The Portland daily press., 1874-10-08
THE GRAND ARMY FAIR
Third Day.

The attendance at the Grand Army fair u
creases rather than diminishes. Last evening
there was an immense crowd in the halls.
Every day adds Ito the attraction, and people
who have been once want to 60 again.
The refreshment room is now supplied with
oysters cooked in every style, besides ice cream
and pastry of all kinds. 1t is becoming very
popular just now for merchants who tako their
dinners down town to step into the senate
chamber to dine
Groceries sold briskly all day yesterday, and
the clerks were kept busy. Those who visit
the hall in the afternoon and purchase
two dollars worth of groceries can have a free
ticket of admission for the evening. This plan
will be decidedly satisfactory.
Seats have been arranged in the reception
room SO that ladies and children can be seated
while examining the curiosities in this room.
In the afternoon the room was filled, and the
birds sang their prettiest.
A Mr.. Smith of this city has added fine
collection of Japanese curiosities to the mu-
scum, also a large lot of fine shells from the
West Indies. They are quite an addition to
the attractions in Rossini Hall. The paintings
in this room are many Of them very fine, but,
as there are no catalogues provided, visitors do
not know the subject of many of them. Kim
ball exhibits picture, s'On the Presumpscot;
Brown exhibits several of his marines; Hudson
a beautiful landscape at Lancaster, N. Fl. !;
Cloudman his 'Iucredulty of st. Thomas /;
Goldman, Diamond Cove; Tilton, "Cape
Cottage Cole, several landscapes; and John
Wood bea utiful little mountain nook.
Among distinguished paintings are McEn-
tees Departure a wood scene by Bensell of
Philadelphia; Swiss scene by Clifford; some
chickens by A. F. TAFT; several old painting s
by old masters, contributed by John Neal an
A. W, H. Clapp, and many others.
The following additional contributions have
been made Locke, Twitchell & Co., cash $40;
Peter Cragin, two game ROSTERS, $500; Joseph
Bradford, $40; Drew, Wilson & Ames, box
extra fine soap; g. w. Haskell, N. Yarmouth,
2 bushels apples; John Marston, Portland, l
barrel apples and cabbages; A. L. Denison,
Warren hoes; Miss I. Pencil, Ligonia vii
lage, barrel potatoes; P. H. Tobin, Portland,
box cigars; Hiram H. Dow, gross washing
powder; Stckney & Poor, boxes mustard, 1
box extract Jamaica ginger, box assorted
spice; A. Robertson, Portland, 3S bottles
ketchup; Mrs. E. A. Dolley, Soldiers widow,
Gray, barrel potatoes; G. w. Belknap s. Co.,
Portland, half barrel tripe; John Woodbury.,
West Falmouth, bushel potatoes, pecks OF
apples; f. & c. B. Nash, Portland, 6 scoops,
coffee pots; Lewis Written & Co., groceries,
$40; Churchill & Melcher, 1 cad. tea, 1 box
saleratus; King, Gilman & Co., 2 half barrels
flour; J. w. Whtmore, 2quarter boxes raisins;
Lord & HASKELL, IL pairs slippers; o. M. & D.
w. Nash, assortment of kitchen ware; Frank
Merrill, dozen Pearson's silver polish; w. B.
SkIlings, North Yarmouth, boxes choice
apples, 2 boxes choice potatoes, half bushel
beans, pumpkin 1 squash; j. w. Perkins &
Co., Portland, dozen backing sets; Randall,
McAllister & Co., 8 tons coal; Thomas, Chase
& Co, kits of mackerel; Henderson &
Plumer, box tapoca, box sage, 1 box ver-
micelli.
This evening the programme for entertain
ments is as follows: Sappho will sing !some of
her rolcking songs, Master Pingree will play
the harmonicon, such as no one else can play
it, and another fine tableau will be given.
MAINE GENERAL HospITAL.-The annual