The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-27

Highest Of all in Leavening Power-Latest q. S. Govt Report.
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
SIMPSONS FAIR ENDED.
Over Fifteen Hundred Dollars Realized
Winners of Contests.

Over Fifteen Hundred Dollars Realized-
Winners of Contests.
The big fair of the Simpson M. E.
Church. which opened at Oakland Rink
on Tuesday evening last. came to q sue
cessful close on Saturday night. AT the
close OF the fair it was estimated that
about 81, 500 had been cleared. With this
money the Ladies' Uuion Will renovate
the interior of the church building. re-
furnish tbs church parlors and recarpet
the main floor.
The contests were exceadingly lively
towards the close OF the fair. That for
the picture voted Go the most popular
Young lady on the Heights was especially
so. 1t was won by the admirers OF Miss
Nettle Furmau, who polled 2i3 votes.
The friends OF Miss Bsrths Stetlsr polled
loo: Miss Mamie :Wrsds, 14s; Misses Eva
Dorr, Maud Brown, Elva Brown. Nsttis
Rouse aud Nettie Cox ZACH polIed u good
vote.
For the cane voted the most popular
young man f. Hallenbeck's friends poiled
for him 1911 votes. which gave him the
prize. Mr.. Hallenbsck has bean Ill for
campsign for him. r. A. Barricklo
polled 100 votes and f. Stuhr, 66.
Much interest was centred 10 the
guessing contest as to the weight OF
"Mary's Little Lamb" 1t was q real
live lamb. Including the crate, the en-
tire welgnt was 1856 pounds. 1t was won
by A. e. Kline.
Mrs. E. F.. Man.sr won the Sunday
school guilt by guessing nearest TO the
eXsct OF Deans in a jar. Thsre
Ware 345 Mrs. Manser guessed $40,
William Creasey's guess was 339.
Inc album quilt was won by Mrs. n.
hslunard, who came nearest TO guessing
the exact number OF seeds in a pumpkin.
her guess WAS 800.
Mrs. RelnnArd also won the silver
pitcher in a popularity contest among thu
ladies of the church. William P. Crooks
was voted the most popular member Of
the official board and captured the cake
basket The souvenir spoon WAS won by
Miss Gilbert. and n bureau spread by Mrs.
RuRgles. But the happiest little lady
present was Laura Rnggles. who won the
"Guess my nams" doll. She guessed its
lame was C~atharine. which WAS that of
her grandmother.
The little "unpleasantness''ber wsen the
ladies of the union and the pastor and
the official board over the manner In
which the official board went about hay
lug the clog dancing feature eliminated
from the progr mns of the, opsniux Gu
ter6ainment. appeared TO AVE partially,
at least, died out by ths close of the fair,
The ladies were very much displeased at
being placed in the attituds of counten-
ancing an Objectionable entertainmsnt.
and were inclined to bl ,ne Pastor Hal
leron for publishing the proceedings of
the official board with reference to the
clog daaciag feature. They had allowed
a committee composed of young men well
known In Sunday school circles to prep IRE
au entertainment and could $50 no harm
ia an Innocent shuns If it came In as part
OF ths programme. Neither Pastor Hall
leron nor any OF his family look any part
In the fair. The pastor on one occasion
iooked IN upon it. He has steadily re-
fused TO say anything about the breach
between MIN and the Ladies' Social
Union.