The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-09
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The Maine state Fair.
Third Day.

80 iHiJc IL AT THE HALL tq 20 bsYI5s
The lowering clouds and extreme warmth
of the early morning betokened rain and in
fact afew drops did fall about eight O'Clock
later in the morning, however, old Sol resum-
ed his sway and nature smiled again. ,..,t
e, At nine o'clock the committee entered the
hall and announced that the ladies "Silver
Cup" for best genteman's driving horse with
out regard to speed, was awarded to j. f. Ber-
ry of Rockland, for his chestnut gelding
prince" The crowd of visitors to the FAN
did not diminish in the least and it was very
difficult to get about. We understand over
1000 attended the hall exhibition during the
day, Wednesday, without counting the crush
in the evening. The Hotels were filled to
OVERLOOKING on Wednesday night and passen-
gers by the late train had to seek quarters at
boarding houses or wherever they could find
shelter. .,gts ,..l5 ..-.I 'A
93 AS there are some exhibitors we have forgot
ten to mention, we would call attention TO a
fine case of watches in the large hall, display
ed by j. A. Merrill, 149, Middle street. Simon
ton and Merrill, corner Park and Commercial,
exhibit some samples of coffee and spices
The St. Louis Family Flour Co. samples Of
different kinds of -four with bread made from
each sample E. g. Merrill some Vermont
Crystal Emery Polish. R. G. p Goodwin has
a very much improved fat-iron which took
the first premium at the New Hampshire Fair.
Arnold and Morton, a Peerless Churn, =
which churns butter in from one to four min
utes and will work out all buttermilk in two
IT, To- I1oJ; ,,t III eIo ofo DroL
peller. At the same table is Morrill's patent
hay rake. Wlnslow, Doten & Co, exhibit a
patent machine for grinding saws; Geo. L.
Paine, Saccarappa, improved weather-strip;
Nealey & Co., very good thing deserving no
t,ce, boot and shoe LAGER. M. G.. Palmer is
the agent for this last patent. Then there is
the "Bon Ton Lamp Burner" sold by Joseph
Emery, 312, Congress street. G. c. Mitchell
& Son are out with a Nutmeg Crater and
s. s. Rich & Son with some very nice coffins.
In the Picture Gallery there are couple Of
paintings sent in too late for our special notice
of that Department, by Champney One, a
Forest Scene," is quite pleasing, but owing to
the lateness of their arrival they could not be
hung in very favorable light McKenney
and Davis deserve particular notice for their
exertion in procuring the beautiful chrome
from Bradford's "Crushed by Icebergs.' and
also in furnishing the "Yo Semitic Valley"
and will be happy 70 do anything in the franz
ing line at their art-gallery, 264, Congress
street. In the same department, w. p Hast
ings furnishes four Cabinet Organs; Geo. M.
Guild & Co., Boston a splendid grand-piano;
A. M McPhail & Co. fine six octave piano
and Bailey & Noyes, Exchange street, su-
perb Mason and Hamln Cabinet Organ
In the Ladies' department there is some
beautiful hair-work in the form of wreathes,
wrought on needles from different colored
hair, by Lizzie ]. Hooper and others; and by
Miss Haskell of Limington, and by a young
lady of IA years of age, name unknown. The
Shakers of Alfred display large quantity of
their beautiful basket work. In the " 30
PICTURE GALLERY is .aaEd +
We closed our description of the paintings
Wednesday with mention of Sonntag's
Mount Altamont. No. is a portrait of a
child, by Story, and is very well done, the ex-
preston of the child being happily caught by
the artist. Cloudman also has two portraits,
Nos. IL and %, no doubt faithful present.
ments of the originals. No. % is charming
little picture entitled the "Pet Kittens" by an
artist whose name we were unable todecipher
Colman gives truly Moorish picture in the
Alhambra, No. 81, and one can almost fancy
himself in Spain while gazing upon it. James
M. Hart, in No. %, gives us one of those wood
land scenes in Belgium which, we are inclined
to think, if placed in a strong light, would APP
pear to more advantage. ATTACKED by
Wolves" No 26, by Lachenwirz, is thrilling
winter scene in Russia, where the plunging
horses, the fur-robed travellers and binding
snow-drifts, with the over-burdened pines, are
depicted with startling accuracy Mr.. c. E.
Beckett has three pictures, of which we prefer
Among the Mountains" No. 81, very pleas
ing effort but wish that the committe had de-
cided to exhibit his painting OF "Obstinacy."
owned by the possessor OF No. q, which we
consider Beckett's best effort.
Nos. "a and Sc, the "Bridal Veil Fail" and
10 semitic Valley" are by Thomas Hill. and
we wish TO pause here and make few special
REMARKS. The author of these two superb
paintings, the latter of which in narticular has
excited the admiration of everybody vhora,a.
exnlolted, Is New England man by birth. ed
ucated in New England, and has pursued b;s
studies there and in California altogether n
is therefore especially proper that we should
call attention to these facts when he disnlavs
MS brilliant productions at our State Fair
Dlerstadt has earned great renown and fame
IN -, ms painting of the "Yo Semitic but
ut any wish to praise our own at the ex-
P ry.'. 0, Il, others, we must say we prefer Mr.
Hills. The Bridal Veil Falin is on q sno,,ar .
scale but possesses, particularly in the .ra0t
ment of the cliffs, the excellencas ~ s"e 'rea'-
celebrated sister. Vi ''s more
No. 80 is pleasing little Orien,.,
sketch by Devieux, and No. So cbarro;s',.
tie Autumn Scene" by Shattuck. No ~
"Mare and Foal" exposed to the pelting of the
winter storm, is exceedingly well executed bv
Herring, Sr. George Inness contributes a
choice little landscape in No Al. One of the
nnest paintings in this exhibition is the ''Gyp-
sizes, by Maclise, the great painter of the Roy
al Academy. The grouping and coloring is
rarely exeelled by any artist. Sonntag's ear