Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-26

The knights of Pythias fair, which closed
| Friday evening, makes the fourth fair at
the Opera house since last November, and,
although the people cry so much about hard
times the sale of tickets at each of these
fairs was the largest ever known in Gardi-
ner, with perhaps the exception of the G..
A. II. fair at the shoe factory in November,
1892, the Pythlans undoubtedly lead
ing the other three. The enter
tainment provided for the first and
second evenings was really fine. The
committees who had the management in
charge may congratulate themselves upon
the grand success in every of their under
taking. The rain did not prevent crowded
house all anxiously waiting for the distribu-
ton of the presents. The prizes
at the various tables were disposed
of by votes or lucky guessing.
j. Hall, c. Grover and A. Borchard each
held share in the gasoline stove. F. +.
McCausland guessed that there were l43l
beans in the bottle and got the barrel of
flour. +. S. Sinclair held the ticket that
took the macintosh. F. M. Libby and j.
A. Jackson guessed the nearest to the
length of the rope, which was los feet and
IA inches, and obtained the fancy bedstead
and banner. H. &. Barker drew the bicycle.
There was lively contest for votes on the
ladies gold watch by the friends of the two
candidates, Miss NJ Christie Quinn, an en-
ployee at Gannett & Morse's, Augusta, and
Miss Bertha L. Holmes, an employee at f..
G.. Allen G. Co.'S of the same city. The
former had no l-2, the latter 659 votes.
The draw ing of season tickets resulted as
follows One hundred dollars in gold, John
Mccarthy; pair gents boots, Reed and
Turner; ton of coal, 4. A. Williams ;
gents shaving set, f. w. Andrews, Hal
lowell; set of bread knives, Miss N. F.
Springer; box cigars, j. w. Oliver, Water
vile; set toilet bottles, H. G. Barker
So, 7. B. Chase, Boston; picture scsrf,
Albert Turnalii, Cumberland Mills hall
lamp, Brick & Berry; S. Miss Mabel Har-
| vey, Augusta; cracker jar, Geo. f. Pray !;
| suit boys clothes, G. w. Heselton; So,
Frank Lehman; order for photos, w. b.
Lehman; round of beef, Fred Brookilgs ;
Daily Reporter Journal, one year, w. A..
Ward box cigars, Fred |. Friend; pair
gents boots, Palmer and McCobb; one
half ton hay, Warren Allen; So, Frank
| Powers; 81 order on S. B. Collins, George
CUNNINGHAM; cord of wood, L. L. Flagg
stationery, C. S. Whitney; order for
photos, Mr.. Purdy; barrel of -four, Hall
Durham; oak table, Miss Johnson box
raisins, II. G.. Berry; pair gents boots,
George Wakefield; Munseys Magazine, f..
f. Kirby; box cigars, George
Watts; gents travelling, +. Towle !;
lace curtains, Mrs. Annie Heath, N. White
field sable neck scarf, Frank Warren :;
box cigars, II. c. Carleton, Portland; two
cords wood, c. A. Redington, Waterville :;
pair pants, j. A. Snarr; box cigars, Charles
| Osgoods; stationery,G. w. Cross; picture,
Joseph Faulkner; s., J. B. Smith; box
| cigars, r. T. Burnham; one years subscrip-
| ton, Fashion Toilet Z. II. Swift; box cigars
Thomas F. Murphy, Augusta; sofa pillow.
Harland Pabp; gold shirt stud, "A. A. Page !;
chenille drapery, DR.. A. Sawyer; sweater,
Morton and Allen; toilet set, Fred Brook
| irgs; barrel of potatoes, Mrs. George
Hutchings; box of cigars, Jack Wright;
nickel plated teapot, f. f. Landers, Port
land $50, f. T. Murray, Bonthbay. At
l o'clock "a couples joined in the grand
march. The order called for IA dances and
it was 3 o'clock when the inspiring stratus
of Monaghans orchestra ceased.