Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-02
GARDIN Err.

bne OF THIS city most Drlllant htethf
ladies', Mrs. Laura E. Richards, has recent
Iy arranged a very attractive, beautiful and
dainty birthday book, containing extracts
from the pen of the well known Julia Ward
Howe. The book is one Of the neatest pub
( locations OF the kind ever presented TO the
literary world, and is edited with that charm
and ease for which the editor is so we'll
known
The last night of the Odd Fellows fair
Thursday packed the Coliseum with an i'm
mense crowd of people The Gardner band
vas present and rendered several very line
selections Many of our traders had fancy
booths ON the side for the sale and display
I Of articles. Prominent among these were
those of Preble & keene and A. Fuller &
Son, the latter running an addition where
young gentleman dispensed delicious pies
made from the Osborn pie preparation.
Preble & keene's display was the most elab-
crate. representing tastily arranged sleep
ing apartment. A noticeable feature was
the iine silk and plush quilts and pillow
shams belonging to Mrs. Will Preble and the
handiwork of her aunt, Mrs. Annie X. Field
of Augusta The display, especially the
quilts, attracted deserved attention and fav-
orable comment. The following prizes were
awarded to holders of season tickets Grand
upright piano, 1870, F. Goodwin; brass
piano lamp, ll3, Russell Heath; gold coin,
So co. 2S6, J. A. Merrill; Home Journal, l
year, 1896, A. W. Peaslee; dress pattern,
$40, . NJ. McCarand cash, 81. ., j. IL
Wight; | box cigars, 1887, Mr. Daniel Gid
den set silver plated teaspoons, l0lt, Emma
Dempsy; l box raisins, 3o1, Geo. l.. Wood;
alarm clock, 205, Z. l.. Annis;
album, 929, Mrs. William Lunt;
cash 81, 1906, Mrs. Emerson; easy chair,
COS, Chas. Dunton; two pounds of tea, 800,
Andy Robinson; tea set, ll2l, g. j. Ring;
napkin ring, GIL, +. n. Glass hanging lamp,
562. Chas. Brookings; cash 81, 800, George
/ E. RI ed; set of fruit knives. 1910, c. E.
+ Dinsmore one barrel of apples, 1855 pair
of ladies' boots, 1856; boys suit, sol, Frank
/ Hamlin; webb toweliug, rs, A. +. Perry,
Portland cash 81. 5o4 S. c. Goodwin; one
barrel of floor, 3O3, Geo. b. Fleet; New
Home sewing machine, 304, Frank Greea-
lief; hall lamp. 1883 one whip, 1913, l.. d.
Morgan webb sheeting, 1875, Frank Ben
ner cash ST. COZ, p. II. Winslow; Daily
Kennebec journal, year, l5i, 5. &. Curtis !;
water pitcher, 3I2, |. 5. Davis; cash, 50,
1880 Z. II. Winsluw; boys sled, 1850, ..
A. Powers; silver plated castor, 1910, b. +.
Holman: cash, 81, 81, +. W. Cummings;
street blanket 1928, Miss Alice Preble;
! / barrel crackers, IS, I. A. Jewett; box
cigars. SOP, A Bailey; l set teaspoons
1928; Turkish rug. 1872, Arthur Jewett;
cash, 81, 297, ALICE Nickerson; half dozen
plated knives, $50, Mrs E. A. Holt; pair
blankets, 1905, Thomas Landry; cash, s.
1901; Ken Reporter yr. ,l047,F. NJ. Noyes;
silk handkerchief, 1859, +. l.. Moosley ;
cash 81, TAG, Mrs. Gray, Hatlowell; l
commode set, $50, Mrs. G. II. Stone;
plush parlor suit, G67, W. W Atkins Mrs
F. c. Wise, doll Miss Lillian McCausland
and MIR. Eugene Gilman, barre! of flour; j.
W. Lash, oil painting; stove, ticket No. 20;
silver ware, tickets Nos. 50, ll9, 239, 2O9
1873; table of fancy articles, Nos. 80, 35l, 81,
49, c. l.. B. GoUden. fancy handkerchief
case; Robert Burnham and Henry Bates,
sleigh,