The Portland daily press., 1869-09-10

their peculiar architecture and stiff popla rs
Holmes has neat little landscape in CT, with.
the mist hanging over the mountains brow.
Koppen's "Mother and Child" is a rich bit of
coloring, and the pose of the principal figure
is very graceful and the face has quite taking
expression. Chibor exhibits neat little barn.
yard sketch, in 60, while the head of 'Hannah
Adams is fine portrait by Harding of one of
the most distinguished of American women.
Grants Summer Time is rather romantic
subject not particularly noticeable, and
both Merkeps copies from two of Murillo's
most splendid pictures are neither better nor
worse than the average copies usually are.
Strain exhibits a fine effort in crayon, in &c,
and Miss Mary Rolfe another of her exquisite
| water colors of PORTRAIT of a Lady, 10.
B. Inman exhibits "Stepping Stones" a
| young peasant lass crossing the brook with
| the farm in the background. We admire
Inman most in flower pieces. There is
| one of his character paintings we admire
| and that is the "Boot5lack," owned we be-
| lieve by Hon. j. B. Brown. The stepping
| Stones" is very pretty but does not equal the
other. Bradbury, of Hollis, displays some
more Autumn Flowers" in 81, done with
that skill which has given him reputation in
this line of his art Norton's 'tMorning on the
Coast" has been described previously in these
columns. "Woman at the Well" is another
choice bit of painting by Virgil Williams
Miss Skeele's Morning Glories' detain the
rambler who wishes they belonged to him
Burdick has another nice fruit piece, with
some tempting IIovey's Seedlings, in No. Sc
and Harry Brown exhibits "Broad Cove af.
ter the Wreck of the Bohemian" George L.
Brown exhibits magnificent brds-eye view
of the Eternal City before which you stand
long and wonder how so much can be express.
| ed on so little canvas. VIM. Harris "On the
| Coast should be examined by the spectator
for Hart is one of our leading artists: and il
you wish to see splendid horse piece look al
Leighton" Brown Dick. ''All the details of the
picture are painted with great care and the
animal himselfisa worthy present for an EN-
peror. "Cat and Kittens" by Miss Skeele a
touch of nature and art combined with happy
effect, Sat Home by T. d. Williams, No
| 95, is in the other room, having arrived late
! but it will strike every beholder with adm:ra-
| ton. The interior of the old farm house il
| most carefully painted in all its details, and
| enc of the happiest effects is the bit of land,
! scape seen through the open door. "Bay
| George" is another capital and spirited horse
| picture by Bailey; j. B. Hudson, Jr. gives us
a specimen of the Adirondack Mountains; f
S. Frost displays a painting of the Rocky
Mountains remarkable for its perspective
Miss Elinor Farmer, pupil of Akers, young
amateur, displays considerable talent in Q
"Bas-Relief' or medallion head. Kronberg
displays "Woman Knitting and No. 104
''Hen and Chickens" by Leighton, closes the
| gallery. There are number of the celebrated
Rogers Groups of statuary on exhibition, and
some fine drawings by young children-sever
al by young boy named Stevens, only fifteer
years of age, and one by Miss Perey only
II years of age. Owing to the great pressure
and jam in the galleries we werelnot able tt
devote that time to the paintings which they
| deserved and if we have omitted any one i
has not been done Intentionally.
| FARMERS MEETING.
AT the Farmers Meeting in the evening DR.
S. II. Tewksbury, of this city, delivered mos
able and interesting address on the Diseases
of Horses of which, to our extreme regret
the crowded state of our columns prevents oul
| giving the full abstract prepared by our re
| porter. At the conclusion of DR.. Tewksbury's
| address there was brief discussion, in which
| I. S. Lang, of Vassalboro, participated.
FAIR GROUNDS.
There was large attendance at the Park
| this morning. and it continued to increase dur
| ing the forenoon. After dinner there was
constant stream of vehicles and foot-passenger;
| flowing from the city to the P ark. The rair
| of last evening beat the track down very hard
| and washed the loose earth into the cutters
| leaving it in much better condition than il
| had been, and the warm rays of the sun and 6
| drying westerly wind which continued
| throughout the day put it in much better
| condition than it has been this week. TIL,
trustees displayed surprising energy in repair
| ing the ravages of the gale-the PROSTATE
fences springing up like magic. The damage
to the big tent for the display of agriculture
implements is more serious than any other.
EXHIBITION OF HoRsEs-pREMIUMs.
| The exhibition of mares with foals by the
sides was very good Mr.. Geo. w. Hammond
| of Cumberland Mills, had five mares will
soVd-iooiAius e-vt,fb m partlcu
| lar, sired by the Penobscot Bow, attracted
much attention.
The exhibition of Matched Horses was ais,
| fine.
| The committee awarded the first premium
of $50 to Thomas Landers of Salem; SECOND
of $40, to A. w. Ham, Portland; diploma t,
Chas. E. Gibbs, of Bridgton. t1
| At 1890 A. M. the exhibition of draft!borse
took place. There were entered four pair and
one single horse. They were all above the av
erage. One pair of splendid greys, belongin.
20 Charles Shaw, elected much admiration
and applause. The award has not yet beef
| returned.
| TIE entries under No. %, stations year
| and under 8, were very numerous and made
| good display. Young Knox by Larkin; Mino
ken Boy by Hiram Reed of Augusta; Fred
Douglas, also Knox horse, by A. T. Halett
Lexington, pretty mover, by James S. Mon
roe, of Lexington, Mass, were among the mos
noted. The awards have not been received.
In the exhibition of stations years old an
under the first premium of $50 was awarded
to Ledo, owned by Mr.. Chenery, of Belmont
Mass; the second premium of 500 to T. S
Lang owned by Fl. B. Jones.
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
The following awards of premiums hav
been returned in addition to those we CAV
yesterday:
| No. 1. Shorthoru Stock-The committee Temarke
that in this class they found very valuable colec
ton, both from the States and the Canadas, most
| which were worthy of the first premiums.
The sweepstake premium was AWARDED to M. Il
| Cochrane, OF Compton, P. O.. for his bull seen. Ma
pier" also the sweepstake tor his COW "Rnsedae."
| For best shorthorn herd: LIST premium to A. NJ
| Wfnslow IL Sens, of Putney, VT. I'd to Warren Per
| cival, Vassaboro.
| For best bull 5 years old and UPWARDS with speci
| men of his stock: LIST premium to Levi A. Dow, Wa
terville: for three years old and upwards: 1s prem
ium to q. W. Hammond, Cumberland Mills.
No. 20. Mares and Geld;ngs.-lst premium to Ger
f. Moore, North Arson; ID to j. S. Jacobs, Farm
ington.
Four years old and older: LIST premium to j.
Heald, Portland; 20 to W. A. Bartlett, Bangor; 8
to HI. b. Pinkham Brunswick.
The committee recommended gratuitv of son
| III. M. Harlow, Augusta. - Wv
The committee thought that the horses entered nm
der class ~ were not up to the standard of forme
years. -
| No 10. Cubes not orer months oId.-1st premi
um to one lot of herefords owned by Burleigh
Shores, Fairfield; I'd TO lot OF Durham calves own
ed by Warren Percival, Vassaboro.
| No %. StdHiOas.-Two years old and under tlree
LIST premium to Knox stallion owned by William All
bot, North Vassalboro; I'd to '.Lanceiot," owned
| j. q. Wood, Millsbury Mass; Sd to "Knox Then
all" j. II. Gilbreth, kendall's Mills.
The committee remarked that every horse entere
| in this class deserved prem UNI.
| No. %. Getdngs and Fijties under Q genrs-1s
premium to Sylvanus Porter; I'd to John D'Arthe
| nay, Augusta.
No II. Dutch Stock-Herd sweepstakes and bn,ls
| Sweepstakes, LIST premium to j. s Nonrna + aYiro