The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-26

McGuiggan, of SO High street, and Master
G.. w Collins, of Atwelps avenue. A
cover was put over the opening and the
committee gave the tickets thorough
shaking and requested Miss McUulgHan
to draw one out A moment of breathless
silence followed, which was broken
bv Mr.. Clarks voice: mo. 81, 1888;
the holder of this coupon gets the
house and lot" Immediately there
was hustle and all eyes scanned their
little list of numbers. IL was quite evl-
dent in a moment that the winner was not
present. Mr. Deans admirable system of
recording the names of each ticket holder
was of great service in settling all doubt
however The committee turned the
leaves of the big book over until they came
to II 1888, opposite which they read - Mrs.
Eliza p Hall Is High street" Mrs. Hall
was not present nor any one representing
her.
The can was given another shaking and
Master Collins drew out No. 23,69S.
reference to the book gave the informa-
tion that Mr.. w. o. Blanding, of Bland
ting & Handing. druggists, residing at 220
W Waterman street, was the holder of that
coupon, and was the new owner of one of
Then the following tickets were drawn
for the seven other pianos:
No l2,sl9, the Rev. Percy Barnes, Yam
no, Sal, Edward H. Littlefeld, 90
Pine street.
No. 1854, Solomon Chemich, SO Central
No. s,7s5, J. r.. Phetteplace, IL Lemon
street
10. 1859, A. NJ. Briggs, 80 Warren
street.
No, 22,l24, John j. Dyer, 12 Huron
street.
No. G.59s, A. f. Griswold, 30 Grove
street, East Providence.
Mr.. Chemich was the only winner
present and was heartily congratulated on
his good fortune.
AS soon as the last drawing was finished
gentleman in the crowd stepped TO the
platform and said:
"The perfect fairness of everything CON
nected with the liberal offers of Mr.. Dean
from the day of its beginning TO this, its
ending, is evidently appreciated by all
present, and ! now propose three cheers
FOR John VI. Dean & Co."
The cheers were given with will and
the crowd soon dispersed. The committee
waited on Mrs. Hall at her residence and
informed her of her new possession. She
said the surprise was indeed great, but
that she had never expected TO get the
house, and was so sure she would not that
the fact of the drawing had slipped her
mind.
Mr.. Dean presented the little boy and
girl who assisted i'm the drawing with a
souvenir of the occasion.
The house is situated on Elmwood ave
nue., opposite Roger Williams Park ana
cost about 81, 800 The lot on which 10
stands contains 1000 square feet. The
house is Queen Anne in style of architec-
turc aud contains seven rooms and n bath
room. On the first floor are the parlOr,
sitting rooms, dining room, kitchen and
bath room. The rooms are all painted ana
papercd with exquisite taste and the
bathroom is supplied with hot and cold
water i'm bath tub aud set bowl. There is
n bay window i'm front and another on the
side towards the park, while n front and
side piazza are added which make really
handsome structure. The cellar contains
n furnace which supplies heat TO ali the
rooms The house il supplied with gas
and Pawtuxet water. Electric attach
ments are ON all the gas fixtures aud the
kitchen contains a large cooking range.
Mgs. Hall " w w e0lsrasalatea w Asr