The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-16
NOTES OF THE FAIR.


some parlor lamp. which was disposed OF
by chance at the Eighth Ward booth.
Freebooter Frank McNally secured a
pair of horn ornaments. which he endea-
vored to trade for some more useful arti-
Gle. He couldn't drive bargain, and was
obliged to carry the ornaments home.
Martin Collins, of the Ninth Ward
BOOTH spent his money freely, taking
chances at all the booths and from the the
Young ladies with books. but when the
fair closed for the night he did not nave
a single article to show for his lavish
expenditure of money. Mrs. Collins, on
the other hand, was very successiui anu
won number of valuable articles
Mrs. Martin Collins, by the way, IS one
of the most active OF the LADIES VINO are
working for the success of the fair. She
is as energetic in making other persons
contribute to the booth she is working
for as she is liberal in spending her
Appeals Commissioner Charles Dayton
was a visitor to the fair Saturday night.
He was a liberal contributor
As Asemblyman James Murphy left the
building he remarked that he had mors
sense and less dollars than wnen ne
tered.
pairs of ladies' slippers and a reticule.
Madame Lee. the fortune teller, was
kept busy all the evening revealing the
secrets of the future to pretty damseis
and loye-sick sWainS. The older tolk
were not adverse to patronizing her
either Among her customers was Mrs.
Edward Hoos
Street and Water Commissioner Hentze
carried home a handsome lap robe Whlcn
he won by a lucky turn of the wheel.
Commissioner James Nolan won a
pocketbook, but it was of little use TO
him by the time the young ladies with
autograph albums got through with him.
He and Commissioner Heintze We're
among the good things for the ladies
Saturday night.
Speaking of autograph albums, whal a
rich field for the collector of autographs
the chance books at the Davis fa1r fur-
nish! There appear the names OF Sena,
tors, Assemblymen, priests, successfui
business men, political leaders, million
aires; the autographs in fact of all who
are prominent in the affairs of the county
and State. Some of the young women
who have the autograph craze VIII Se make
an effort to keep the books they are SO
successfully filing and add them to their
autograph collections.
Ambrose Lynch, the genial bookkeeper
at the county jail, was among the sue
cessful ones. He carried home a hand
some silver set, which was among the
most valuable of the articles contributed
to the Tenth Ward booth.
Joseph Mara is one of the hardest work
ers a the fair. Each night since the fair
opened he has been found at the minesal
water stand serving cooling drinks to the
workers and patrons.
ages that were sold. Many bottles OF q
certain LIQUID noted for its invigorating
propensities were disposed of by chanee
At the Hoboken and other booths. Among
those who carried home a bottle of the
| invigorator was Counselor Michael
Pagan.
for a friend while folk were-getting ready
to go home. Along came Martin CollInS,
Undertaken Murrer and a third man. Ihe
third man engaged GuIlfy III cuhysls t1a a5s
that had been entrusted to ms care.
Presto! two of the bottles disappeared
Murrer and Collins quietly wal walked ,,Tia,, aWaiy
finally recovered the bottles, but not until
he had been led a lively chase about the
hall.
present. When he was not engaged II
writing his name in the books Cflat were
nroffered him whichever way he turned
cles at the Hoboken booth: Assembly
| man Marnell was the auctloneer at the
| Hobolxen booth.
One of the handsomest articles az lne
| fair is the Tiffany clock, which was DO
nosed Of by chance. Miss Rose Murray,
matron at the County jail, has charge
| of one of the booths Sne dispose9 ~ ol
I s. worth of chances on the clock to Sner-
| iff Heller. 1t is equally popular with other
| spenders .-..41,
The latest acquisition to the Ninth
Ward Booth is sorrel ,onth n1rse r. tor
James Ia Billington, who contributed it. led
the animal from the Hill, where ne aao a
! If stabbed, to Metropolitan Hall, SATURDAY
night. He had a boy walk the horse
/ IN and down Newark avenue, IN front OF
the hall, all the evening, 50 that those nose
who cared to could inspect It. Chances
IN ~ III If went at lively rate. The horse is
warranted to do the same.
Dr. w. W. yarick on Saturday present.
| ed a valuable oil painting In the nude;
entitled "The Bather. It is by Emil
Levy Levy and was prize winner at the