The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-02
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
ONLY TWO MORE DDS or THE
MEMORIAL BAzAAR,
But the Crowds Continue and tho Ladies'
Are still Making Money--A Plan for
the Most Industries Man.


not so large as usual and those in Mt
tendance wouldn't have raised many spe-
clal obj .ctions 10 sitting on a cake Of ice
for a change for old Sol got in his work,
and the capriclous mercury reached for
the top notch on the thermometer and
succeeded in bobbins up sereaely to the
nneueth degree.
in Sanger Han Colonel c. OBJ. Cowar-
din entertained the audience In his char
acterlstic way BY reading some character
sketches from Georgia, and Captain
Frank Cunningham's voice proved a val
liable acquisition 20 the programme.
The Bazaar VIII close tomorrow night
and the next day such articles as remain
at the tents will DE sold al remarkably
low prices TO anyone wishing 20 purchase
Arkansas is noted far and wide for her
lberahty. This time the pretty Vhlte
and crystal tent has conceived an DAD
idea. They have q pillow. which IS being
voted Go the most industrious man at
five cents a vote You viii agree with
me that wonders viii never cease When
some OF those securing votes are mem
tioreG There is for example, captain
!. TAYLOR Stratton, whose physical en-
ergy is known all over three continents
Hia activity 10 nothing less than phehom-
email. and of late ne has joined IN the
good cause and rendered great zeal
OF assistance towards the success OF 'nc
Bazaar by sprinkling the floor from hishI
10 night. Captain StTatton mas one vote
You have. of course, heard or the bdH.7
known az drawing the WOOL over one
ewes Well this is-but no mauer aoou1
H| d
inc three votes for his extreme actiFity.
Isn't n funnys why. one could laugh
and grow fat over such freak OF ue-
1uded humanity as these three voters
And then. Thomas Hasking Bigger. Tom
is rorbaps one Of the most energetic
Young men that ever aroused himself 10
taking a saunter out west Franklin street
an sunday afternoons His thrift and
energy arc something wOnderful-around
tho dinner table and in his peaceiui
couch. He has made good showing III
tho contest and has impressed nus 'I'i'
FOR the pillow on eighteen Inherent s..'.H
Think what an expert ploWHah lo'l
,-ould make. f,ut this world is round
and funny. and ambling about upon me
surface OF the strange sphere are seVer"
human beings who conceive quaint no.
lions from time 90 time.
Others who are making an effort Tor
tho ulow are. t.. O.. Richardson. Win Two
votes. Henry Werth. one; j. F. ornloh'
twenty: vs.. II. Randolph. one. ana Jon"
w. Starke who leads the list, Win iulItF'
The man who gets the pillow he'l H.'
necessarily use g. II his taste runs lh
q different direction he might lease lne
tr,nlornont 20 the contractors or inc
..1.rs,reo,," that As 20 be-. and lot ~ rs
eist the other implements in spreadint
mud ON the car tracks in that vicinity.
THO chairman ~ tho Tennessee tenn
desires 20 thank especially FOR lheH
services Miss Parkinson. treasurer or lne
font. Miss BEDFORD. who has attended To
tho blackboard and the three Young
ladies. Miss Hart. Miss Burwell ana
Mise Wrav who worked So hard ana
successfully for the wealth. They turned
into the treasury the following amounts
Miss Hart. fW15; Miss Wray Si-I5' MISS
Burwcn $500
number for the cut-glass bowl. PRESENTED
by Nisa Mckinney. Tho guess for the
number OF beans I'm the jar was a ue
1Us7 valdez. Nisa Sims and Com. Pol
lard All guessing the same number, ana
within six or eight OF the number in the
The "Dixio Glee Club" who succeeded
ca well at the concert for the Tennessee
tent will give another concert for the
/ benefit OF tho Solid South tent this even
/ inc. Tickets are for sale at the solid
/ South tent.
Tho following programme Will be eX-
ecuted on that occasion:
] /. Quick SteD-Dixic Glee Club.
/ ReadinC-C. OBJ. Cowardin.
.. Mandolin and Guitar March-DiMe
/ Glee club.
] Crlo Mice Touorc
8. Waltzeg and Dixie Glee club.
The Dixie Glee Club Is composed OF
/ the following members. Mandoiins' MISS
/ Bessie Catlin, Miss Julia Lee, Miss Nina
/ Randolph: guitars. Miss Adelaide Wat
/ kns. Miss Mary Gillian; banjo Miss
/ Elizabeth Watkins.
Mrs. Van Doren, OF the Virginia tent,
has received the following sums. Tor
which she wishes 10 return her thanks:
/ Maeruder- Ewel Camp, WILLIAMSBURG
/ 81. with tho following note
"Magruder- EWell Camp @. V. Of VIII
/ Uamsburc. Va, allows me the pleasant
| privilege OF sending you a check for $40,
| TO be used by the Memorial Bazaar, IN
/ memory OF three private soldiers dead
/ ON the field OF battle: Hamilton Rich
/ ardsou. OF James city county Va,
/ member OF Company IT, Fifth Virginia
/ cavalry; enlisted May. 1851 killed In bat
/ tie m Aide. Frank r. Wynne, Of YORK
/ county. Va. a member Of Company /,
/ Tbirtv-second regiment Virginia infantry
/ enlisted May q. 1861; killed at Malvern
/ Hill 1861 William Henry Barlow or
/ WILLIAMSBURG Va: enlisted April, 1871 :
/ a member Of Company G., Thirty-second
regiment Virginia infantry, killed in the
| tattle of Five Forks. March 81 lN'.
Also SIS from A. /. Hin Camp c. V"
/ Petersburg Va
Contributed through Mrs. J. b. Cen
/ try for the Virginia tent, s. from the three
/ old soldiers OF Danv!lle, through Mr..
/ Harry Woodng.
The Alabama table has just received
/ an elegant crayon portrait OF General
| Lee. and still has twenty Of his auto
/ graphs for sale.
The Monument" word contest for
screen Will be held open until Wednes-
/ DAY.
The Stuart Horse Guards will visit the
! Bazaar on Wednesday night wher the
sword voted 20 Captain Euker Will be
presented TO him al the Maryland tent.
A diamond tobacco leaf duplicate Of
the one given by Mr. James Kearney
A being voted 70 the most popular to-
bqcconist az the North Carolina tent.
/ Tho contest will close az 10 o'clock sharp
/ Wednesday night.
Mrs. +. p. Hotchhss, president OF the
! Memorial Bazaar. desires all ladies who
have taken part in the management OF
the AFFAIR to be present at general
meeting TO be held on Monday, May
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