The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-27
AtInseittents.
CROSBY OPERA HOUSE.
GRAND ART ASSOCIATION.
VALUE OF SHARES FIVE DOLLARS.

n RAND ART ASSOCIATION.
VALUE OF SHARES FIVE DOLLARS.
FIRST PREMIUM.
THE CROSBY OPERA HOUSE IN
CHICAGO.
Tho actual cost and value of this splendid
building, conceded TO DO ONE of THE
FINEST IN THE WORLD, amounts to
Six Hundred Thousand Dollars.
In addition TO this the premiums consist OF
more thnn THREE HUNDRED SPLENDID
OIL PAINTINGS.
BIERsTADT's great Painting, "TIIE YO-
,,p SEA Valley" Value, $4,000:
cRoFGSHESxs 4S SRFtTH@&Is wG Value, sS AMhI
AND Ills IsiENbs.% Valle, 5000 wv
'iNNf9 S SnHEh A'T8 alnse, s5 @ooDs IN
BEA nN :, 1, great Western ,LaniIScape, "DEER
Pine sCENERS." V 3G s. Go. All
NC GGT TS the grandeS! G9llSGtIon Of
THE ENTIRE PIstvATE COLLECTION
OF MIR. CROSBY,
"'''' B si1S t6 SFSH ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Executed from life by l.. W. VOlk. Value,
1000.
To enable the public to Judge for themselves
this collection will he on exhibition, a part
| OfEItA HOUSE, CdlCAGO,
AND
THE ART INSTITUTE, 625 BROADWAY,
the holders Of Certificates OF Membership he
tng entitled to admission FREE OF
TICKETS OF MEMBERSHIP.
For IS, one share or certificate, with one OF
the following beautiful Steel Engravings:
1.-THE LITTLE WANDEREF,' by THOMAS
GATHERING APPLE s. by JEROME
THOMPSON.
For $40, two shares, or certificates, with the
superb steel Engraving of
WASHINGTON IRVING AND HIS
FRIENDS."
For SIS. three shares or certificates with
the fine AlleGOriCal Engraving on Stee1,
IN EhCY'S DREAM" by d. HUNTINGDON.
splendid Chrome Engraving ISSUED by the
Crosby Art AssociatIOn),
IAN AMERICAN AUTUMN" by ]. f.
CROPSEY.
issued, with CHOICE ARTISTS PROOF
OF either Irving and His Friends, )" MERCY y
Dream" or the American Autumn"
From this II may be seen that purchasers
OF certificates receive at once the value OF
their money in the EngraVings, while they
also secure
"A SHARE IN THE AWARD OF PRE-
Tho Subscription Books will close on
and on the FIRST OF OCTOBER following
the AWARD OF REMIUAIs will be pub.
| llcly mudeat the Opera House.
The subscription Books, on being closed,
| Will be placed in the hands of the following
gentlemen, who have kindly consented to
act as the Chicago members OF the Committee
| to conduct the award OF Premiums:
| WIN. f. COOLBAUGH, PreS't Union Nat.
Bank.
| AMOS T. HALL, Treasurer G. b. & @. R.R.
Il. q. HALL. Hall, Kimbark d Co.
CLL%ToE BRIGGS, Ewing, Briggs Il Co.
| J. &. DORE. PTGS'L of the Board OF Trade,
| j III.
| JAMES e. FARGO, Sup't American Express.
FRANCIS a. HOFFMA AN, Ex-Lieut. GOv'or.
| !. \. MUM, Mum 4 Scott, Elevator.
| ]. a ELLIS, PrGS't ID National Bank.
These gentlemen, together with such others
| from different parts OF the country rs they
may add to their number for the purpose OF
| fairly representing the shareholders at large,
| will have the SOLE MANAGEMENT OF
THE AWARD IN ALL ITS DETAILS.
NOTICE ordering certificates, please
name Engraving desired. II the En-
! craving IL to be forwarded, to insure its
safety, enclose twelve cents in stamps for
tubing. Send draft, post Office money Orlers,
| or greenhacks, with address of town, county
and state carefully written, aS every certit-
cate is fully registered. Address.
4. H. CROSBY, Actuary -. A..
| At the Art Institute, No. US Broadway,
or at the CROSBY ART GALLERY,