The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-21
TEE FA1Rs BEST NIaHr.
A Big Attendance and Plenty OF
Money-ro-aiGht'5 Auction Sale.

A Big Attendance and Plenty OF
Money-To- nights Auction Sale.
The fair was splendidly patronizsd last
night and if the attendance tonight
and tomorrow night is as good it may not
be failure The Catholic Library Asso-
citation, about sixty strong, took supper
and afterward went downstairs and dis
posed Of their small change 70 the winsome
lady workers.
The nights receipts were the largest since
the fair opened and the lady managers felt
gratified that their work was at last slightly
appreciated. They hope that the treasury
will show equally as good returns for the
next two nigats.
To-night's feature will be an auction sale
Of two casks of spirits or turpentine,
/ donated by John 4. Young and Chesnutt
| q O'NeiD. The snle will take place at Q
O'Clock and will be conducted by c. Wallace
Howard, superintendent Of the board Of
| trade. The purchaser will receive as a
| premium an opportunity TO secure the bale
I of cotton to be disposed Of at 10 O'Clock, and
also al opportunity in the disposition of the
round trip ticket to Chicago tomorrow
| night at 10 o'clock. The second highest
! bidder for the turpentlne will be given
| choice of opportunities between the bale of
! cotton and the Chicago ticket. and the third
| highest bidder vii! be given an opportunity
at either one of these articles.
The First Regiment band will be in at
tendance tonight to furnish music The
fair will positively close tomorrow night.
The ladies of the supper table return
thanks to the following parties: Mrs j. j.
| Walsh, Freid q Hicks, Mrs. L. Carson,
Mrs. W. D. Harden, Mrs. j. Il. Jones. Mrs.
| Ambrose. Mrs. James Morrissey, Mrs j. j.
Joyce, Mr.. F. n. Bliss, Tor sixteen baskets
| of delicious strawberries, Mrs. John Lyons,
Mrs. J. J. McDonough, Mrs. j. B. Bell
Mrs. George Bartels. Mr5. Jasper HernAn>
deZ, Mrs. John FUger, Mrs. d. Torrent,
J Miss LIZZIE KIRBY, Mrs. Annie Fitzgerald,
Mrs. J. n. Wilson, Mrs. J. B. Read, f. NJ
Bliss q Son, Mr.. James Kennedy and Mrs
HalligAn.
The ladies in charge are making prepnro-
! tons for having the ice cream lemonade
and other departments especially attractive
tonight and Tomorrow night 1t is to be
hoped thai they Will DO rewarded for their
pains.
At Father Cafforty's table q bamboo
table was presented TO Capt. John r.
Dillon. q fern fan and japanese table to
Mrs. William Reid, silver carving set to
mr.. 7. Agnew, card case to Miss Annie
Reid and blue vase to G. Cocolough of
Charleston.
The ladies of this table return thanks TO
Mr.. John o. Smith, Miss Fowler, Miss
NJ. Reid and Misses 7. and M. Schwarz for
donations.
At the Columbian q cake was presented
to Miss Lizzie ZeiZler and pair of cologne
bottles to Mrs. J. }. Gleason. The ring and
contests at this table will close positively
tonight. Those who have tickets out for
the round trip ticket to New York, at the
Columbian, are requested to maze their
returns tonight, as the ticket is TO be dis
posed OF Tomorrow night.
The Forest City table yesterday received
a donation through Mrs. Alexander Doyle
from Rev. j. J. Dougherty OF st. Joseph's
II. s. q D. A. Byck.
The articles disposed Of at this table last
night were: Three salad dishes to Thomas
J. Whelanlof New Y ork, a gold neck chain 70
Frank Gallagher, doll to james b. Gal
lagher. a pin cushion to J. e. Henderson, a
cake TO Mrs. John Rourke, q pair slippers
70 T. j. Sweeny, and head rest TO Z. T.
O'Connor.
Votes on the clock between Rev. William
Mayer and Rev. William Mccarthy, and
also on tho locomotive engineer pin between
William l. Bodell OF the Savannah, Florida
anu Western railway and Mike Courtenay
Of the Central railroad, will close at 9 80
O'clock Saturday night. All books and
money must be handed in TO the ladies of
the Forest City by that hour.
At the Bishops table o cake was won by
Miss Aggie Lyons. The table received yes
terday donations from John B. Fernandez
and Butler & MorFissey, and 2 box OF to-
bacco from Bendah. Harvey & Co. of Dan
vile, Vs. through M. P. O'Kesffe.