, 1874-11-24

HOMEOPATHIC FAIR.
THO wcatnnr havlng boon 80 inclomont yester.
dny, tue tatlica OF tho Homeopathic Fair hava de-
cidcd to tseep II open for one mora day only.
rhia ia positively tho last day. aud everything
TINT has not boon disposed Of at privato salo
will be sold at auction. Tloro will DO auction
sales at tho different atanla during both nftoznoon
aud cvoniEg. In Hp!to OF the excessively oold
woatior. tho fair was yory largely attended last
night, and there was mucl exoiton,ont attendant
upon tho various rallies, tho voting for tho dif-
foront articles, and tho auctions.
Tho Cash Store was pretty vol aold ont,
things bringing very good prices, soIno going
far beyond their valuo. Tho ulanner In which
people wont away loaded with mufiifar1ous
artioleB wna n1nuBing 10 tho oxtremc. An old
bachelor lad eotzes-mi, = pair Of ehi!tl's hose,
lady boro OF In triumph saw and rollizg-p pin.
Another lad a whip ard d ooliee-pot. Preserves,
soap carn-htarch, cLildrons clothing, and all
tho multiplicity Of diifcront arlcloa to be found
in cOtlhtty Btoro, woro disposed OF to
tho highest bdaor Theac aeomod to do
| wo!i, but household art. with nii itB ologapt
ARTICLES, waa not appreciated. At such ruin
onsly low prices were they going tint tho sao
| was stopped. Tho porson who made remarks
upon tho little, gaudi1y- painted handkerchief
| cano would SOON to be aa expononk Of artistic
| taste in tlih city.
Passing BY tic household art department, and
having beoti Impressed with Tho idea ti.at oyery-
thing in It must DO rare and very old. she cspied
| ono Of thcso little cheap modorn affairs, prob
ably tho work Of some mechanic not threo
months ago. pa,,sing bcforc it. hhe felt that
tho timo had como to display h9r knoslodgo
said 10 70 hor a frient, Soh! isn't that
swoet7 Shouldn't sou know it was tllreo or four
hundred yoa.s old Just by tho combination Of
| tytrar ~ tp1,1d tn hn A Y1nrtnnnt
| tton in Wow Of tho manner in which articles OF
rare value wont last night. Tho auct'onces who
kindly donated hia services md roarod llmaolf
hoarse ~as Mr. Wilbur, from doroh.
| wax ilowofs from nIrs. Wallo'a table, b., Ike
stoarus, OF Evanston; tho water-ptcaer. from
Airs. blarrlll'e table, by Dr.. Luoau,; d
vase Of wax,3loEers from M5s. r. knapp's table.
Ths china puncl,-bowl, from tho flower table, by
Mrs. Letter; tho lareo picture, IA Winter
sconc," from Mira. Merrill's table, by John NJ.
Looms, No. ezG Indiana asen11o glass, punch
Dunloyy; aota-pillow, from tho West Side
table. by 1lrr. Chart; = large whito Batin nln.
cushion, from Blrs. h1erriIt's table, by Mrs
smith. Tho DOCTORS case, from the toint table
was won by Mrs. DR.. Gross. who receivod ~:
votes.
Tho easel, daeA, chair, etc., that. wero to be
voted to tho most popular preacter we're finally
through the e1ertions Of his flionds at the very
| last, won by Ut. Patton. Inc polla Weto an
nounced NJ positively to bo closed at 10:s(
O'Clock, which they wore. Some Prof. Bssing's
friends who wished to voto wore 4 little toe
lato and expresBed much annoyance about
1t, thinking thoy might haro carried 1t for him.
Two genttemon, hlessrs. Forsyth and GoudY
woro tho parties Uho succeeded iii making pattor
victor. There was much excitement about it
and tho announcement was received witt
"braYos by Dr.. patton'H friends, and hssos b.
those OF Prof. Swing. The vote when tho Poill
closed stood, as follows: Patton, $50; Suing
6o3 Brooks. 957; :. Gibson. 203; RYDER, 10S
Looko, 81, nlitcholl, 29 Robert uollyer, 20
Bishop Cheney, q; Kittrcdso, 10; Wondto. 1s
Bishop Foley, 15; Knowles, II Bartlett, 10
Gonrts, l FELTON,, /; Alacllown, 2.
Tho inal rallies for tho piano. buggy, organ
rotary waiter, baby house, sowing n,aebino, IN.
laid table, silver ererEne. and all Tho other artl
clos which are to be 30 disposed Of, will take
placo thia evening without fail, and to-.nprroH
morning tue caroeutors will commence disman,
tling tho place which has looked 30 gay for tho
past week. Two beautiful baskets Of dowert
voro donated to Mrs. T. 3. Olr's table by Muesss
Bentley l. Dye, florists, on State street. Tht
chances to obtain Tho marble bust Of pn,itv, tt
Which so much Of romance is attached. will bE
continued over to the German Fair next week
when it will be rafled.