The Portland daily press., 1869-04-17
The Grand Array Fair.


SECOND DAY.
The doors of City Hall were thrown open to
the public at l IL P. NJ on Fast Day,
great number of whom awaited them
selves of the opportunity to patron
ize this noble undertaking, both from
the city proper and from the surrounding
towns and villages, who had taken advantage
of the extra trains provided for their accom-
mediation. At3 P. M, Governor Chamberlain
stepped upon the stage, to music by the band,
accompanied by Obl Roberts, DR.. s. G. Cor
don and Capt Smith, when, having been in
troduced to the audience, he made the follow
ing brief remarks:
Friends:-I cannot, indeed, refuse to stand
before you to say word, if need there be of
words, in behalf of the cause that calls you
here to-day. feel, my friends, far from any
gayety or levity which i'll accords with fasting.
Is it not a humiliation that we have to think
of our own shortcomings, our feelings OF re-
morse, towards those to whom we have pledg-
hearts on the altar Of patriotism, and may we
not fail here to fulfil that duty of the Christian
and the patriot which bids us to bind up the
broken hearts of those they have left behind
them, and to provide shelter for these little un-
protected feet, home for these little ones, too
When we come here we are fulfilling the high
est definition of the visitation of the widow
and the fatherless. Let us all bring here
whatever we can in our hearts and our hands
that may consecrate their great triumph and
end their great sorrow, and let them know
there are Christian hearts here to guide them
on the way to heaven.
At the conclusion of the Governors remarks
Rev. Mr.. Root came forward holding in his
hand very handsomely wrought quilt, the
work of the wife and sister of soldier who
had died only that morning and who had, pre-
vious to his death, received the rite of baptism
and the last consultations of religion at the
speakers hands. He said he wished to dispose
of it for the sum of ten dollars, when Gov.
Chamberlain requested to be allowed to be the
purchaser and afterwards presented it to the
orphans table. The story of the soldiers.
death and the circumstances Of the working
of the quilt were very gracefully told by the
Rev. Mr.. Root, and as gracefully responded to
by the Governor.
The orphan children then gave several reci-
tations and songs, and the afternoon exercises
were finished.
In the evening there was an immense crowd
at the hall, such an one as we never remem-
Der to have seen on any occasion. The people
were literally wedged into the main hall,
while the Reception Hall was we'll patronized
as was also the Picture Gallery. Barnabee,
the great humorist, was as funny as ever, and
drew shouts of applause from the great null
titude. The band discoursed its sweetest
strains, and added no little on this, as well as
on the previous day, to the attractions of the
Fair.
Among the paintings we had not space to
mention on Thursday are several Maine
scenes, one entitled SIN the Woods of Maine,
by Miller; "Thomas Pond at Waterford, by
c. F. Kimball; "Coast Scene by Wood;
'tNear Cape Cottage" by the same; two views
at 'Mt. Desert by Hudson; scene among
the islands in Portland Harbor,' by Miss
of these present decided merit, and several
are works which show decided promise in
their authors. Cloudman displays several
paintings-among them his CAT the Seaside
and youths Voyage" In the Youths Voy-
age the boat lazily drifts along on the placid
lake, while young maidenhood listens to the
music of the harpl from the youth in their
midst while the dog in the PROV acts as look
out for the party. There is a very pretty fruit
picture by Bale. Harry Brown shows very
pleasing picture of "White Mountains from
Jackson" An odd effect of clouds, by Kur-
wassy, is to be observed in his ssFlamboro
Head" A very carefully worked up and
pleasing landscape and cattle piece, by Wynn
CARAT, should be studied by all. There is a
fine little sketch of the Bouquette Mountains,
ny Richards, and there is a Launch" artists
name not given. Bracket, the great fish paint
er, exhibits a "Land-loeked Salmon" which is
admired by all the sportsmep. There is a
splendid head of Edward Everett by
Young, speaking likeness Curtis sends
Bank Fishermen leaving PORT" and Lewis
Morning on the Susquehanna. "Bathshe-
ba'' is said to be an original of Giorgioni, and
connoisseurs will no doubt be interested in
criticising its merits. There is the Autumn
Scene" by Champney, that is said to be one of
his best, and. owned by a gentleman of this
city; a small picture which is to be sold for
the benefit of the Orphans Home, painted by
Leighton, and which will, we have no doubt,
meet with ready purchaser. Son the Road"
by the same artist which faithfully portrays
the owners private team, closes our descrip-
ton.
THIRD DAY.
Friday, the third day of the Fair, was an
other pleasant day, the attendance in the af-
ternoon was quite large and in the evening the
the people turned out again in force. Barnabse
contributed again to the amusement Of the
public with his usual success To-day at the
earnest solicitation of imany, the hall will be
open. Children from the Public Schools will
be admitted at ten cts ticket. In the evening
the rafles will be drawn, and an auction of all
goods remaining unsold. Admission in the
evening will be % cts As,it was not intended
to continue the fair only until Friday, citizens
are requested to send in refreshments to-day.
All contributations will be thankfully receiv-
ed. AS an impression seems to have tgot about
that Kimball g. Larkin did not give the We
loeipede which is to be ratified but sold to the
Grand Army, the following letter to to Col.
Roberts from those gentlemen will do away
with any such impression.
PORTLAND, APRIL 18th 1869.
Col. T. A. RoBERTs.-DEAR SIR:-in ans
the Soldiers and Sailors Fair that we would
contribute something in aid of your good work,
we have this day sent to the Hall one of our
finest Partisan Velocipede, such as we have
sold at One Hundred and Fifty Dollars.
We present it as free gift for the benefit of
the Fair, and hope you will dispose of it to
good advantage. Trusting in the enterprise in
which you are so zealously labofing, will be as
successful as the objects are worthy,
We remain yours with esteem
G. P. KMBALL & LARKIN.
SINGULAR AFFAIR AND NARROW Escape
About 10 o'clock in the evening of Tuesday,
as Mr.. Augustus Bradbury, of Saeo. was mass