The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-14
Maine General Hospital Fair.
FOURTH DAY,

The Fourth day of the Hospital Fair open ed
cool and breezy. Though clouds of dust were
blowing in the streets, il was on the whole very
comfortable. The halls were at a pleasant
temperature all day. The forenoon attendance
was much larger than on any previous forenoon
during the week, very many out of town pe'ple
being present In the afternoon it slackened
little, but during The evening an immense
| crowd, the like of which had not Deen 'oe"
| during the fair, packed the halls anu al'e'
rooms and corridors Sales at the various
| tables were most excellent during the day and
even;no though the buying of tickets iu the
| no ts,.s absorbed the main portion of the money
maid ont Contributions continue to pour in.
Fluent Hall continues to be crowded with an
anxious and hungry multitude, keeping the
walters at work without cessation. Indeed the
demand is beginning to exceed the supply, and
all citizens are urgently requested to send in
contributions of refreshments to-day The
Congress Square Universalist Society have
charge of the tables, and, in addition to the
usual bill of fare, they premise regular Satur-
day nights supply of baked beans.
The ladies of the First Baptist Society are re-
minded that they are to furnish refreshments
on Monday. Contributions of flowers are ear
nestly desired. a3
There were four raffies last evening" resulting
as follows: No. %, flower stand, Yves drawn by
Mrs. DR.. Gilman, in ticket 8; No. 40, bronze
statuette of Hagar, was drawn by Mrs. j. B.
Carroll, on ticket 4; No. So, folding easy chair,
was drawn by George Cram, on ticket 55. This
chair, which is elegant affair, is from the
Springfield. Mass, Iron Furniture Co., and
was sent through the agent in this city, Mr.
Arad Evans]; No. 81 embraced three PRICES
the first of which, a sofa pillow. was drawn by
Mrs. 81. q. Noyes, on ticket "a; the sc. ond, a
doll, was drawn by Mrs. F. H. Colby, on ticket
"a; the third, toilet set, was drawn by s. E,
Grover, on ticket IL.
The contest over the reclining chair has been
DIR. Dana close behind him. and DIR. Tewksbury
third 1t promises to deVelope into fight be-
tween the '.'pathIes." Success to them.
later account puts DR.. Tewksbury first,
DR.. Burr second, and DR. Dana third
In the contest for the Knight Commanders
sword, Orrin S. Fogg is three votes ahead of
his two competitors.
In the voting on the surgeons operating
case, Drs. Fitch and Hunt are still the favorte
candidates, the former standing at ten o'clock
last evening 81 to the latter's 49, Many other
doctors have received from one to dozen votes
each, but none are near the two named
Nearly 500 were taken at the refreshment
tables in Fluent Hall yesterday.
The Floral Committee desire we should say
that the professional gardeners, as well as
many private parties have been very generous
in supplying flowers, but that present resources
for the booth are nearly exhausted. All who
can send contributions of flowers today teven If
but small lots), are desired to do SO.
GLASS BLOWERS AND POTTERY.
There are so many sights to be seen at the
fair on the lower floor, that one can hardly find
time to 60 up one flight more to see the glass
blowers AID the pottery. Our readers may rest
assured that the objects ahere to be found are
well worth seeing. The pottery is at the head
of the stairs and quite over the gallery SO one
eau stand and see them make pots and jugs for
a moment, and then turn around and be hold
the people that are thronging the hall below.
1t is quite curiosity to those that never visited
pottery, to witness the making of vessels out
of clay. A lump of clay is put into the mill,
and before you can hardly see how it is done, a
well shaped jug or pot appears.
The Glass Blowers are farther along the hall,
in room to the right. There are two stands,
with a man to each. They heat the glass and
make almost every imaginable object birds,
vases, glasses, tumblers, &C.. &C. There is
also marine engine, such rs are used on
steamboats,, made entirely of glass, of different
soloIs, and run by hot air. 1t is a very novel
affair indeed This room is always full of yisi-
tors @+.a
Still further on is the Natural History room.
This of course must be visited by all. There is
the live rattlesnake that arrived in town the
other day. As every one else was going to the
fair, he thought he must go TOO. One might
spend weeks in this room and then not see all
that is there.
This all costs you but twenty-five cents. One
gentleman last evening remarked that eff it
vast worth dollar it wasn't worth red"
We entirely agree with him.