The Portland daily press., 1868-10-07
The Maine state Fair.

cent to the coaniy Jail tor sixty days. 4
Two cases OF drunkenness were settled by the pay
ment OF fine and costs.
The Maine state Fair.
AT THE HALL. s
The State Fair of 1853 opened under the
bright auspices of what, later in the season
we should call magnificent Indian summer
day. The air was soft and balmy with inst
little of that indescribable autumnal tone
which banishes the languor so enervating and
peculiar to the July atmosphere At an early
hour crowd began to assemble before Cit,
ifals and throughout the day there was
steady current of human beings flowing in ant
out of the wide portals, deeply interested il
the agricultural, mechanical, and artistic in
dustry of the State. All the articles had MOI
arrived at the opening of the Fair, but were
continually brought Inland placed in their re.
spec i've stations, and we think this will prove
one of the most valuable exhibitions in the
country We shall endeavor to mention as
many of the objects of interest as we can in
to-day's issue and shall continue to do so until
we have been through the list. rd.t -il
hail, the eye is first attracted by some very
fine specimens of stucco work from the manu-
factory OF Sheridan and Griffiths, plasterers
No 6, South street. Next very extensive
display of fine fur goods from G. A. Suss-
kraut, No. 1856, Middle street. Then display
of clocks in all Styles from A G.. Corliss 317
Congress street. A very ingenious seIf-acting
loom next attracts the curious, operated by Mr.
S. Wells, whose salesroom is at 113, Federal
street, and which boy or girl twelve years
old can manage, weaving web six feet ten
inches wide; manufactured in Bangor. A
very interesting yarn winder comes next in
order, invented by Mute and Hathorn of Ban
'gor, and SO much superior to anything of its
sind that the only complaint (2) to be found
with it is That it gives woman no time to rest
A beautifully arranged set Of old files recat
n frame, from Ridgway and Thornhill, 43
Prebie street, shows concusiyely that nothing
light the great economist, Benjamin Franklin
himself. John NJ. Crocker displays a fine
piece of stucco work No. 81, Union street.
u. @. Quinby displays a fiue ship, full rugged
F rom his fancy goods store, north east corner
+ Old City Hall. s7..1 asp s
I On the stage, Marrett, Poor & Co., of 90
! Middle street, make a magnificent show OF
3arpetings and curtains and paper-hangings-
one OF the finest exhibitions in the Fair
Z VIM. 9. Beckett, merchant tailor, 1877 Middle
street, has a handsome glass case flied with
v-stings and displays the silver medals be-
slowed upon him by the Maine Charitable AS
ISOLATION. 1854. ..-s III
Leaving the stage in the northeast corner OF
the hall, we find every kind of printing in the
shape of stationery, business and visiting cards
from f. g. Rich's printing office, corner OF
Fore and Exchange streets Aaron K. AL
drich, % Exchange street, comes next, with
some magnificent looking cheeses, followed
close in the same department. by Mrs. Lam
bert, of Freeport. Mrs Sam. S. Gilman. OF
Readfield Depot, has, in the dairy line, some
splendid looking golden butter-equalled APP
parently by Mrs. VIM. Eden, Of Bucksport. A
Mosbe's bees, of Gorham, have worked faith
fully for him the past season, as shown in the
cases of elegant amber honey, and again, Mrs
Bodge's cows, of South Windham, have ena.
bled her to send in fifteen pounds of nice but
ter. The Augusta Salt Co. call attention to
their clarified rock salt, peculiarly adapted to
the wants of the dairymen of Maine.
"Thau Shalt not covet" is a commandment
hard to obey when one gazes upon the elegant
seighs and carriages of every description from
the manufactures OF both j. NJ Kimball and
G. P.Kimball. From the light wagon or cut
ter that seems but a feathers weight to the
noble steed, up to the stylish extension carry
all, one signs for the wealth that places these
laxuries at his disposal. The American
Sponge Co. have their patent pillows and mat
tresses in the northwest corner of the hall
and Mr. Heath exhibits patent invalid re-
clining chair and bedstead (both in one) that
almost tempt one to be sick or decrepit. No
other reclining chair yet invented has been
able to give perfectly level surface, but here,
by nSeans of simply turning crank in the
rear of the chair you may be placed in every
conceivable position without stirring muscle.
Mr.. Heath resides in Bath but the State
rights of his wonderful bedstead can be pro-
cured from him.
In the rear of the Hall we have first dis
play of springs, from the Gardiner Spring Co. :,
next long table filled with every variety of
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furnished by the Portland Packing Co., who re-
ceived certificate of honorable mention from
the Universal Exposition in Paris in 1867
Croasdale's Phosphate for top dressing is ex-
hibited in the rear of the same table and took
the first premium at the n. Hampshire State
Agricultural Society.
At the next table splendid display of all
kinds of varnishes, paints, leads, brushes and
painters tools is made from Burgess, Fobes &,
Co. so Commercial street.
Duran and Bracket must not be forgotten
with their grand show of trunks, and travel-
ing bags, nor H. NJ. Brewers OF 80 Middle
street who has some very fine leather be ting.
" H. Blake shows some elegant Baskets. stud
oeu with chased silver nails and lined with
wnite satin' and having silver plated handles
handsomely carved.
In the southwest corner Strahan and Lo-
throp, 81 Exchange street, have a fine show of
paper hangiDgs, followed by P W. stonebam
1853 IL Middle street, with some handsome
screens and window shades. Last but not
least before reaching the doer, Shaw, of Middle
street, has superior assortment OF hats, caps,
turs and rugs. We have now reached the
door and we must leave the interior OF the
hall till tomorrow.
THE HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION
occupies Inception Hall aud the ante-rooms
between IL and the large hall. On entering
this portion OF the building devoted to tie
products OF the earth which appeal to the an
petite, hundred or more grateful oJors arc
waited to our nostrils. The display is varv
handsome one, particularly in fruit, and would
be much faer in plans and flowers if it &C.
CURED at an earlier season.
Mr. L. G. Jersey, through Peter Morrison,
sardlner, exhibits two very fine lantanos aud
''so Two campanillos in full flower from the
poe 70 tue top OF the branches Moreover, hell
otropes Towering from standing stalks, and
fuschias blooming in the same manner A