The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-04-12
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING APRIL IL,
St. Michael's Fair.

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The Fair for the st. Michaeps parish school
fund, was opened last Monday night in the
| School-hall next to the church. The ladies
deserve great credit for the taste with which
they have arranged the hall, and the elegance
and care displayed in the decoration of theil
| tables. As usual at our Fairs the stands bear
testimony to the generosity of our citizens
each being loaded with jewelry, dolls, and
trinkets of various kinds, of which many are
of great value.
The Cotton Press tablesseems to have been
specially favored by the friends of its lady
managers, as the numerous fancy articles OF
rare workmanship and beauty to be seen there
testify.
At the School table may be found the finest
cotton screw ever seen in this city. 1t was
made at one of our largest and best foundries
and is to be rallied at so cents chance.
The screwman who gets it will certainly be
blessed with an abundance of work. Besides
uated by Mr.. Gogarty, parlor lamp given by
Mr.. d. McKendrick, and an oil painting of the
Blessed Virgin presented by Mrs. Meagher.
At Sts Patrick's table is exhibited gold
watch and chain equal to the finest to be found
Several young ladies, relying upon their win
ming ways and large acquaintance, no less than
upon the well known gallantry of our young
men, are contesting for its possession.
The Post Office is under the same talented
management as st. Patrick's, and, from certain
samples shown us, we judge that those who
receive letters through it's agency will learn
secrets and receive advice of no little interest
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in verse will be transmitted by the postmistress;
no original copies of Tom Moore, Owen Mere
dith, etc.. all must be in plain prose and each
will contain some, telling truth.
The Hibernia table offers punch bowl for
contest, as also gold headed cane and q fine
saddle. Mr.. E. Kelly and a young son of Capt
feathers are anxious to get the saddle, while
Messrs. P. Mcmahon and II. Henderson are
contesting for the cane.
At the st. Alphonsus table splendid horse
is for rattle at dollar a chance, and Messrs.
VIM. Feehan and John Chaf1e are contesting
for watch.
The two most exciting contests at the Fair
are those for the row boat, at the Crescent
City table, and for the horse and buggy at st.
MichaePs.
The boat is one of the lghtest and swiftest
that ever skinned over the waters. Experts
declare that there is nothing aioat in these
parts that can at all compare with it. That
this is is the case is proved by the great inter-
est the clubs are taking in the contest The
Orleans club, Col. Sam Boyd, President, and
the Towards, are now in the lead, but it is
understood that the Riversides and Pelicans are
making preparations to give all hard pull;
for the prize.
The contest for the horse and buggy, which
are very valuable, is becoming very exciting.
Besides enlisting the support of their friends,
Messrs. Deeves, Lecourt and Batson, the con-
testants, are;collecting all their spare cash to
ensure a triumph. As each has host of
friends and q pretty well filed treasury of
his own, there is little doubt that the aggre-
gate vote will exceed that cast in the cele-
brated contest of last January between Messrs:
Wiltz and McPhelin.
With the exception of the evenings on
which there was rain, the Fair has been we'll
attended, thereby proving that the people
appreciate the necessity of having large
parochial school house at an early date.
Still, many of the good people of the par
in an appearance, though there is no doubt
that all will make it point to spend at least
one evening in company with the kind ladies
and their fair ASSISTANTS.
The Fair will continue during the ensuing
week, and each evening the visitors viii be
treated to few select pieces of instrume ntal
aud vocal music.