Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-03-13
COMMUNICATIONS.
Report Of the IIoImesvilIe SOLDIERS, Aid
/ Socicty, for the term ending February
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Contributions ny MEMBERS AND OTHERS.
Mrs. II. Maple, ! comfortable, cans o.
fruit, 4 cuts OF yarns Miss l.. Maple, blanket
pillow, pillow cases, ] quilt, / pair socks
Mrs. Il. and Miss A. Crawford, fruit can z
cans Of fruit, 2pillows, s roller bandages, rol
cotton batting, flannel shirt, yard prints
| 2 pillow cases, ~ quilt patches, cash 25 cts.
Miss S. j. Sadder, | box ointment, pillow
cases, ID. dried fruit, 2 roller bandages, r0l
congresses, quilt patch Mrs. p. Painter;
bed sack, | quilt patch, old linen, cash 81
cts; Miss NJ Marquis, | can fruits Mrs. S
Waterbury, 8 towels Mrs. i. Crawford, 3
quarts grapes, , quarts apple butter, 2 quart,
, cldeiberries, 4 pillows, 2 pillow cases, com
Portable, quilt patch Miss II. McCulloch
can peaches Mrs. VIM, Marquis, 4 fruit cans
Mrs. j. W. Peters, quilt, ! can fruit, scraps
for quilt; Mrs. Thos. Leckey; 9 pillows, =
pillow cases, old prints, 2 quilt patches, q
chickens Mrs.J Finney. jug tomatoes,
yds. canton flannel, 2 towels, | sheet, yard
print, spool cotton, scraps for quilt, cash 50
cts; Mrs, James McMoncgal, / fruit can, |
pair socks, quilt patches, Mrs. John Croco,
2 cuts yarn, pads, ! blanket, | pair socks
yards muslin, 8 quilt patches; Mrs. e.. G.
Griffin, Mrs. E. x Miss NJ. Officer, | comfort
able, 7 towels, 3 pillows, ab'd' bandagcs, 2
pillow cases, 2 cans grapes, can currantS,
| pt. tomatoes, % roller bandages, yards
muslin, | roll congresses, fruit cans,
quilt, | double gown, packing boxes, II
quilt patches, quilt lining, calico and bat
ting for l com miouable, 8 pads, l5 skeins aud
spools thread, 2 yards prints, | pair socks
scraps for quilts, l sheet, lbs. dried corn
3 lbs. dried veal, 4 lbs. flour, 10. sugar; Mrs.
II. Croco, blanket, | sheet, can tomatoes
81 lbs. dried beef, yards prints, 4 chickens
lbs. flour, l patch and scraps for quilt c
yds. old prints, cash Is cts. Miss NJ. A. HILL
quilt patch, l flannel quilt, coverlet, | can
fruit, 81 lbs. dried fruit; Mrs. S. A. Crawford,
cash 10 cts; Mrs. s. Gorrcll, 8, qts. elder
berries, 10 lbs. dried apples Miss X. Low,
chickens, quilt patch Mrs. j. NJ. Barnes,
l can apple sauce Mrs. John Gorrcll, 2 lbs.
ederbcrrics; Mrs. Thos. Watson, 3 cans fruit
Miss j. Taylor, pr. socks, can cherries, 2
roller bandages, . chickens, ) quilt patches
Miss T. G.. Smith, Mrs. j. NJ. Miss r. A.
Livensberger, comfortable, l sheet, yards
prints, 6 quilt patches Mrs. +. Little, quilt
box lint Miss X. Hites, . cans peaches, /
quilt patch, Mrs. John Moreland, chichens
W. Hill, NJ. Todd, A. A. Craven, Il. Todd
Ms, Buns, NJ. Burns, NJ. Gorroll, NJ. A. Hill
and NJ. Buchanan, comfortable each Hall
Il Wilkes, packing box, yards prints, sta
tioncry, pins, buttons, needles, thread s. d
Coulton, prs. socks, cash 10 cts. IL. Pennel
. packing boxes, postage cts.
WORK DONE BY MEMBERS CAT noME).
Mrs JAS. McMonigal made 9 shirts, pai
socks Mrs. John Gorrcll made 2 sheets, .
shirts 3 pair mittens. quilt patchcsy Mrs
VIM. Boncr, pair drawers.
CASH RECEIPTS.
Amount initiation fec Of members, SO Il
&" contributed, = OF
Proceeds OF oyster supper, 6 q
I" raised by collection, 9 2
Total, S14 /!
Amount expended for muslin, canton
flannel, etc., to be made up in the
society, Sll q
Balance in Treasurer's hands, 81 8;
AMOUNT o. HOSPITAL STORES FORWARDED tt
CLEVELAND S. A.. s.
8 Blankets, covcrlet 8 quilts, comfort
abcs, l bed tick, II pillows, Il pillow cases
, cotton shirts, l flannel shirt, 3 prs. drawers
! double gown, s prs. socks, . prs. mittcns
II towels, 10 pads, ) lbs, compresses, 26 role
bandages, / ab'd'l bandages, box lint, ho
ointmont, 30 cans fruit, 81 pounds dried beet
81 lbs. dried fruit, 81 lbs. dressed chicken, l
lbs. rusks.
Quilt patches have been received from
HulllDcl Ol pcISOuS mol mclDDCIS Oh inc SOClC
ty, with which they have been credited on on
books but it would be occupying too muc
space to give the name of each.
Cash received on subscription will be dul
credited and included in our next quartcrt
report.
We acknowledge oar obligations to the c
Il. c. II. Il. Co., for the transportation O
our supplies free of charge.
We had not designed publishing a report .
the doiugs Of our little society, and are awar
that it will not compare iavorably with the re
suit Of similar efforts in many other locaItic
and considering the nature Of the demand
it seems but mite, indeod--but circumStan
ccs seem to have rendered it at least advis
able.
The mode Of operations Of the dilieren
Aid Societies seem to be but partially under
stood, consequently the object of the enter
prise, as well as the notifies ST those engage,
in soliciting contributions, have been held t,
view in false light and, believing that tn
cause is being injured, and that our need
soldiers will nave to experience the sad re
suits, we beg space in your columns to max
few honest statements. Our Society wa
organized, and still acts, as an auXillcry to tn
Cleveland Aid Society, or, as it is now called
the Ladies' Soldiers Aid Society of Northcr
Ohio, and is one of about two hundred simi
lar organizations; all cooperating with an
sending their contributions to the Clevcan
Society, which acts as treasury, or central de
pot and its members, aside from their ow
liberal donations, perform tho double duty q
receiving, taking charge Of and acknowlcda
ing all supplies sent in, and forwarding thel
to the hospitals when called for-all of whic
they accomplish with an eXactness, punctua
ity and dispatch that maniieSts zeal and dc