The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-07-05

The Episcopal Festival -Birchard Hall
vas again filed last week with patrons cf Tbs
Ifestival-vhich bss eeme to be one Of the
Iresals, efpsz5zzss q ~ church ssei5sies
Tks ladies' q i5k Fkuls (EPiscopsl} 6fufch
held ! Fax aid Bsztysl q Thusz1s5 even.
ling and i's;i1 17. d<J and seeming, NhieI. ~
l.wsli s.,e1.is,l. aud reEsed hsndaone sun
for (fe benefit ef tbe c6uzch. Hhs gross .,
cipif. vs esasreznA, Tsse somstbing oxss
ssoe o.
Tba hall 9ss 6tssd up ID tastsfsI j le.
vitl boot 81 ] ,pgsd against Tie vs'ls and en
The slaet lul ths szle q rsiie1hnenu and
fancy zrsiclef EssrereeaA lowers, fsszs
hanging bssksts mastess, etc. ete 0fnsd
the decorations which set of the stands and
booths and added m air Of freshness and
grace to the reom. Every ohe admired the
get up, and the ladies must have felt aattered
by the numerous compliments they received.
no less than BY the encosrsgeuept of more
suDataudtl hctatc. As VIC CoDbSs w Juseieo
TO the fsssivsfin 10 general notice, we must
deal in particulars, and mention the features
10 detail. q 6 z
The stage, stripped Of its sheatrical scenery,
was fitted up Is bower-s.Rose Bower
whsrei1 Misses Mary Wilson and Eta Cloud
disposed q boauets, oranges nuts. cherries,
and other luxariss in abundance At tie
head Of the stairs as in the Presbyterian
fsstivsl, stood the ice cream stand, superin-
tended by Mrs. General Backlsnd, Mrs. DR..
Wilson, Mra D. s. Tyler and Mrs John NJ.
Snnitb, assisted BY Mr.. Brockway Eesrby,
Miss II. Hord, in the costume of Rebecca at
the Well, dealt out lemonade to throng OF
thirsty casGsneTs ,oenmsncipg Il the south
west corner and making Q circuit Of the hall,
we visit the different booths where refresh
nehts aud fancy articles are displayed pro-
fussly. The first stand is kept By Mrs. Nat.
and wm 3 I[ayaes, Mrs. Frank Gsllsghers
Mrs. John Ryder, Mrs. Charles Burdick and
Mrs. George Tylel, who have straw berries
and cream, csfe, &c.s foresele; at the next
stand We find any qeantity % pin-cushions,
collars, flowers, sla otberfsncy traps on ex-
hibition by Misses Eda Harrison, Belle Hale
and Alice Tyler. fhm ne are shown by
Mrs. ]. r. Bartlett number Of war relics
and Indian curiosities, well worth the looking
at; among them powder r-horn made by the
grandfather of ''mine host of the Kessler
House, and carried by the old patriot through
the battle Of BrAndywine an l777; shell
thrown from the British battery at Fort
Stephenson, Augusts I'd, 1913; an Indian flute,
with its rough carving and leadeu bands;
besides shells, bayonets, balls and other mis-
silica from various battle-felds of the late re-
beIlion, from Ball Run to Stone River. Next
10 this interesting group Of relics is the re-
freshnsnt booth of Mrs. McArdle, Miss El-
mira KessIer, Mrs. Joseph Rawson and Mrs.
Blynn. From this we step across to sOak
Boser5n where our peasant friends, IN Coz
tuhe,-Mrs. c. II. Bell, Misses Annie Buck
land, Amelia Norton, Helen Sheldon, and
Ansie Saunders-displsy 8 fns assortuent of
mats, eushiens. fancy quil6s, aprons, waists,
hanging baskets and other articles too num-
erous and besutifal to mention. Under the
protection of the good peasants is the confec-
touery table of the little girls, Mary Ty Ter,
Allie. Philips, Nellie Pease, Allie Biynp,
AIiie sheldon and Lettie Wizard. At tbe
next booth We find on exhibition finely
wrought cushions, bssd-work, baskets, fancy
chairs, lounge pillows etc. II is presided
over by Mrs. D. A. Strong, Misses Carrie
Brown, Eta Hicks, Phebe Tyler and Sarah
Grant. In The corner hall bid BY profusiou
Of foliage, is the magic lake, where minia-
tufe boat giides bsckHards and forwards
from secret recess bearing mysterious little
parcels for which you expend your small
currency with great liberality. Asthesources
efths lake were, unezpierabie, Sc failed to
fnd out the name Of the nymph or nymphs
who presided here, Our walk now tsrmin;
stes in front of the extended table Of Mrs. L.
Leppelmap, Mrs. DIR. Failing, Mrs. L. w.
Wsfd, Mrs. D. Altafer, Mrs. W. B. Butman
and Mis-. Alice Potter which is beaped full
Of sfravberries and other refreshments. In
ne scenser Of the table stands The AQUARIUM of
DR.. Failing, with the gold fi.h fisshsne their
sparkling sides insfhe gas light. much to the
admiration Of me children and everybody
else, p S-ss SAsy
Friday afternoon the little fo3ks visited the
ball. and Friday evening it was again thrown
open to the public. The Silver Band was
present during the FESTIVAL and discoursed
admirable muss. $50 .-Ssk :.
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MerchantR Union Express. "A meet-
ing of the stoc ockholders Of the MerchsSts Ex-
l,,S... f,or,,,,,v Was hsl5 u t,.e <,;,s.. =;
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flIkr q liLLoIsoS on nlenaa evening
An organizatioa was Objected by Che election
Of i. N. KErLEa, Esq, Chairman and A. G,
s...,.,.,v .na st.,c,,o,, Of ,hs
ihc s'S' ',s anu " sns
condition and business oil The company IN
his city was made by the Agent, Mr.. D, W,
Ksrss, by which il appeared that the IRE.
eeipts Of the compaay 10 Eb;. place have, IN.
ss'p's u '''s y f''ss na' "
creased more THAI two hundcrd per cent.
snd are increasing every month On mo-
uon eo4mIttee was appointed to draft res
oiutions consisting Oh GoL.s RRlsIoLs g. G.
OANfIELD, ID: AEiGLEE, +. OLosE, I. "A. TET-
ER. The following resolutions were repo-t-
- y s''1 1n~- ~ '...q e.sep !,
tbsIf E,nssss s' ac,s1'n % s;asa an ,hs s's e,o y
nation of the Ar. i. to break dow1 ard de.
strey the business Of said III. U. Express for
btiapt M rates upon msrchaudine sfIppsd e over