Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-29
CARNIVAL CLOSED.
The End of GARDENERS Second
Grand Week of Gaiety.
Entertainments Saturday Afternoon and
Evening, Largely Attended.
The Handsome Presents Awarded in the Even.
ing-The Lucky Ones.

Gardner, Me-, May 2S.-(SpeciaD.-
! Again, Saturday, did the weather clerk
favor Gardiner with good weather and
| everybody appreciated it. Early in the
| morning, it was as pleasant as any
| body could wish, but, in the afternoon.
it began 70 cloud up. This did not put
a stop to a large number Of ladies and
children attending the Carnival
| The afternoon performance was of the
usual order and the several parts We're
| all carried out to the Queens perfec-
| ton. Reeves Band was at it's height
| and the music il rendered was grand
ana by the loud applause it was given
II must have been appreciated. Then
the dogs were there and these always
please the children. And Well they
may for their performing is almost
wonderful. Prof. Reed has been able
to educate them only after the hardest
kind of work and the feat Of Goldie is
the only one done by any dog Prof
Hutchinson painted two Of his sand
| pictures at this performance ana the
results he obtained We're fine. The
| biograph reproduced its best pictures,
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numerous others as well which pro-
duced much merriment. Nor were the
Browns forgotten in their bicycle act,
the younger Brown making many
friends by his feats.
Toward evening. it began to cloud UP
hut it did not rain and the crowd that
was present at the performance was
as large as any of the week. The first
| ,,a = . l,r
band concert by the band at which it
gave the best places played through
the week. including the Fall of San
tiago.'
After the first part Of the concert
had been given the sofa pillow was dis
posed Of and b. Stoves was the lucky
one Then came the boys bicycle
For this there was a strong rivalry and
| the vote was very close. Lewis William
had $24 46 and George Munson Of South
Gardiner. $29.7o, ana accordingly the
| bicycle was given to Munson. F. NJ.
Noyes carried home the set of dishes
ana Frank Ripley the picture Of the
babies. Then came the last Of the con-
cert. 1t was grand and when the band
had played its last piece ana each one
| Of the players took their instruments
and left the leader. everyone felt sorry
FOR they did not know when they would
again be given the chance to hear such
a band AS each player left the stage
\. w. McCausland. the president of the
Board of Trade. presented him with a
| copy Of Picturesque Gardiner" ana
everyone thanked him in a way that
showed their appreciation. They than
packed up their kit and left on the
| Pullman for the South. where they
have weeks engagement to fill, feel
ing the very best towards our city and
the treatment they have received.
The season tickets We're then dispos
ed of and some of those to receive
| prizes We're:
One hundred dollars. D. ]. CURLY:
enamel bed and spring. Frances Moore:
box of raisins. Mrs. \. s. Young: ato-
mizer. Annie Lawrence; box cigars.
Jesse Barber; IS, S. l.. Weeks: bunch
bananas, A. C. Harlow; pipe. William
Morrison; chair, F. l.. Amesbury; $2j,
L. L. Barner; Daily Reporter-Journal,
w. Cosgrove: 81. w. a. Newcomb; one
half ton coal. G. t. Marley; So NJ. L.
| Kelly: whip, +. f. Lewis; box of raj
sins. w. H. DuntOn; s., A. Potter: box
cigars, F. Z. Drake: bottle perfumery,
Rachel MOulton; One-half ton coal ].
T. Albee; meat tenderer, NJ. Longfel
low: $50, w. d. Haley; S., George Har-
rinston; fancy briar pipe, ]. c. Gun
ningham; pair Sorosis shoes, Fred
Dingley: groceries. G.. A. Mitchell; one
week table board, C. J. Burke; patent
leather shoes, Charles Larrabee; $25,
Fl. f. Ring: exNsnsion set. j. II. Smith;
cut glass castor. Percy CLANCY; hat, II.
d. Cornish; box cigars. c. d. Hunt;
S., G. c. Hartman: pair blankets. ]. +.
Jackins; bottle perfumery. A. s. Dow:
water set l.. f. Taylor: gents traVell-
| ing bag. j. Altman; case corn, w. A.
| Savage; nickel tea kettle. +. ID. Hen
! derSOn; gents dressing set, Charles
Douglass: 500, Miss Emma Day.
The last event but not the least in
teresting to all, was the disposition of
the diamond ring. For this there were
| three contestants. Miss Winnie Berry.
Miss Lizzie King and Miss Hattie
| DOty. All three of the young ladies
| have been working hard for many days
and all had friends who We're inter-
ested in the result 1t took considera-
bic time for the committee to count
up the money. and when it was an
nounced a death-like silence was no
ticeable The result was: Miss Doty,
S1S36l; Miss King. $134.02; Miss Berry.
$133 15. AT the finishing Of the an
nouncing. cheer was given for the
contestants.
And the second grand Carnival given
BY the Gardiner Board Of Trade was
over.
The results cannot be ascertained
for a few days yet as the different com
mittees have not yet got all of their
bills in nor can even an estimate be
made. as no one can tell the amount of
the expenses. One thing they are sure
of is that it was a success and they
hope all are satisfied.
The reason in part for the Carnival
was to pay the debt on the shoe fac
tory, which is about $500, and by some
who are good judges it is said that this
can all be paid and would not wonder if
there was some left in the treasury.