The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-06

NONAN OohS O2SSPGiOH' io was % "
lows: The box containing the money,
with the name of the contestant plain
ly written OH top, was placed OR a ia
BILE standing on the stage. Around
this table sat the three comprising the
committee above mentioned. Mr.. Marsh
counted the money he took from the
box, passed the same to Mr.. Woerner,
who in turn re-counted it, after which
it passed through the hands of Mr..
Haines and then was handed to Father
Grace, who wrote the amount down in
a book. Mr.. Smith also counted what
money he drew from the box, and this
likewise was re-counted, thus securing
a "fair count" to all the candidates.
The first vote counted was the con-
test between two little girls-Theresia
Herrlich and Theresa Wellington
for a stuffed, but somewhat awkward
looking elephant. The little girls work
ed earnestly and v%aliantly, but the first
mentioned girl had a majority of three
votes. The votes were one cent apiece.
Miss Herrlich received 527 and Miss
Wellington 524. The count, or the an
nouncement of the result, did not ere
ate much excitement, save among the
adherents of the little girls.
But when it was announced that the
votes cast for Miss Kittie Wells and
Miss Lou DeGroot, as to who should
receive the gold necklace, would be
counted, then it was that the interest
became intense. Both young ladies
had friends, and the way the money
was dropped into the boxes of the fair
contestants was very gratifying to the
friends of the Church of Visitation.
Harry Goldman championed the cause
of Miss DeGroot, and spent his money
lavishly, while Lorepz Woerner, jr.,
played the knight to Miss Wells. The
friends of both young ladies felt hope
full, yet Respondent, and it is the opin-
ion of disinterested ones that if pools
had been sold on the result, just before
the votes were counted, that the Oldest
buyer of pools could not have told the
favorite. Finally, when the polls or
the contest between Miss Wells and
Miss DeGroot had been declared closed
by Father Grace, and the boxes remoY-
ed to the stage, all other matters in the
Hall were temporarily forgotten. A
sea of upturne ed and anxious faces elus-
tered around the stage as the amount
of the two girls was counted out, and
during the entire count a breathless 81
lence was maintained. The amount of
money obtained by Miss Wells was $780,.
80, while Miss DeGroct had $44.7 The
marker announced the success of Miss
Wells, which was greeted with loud APP
plause. Total amount obtained for the
necklace, $125.02.
The mex disputed question to be de-
cided vas the contest for the gold
bracelets. The participants in this,
with the amounts obtained, were as FOL-
lows: Miss Maggie Gates, 5000; Miss
Mary Ryan, $54.s5; Miss Maggie Holt
han, $47.24; Miss Julia Whelan, $55.-
So. 1t will be seen that Miss Whelan
won the bracelets, but only by seventy
cents, or two votes and four-fifths, as
each vote counted twenty-five cents.
Total amount received for the brace
lets, $l67.94.
Last but not least by any means, tn
votes on the harness were next opened.
Each vote announced to ten cents. The
names of the eontesting gentlemen
were, Timothy Kelly, John Quill, Jr.,
Morris Carroll and Charles Gukins.
After a careful count the following bull
letin was displayed to the expectant
crowd: Kelly, l .52S votes; Quill 459H
Carroll $50 6-10; Gukins $50 ITO. To-
tal&$304, 80. The success of Mr.. Kelly
was hailed by his many friends with
shouts of applause and many were the
congratulatory words which "'Tim'
received during the evening. There
we're no other contestants present for
the gold headed can except j. r. Beatty,
He received 121 votes, or $12, 10, and
was awarded the cane. He made 9
short speech in which he Thanked his
friends for their help and wound up by
saying that he would not soon forget
their kindness. He was the lion fol
the rest of the evening and was as proud
of his cane as a school boy is over The
acquisition of a pair of red-topped cop
pel-toed boots.
This completed the drawings, saw
those of the coordination ticket,'' la
dies gold watch, gents silver watch
/, silver tea set, &C., all of which will b
drawn at the city Hail on tomorrow
Thursday evening. Doors open at
t O'Clock. The committee who will su
. perintend the drawing is: VIM. B
!, Marsh, w. A. Smith and F. N. Haines
The total amount receiy ed on Saturda
5 evening, from the several contests, wa:
E $547.3 80, which does not include 81
2 taken in at the door, or the proceed
from the refreshment table.
This article would be. incomplet
: should not some mention be made {
: the active part taken by Rev. Fathe
Grace. 1t is mainly to his exertiou
that the success of the Concert can b
!, credited, as he was the instigator of tn
movement, andhas from the openin
e of the project been present every nigf
t and labored zealously. By his kline
ness to one and all he has won the re
spect and esteem of many of a dilfereI
faith, while he has rendered himse.
e more popular with his congregation, i
S such q thing could be. In all his al
duous labors, Father Grace has bee
most ably and willingly assisted b
Mr.. Joseph Woerner, who divided h
time, during the nine nights of the fai
about equally between it and his bus