Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-12-26

THE NORTH END MISSION FAuI-LITERAIY
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THE OLD SOUTH FAIR FRIGHTENED EAFFLEBs
THE NORTH END MISSION FAm-LITERARY
GossIP-THE NEwsBoYs' READING ROOM.
BosToN, Dec. 20, 1879.
This evening sees the wind up of the two
large fairs now in progress. The Old South
closes with an auction at which all the art-
cles remaining unsold will be disposed of
There is no use attempting to shut ones eyes
to the fact that it has been failure Proba-
bly, about six thousand dollars will be re-
allied, but when it is taken into considera-
ton that they have had no hall rent to pay,
it certainly is a small sum for two weeks
work. Most of the sales have been made TO
the friends of tho cause, for the outsiders
have most persistently kept away. There's
feeling that amounts to positive luminosity on
the part of the public towards this venerable
building and the people don't answer the
call to "save the Old South" with the least
bit of enthusiasm. am sorry, for the la
dies in charge have worked so hard, and col
lected such really valuable and novel articles
that it seems a shame they should not be
more successful. The most valuable article
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autographs. Fifty autograph poems, from
the most popular living authors, were illus
trated by the finest Boston artists. 1t has
not yet been disposed of, but is to be rallied
for Speaking of raflles, the ladies of the
Old South have been in furry all the last
week. 1t seems that the irrepressible Henry
Morgan has been threatening to have some
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believe he has taken some preliminary steps,
but finds it more difficult matter than he at
first anticipated. He is still perseyering,
however, but how the matter will end, or how
far he will dare to go, is yet to be seen. The
situation becomes more interesting when it is
known that the only lady on the rattle COM
mittee is Mrs. Lowell, wife of Judge Lowell
that the lady most active in selling shares is
Mrs, Russell, wife of Col Russell of the po-
lice commission Morgan's 'ancient enemy"
and that the most valuable rattle was drawn
by a son of Judge Parmenter, before whom,
l believe, Morgan laid his complaint One
night it was whispered that Morgan's ennis
sarics were in the fair, and you should have
seen how the rattle signs We're taken down.
suspicion that evening, and l can't tell you
how many sales of shares were lost that night.
The North End Mission Fair closes also
tonight, and ends with a concert by Walter
Emerson and the Jubilee singers, The la
dies have announced that all their articles
must be sold, and judging by the appearance
of the tables last night there will be no diff
Guilty in getting rid of what remains. This
has been a very pretty and moderately sue
cessful fair. think people are beginning to
feel that the day for grand fairs is over, and
they will have to devise some other means of
raising money, think, from appearances,
the Mission will be about four thousand dol
lars better off for this fair--a material help,
but it ought to have been more.
Roberts Bros, do not stop publishing with
the holidays, but are advertising books to
come. The third volume in the second mo
| Name" series has just been issued. II is