Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10
Of ST. Augustine's Fair
Another Grand Success.
Lively Contests For Many Use.
full and Valuable Articles.
Fully a Thousand People Attend in Spite
Of Violent Electrical Shower.

CITY hall was filled to overlooking
with the French American people of
Augusta last evening for the closing
hours Of the fair i'll aid of St. Angus
tines church. The fair of 1906 has
been a grand success in every way and
last evening was the best night of all.
No concert program was attempted
on account of the many prizes 10 DC
awarded and so Immediately after the
Lafayette Band had rendered one or
two selections the work Of drawing for
the lucky numbers began. The specth-
tors drew close to the stage in order
to hear the announcements. Several
of the lucky ones We're carried to d
platform in the center of the hall and
called upon to make speeches.
OF course the chief interest conferred
in the contest between Joseph r.. Gro
teau and Arthur DOuin. One represent
ed the Lafayette Band and the other the
Societe De Jean s.. Baptiste. Each had
number of workers out gathering
votes and the rivalry was more intense
than it was last year when there were
twelve contestants.
Arthur Douin was the winner, he Sc
curing 1862 votes. giving $126.2S. Joseph
Crotcau was second with 57S2l2
realizing $51S.25.
The Societc De Jean st. Bapti5te tho
Infants De Marie and the Societe DeS
Danes De Ste Anne each had tables
along a side of the hall and there WAS
a lively contest on to see which society
would collect the most money for the
parish.
The society that secured the most
money was St. Jean dc Baptistc, with
$292.Jl. Table DANES de Ste Anne
with s2O0S6. Table EnfantS Dc Marie
with s246.31.
Everyone who entered the hail was
beset by young ladies who wanted votes
on the various articles and the many
small sums collected must have made a
very respectable aggregate. The prizes
and the winners follow: s. i'm gold
Hrdwidge Bosse; 81 in gold, Thomas
Pelleticr: s. in gold. Philias Michaud
s. in gold. Cora Roy: g. III gold, Phile-
mon Simoncau; s. in gold. JOSEPH,
Jacques: $500 in gold, Julie
Beaulieu; whit" spread. Joseph
Gastonguay: white spread. Emile Quir
ion; Fr. lIamcl picture, Maggie Lambert
picture. Polous Dnnnc; picture, Rose a
HIanchettc; box Of cigars, Jerome Bon
. cnfant: box Of cigars, Henry Grcgoirc
box of cigars. Dusilda DucloS: toilet set
Rose Anna Hamel; water set AIargucr.
lite Rancourt: bottle of perfume, Icor
I.avoic: silver cnrnct, Arthur Pclleticr
lamp. EbZ"ar Pcpin; boys suit ARISEN,
Cote: ring, Aida Laflmme: slippers
Gene Roive; bust. Eugene Forticr; lady's
hat. Artimisc Narcotic: barrel of flour
j. Il. Sheehan. 100 pounds of sugar, Mrs
Thomas Gagne; barrel of flour Pitrc Ar
bout. toilet box, Louis Petit; one pair 81
shoes. Rudolph DoStic; blankets. George
a. Clouticr. K"nncb"c journal, Rose la
mel: lady's hat. LuCic Lncombc: boy
suit. Ida Mayo; copper tank, Gene Row"
ring. G.. T.. Crawford. water set. Dumi
nduc Casavant; sofa pillow, Odilon BIan,
Ghetto: parlor lamp. Wallace Giraul; r."
volvcr Charles A. Miron; umbrella
Thomas G. Freeman; parlor lamp
Charles Quirion; boys suit. f. Michaud
suit case. William Corbett; 10 shav"s a
Morrll's barber shop. John Landrc; s. =
worth of paper hanging. George A. Clou
ter: $50 worth of paper hanging. Pau
p'Autrcul; s. worth of medical attend
ancc. Rudolph Dostie; $40 kitchen range
Joseph LeClaire.
The total amount received for al
mission tickets was $1O32. Tn" tuta
expenses Of the fair are estimated a
about $500 81 that the net proceeds
will be about S21Sf