Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-26
THE ORPHAN FIR.
Close Last Evening Voting Co
tests--The Election Returns.

Close Last Evening--Exciting Voting Con-
tests--The Election Returns.
The Orphan Fair was brought to q success
full and brilliant close last night with a
promenade concert Among those on the
floor we noticed Lieut.. Mcguire and lady,
6. s. Heron aud lady, Fred Wright, DR..
Higbee and lady, Judd Rice,
True White and lady, b. Gordon
and lady, Jay Stone, Miss Wampler, G. A.
Nash and lady, ]. Wampler, the Misses Beale,
D. Day and lady, Miss Peckham, A. H. Will
der and lady, the Misses Rice, Miss Ida
Murphy, DR.. Stone and lady, H. Blakeley,
Miss Carrie Knox, Basil Armstrong, d. E.
Fogarty and Miss Shepherd, G. R. Finch and
lady, Professor Fogg, Fred Sibley, Miss Het-
tie Strong, E. Hamilton, Miss Cardozo, Frank
Carlton and Miss Hollingshead, Tyler Adams
and Miss Annie Mcmillan, Lieut.. A. B.
Johnson and Miss Kite Smythe, S. B. Nc
Cornell and lady, Peter Berkey, G. B.
| Young, and lady, Miss Ida De
Mont-eville, E. johnson, Miss Belle Irving,
Great excitement was created during the
intervals of dancing by the voting. The
first poll closed was that for the most popu-
lar lecturer, which was announced in favor
of Mr.. r. Gordon, the prize being monkey,
facetiously chosen by the ladies as fit en-
blem of a curtain exhorter.
The ''ambrosia set" for the best whist
player, created quite sensation. The two
gentlemen who were doing the running were
S. B. Young and G. A. Hamilton, the others
being ''out of the race at an early STAGE
Just as the poll closed roll of greenbacks
and several envelopes were placed on
the table and over fifty dollars were
counted for Young. Several envelopes were
opened and found to contain dimes and
quarters. At length a thin envelope, almost
being thrown one side. was opened and found
to contain four checks for 1926, $50, 1915,
and 500 respectively. The envelope was
then eagerly examined, and found to be
labeled G. A. Hamilton, to the surprise of
the Disconnected supporters of Young. The
vote was then counted, and found to be fol
Hamilton, 1886; Young, 1,135. The total
sum realized by the ambrosiaset was $411.2O.
The popular drug store vote stood as fol-
lows: Wilkes, 1853; Lambie, 1876; Briggs,
1870; A. J. Wampler, 585, and so the
handsome gold vest chain went to A. j.
Wampler, proving what everybody before
knew, that no man than he stood higher in
the esteem of the boys.
The nursery table was won by Miss Alice
Clark.
Receipts up to 6 o'clock were over ST., 900
and the voting realized some $500. This
5 with the dollars received at the door during
, the evening, and the takings in the supper
room, must have raised the total to some
: thing like $4,000. The fair consequent.
was financially success, and in point of OK
cellence from its opening Performance
through the varied entertainments given t,
the grand final and most enjoyable promenad
concert, it will not rank second to any O
those delightful bazaar entertainments which
the ladies are accustomed annually to Civ
for the public delectation and the benefit o
the fatherless and motherless waits whom
their benevolence shields from merciles
| world.