Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-30

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ola whale, all brought over in the May.
flower in 1000. These interesting relies
were presented by Mrs. Sko!feld Of Read.
field who received them from her father.
Mr. Ford. who brought, them from Marsh.
field. seyen,y.one years ago, and whose
mother was a sister OF the lamented Gener.
al Warm. These ancient relics recall
to mind many incidents connected with
the immigration, 'udcring' and hardshiP
Of the pilgrim fathers. and could they speak
would doubles. reTeal to Us, many page.
unrecorded history.
The display Of butter. cheese, aud farm
aud garden products ives no, very extensive,
but the specimens we're all good. Dr..
Holmes OF Winthrop presented tho Gns.,
10, OF butter which was the product. Of
hi, Jersey cows. The grain from Aroo.-
took was the best on exhibition. some
corn raised by Mr.. Haynes Of Fort Fairfield
wa, well filled and fully ripe.
The Treasury department Is devoted to
sewing machines Of which there are no
lees than Eve kinds. Here also i noticed
the selfgeuerating 81. lamp, a new thing,
which seemed To work admirably.
The department Of hne arts, is the Sen.
ate Chamber and Is very attractive isA.
ture Of the show. Prominent on the wall,
are suspended the foil length portrait d
Washington belonging in the council chan.
Der, life sirs portal, Of the lanenieI
Prof Cleaveland and spirited likenrs, NJ
Hon. Reusl William, Of Augusta. Thee
with several other oil painting. and a lev
Lishographs and steel engraving. were loan.
ed by citizens Of Augusta to iill up the col.
lection.
There !. fair display Of plain and cot.
ored Photograph. exhibiting great perfsc.
ton in this wonderful art. Photographs
are destined ere long to 'urpereede portrait.
painted in oil. not only because they can
be taken in greater perfection bu, because
they cost 50 much less
Burnham Bio,hers II Portland occupy
the space nearest tho door, and among their
fine collection ara seen the familiar faces %
many prominent men such a, Judges Shep-
ley and Clifford, Neal Dow, George r.
Sheplcy, George W. woodman, Hon. John
p. Hale, and spirited lIfs like portrait Of
Rev Or. Chaplin. Some Of them were enc.
ly touched with water color', bu, believe
this part Of the work was no. done 10 tn,
State.
Mex. In order /, an extensive assor,msn.
Of colored Photographs BY Sil'bec, Chase
& Co. Of Boston.
+ Sta-bird and Dodge Of Augusta occupy
the next space and have a fair collection.
Their portraits Of the Augusta clergmen
were very fine.
Further along Is collection Of both
plain and colOred pictures, the photographs
taken by 5. W. sawyer Of Winthrop and
painted in water color. by Mrs, Z. Z. Lam.
son Of Augusta. This is tho best collection
taken as whole and is entitled 10 the br.s
premium. Sawyer takes a splendid pic
turs aud Mrs IAmson puts on the finishing
,ouehe. with the skill and Judgment OF
true artist.
Mr. Wing Of watsrviIlc presents few
nicely executed PLAIN photographs and a
collection Of sleroscopic viewsot greaimer.
il.
VI. S. Wheeler exhibits the best'PecInsn
Of mopochrOma,ic drawing. A enc buck
with branching antlers and a portrait Of =
female are good examples Of the art.
Two painting, in oil by Mr.. W 5. SAmP-
son Of BowdoinhAm were particularly mo-
ticeable. Tho first is q landscape view,
with trees, shrubbery, cattle and driver IN
the foreground aud a lake with blue noun.
,ains in the distance. The other isa coa';
scene, the tide coming in amoug the rocks,
bearing n boat with two occupants, water.
fowl skimmiug upon the surface aud 'hip'
in the distance, making fine combination
Of aspects.
The best oil painting entered for exhibit
ton !. the head OF young nan, exquisite
ly drawn and shaded by Mr.. g. II. S,orcr Of
Portland. This would compare iayorably
with best specimens Of tie art in our lars-
est galleries.
A largo oil painting by an artist in Vas
salborough graphically represents tho
stealing and piniouIng Of Slaves on tho
coast Of Africa. The artist values this pro.
duciion at two hundred dollars.
Besides those have briefly enumerated,
there is large number Ofs steel aud wood
engrayings, and plain and colorcd li'ho-
graphs. Ono representing Shakespeare
aud his friend. and another representing
Sir Joshua Reynolds and his contemporaries
were published by the Art Union.
One Of Hastings melodeons, aswec. toned
instrument. took the FIRST premium.
There were three other instrument. en-
tered by Mr.. Hovey Of August, and called
by him Eolians. They diGcr essentially
from the melodeons in their internal con-
s,ruction, aud are though, by some to DO
superior.
An improved time keeper and m'sne'o"'
e,er attracts considerable attention l,eiVe'
the true and apparent time and by an lnee.
nlou. arrangement gives the variation Of the
magnetic needle. II was declared by the
committee " to be an invention Of great val
ue,"