cause By sub- seribing to this List. Your band (Century Brass ‘Band) in- tends to add a few more instruments, to its present instrumentation; so as to be able to serve you better. The necessar) instruments, the Band intends to pur- chase will cost about $600.00 and in or- der to raise as. much of that amount as possible the Band has planned to have some sports on the Oval, NEW YEAR’S DAY, and *o that end asking all persons who ecan to oblige and contribute some- thing. to this effect; it may be in Cash, Articles, which can be sold on day of Sports, Live Stock, (a kid or something like that) which can be prepared (cooked) and sold, Cakes, Cream and all such things. Then thanking you in advance being sure you will coutribute as best you can, we ask you to sign your name below and state exactly what you will give to this cause. Yours ever to serve THE CENTURY BRASS BAND. N. B. If a list dres not reach you, and you gesire to donate something to help this cause you can adcCress com- munication to any of the officers of the Band who are as follows: Mr. E. E. WILLIAMS, Leader. ““ E. MONTIFORE. Sub-Leader. ‘“ W. A SMITH, Secretary. “ A BASTIAN, - Treasurer. Mr. H. H. SARAUW, (Lincentitate of Music) Conductor. N. B. Copies of this list are being carried around and a Copy will be found in every shop and s:ore in Frederiksted and at the West End News Office.’ Frederiksted, Dec. 16’ 1920. Opened Out At Tho Siore Os The Un- dersignad A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Xmas Goods inciluding Toys in great va- riety : XMAS TREE DECORATIONS, MANICURE and TOILET SETS, JEWELRY, BEAD NECKLACES, PERFUMERY, SOAPS and POWDERS, "HOCOLATES and CANDY and a host of other things too numerous to mention. T’willbe to the advantage of all to pav an eariy visit. ROBERT ARMSTRONG. Christiansted, St. Croix, Dee. 16th 1920. : | i RAM - PROG . - Os Variety Sports to be Held ~ on the Oval Frederiksted New Years Day, January Ist. 1921 IN AID OF THE CENTURY BRASS . BAND. 1. Parade in the morning at 5 o’clock. 2. Parade thro the entire to¥n leading ; to and finishing at the Oval 9.30. S SPRES . | a) High Jumpingz. j b) Long Jumping. ' ¢) Two leg Races. | d) Three legs Races. ; e) Bag Races. f f) Egg Races. : '. g) Ea ing Races, and races n{ other kinds. ' 4. There shall be BOXING, WREST- ; LING and BICYCLE RACES if en- ' tries are made on the ground. 5. Parade throu the town the evening | leading to the Oval .....7 p. m. . 6. Dances on the Oval beginning Bp. m. and lasting until 12 o’clock (midnighrt. - There will be KEFRESHMENTS of ail . kipds on the ground for sale, persons - from the country need not fear for break- .~ ftast cr dinner, there will be things of i that nature for sale on the ground also; -for several of the best cake and cream makers, cooks and others are busy pre- paring these various ar:icles. Now bear in mind the profits made are for the Band, and as the Bandis your - Band, we are expecting you to turn out in lerge numbers, for if you do, there will ' be large profits made and all will be coming back to you. ENTRIES to the GROUND ARE AS ; FOLLOWS: | Baeh ' Person. ..............10 cents. Carts, Carriages, Cars ete. 10 cents. Badges will be given you on entering . the ground aund oblige and keey same | soo it can be seen all the time so as to save - misunderstanding. FOR RENT. .~ The Property No. 42 King’s - Street from Ist January 1921. ' For particulars apgly to EM. E. SVITZER | Lt. Princess, Dec. 17th 1920. é PROSPECTIVE Automobile Owners i will be surpri<ed to iearn of the very | moderate quotation of $1850,00 on new i model Buick Sixes. ' ~ For particulars apply to ™ ’ ROBERT ARMS ItRONG. . Agent '‘Buicks’’