The Jersey City news., 1901-04-10
DAVISAT TIL: AIR
The City Collector Dropped
$40 at Each Booth
and Signed His
Name Fre-
quently.
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ELIZABETH ELkS PRESENT
They Do Their Best te
Help Lodge No. Gil
Along.

City Collector Robert Davis who starts
tonight on a trip to Cuba, visited the
hliks fair last night. A visit of the city
officials Is scheduled for tonight AS tile
City Collector could not be there ie
chose last night for his visit. He was the
teaiiy one good thing The ladies with
BOOKS We're taken by surprise, but were
ready Tor nim. He entered quietly early
IN the evening. There was already good
crowd prescnt-greater than that present
on any preceding night and business was
brisk Many of the booth attendants and
book ladies were not aware of his pres
ence until under the escort of P. ]. Pow
ers. he had made a goodly portion of
full round of the booths
AT every one he left $40 and told the Ia
ries in charge to dispose of it as they
thought best. He visited every side at
traction, including the refreshment room
and the circus BY this time eyery fair
BOOK holder on the floor was ready lor his
autograph. Shortly after he emerged
from the attractions in the rear of the
nail he was surrounded by a vevy
1t was no concerted movement but no
general OF an army ever conceived or
had carried out a more perfect plan of
capture OF valuable prize than that
brought about last night by individual
manoeuvres and evolutions. The circle
kept getting larger and larger like rings
on the surface of pool in which has
been dropped stone. The captive how
ever, held his ground. He was strongly
intrenhed and was apparently supplied
with ammunition, and at the end of half
an hours engagement the enemy retired
eminently satisfied with the outcome
Such valiant fight had been made by the
lone warrior that he was allowed to
escape to other fields of conquest without
molestation
Enoch j. Smith was again on hand last
night, and it looked as though there was
some truth in the rumor that he intended
10 drop Sl,O0O into the treasury of the fair.
The fair was also enlivened by the visit
of a score of members of Elizabeth Lodge
OF Elks, headed by Exalted Ruler Robert
Swartz. They were royalty entertained
and they swelled the nights financial re-
eeipts considerably. Besides the visit of
the city officials tonight there will be a
delegation of New York Elks and an
extremely lively time is looked for.
The Elizabeth Elks enjoyed the circus.
nothing of the startling array of freaks
and other exhibits, including the white
elk, the living pictures which close the
circus entertainment are alone worth the
price of admission. Everybody should
visit this feature of the fair. There is
nothing to be seen that will offend the
most fastidious taste, and every patron
has cnance of securing a beautiful and
costly lamp.
The various popularity contests are
looming up in Importance. At the close
last night the votes stood as follows
Stock $50 worth)-William Mckinley,
10; T. j. Kent. q; Colonel Robert Smith,
20
Charm-John Glenn. 20; Christie Nc
| Cabe, 10; Fl. Brinckman, 10; F. McKenna,
10; E. j. Smith, &C.; John Moody, 10; John
L. Compton, g.
watch-H. Cordts, Sc; W. c. Smith, IS;
Bartley Coyle. 81; Sam c. Smith, 125; Dr.
Pollack, II; John Glenn 5.
Police Sergeant's Badge-Nicholas Top
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