Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-19


At length the fatigaes and anxieties Of
the Eighth Annual Fair are over, and the
lucky ones may rejoice, while the losers
can console themselves with the reflection
that they have contributed materially to-
ward the support and education of eighty
and more orphan children.
A large number of ladies and gentlemen
assembled at st. Mary's School Yesterday
afternoon to witness the winding up of the
affairs, and at three o'clock business was
commenced. Messrs. John Lumsden, R.
DoTman and w. A. Glenn kindly consented
to superintend the rafting, and the follow
ing articles were speedily disposed Of:
Refreshment Table-A pyramid cake,
won by Peter Coudry;a meerscham pipe,
by Annie Long.
Mrs. Medary's Table-The "Faithful
Crowned" by r. L. Disney, Of Louisville.
Edge6eld Table-Cake basket, by John
Sprock; gold watch, ty NJ. Burns, jr.;
smoking set, by Miss Mary Myers; silver
tureen, by Willie Olwill ; rocking chair, by
Maggie Guthrie.
Sunday-schooi Table-Wsx cross, by
Miss 3. Mcclure silver tea set, by Mr.. E.
Mathis, of GoodlettsVille china tea set, by
Mrs. s. A. Medary lace curtaiDs, by j. w.
Carpenter picture, by Miss Mollie Man
ton; silver cup, by Mr.. Brennan.
Mrs. McCormack's Table--A picture,
won by Matte Carney.
At this time the piano list was completed,
and all attention was given to the figures as
they were called out. No. II threw II,
which remained the highest until ia threw
three skies, and threw the It's in the shade.
AT the conclusion, it was found that ia,
15l, 176, 263, 453, 474, 521, and SIS, each
threw Is, and therefore another throw for
each of these became necessary to decide
the winner. At the throw OFF, 453 threw
10, the highest number, and was declared
the winner. The fortunate owner of the
ticket representing the lucky number is
Mr.. John b. Keeling, a brother-in-law Of
Judge Whitworth. Among the ties were
Mrs. j. G. Barry, NJ. Carroll, Miss Katie
McKeon, John B. Keeling, Michael Mahony,
Miss Laura Medary, M. j. Smith, and the
holder of ia, whose name the Secretary
could not obtain.
As everybody reads the UNION AND
AMERICAN, Mrs. II. j. Dolin requests us to
say that on the morning after the close of
the Fair she found an earring, which the
owner can obtain from Mr.. P. Olwill, at
1AO NA4CoAo otOlOs MIS- GuGldCuA ICSOl~
mack desires us to return thanks to Mr..
George Lord for a donation of SIS.
And now, having said so much in regard
to the Fair, and thanked so many of our
generous readers for liberal donations to
this truly great and noble work, may we
net be permitted to say a word or two in
behalf of the orphans, concerning the ladies
to whom they are indebted for such substan-
tial tokens of Christian charity. Any
attempt to speak of these duties as they de-
serve, would be time thrown away. Shall
we thank them? Works of charity are per-
formed by them for higher and nobler pur-
poses than either praise or thanks. They
must receive their reward in another world,
where a crown of glory awaits each one of
them if they persevere to the end. As
benefactors of the poor and the orphans,
hundreds of millions of prayers ascend
daily to the Throne of Grace for their tenn
pora and spiritual welfare, and the God of
Mercy, the Father of US all, will hear these
prayers and bless those for whom they are
offered. May they all live to assist at many
of these reunions.
As soon as all the returns are handed in
the result will be published in our columns.