Telegram-herald., 1888-12-23
a LIVELY NIGHT.
Jennie Relknap the most Popular Attend
snt-1hs Telephone Contest W iunrr.

jennie ReIknap the most Popular Attr nd
ant-Ths TsIephous Contest W ionvr.
OF course there was crowd, just as
every body expected. Al the bazaar last night
to witness the final scene of the week 5 fun.
The early evening was devoted as usual
to the sale OF tickets for ratilss. and the
Jenny. and ten-cent pieces were fed TO the
elephant until be fairly groaned with the
iudigesiible load in his stomach.
The KEYS n the jewel casket, as IL was
a lei. we're all sold early in the evening and
the KEYS were tried. There were long keys,
short keys. slim keys aud thick keys.
round KEYS square keys and fiat keys. out
the simple little flat KEY in the hands of
Miss Bertha Sones was the lucky key and
opened the casket which cantained a verv
fine gold watch inclosed in neat plush
cas-. The watch and case are valued at
SO.
Aiiss Cones was congratulated on her
good luck ov hosts of friends.
The following figures indicate tae num-
Der of each painting IN the art rail and tue
number Of the lucky ticket: IwO-Iicxet
334 Three-Ticket 3l3. Four-Ticket 739.
Five-Ticket 762 Slx-Tlcket III. Seven
Ticket 259. Eight--Ticket 6J2. Nine
Ticket 593. Ten-rcket 46. Eleven
Ticket-5I2. TweIve-Ticket 1876. Thir-
teen-Ticket 272. Fourteen-Ticket SIC.
Fifteen-Ticket $50. Sixteen-Iicket 738.
SevenJeen-Ticket 25S.
Number one was claimed, the others re-
main unclaimed.
The contest for the telephone girls was
announced to be closet at III o'clock, then
the oids became fast and furious, champions
of the two leaders rushed TO the front, and
the votes of each ran up from abou,
4
The live.iest enthusiasm was. shown, each
girls admirers being determined not to be
outdOne. At last the time was out and the
vote stood 776 for Mamie Calkins. 665 Tor
Jessie Wilson. An elegant gold watch was
thus won by Miss Cslkins.
The attention OF the audience was turned
10 the contest for the most popular lady
attendants This was the tug of n.
Hundreds Of youthful admirers of the two
leaders in the race tiocked to the front. as
near the platform as they could get, with
rolls of bills upheld to the receivers.
Fifty votes for Jennie Belknap." lone
hundred votes for Nellie CARROLL
Three hundred for Jennie Belknap," ,"
were the cries OF the voters; only SIX min
utes more" caiIel the time keeper. Such
excitement was never before witnessed Al
any bazaar. At eacn rise in the vote TIE
friends of the lucky candidate would cheer
aud the opposition would rise TO vote.
At ll.45, the time set for closing, the
polls were declared closed with
Jennie Belknsp ahead. having l $50
votes and Nellie Carroll ,456 The prize
was set OF gloves donated ~ the com pan y
by h. Z. kidder.
I, has be, hard weeks work for the
Boys of the company. The following list
sre some Of the bard workers who have
done everything in their power 10 make the
bazaar .snccessful. and that they have sue.
ceeded sll who have Iattended can attest:
Charlie emmett e. Ellis Lieut.. FL C.
Bennett. john Rely. Dennis McKeiver
Fred Powers. John Giibertson. Leo God.
froy Henry Bennett vii ID. Keaton. Fred
DeGrasf Fred Canhsld. Fred Adams Frank
Graves. W NJ kirkwOOd.
The tine vas 50 limited last night that il
was impossible 10 complete the rattle fol
The piano. cutters and other prizes. bat
it Was decided 70 complete the affair Mon
tsv evening. when lhese articles viii b
drawn