The Portland daily press., 1900-10-24
Started Fifteen Years Ago by Mrs.
L. B. Proctor.
Pleasant Meetings of L.
G. T. Club.
General and Personal Items Of
Interest.

Highly respected for her beneYolence
and other good traits Of character, Mrs.
L. B. Proctor is among the widely
known and notable persons in our midst.
She has always been a hard worker in
the cause of the Good SGmaritans, and
taken the deepest interest in the annual
fairs Of this socisty. Asked about the
origin of these fairs very kindly, in a
reminiscent manner, said:
Fifteen years ago I started out to to
have a Samaritan Fair but received very
little encouragement from the people,
owing to my having but slight founda-
tion on which to build. They thought
1t Of SO little consequence they even
called 1t Mrs. ProctOr's fair; many in
siuuating, there would be no one there
but-myself. Undaunted by this tdiscour-
aging talk, and with the perseverance
inherite from my Puritan ancestors,
wen to the hall determined to carry
out my fplans. While meditating in the
empty hall on what l should do first, Mr..
Chas. Studley, then a mere lad, entered,
and accosted me thus: What are you
going to do, Mrs. PrOctor? l replied, I
am going to hold fair He said, IN
build your fire, which he accordingly
ulu IN u Q64L6IOuS manner.
Then, after assisting me in sweeping
the floor, he went out and bought oil at
his own expense. and filed the lamps.
The next ray OF sunshine was the advent
of Mrs. Clark b. JeWett, who also greet
ed me with What are you going to do,
Mrs. ProctorY Again / replied, L am
going to hold a fair. Always practical,
she inquired what l had for my tables.
1 hopefully said, 1 have nothing at pres
ent, Whereupon the discOrdant tones of
a peanut vender were heard shouting
peanuts for the multitude, and Mrs.
JeWett bought the whole stock for 10
cents, which proved to be a leading bower
in our enterprise. The next to dawn
upon the s3ene was Capt. Limo. JeWett,
VINO, In good natured, jolly manner,
inquired, What's going on, Mrs Proc
tOrY' For the third time my answer was,
L am going to hold fair With sail
Or's generous spirit, he said, Z hope you
will. I'll come in this evening and buy
something to help you along
Realizing that had nothing to sell
but peanuts, sailed forth to solicit
contributions Calling upon Mr.. f. H.
Hartford, who had just bought bank
rupt stock Of boys clothing, 1 aoquaint-
ed him with my situation. In a most
charitable spirit he said, Mrs. Proctor,
help yourself to this clothing; take all
you want, and l assure you l did, by
carrying away all that my arms would
hold. Other donations followed, OF
gingham aprons and Ohther articles that
go to make up village fair, and from
the small beginnings of peanuts and
boys clothing my fair expanded into a
financial success, netting $685. and never
after this was it called Mrs. Proctor S
fair. Capt. Limo JeWett rendered an ex-
cellent helping hand in the way Of both
money and efficient work, which helpsd
the cause along By his taotful bidding,
20 cent apron that was put up at auc-
tion brought s., which was truly a
bonanza.
{" Success has not only followed the
Samar1tans, but has also ATTENDED the
helpers of 10 years tago, and they are
Mrs. Jewet5 is a philanthropist OF
noble type, an honored member of the
Ladies' Aid of Bethany church, and best
Of all has for many years bean leading
Samaritan. Mr.. Chas. Studley, the
youth OF that period, snoW ranks among
the leading business men of Commercial
street, Portland, and is a highly respect
ed citizen of our city. f. II. Hartford,
is now prominent lawyer and judge
of the municipal court of South Portland
The fame of the noble hearted
Jewett is worldwide he being today the
master Of the only six masted schooner
that has ever been built, in the known
world
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