The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-21
NOTES OF THE FAIR.

| was but ten cents. The four-foot MODEL
| of the sunken fighting machine that
! adorned the Ninth ward booth was inn
mediately towed to the IIoboken booth
| and exhibited as a patriotic trophy.
/ Ex-Cofoner James Murrer, who has
been a regular visitor, worker and spender
| at the fair ever since it opened had
charge of the Eleventh ward booth wheel
! last night and worked like a Trojan.
| Ex-Assemblyman Timothy CaCgney for
a while twirled the Twelfth wards booth
wheel.
/ Miss Margaret Graney again was a
lucky winner at the Eleventh ward booth
wheel last night.
Owen Carroll was among the heavy in
vestors last night. Martin Mullery kept
| pace with him.
| Miss Mamie Malone won the gilded
chair at the First ward booth last night.
| Michael j. Coyle won the handsome re-
volver donated to the First ward booth
! by ex-Detective Kileauley.
| No. 161, held by Cornelius Cronin. won
the range at the First Ward booth last
4 night.
Mrs. P. Mahoney won a barrel of flour
donated by ex-Street and Water Comnis-
|
tables, a parior stove and two barrels of
| potatoes.
Miss Muller of No. 81 Hudson street,won
the s. gold piece at the First ward BOOTH
Miss Kittie Malone, who canvassed for
| this prize, secured 100 chances.
Miss Catharine Mccormack and Miss
Katie Regan sustained their reputation as
enthusiastic workers at the Ninth ward
| p%,-a to11 11xy In
| ing the receipts of that booth last even
! ing.
The wheel of the Eleventh ward booth
last night added $50 to the booths re-
ceipts The total receipts were over $500.
Mrs James Woodmancy, Mrs. ]. A.
Decker, Mrs. Stephen F. Wise, Miss Kit
tie Kelly, Mrs. Martin oClins, Miss Agnes
Scully and Mrs. John Ryan, were among
the most enthusiastic workers at the fair
| lastn light.
John Kenny. who, won half barrel
| of sparkling ale on Thursday evening"
has decided to present it to the John P.
Kenny Association. The ball of that as
| sociation will take place next Monday
night On the following night the mem
bers will proceed to get on the outside
| of Mr.. Kenny's gift.
| 'IhOmaS JORDAN IS one VI tine iloSl Naiu7
| able members of Manager Hellers staff.
one of the most popular men at the falr,
| and one of the most liberal spenders.
| Mrs. Jordan is one of che most enthusiast
| tic fair ladies and stands near the head
| of the list of honor in the matter of
| swelling the financial receipts of the fair.
| President Anthony Hauck of the Street
4 and Water Board, whose efforts in behalf
| y, hay hpan la
| ious. won a handsome lamp at the Ninth
! Ward booth last night.
Miss Emma Taylor swelled' the receipts
| of the First Ward booth by $47 in secur-
| ing chances on the gilt chair.
| John Fox, a member of the Second
| Ward Club, and John Donegan, visited
| the fair last night, patronized the various
| wheels and left their autographs on the
pages of number of chance books.
Ex-Assemblyman James Norton was
| one of the popular men at the fair last
| night.
Mr.. Fred Wolbert. with a roll that mace
his pocket bulge, swooped down upon the
fair last night, and the fair ladles
swooued down upon him. He literally
i patronized the books and left many OF
his autographs on the pages of the chance
books.
The only days bicycle that figures in
connection with the fair is handsome
.sPioneer." the order for which is at the
Fourth ward booth. Many chances were
taken on the order last night.
There was fun when Mayor Larry
Sutton. of Shinney Park, put in an ap-
pearance. The Mayor is a great favor
ite and some of the Hill ladies with books
knew the moment he entered the hall that
he came there to transact business. He
was soon surrounded. I
Miss Katie Whelan is canvassing sue
| cessfully for doll and brass clock, on
exhibition at the First ward booth.
Counsellor Calnon was among the Ho-
| boken visitors.
Counsellor Alexander Young of Hobo
ken and Mrs. Young, who is niece OF
| Ward McAllister, visited the fair last
] night and patronized the various booths,
| that of Hoboken especially.
George Irving and William Dugan are
| working energetically for the success of
the fair.
Police Court Clerk Frank Higgins was
discovered in the throng, last night, taxi
ing notes. He was royalty received by
the ladies with DOCKS diid 81 eASioo'iS a.
| commodated many of them with his au-
tograph.
! There will be no fortune wheel at the
| Fird ward booth tonight.
Mrs. Henry, wife of Constable Henry,
and Miss Georgina Zeller contributed
| much to the financial success OF the
! North Hudson booth last night.
{ DIR. Schlemm, Mayor of Union Hill was
among the distinguished visitors last
night.
The three ladies who made the largest
financial returns to the Fourth ward
booth on Thursday night were Mrs. Thos.
f. Jordan, Mrs. William Reardon and
4 Mrs. S. G. Warren.
Mrs. Charles Somers was one of the
most enthusiastic workers at the Fourth
ward booth last night.
"Con'' Rooney, Clerk of the County
Board of Health, was one of the "good
/ things at the fair last night.
/ John H. Masker won pig at the Ho-
boken booth. It wasn't creased or he'd
hever have caught it.
! city Clerk Michael ]. o'Donnel won !
handsome lamp.