Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-18
DRAWING THE PRIZES.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE GUARDS
FAIR PROPERTY.

The Excitement Among Ticket Holders
How the Drawing was Conducted
The Winners OF the Big Prizes-Con-
cert by the Ludden & Bates Band
The distribution Of the Savannah
Volunteer Guards Fair property. In
accordance with the grand distribu-
ton scheme. took place at the Thea
tire last night. The 5000 people who
were supposed 70 have purchased tickets
were not there. The house was well filed,
however, with a fine audience. Many
were waiting impatiently, with their tick
cts ready, for the capital prize. or any
other prize that they might be lucky
enough TO draw.
The Iudden & Bates silver Tone Band
added 70 the pleasure Of the evening, and
relieved the anxiety Of the expectaut ones
with a programme Of music opening with
ssThe Guards grand march and follow
Ing with other selections at intervals
while the drawing was taking place.
At $50 o'clock, after the first part Of
the musical programme was concluded,
the scenes were shifted and brought IN
view OF the audience the commits
siOneTs and members Of the Guards Fair
general committee. the secretaries and
the gentlemen who were TO superintend
the distribution. A large sealed bag.
containing 5000 tickets numbered from
I'D to 5000. lay on a table beside a
smaller bag. which contained go tickets
numbered from up TO $50, representing
the prizes. The bags bore the
certificates Of the commissioners.
After being examined, the seals
were broken and the 5000 tickets were
emptied into the larger OF two circular
wheels and the 80 tickets into the smaller
wheel. The tickets were tightly rolled
and secured with a rubber band so that
the number could not be read until
the band was removed and it was
opened.
When all was ready Mayor
Lester. Chairman Of the general fair
committee, announced to the audi
ence that the dra wing would begin. The
Commissioners, Gems. LawtOn and Sorrel.
Capt. Fallgant, Capt. Mercer and j. K.
saussy. Esq. occupied seats on the stage.
Messrs. W. II. W ade and G.. A. Gregory
4 acted as secretaries. Capt. Falligant took
a position by the large wheel, which was
revolved so that the tickets were thor
Oughly mixed. A ticket was then
withdrawn by Master Feeley,
| and handed TO Capt. Falligant, who an
uOunced its number and handed II "a
Capt. Mercer. Mr.. Saussy stood by the
]
/ ticket from the large wheel was an
nOunced a prize ticket was Withdrawn
/ from the small wheel by Master Fret
well and handed TO Mr.. Saussy,
who announced the number Of the
/ prize. at the same time passing
| the ticket to Gen. SOTrel. who, with Capt
| Mercer. pinned the two tickets-the draw
| ing ticket and number Of the priZe-t0
| gether and deposited them in the box, tbs
secretaries recording the numbers as they
| were announced. The arrangement wa:
| the same as that adopted in the drawing:
| Of the Louisiana Lottery. With the
/ drawing OF the first ticket the excitement
/ began, and continued during the entire
| evening. until the last prize was drawn
I When the first hundred tickets had beer
l drawn an inteTmissiOn was taken. ana
| the band rendered the second part o
/ its programme. The drawing was theI
/ resumed and continued until the mex
\ hundred had been reached, when a SECOND
/ intermisiOn was taken before the draw
/ ing Of the last fifty prizes. The audience
was furnished with programmes giving
4 the list Of prizes and their value
/ There was considerable excitemen
as the numbers were announced, anC
| the character OF many Of the prizes woulC
/ have given more amusement had tbs
/ holder OF the tickets been known. The
/ drawing was conducted in a business
manner and to the satisfaction Of ever
one who was present.
Il is impossible to give full
\ list Of the prizes. Among IN
| most valuable the west half OF lot No. y
| Forsyth ward. and located opposite
the Jail, and valued at 81 200, was drawn
/ by ticket No. 2495, held by J. W. McAlpin
The west half of lot No. 2S, same ware
and adjoining lot -, was won by ticke
! No. 2SS5, held by unknown. Tn,
wagon, valued at 800, was wOI
| by ticket No. 3S43, held by Miehae
L. COrtina. The hand-painted ic'
/ cream set was won by the Savannah
! Cadets. The sewing machine, witt
| musical attachment, valued at $40, by J
| F. Doyle; the fancy desk, valued at $50
! BY Mrs. f. Williams. Two volumes o
| Turner's Gallery, valued at $40, were
/ won by G.. y. Nichols. The car load o
finishing cypress, valued at $50; tn
| handsome silver set, valued at 500; tn,
| bale of cotton. valued at $50; the batl
| tub. valued at $40; the silver epergn'
/ and the set Of law books, valued
at $40 each. the cooking stove and tn
| round trip ticket to Baltimore AID thu
| case Of champagne. and set Of law books
valued at $2jeach, were won by unknown
| The two cases Of cordial, valued at So
| were won by j. NJ. Bryan.