Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-06-26
Correspondence.
PORTLAND, June 2lst. Isl.

PORTLAND, June 2lst. 1878.
To the Editor Of the American
The Grea. Fair in aid of the Maine Gen.
eral Hospital came to an end last evening
after ten days session. Many articles
still remain unsold In the hands of the Ex-
ecutive committee, so that the financial
result OF the venture cannot yet be arrived
at; but it is hoped by the committee that
$4,000 will be realized for the Hospital
after paving all expenses. This sum win
put the institution upon a good and per-
manent basis and will secure to the State
a great blessing. 1t is estimated that e.
ooo0 will complete the building aud fit 1t
for the reception OF patients. Some of our
most active and able business men have
had the management OF the Fair and many
of the most energetic and capable ofthe
| ladies at Portland have devoted all their
time for the last month to secure its sue
cess. The result justifies the efforts. CITY
Hall has been crowded for 10 days. The
wares have sold with surprising readiness.
| Fluent Hall with its crowded refreshment
tables has been well flied every noon and
| night with a multitude that greatly deserv-
| ing roast pig and watching pretty waiter
| girls in their impossible toilettes. We al
ways did like to observe from respectful
distance, the graceful evolutions of those
handsome young women: but whoever
was bold enough to hope to see them pass
ing salmon.salad and coffee. and passing
| paper NAPKINS and checks over your should
| ers? But We saw them: and they did
their work well and extracted many
| funds from our citizens that il is now pro-
| posed to have another Fair to aid in the
erection of a STATE Asylum for the Poor who
have been impoverished during the last ten
days crusade.
Among the wonders of the Fair the
"Touic," newspaper started in the in
terest of the Hospital. has been foremost.
| Two of the brightest and most efficient
| young ladies that can be found in this city
| or anywhere else. engineered this enter
| prize and made a marvel of success of it !:
the second day of its existence the little
paper had n circulation of more than 1000 /:
| Ii did more advertising than any of its
great. overgrown neighbors. il had bright
and piguant writing in ii by It's fair Edi-
tresses. II printed poetry and not merely
rhymes. and amer It had run it, brilliant
career OF 10 days it added sll00 TO the
Hospital funds.
/
! Park has inflicted upon the city an entire
| ~ different set of people from those who
came 10 the Fair. But "Slim Jim" aud
/ Professor Haine,' and all other fellows
| OF their craft have been In their element,
and great JOY was among the Faro Bank
men until Marshal Parker came down like
a wolf on the fold" and scattered the in
nocents. Nelson Leighton too has had An
uncommon run OF popularity during the
! career ofthc horse trot this infamous den
has made the police records monotonous
with the mention of his name; and hi,
violent and inartistically prepared liquids
have kept the station house filed.
The wholesale merchants OF commercial
street have just inaugurated the good
custom Of closing their stores Saturday
afternoons for the summer; this il pro
ceeding in the inteXest OF health and bod
| ly vigor and sea side sports and other
\ things convenient To have. VANCE.