Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-14
TIE FAIR CLOSES.
Receipts Will Probably Exceed Those Of Ie91
Close Contests.

The last evening of the fair of tn,
| ST. Augustine Catholic church was 3
| good one. 1t was fitting one to a
successful four nights fair and the
| crowd that filed the hall must have
made the people of the parish glad, fol
| it meant money to them in good guam
titles. No entertainment was needed tc
draw good number of people. The
usual suppers were furnished by the
different societies and all the attend
ants at the tables with the fancy work
and refreshments We're to be seen deal
ing out the wares until late hour.
The real work Of the evening, however
was the distribution of the presents
and in the closing of the voting CON
tests.
In the meanwhile the friends OF
those competing for the parlor set and
the diamond ring were hard at work,
and the price of the two articles, as
large as il is, was received many times
over
Miss Lumina Leclair won the doll In
the voting contest, having collected
$50. 40, while Louvina Leclair had col
iected SCI -. In the contest for the gold
watch Eva Roy was awarded the prize.
having sold votes to the amount OF
1914 60, while Miss Mails DOyon sold
$5497.
The diamond ring was won by Miss
Armoze Lchoux. who sold votes
amounting to $3226S. while Miss Leda
Bernard sold $li3.57 Mrs. Peter Couil-
lard won the parlor set. having collect
cd $295.3S, while Mrs. Irene Lcclair had
gathered together $l09.15.
The contests for the tables of the
three societies resulted in the victory
for the Children Of Mary, who took
s50l 16 at their table. The Society OF
st. Anne took $4241l. and the st. Johh
the Baptist Society took $3oJ.l6
The footing for the receipts has sur
nrised the society greatly. by the sum
az $4,000 apDearing a.. the tnta! receipts,
urt ,f which must be paid the bills but
Il is far larger than the receipts of the
last fair.
The presents were distributed as fol
lows:
Season tickets-Gcntleman suit. No
A. Charles Picard; gentleman's suit
332 Edith Bose; ton of hay. $40, Louis
Doyon; barrel of flour. SIS, Zeroidc
Pelletier: s. in gold. 30i Alfred Bio
deau; half dozen silver knives and
forks. 100. Lena DUDE; fancy table
cloth. G66. Dame Homerilde Labonte;
$40 worth Of groceries. III, John Their
ault: ladies' shoes. $50, Crelina Loubier;
cord of hard wood. 402. Georgia Ma
dnro: % shaves. Libby & Tibideaua,
Mrs s. Matthew; s.. 23S Baselce Cor
mier; white spread, 454. Joseph Lam
bert: barrel of -four, All. Lucife Clou-
tier: ton Of coal. 7S5. Leon Leclair,
ladies' hat. Sos. David Nadeau;
o,-o~oont. 81. Dominique Matthew;
half cord of wood. 243. Edmond Cor
mier: 10 shavcs at Chute's, 500 Paul
Leclair: ore dozen silver teaspoons,
5}5. Joseph Roy; sofa pillow. 15S, Mrs.
Joseph Lamoatague; gentleman's shoes.
362. Paul Loucy: carriage hire. 81. llb,
Dolard Leclair: ice cream freezer,
297. Desncrges Blouin: 81, 5l2. Matte
Lcvasseur: barrel Of flour. AS Pierre
Pare: rug. 226. Onesimc Rousseau;
ton of coal, ga, Lizzie @ Brien; ~
shavcs at Dcarborn's, p, Aurelie
Plourdc: parlor table. 463, Joseph Lee
clair; team hire. $40, Eugene Leclair;
suit case. 455, Joseph Lessard; s. in
gold Sol Elizcar Gagnc.
Chance tickets-Gold watch. ~, Carrie
Bclanger; framed picture. %, Annie
Cornier: ladies' shoes. 81. Achille
Ouellct: child's dress, IS, f. J.. Matthew
fancy chamber set. 4. Ed Grandln
novs suit. 100 Sadie Marccau; web 81
hleachnd cloth. &c. Mrs. Louis Leclair
web of unbleached cloth. 81. X. Ii.
stone, silver sugar dish, 20, Il. Cote;
dress pattern. s., Arthur Labonte;
cape. 3l5. Eva Chaput: table, a, PAU
DanteuiI: desk. 343, Mrs. i. J. La
france: silver pitcher, 262, Pierre Par-
rnt, shaving set, 275, Ed T. bowling;
ro,lcn. , Arthur Miron; blankets. 14o,
Fred Lcssard: china toilet set, o., Lea
,;agnon: china clock, 32r. s. Alley: TOT
let box. 81. Desneige Blouin; silver but
fer dish. 81. F. Il. Thibault: silk tidy.
is. Louise Neilleaux; fine curtain, 10
Eugene Forth: Crayon portrait ll"'
Asibfal Pelleticr; water set NO :, lo''
Mrs. Claudia Beaudoin; water set no. J.
,. Clotille NORM; picture. lb3, Louis
J'oldjlr: silk table cover l69. r.. Whlte'
silk cape, l59 Claudia Grenicr: lamp
1G7, Esthemise Roy: oak table. !. Marie
Dcsroches: mirror, 9. DcZilda DucinS'
81 in gold. 60. Andre Letourncau' on
stove. II, Gus Clouticr.