The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-02-26
ssn;tsry Fair and Lsvee at Kennsbunk.

10 tuo tsoAD w AAoooVyeoA WI eo'S'es'
are indebted for very many hospital comforts
furnished for them with unstinted liberslity
Having, at the commencement Of the war
formed themselves into Soldiers Relief So
cisty, they have diligently labored to do
what they could in aid Of the Government,
and the result Of those efforts has been large
and bountiful. From the able report Of
their Secretary, Miss E. W. Hatch. extracts
from which we have already published, it
appears that for the last year Ksnnebunk
has furnished sanitary contributions amount.
ing to over twelve hundred dollars. We
cannot better compliment these ladies than
BY republishing an extract from the report
referred to:
While IL cannot be denied that We have made
some sacrifices in running up to our work from
week to week, while homo duties have often
bssn deferred to enable rs to do 80, while IA
tigue has frequently put forth Its plea In vain
for ease. No bear willing testimony that We have
bssn amply repaid for all. In the increased
strength and purity Of our patriotism. and es-
pecially In the deepened sympathy OF our hearts
ior eli who are laboring. fighting or suffering
for our country's salvation. Could We follow
to their final distribution among the sick and
wounded, the delicacies and comforts which We
send forth, how greatly would our satisfaction
b augmented!
Al part Of their labor for 1864, these Ia
dies have been ut work for some time pre-
pairing articles for Fair, which was held
last Monday afternoon and evening in the
hall underneath the Unitarian church. To
their invitation to DO present wo were glad
to respond in person.
Among the solid articles which attracted
our attention at the further end Of the room
wers two bales Of hay sawn in two, present.
ID by John Roberts, Jr. & Co., owners Of
tho patent right for this county to use the
Mormon Beaten Press, the machine by which
this hay was pressed. The hay was as solid
as wood, an auger bored into it bringing out
chips as regular as though bored into log /;
. sewing machine manufactured by George
Leach what-not manufactured by Rev.
e. Worth, and specimens Of Irvine from the
mill Of r. W. Lord model Of yacht Of
Is IL tons, width ten feet, length on deck
"A, depth six feet, made and finely formed
by Mr.. Kingsbury bookcase by George II.
Downing; clothes wrinser presented BY John
Cousins; salver by A. Wiley, and book
rests by John A. Lord; wheel barrows,
clothes dryers, corn, turkeys, hams, guns,
apples, potatoes, &c. &c.-articles which
space will not permit to be enumerated.
The room was tastefully decorated with
wrsaths and festoons Of green hemlock. On
the walls we noticed dne picture Of "John
Anderson. my 10, john" done in worsted
in massive gilt frame, and marked "sold for
$500" II was brought from Liverpool
by VIM. Lord, Esq, and by him presented
to the Society. On the opposite wall were
two largo steel engravinss, in heavy rose
wood frames, "The ANGELS Whisper" and
"Thc Soldiers Dream Of Home" presented
by Joseph Titcomb, Esq, each Of which was
sold for SIS. There was, also, q very elab.
orstely carved ivory image Of the crucifx-
ion, framed, and which was sold for $3.50.
The donors name we did notlearn. Messrs.
Walker, Wise 4 Co., Of Boston, presented
s75 worth of valuable books, which met
with . ready sale.
We have no idea Of reporting the different
articles upon the tables hic opus, he labor
eat. Tho handicraft Of the ladies were dis
played thereon, tempsinsly. BY something
more than An actual count wo estimated the
number Of articles to amount to ono mil
lion thrcc hundred, more or less, each Of
which had name.
In passing through the Grey nunncry at
Montreal, tho visitor finds articles for sale,
the workmanship Of toiling nuns wearing
away sacrificed and devoted lives, which
trinkets arc wrought brilliant to tho eye and
expensive TO the pocket (ifyou buy). On the
walls Of the nunuery mentioned we are in.
formed that "thoso who buy the work Of the
.crsd nuns, shall ever feel that their coutri-
buttons went to aid the propagation Of the
holy faith" We introduce these sentences
70 remark that however high stands the rep
utation of those Canadian manufactures, to
our eyo tho tables at this Fair were superior
q them, oil the articles evincing moro taste,
and majority ofthcm moro finished work
manship. That such course pays is shown
from tho fact that carly at tho commence.
mont Of the sale, all the most finished and
elaborate articles found o ready sale, for 20
we were informed by tho accomplished Pres
idsnt Of tho Society, Mrs. Judge Bourne.
Al these tables the visitor selects from the
largo variety Of worsted, laces or embroidery,
tho task Of willing hands unknown and quiet.
" laboring to bear their proportion OF the
burden now upon the country. Bearer,
greater far than all the work Of sacred nuns,
arc these offerings Of loving hearts-wives,
mothers, sisters. daughters-whose only re-
gres are that they cannot follow their con-
tributions, to make sure that aid is prompt.
ly rendered to those who, upon the field, are
hsroically seeking to preserve and illustrate