The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-16

UniyersaIist Fair Opened Last
Evening.
Was Well Attended and Promises De-
cfded Success.

Union Opera House was alive with red,
white and blue, and bunting Of every
color OF the rairbow on the occasion Of
the annual fair given by the ladies Of the
Universaiist church, which opened at
the Uri Opsra house last evening.
Prettily decorated booths, seven In
number, ars arranged on three sides OF
the hal at which ara displayed every
vanity OF useful and fancy articles, just
VIII 1t one wants who Is seeking Christ
mas gifts. There 10 an art table covered
with painted china, etc, dolls In Abun-
dance, and In ons corner Is punch table
trimmed with holly and green boughs
Tho violet booth is devoted to Ice cream.
hand made candiss aud bon bons. Willard
has place assigned IL. and presiding at
It's table are Mrs. John w. Barbour and
Miss Latham. Others seen at the booths
were Mrs Patience Thompson, Mrs. ].
II. Merriman, Mrs. b. l.. Cole, Mrs. Z.
X. Dyer, Mrs. James Perkins. Mrs. Ira
Davis, Mrs. N. L. Gordon. Miss Minnie
Thompson. Mrs. Ellen Finnsrty, Mes.
Fsrnham. Mira. k l.. Paige. Mrs..
Spaulding, Mrs. Samuel Starbird, Mrs.
James Lamb, Mrs. Maria Wilson. Mrs.
Emma Dyer.
| An entertainment Ii provided 60 oh
evening of the fair. and Friday the pro-
gramme was . musical one. 1t included
numbers by q male quartstte, selections
on the violin by Misses GRAHAM and
Cram OF Portland, reading by Mrs.
Henry johnson Of Knishtvills. Arss
Moore was ct the piano, relieved now
and then by Miss GRAHAM.
There was good attendance last even
| ing and the sales were satisfactory. The
fair will be continued today. afternoon
and evening. and the closing entertain.
ment will be catchy comedy In one act.
entitled "That Love Of o Bonnet" With
the following cast:
Mrs Clippsr, Q widow, Florenos Small
Kitty, her daughter; Isabelle hell, fisfos
inouisitiye. Belle Walton
Mrs. Hortensia Fostone. very gem
pors ss'l her daughter. f E"iiis '' Willard
X attic Doolan. Irish help,
NEW LAUNCH FOR FORT PREBLE.
| A new steam launch has just arrived
at Fort Preble for the use of the garrison,
ard 1t is beauty, quite as large as any
belonging to our msn-of-war. 1t has big
boilers and IL capable OF holding 90 or 40
men. The cost Of 1t ID said to be not far
from $500.
The Preblss Of South Portland went to
81 ideford last evening to play pol, with
team In that city.
| 1t Is not often that you see pioughing
year. but such was the case near Broad
way yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. Washburn Of Cundy's Harbor
spoke Thursday evening at the regular
meeting of the holiness Band. East High
street.
George York has returned home from
baltimore, where he was engaged on the
tug Monitor. hauling soows In the har-
Dor. He win be soon followed by the
rest Of the crew.
The steam soow Eureka, which lately
mas been used transporting sand to the
government works on Cushings Island,
Is hauled up on our side of thu harhor for
repairs.
The hose company made about SIS at
their last dance. which will be used to
pay the expense of lighting their house.
L. IL. Cobb, superintendent of the
bicycle factory. has returned from busi-
ness trip In Boston.
Bart B!ackwood has returned from
Eastport, where he was working in the
sardine factory.
PLEASANTDALE.
Mrs. Ira Warren of Forest avenue, left
Tuesday for few weeks at the home Of
her sister. Mrs. Stewart Worcester, North
Deering.
Mrs. Jane Smith has returned to the
home of her daughter, Mrs. p. W. Water
no use, new Kim street.
Mr.. Altert Gavett Of Kelsey street, Is
reported i'll and unable to attend to his
duties as engineer on the Maine Central.
MIR. George Darrell of Lincoln street,
left Wednesday morning for Chicago.
MIR. John G. Wilson has recovered from
his recent illness and returned to the dis
charge Of his duties as fireman on the
Boston & Maine.
Mrs. Geo. Goodwin ard con, Lowell,
| o I Chapel street, left Thursday 20 pass
the holidays at the home Of her daughter
In Cambridge, Mass.
| PLEASING PRESENTS.
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