The Portland daily press., 1884-06-09

The Monument Fair which has been in sue
cessful operation for the past week at City
Hall closed Saturday night but will reopen
this evening at o'clock, for the disposal OF
articles remaining unsold. The tickets,
placed at the low price of twenty-five cents
entitle the holder to some article from the
various tables. Additional tickets can be OBJ
tanned during the evening in the hall upon the
same conditions. The full amount received
for the tickets will be distributed in goods as
gifts varying in value from five cents to $50.
An auction sale will also take place. Refresh
ments will be for sale in Reception Hall and
tableaux and other entertainments will be
given.
There was very good attendance Saturday
although not equal to that of the preceding
days, and the sales were fair. The entertain
ment Saturday afternoon consisted of Punch
and Judy ventriloquism and repetition of
the drill by young ladies under Miss Mildred
Greene for the benefit of the children. In the
evening there were beautiful tableax and
Chambers Band played its best music.
The refreshment room desires to acknowl-
edge donations of paper for napkins received
from @. M. Rice, Loring, Short & Harmon
| and Hall L. Davis; also two delicious salmon
served with Mayonnaise sauce from G.. D.
Robinson. Miss Fanny Chadwick, the eff
Gent and popular chairman of the executive
committee, desires to return public thanks to
Mrs. Charles Goddard, Mrs. Charles Boyd,
Mrs. Weston Milliken, Mrs. B. A. Perkins,
| Mrs. L. G. Gibson and Mrs. Edwin Clement
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| during the week they have been associated as
| members of the same committee. Indeed
| vote of thanks from all concerned seems due
| to these ladies who have labored SO cheerfully
and efficiently in the cause which they repre-
| sented Thanks are also due to the popular
| physician, DR.. s. G. Gordon, who has SO adj
| mirably superintended the refreshment room,
| showing from the first day an interest and en-
thusiasm that could not fail to be contagious.
The PRESS reporter was quite amused to see
the doctor on the closing day of the fair, throw
aside his dignifed reserve, and auction off the
mammoth vase in the dining room to group
| composed of members of his committee. It
was knocked down. to Mrs. B. A. Perkins at
the low price of $4.25. Whether this was
a mock or genuine sale we did not ascertain.
| Saturday, we for the first time made the &C
| quaintanee of the kitchen employees and
| found among them a colored man named
Sample, who might, in the minstrel capacity,
| net the monument fund large amount He
danced the Highland fling in a manner that
| left no doubt of his nimbleness but assured MS
with grave face and lisping accent that he
could not "danthe we'll only when the band
| played Royth de wife Of Valdivalir."
| The Universalist and Catholic societies proyi-
ded liberal supply of delicious refreshments
and 5000 were taken by the cashier. G.. D. Rob-
| inson, G. M. Rice & Co., land Mrs. ID. Donahue
| all made donations also to this department.
| In the relic room there were some new ct.
fractions, among them the guidons of the 18th
Maine, carried from 1868 to Lees surrender,
loaned by Col. T. A. Roberts, Gen. W. West
and Gen. G. P. Mattocks.
The groceries department during the past
week cleared about $500; the boot and shoe de-
partment took over $1,000; the drug depart
ment over 81 900; the Grand Army table 1888;
the fancy goods $35S; the little misses Sill;
rsfreshment room 81, 063.3S soda table $50.
By general request the exhibition of paint
| ings at the art building will continue through
to-day and evening.
PRIZES AWARDED.
The following prizes were secured by rattle
and voting Saturday evening.
In the voting for the yacht mirror the vote
stood as follows.