National Republican., 1885-10-30
THE NATIONAL RIFLES, FAIR.
Contributions Pouring In From Every
Qunrtcr-The New Armory Very
Busy Place-Tiie Red Coats Deter

Contributions Pouring in From Every
Quarter--The New Armory a Very
Busy Plnce-The Red Coats Deter
mined TO Achieve n Grand Success.
The National Rifles Grand Fair and In.
dustrial Exhibition which opens Monday next,
and continues two weeks, will be the leading
attraction here during that period. The sue.
cess Of the same is now, beyond doubt, an es-
tablished fact. Beautiful, elegant, and costly
donations are being received from every
source. The mortgage debt on the handsome
afmory building will soon be paid. All articles
donated aud not vet sent in are requested by
the secretary, Mr., George w Evans to be sent
70 the armory, 92O q street, by Saturday next.
If the contribution wagon fails to call for
donation please notify tho secretary.
TEE LATEST DONATIONS AND DONORS.
Washington Gaslight Company, cash Si0O;
BLOCKS Bros, New York, imported breakfast
jacket; william II. Combs. carving set; Gibson
Bros, cash S2Oi Miss Carrie ID. Scott, oil paint.
ing, ''Tho Old Home of Josh Billings" q. G.. Z.
Simms, silver horseshoe; Mrs q. A. Bentley,
ivory manicure set; Master Harry X. Bentley,
Jewel holder aud perfume atand George A.
Bentley, case of perfumes; William X. spearc.
cash S1b; 40. Wright, box cigars; H. L. Wood.
ward y Co., dozen shirts TO order; Mrs. Susan
w Kelly, decorated plate; L. II. Lamb, cash
80; William X. Brown, one dozen jars preserves:
f. q. Davis, duchess lace pelinne, $50, bronze,
and plush frame, two cutglass mirrors Else.
man Bros, dress coat and vest; r. l.. Eliot, one
box ,perigmey; Q. II; Hoover, box cigars;
Charles ]. Kellogg, 80 packages Farlnosa;
White, Hentz Il Co, (by Col. II. selIgsonl. two
cases Trimble whlsky-"Grcen Label" tho
Remington Typewriter Company, one first.
class Remington typewriter; JohnJ !. Chapman,
owl panel; Judd & Detweilcr, printers' stick
and set Of composlng rules J. r, Manning Il
Co., one large jardiniere; Norfolk storage Com.
pany (by w. q. Lown), three sucks fancy hand.
picked peanuts; W. S. Thompson, geurs dress.
ing case Thomas JOY barrel potatoes; q q.
Cofnwell Son, five pounds tea; Louis Faber,
case wine; James u; Lambie, set of. dinner
knives aud forks IN box; Atlantic aud Pacific
Tea Company, decorated Chiua pitcher and two
vases; Robert Beall, library books and station:
cry; Parisian Artificial Flower Company, tripod
and hanging basket Of flowers; Guinnip & Co,
montel lambrequin; st. Marc Hotel (yoi. Fitz.
gerald, proprietary, silver. castor and bottles;
Through J, L. Burkhnrt & Bro, the following:
I. Il. Hess & Co, Baltimore, Md, box cigars;
Martin stuckert, Baltimore, Nd, six boxes
cigarsi >. Rosonield & Co., Baltimore Md,
cash $40. Duffy d Leonardo, box cigars; Stott,
Cromwell Il Co, gents dressing case; +. q.
Alexander, cash s.; j. II. Harris, cash SIS;
Charles Moore, two dozen bottles imported
Tna GSooaG Ma% RSey GSsh s
English vase; t. t. White basket Mumm's
extra dry champagnej x; g. Lewis, gents pest
hat to order ghrough II; Q. Lewisli Topping,
Peddic Il Co.., New York, gents travelling
satchel Great Falls lee Company, silver fruit
stand j. Karr pair bronzed statues aud card
toilet articles; Mrs. DR.. William Merrill, hand.
painted sachct; Southern Puciic Tea Company,
tour ,,H pounds r9Tmosa tea; H. 2; Keyworth,
fair: the Palais Royal, fur cape aud mutt,
value $40; Mrs. ]. l.. Blout, fine French hat; g.
w: Cistel by Q. II. Raub & Co., barrel Lily
White flour; L. Morrison, stationery, sl2; Mrs.
flowers for the fair; LutZ & Bro, mohair car
riage robe; z. +: Brooks, lamps and gas orna-
ments; Dr. William 4. Baldus, perfimery, &C.;
Charles Fischer, combination ponknife: George
7, Kennedy, four sacks White Swan flour; I.
Met. Criswell, toilet articles: william II. Cole
Sons, Baltimore (Robort Boyd, nickel plated
coffee grinder; M i: scanlon, framed picture
Flora 9. Dcnnis0n, smokers stand; Mrs
i. B. Wilson, decorated rolling pin; Miss
% Zoe Pool. Pool. g. em6roidered pin cushion;
slipper pattern and bronze card.rccelver; Miss
Gertie L. Mitchell, hnnd.painted bowl and
sauceri Miss Agnes y. Young, Bnrbotine vase;
Mycof, Seamans y benedict, Remington type
Miss Nellie Acker, worked table cover; Miss
May Hamilton fancy sofa pillow the Llncrusta
Walton Company, New York, large medallion
Paul Reinlein perfumery, powders, &C.; Miss
Carrie Morgan, Mouchoir case Easton q
Rupp, stationery; Mrs. H. L. Lambie, two
pin.cushions, three embroidered tidies; Miss
Katie NJ. Lambie, embroidered pin.cushion,
with mats. embroidered sofa pillow, two
tides; friend. .child's cape and hood; Miss
Katie Nj. Lambie, embroidered satin banneret
Miss Florence Hoffman, embroidered banneret;
Miss Anna Wittberger Minneapolis. Mimi,
painting; Miss Mesa Shoemaker, hand.painted
pincushion; Mrs. S, Kold, hand-painted piu-
cushion; Miss limo Johannes, fancy articles;
Miss Annie X. Dleterich, embroidered pin.
cushion; John Barthel, cash S5; VIM. q. Lown,
cash $40; james Hendley, sterling silver-head
fAHsni;H Hhlphohnze' O. seltz brass fire screen.