Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1885 — The Catholic Fair. [ARTICLE]

The Catholic Fair.

The three (Jays fair and festival j given by the ladies of the St. Augustine Catholic church, at the. Opera House, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, of last week, was well attended, and in a financial point of view, by all odds the most successful church fair j ever held in the- county. The total net proceeds will reach nearly or quite: SSOO. The main source of profit at the fair was the,various articles.which were sold by chances/ The drawing of these took ■ place Wednesday evening. Tliej following is the list of articles dis-,, posed of in this .manner, with lire lucky number and the person lidding the same. .Gold' watch, -2-27, Goo. Murray, ot Piereeton/Ind. Scad silver tea set, Floy Powell, P/ui'SelaL-r'. G’.sfss fruit,stand, 41*, A. McCoy, Ren 3--selaer. Gamier, 10, A. Parkinson, Rensselaer. Bed Quilt, -124, Mrs, Ludd Iloykkv, Rensselaer. Plash rolling pin, 50. John Eger, Rensselaer. . ; Turkey, IS, John C. (’h leo'.e, Rensselaer. - L - Bridal Doll, 21. Martha Donin.lly,,; Rensselaer. Large Fancy Lamp, 11(3, Oliver Rhoades, Rensselaer. Silver Table Spoons, 43, Lizzie Slrirm ey er," AShn sselaer. Fancy Bed Quilt, 98, Rev. J. IL Gu n- : deling, Lafayette, lnd. Fancy Chair, 47..4,izzie Casliu, R; ns•selaef. r~ Harrow, 8, Henry Ko’oiT. Toilet Set,. 11, Mis. Julia Eigiesbaeh, Rensselaer. Library Lamp, 19, Moses Tutuer,. Rensselaer. Rocking Chair, 58, Clias. A. R;.,bc*'r's. Rensselaer. Live Hog, 5, Ralph Fendig. Rensselaer. Bucks, C, George Worden, R nsselaer. y. Sack o's . Hour. 106, Joseph Caiik' Rensselaer. Silver Mug, 51, M. P. Warner, Rensselaer.