The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-11-28
The 81. Francis de sales Fair.

The annual fair of this church bPgar
in Library Hall Nov. 18Th, and closed or
Friday evening as stated in our las
issue. The weather on Geveral nighti
during the week was rainy and disagree
able, so that the receipts we're probably
less. than they otherwise might have
been, but the first two evenings wert
pleasant and the one day prolonged
served to make the whole very success
full. We learn that $4,000 is about The
sum realized, which is a handsome
amount under the circumstances. Thest
proceeds go 10 help the building fund oil
the new church The walls of which have
reached the roof. The roof is now being
covered and work on the walls will bt
resumed another season.
The Citizens Band discoursed excel
lent music on the opening and closing
evenings, donating their services, fol
which they received cordial thanks
The ladies spread bountiful suppers each
evening which we're we'll patronized and
also presided at the fancy tables-in this
way contributing in a substantial man.
ner towards the satisfactory financial
exhibit at the close of the fair.
The thanks returned by Father Mich
aud in his closing address, included moi
only the Band as stated, but the nearly
one hundred donors of articles drawn al
this fair, the ladies of the church both
old and young, the young men OF the
Father Matthew T. A. B. Society who
had charge of the doors and sold the 4SC
tickets on the parlor suite prize, not for
getting the little canvassers (whose
names we omit this year for want Of
space), and all who contributed to make
the affair 80 grand success. We give
below the list OF prizes. The leading one
OF couse was the parlor suit contributed
by J. Ed. Walbridge & Co., and on
which 800 tickets were issued. 1t wal
awarded TO Michael Dermady of Ben
ninGton Center, he holding ticket sol
The other awards were as follows
Barrel Of flour. Jos. Kemp; gentleman's hat,
Thomas Carrigan; bird cage, Matte Carney; %
barrel Of -four Thos. Mcclure; Photographic al
bum. Miss Bridget Meagher; fancy basket Henry
Crossley; tidy, Katie Flsmming; lamp, Elite
Leonard; pair rubber boots, Mrs M. Sullivan
large rug, Julia O'Donnell; pair Of shoes, Ella
Purcell; lamp, Mary Guiltinsn; gentleman's slip
pers, Nellie Cone; ladies' slippers, Richard Casey
sofa pillow, Nellie Mornssey; ladies shoes, Johr
Browni slippers, Annie Green; pair OF blankets
s. j. Carr, Hoosick, Falls, n. Y,
Picture, Nicholas Cone; toilet set, Mrs. Martin
Murphy: clock, Jos. w. Shaw, Williamstown
Mass. box of soap, John Robinson; chds hat
Maria Hogan; lady's hat, Mrs. William Phalen
camp stool, Benoit Froncion; bed quilt Mary Cor
don; paper weight, John Kinney; pair Of towels
Mrs. j. P. Babcock; lamp, Mary Mullaughney
lounge, Contributed by employees Bradfofd Mills
Larry 0'Toole; black lace scarf Ella Purcell
ton Of coal, X. B. Godfrey; book, "Half hours
with the Servants Of God," James Campbell; book
olives of the Saints, Rev. j. s. Michaud; marble
top table, Annie Morrissey. a..
Iady's breakfast shawl, JamesH. Whitney; pair
OF hand painted pictures, James Whitney
large doll, Lizzie McMahan; box Of cigars, Emms
Briggs; ID sofa pillow, Katie Fleming; table GOV
er, Francis Hathorne; decorated plaque, Thomas
Mcmahon; I'd box of cigars, Rev. j. S. Michaud
silver cake basket, Thornton Kinney; table scarf
Mary PhentOn; footstool, Nellie Keenan,; table
John Gunshannon.
Plush chair contributed by employees Valentine
Mills), John b. Cone; set of dishes Contributed
by employees Of the Cooper Mills, Nellie Gibney
extenton table Contributed by church choir)
Alice Kelley; gold eagle Contributed by the EN-
ployes Of the Tiffany Mills), Rose A. Burns; cray
on portrait of Rev. j. S. Michaud, Kittie Mcqueen
Pin cushion, Ella Purcell; tidy, Mrs. Johr
Grennan; silver knives and forks, Contributed b.
the employees Of the lockwood Mills), Z. j. Wins
low.
The names of donors, il given, would
show that our business men and manu-
facturers gave literally as is their Gus
tom towards this church fair.