The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-12-02
SMILING MEN.
Two Groups Who shared i'm the his.
trIbutIOn Of the Louisiana State
LOttery-CapitaI Prize.

LOttery-CapItaI Prize.
Two-ffths of the capital prize OF $75,-
600, won by ticket Il, 291 in the monthly
drawing of the Louisiana State Lottery
last Tuesday, We're sold in New Orleans
Messrs. Augustus Kelvin, Lewis Hymel
and A. 0. Guillot, all of Algiers, were
the joint possessors of one of the fifths,
and a party Of Louisville and Nashville
Railroad bridge men of the other. The
first party drew their money on Wednes-
day. A reporter was present at the time
OF payment in the Office of the Lottery
Company. The three Algerines were in
extremely good humor, as may be mag
ined, and recalled with beaming salts
faction and congratulation the triaing
incident which induced them to invest in
what turned out so well. On Sunday
evening last the three, who are all me-
chanics of Algiers, were taking a little
supper in the Acme Saloon, on Royal
street. Some one passing said, "The
Lottery drawing comes off Tuesday"
This gave the turn to a conversation
which resulted in a joint investment in
three fifth tickets, purchased at the Acme
cigar stand. One of the fifths bore the
figures -, POI. The party wanted an
other fifth of the same, liking the tempt
ing arrangement of odd numbers, but
the dealer said that he had sold the
other fifth which he had held. Mr..
hoi fI..t
tie of the matter till Tuesday evening,
when his eye was caught by the magic
Is, POI opposite the capital prize, in an
evening newspaper. He CONSIDERABLY
refrained from troubling his friends until
he had crossed the river and verified the
report at the Lottery Company's office.
He then told them, and the three united
in their descent upon the Company's
check book Wednesday.
Mr. Augustus Kelvin lives at IA Val
lette street, Algiers, is boss joiner and
carpenter, and son-in-law of 0. F. Val
lette of the Vallette Dry Dock. Lewis
Hymel is the foreman of the same Dry
Dock, and A. o. Guillot is proprietor
of machine and repair shop in Algiers.
The check for 1000 was handed over
to Mr.. Kelvin in the presence OF the re-
porter, and the three, richer each. by
! 5000, departed smiling from the bank.
A similar scene was repeated in the
Lottery office Thursday, the good luck
lighting this time the faces of the Louis
vile and Nashville bridge men. Their
names are as follows: J. D. Hill o.
Louisville, KY, where he has a wife and
family He is supervisor of bridges and
buildings in. the New Orleans and Mo
bile and Il portion of the Mobile and
Montgomery divisions of the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad, with head
quarters at Bay St. Louis. He has
served the Louisville and Nashville
twenty-fOur years.
T. E. Powell, also of Louisville, bridge
foreman, and ten years in the service o
the road He was married aweek ago
and his companions congratulated hin
on double stroke of fortune.
J. w. McCutcheon of Pass Christian
track supervisor New Orleans and Mo
bile division; in the employ of the
Louisville and Nashville Company TIVE
years. tf.t- 81
G. S. Hill of Belmont, Built county
KY, bridge foreman OF the New Orleans
and Mobile division; railroading To-
eleven years.
J,G. Broshear of Bardstown Junction
Built county, KY, bridge man for tive
years. sI..a ~ -a.-.
As the three first named of these sa
waiting for the SIS, 900 check, they tolC
the reporter how it was. They ha(
made pool in September, and bough
fifteen one-fifth tickets for the drawing
that month, getting an approximation
prize of S. They concluded to try i
again, and on Friday last bought anOthei
batch of fifteen one-fifth tickets at the
Acme saloon. The first one to see the
lucky result, was Mr.. Powell, while read
ing the "Times-Democrat' in Bay st
Louis, Wednesday morning. He let the
others know by the wires, and the three
dropped over Thursday to materialize fo
the combination. They went away So ,00(
richer each, and they say they will hi
the wheel again if ltlck holds out.
These five men are known all along
the line of the Louisville and Nashville
/ from New Orleans to- Cincinnati, ant
they won't hear the last of their con
gratulatiOns for some time to cOme.-LN
0. Times Democrat ,, October 18th.