The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-07

| contest, ana AFTER the Independents
had finished their job, the friends of
the UnknCwa stepped in and rendered
them efficient service by placing the
wood upon the bucks and holding it
while il was sawed Taking the con-
test through between the Unknowns
and Independents, and considering
the latter's short measure and soft
wood, it was very nearly an even
thing with them.
AT precisely thirty and half
minutes past O'Clock, the Hoosier
Boys sawed their last stick, making the
time in three hours and forty-two and a
half minutes, thus beating the Young
Men fully ten minutes. As the main
contest was between these two mines,
this result was hailed with deafening
cheers, and the boys moGestly re-
ceived the congratulations Of their
friends, large majority of whom
were of the fair sex. The friends of
the young men seeing they were fair
ly beaten, kindly stepped-in and as
sisted them with their ten or fifteen
minutes remaining work Taken
throughout, the contest was a very
even one, and one which &ully tested
the endurance and bottom of those
engaged in it. The result Is also one
calculated to cheer the heart of many
a poor person. who, during the cold
and bleak winds of Winter, cannot
help but bless the brave hearts of
those who have so nObly contributed
to their comfort, if not to their very
existence. The present results may
be summed up thus-thirty cords
of nicely sawed wood, seventy two
blistered hands, thirty two lame
backs, and thirty-six pairs of sbre
legs. \
At first no admission fee was
charged, but some of the ladies con-
nected with the Benevolent Society,
passed the platter andsucceeded in
raisingno ineonsiderable sum. At
terward a person was stationed at the
entrance, whoinsisted upon a fee of
ten cents for going in. The sum thus
raised for entrance must have
amounted to seventy five or a hum
dred dollars. The whole affair closed
up with an auction sale of saws,
donated for the use, of the Hoosiers,
by Messrs. Falley & Beach, five quar-
ter barrels of -four donated by the
millers of the city, Messrs. Beard,
Geiger& Cob1er. George Foresman,
Breckenridge & Jenkens, and Potter,
Daggett & Martin-and of a dilapE-
dated saw buck donated by-we don't
know who Mr. T. b. Freese engi-
neered the auction The first saw
was knocked down to VIM. FL. Hatch
er, Esq, at FIVE dollars. the second
to Doctor X. v. Burt, at one
dollar and the others to differ
ent parties at various sums ranging
from 81 to 81 So. The. first sack OF
-four was knocked down to w. H.
Hatcher, at 81 50;1the second to d.
a. james, at So; the third and each
of the others TO Mr. Hatcher. at sums
ranging from So 80 to 81 90 The
premium saw-buck was bid off by
Colonel Jim. Tullis, at S14. Seyera.
other saws we're sold, of which Geo.
F0resman got two. The saws used
By the Young Men we're donated to
the Ladies Benevolent Society, to be
given By it to such poor people as
needed them. The whole scene was
photographed by Mr. Smith
Thus ended one Of the most inter
esting aud exciting contests that ever
came off in the country. and one
which, Judging from what our ex-
say, will be spread uutil we
hear of them from every quarter
all for the benefit OF the poor He
that giyeth to the poor leudeth TO the
Lord. "