The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-29

| eueie Is any mO0eY TO Sp9nQ tnero VIII be
plenty of chances to spend it.
City Hal resounded to the sound of the
hammer all day and number Of persons were
busy carrying articles into the different halls
for exhibition. The Centennial department is
in Reception Hall and is in charge of Mr..
Isaac G. Nesmith of this city. The further
end of the hall is devoted to spinning and
weaving. This department will be very full
| and complete.
The main hall is for the display of general
articles of exhibition, which are placed on long
tables running across the hall.
A meeting of the Trustees was held at the
Preble House last evening and it was voted
| that no free tickets should be issued to grooms
| except for trotting horses and the sweepst takes
| drawing. The large number of arrivals at the
hotels indicate lively interest in the exhibit
| ton. The Preble House contained the officials
| OF the Fair while large number of exhibitors
were registered at the States and City,
There will be no formal opening ex-
ercises to-day The programme is for three
races. The first is for green horses for purse
of 5000. The second race is for horses that
| have never beaten 2 80 and is for $500. The
third race of the day is for five year olds for
purse of $3.50. The. entries are given in an
| other column.
The entries for the Park and the hall will
| not close until noon to-day. The following is
| the list up to last night:
ENTRIES AT CITY HALL.
II Mitchell, West Waterville cabinet organs,
piano.
John Cotton, Fairfield step ladder, lap
| boards.
Anna Barrows Fryeburg, loaf wheat bread.
Kendall q Whitney, Portland, Hussey plows.2
cultivato5s, Cshoon grain drill. l Cemstock seed
dozen manure forks dozen potato hoes, Buck
eye moving machine-2 horse, do horse, l Bull
lards tedder, American tedder, horse rake Yam
kee, dozen clipper scythes, i dozen hay rakes,
dozen scythe snaths, 6 hay cutters, l root, on
yoke, thrasher and separator, wlnnowing mill.
mower, philadelphia; wheelbarrows, wheel jacks,
s Giant R0 h0e
1 Universal clothes wringer, 1 Novelty clothes
wringer. clothes dryers. dozen Gem fruit jars
firkins, display wooden ware, 1 dozen drain tile
wine pressers, store trucks.
Small, Knight q Co, Portland, Reed organs.
Geo f Owen, Saco shirt draft.
Mrs Anna Il Means, Sedgwick, hearth rug.
B B Earnsworth,, Portland, cut flowers, Vicks'
prem; cut flowers. floral design.
Henry Thompson, Portland, marble tablet.
W Kurdish 6 Son, Portland, pianos, cabinet
organs.
j Stewart, 1 washing machine, cut flowers,
Emma F; Hawkes., Portland, : hearth rugs.
VIM Hoag Philadelphia, Portland cutter.
John G Cove. Cleveland. Ohio. washing machine,
Haskell Silk Co. case of sewing machine silks, raw
WP Hastings, Portland, 3 Reed organs.
Lizzie Marston, West Falmouth, chemise.
Terra Gotta stone ware fire brick drain ppe. 'N'
Mrs Jefferson Coolidge, Portland, tatting.
Pickett g. Sargent. Portland, glass lamp Chin
Il Burgess, Portland, invalid chair
Blaisdell q Burnley, Sanbornton, n. H., refriser-
Mrs Hawkes., Stevens Plains, 1 hand knit
counterpane.
D B Lovejoy, Augusta, clothes dryer, woman's
Rights.
Charles Plaisted, Portland, specimens wood en-
craving
Thos Degnau, Union Glass Works, somerville,
Mass, specimen glass figure shades.
Miss Minnie Marston, Portland, 1 crayon draw
ing dog.
L. f. Pngree Portland, artificial limbs, spirit lev
els, wig blocks, joints and findings for artificial and
surgical apparatus.
a. L. Dennison, Portland, 1 two horse Walter A
lor's.
Mrs s Hill. North Bangor, quilt of 10 ,427 pieces
Mrs G Croxford, Carmel, rug.
Foster, Weld butter firkins.
Sampson g. Swasey, Portland, specimens eaIthern
Mrs W Libby, Portland quilt, hand made.
Mrs Orlando Nickerson. Portland, agricultural
wreath, brackets Of putty work.
Mrs Blethen, Portland, framed wool work.
Miss Cora E Jordan, Portland, house plant
cactus.
Furber Bros. Saco 2 farm pumps, wooded.
Boston Supply Co, Boston, Mass, Mineral Paint,
Stove Polish
Ella F Phinney, Portland, 8 oil paintings
Clara Phinney, Portland, 2 crayon drawings,
HC Goodell, Portland, 2 Monitor OF, stoves.
Virginia W jackson, Portland, worsted work
TB Davis, Portland, case sporting goods.
G Packard u Co, w Pennington, trotting
P Rsbooo sds spring. nSc s.sD
ers.
Samuel Thurston, Portland, pianos, cabinet
organs, Q scroll saving machines.
Walter Corey s. Co, Portland, parlor furniture.
mirrors etc.
Mrs M Lord. Portland, hair wreath.
Bennett q Go. assorted colored rug patterns
and hooked rugs.
FoSawyer & Co, Portland, sprague churn.
Lamson Scribner, Brunswick, collection dri ed
plants, illustrating the Flora OF Maine.
W Joy, Berwick, patent sash holder and fast
Samuel Thurston, Portland, Il piano and cabinet
Nathan Clifford Brown, Portland, collection Maine
BIRDS
Emma Izatt Portland, pencil drawing.
Mrs Martha A Hunt, N Wmdham, night dress,
hand made.
Mrs j Winslow, Portland, shell wreaths.
Maine State Prison, Thomaston, top buggy.
Mrs James Berry. Portland, autumn leaves, wax
and wax cross
Miss Gould, Portland, crayon drawings.
| Nellie A. Stewart, Hollis, worsted wreath.
H W Simonton q Co, Portland, case needle
work, hand made.
Henry Jones, Portland, / case builders hardware
Mrs Myra q Frye, Portland. wax cross, bunch
wax lilies hair wreath and hooked rugs.
Crafts, Auburn, varied collection Of farm pro:
ducts grown by exhibitor, and greatest variety of
potatoes and vegetables, specimens seed corn spec
mems bush beans, collection garden seeds, 10 blood
beets, cabbages 10 carrots 10 parsnps 10 sugar.
roots celery peppers, 25 tomatoes, marrow SQUASH
turban squash, largest squash, Butman SQUASH arg.
est pumpkin, watermelons, musk melons, IL ears
sweet corn cut flowers in society prem, Vicks prem
and bouquet,
L Dennisen, Portland, / lawn mower (Erie)
Mrs W Smith, Portland, patchwork quilt.
Martha Compston, Portland counterpane,
Mis- r Doyen, Portland, yarn rug, patchwork
quit, prs WOODEN hose, 3 prs wooden mittens
chief
| Mrs Sarah Jenney, Portland, hooked rug
| Mrs A Cram, Morrfs Corner, 1 log cabin
BM Huston, Deering, log cabin quilt
Mrs Ellen Smith, Deering, patchwork quilt, l
Mrs A Deland, Deering, rug.
Mrs Shedd, Winthrop, i button rug.
MIS- Mary HIT forand patchwork qu
Mrs M ingalls,, Portland, rug.
Sarah Martin, Portland, ornamental flowers.
g Davo, Portland, rug.
Mrs Edward Lambert, S Freeport, p sage cheese,
Stevens & Co, Portland, boxes salt.
r Cross, Portland, extensisn pie racks.
Mrs S Pierce, Portland, oil painting, water
color painting .-T
Sanford Mills, Sanford, display carriage robes
Miss NJ Chase, Portland, Centennial tidy.
Miss Ames Portland, cross.
| Mrs S Wade, Portland, silk quilt.
Julia E Trefethen, Cape Elizabeth, wax flowers
Mrs Silas M Adams, East Deering, 1 rug.
Mrs G Cooper, quilt.
2 H Norcross, Woodford's Corner, autumn leaves
Miss Ella Phinney, Portland, oil painting.
Mrs Hunt, Portland, night dress.
Mrs G Rich, Portland, silk spider web.
Miss Hooper, Portland, oil painting.
w. Emerson Portland, boxes scratch ointment
George Knight, Portland, cabinet bed.
Ida W Higgins, Portland, pencil drawing, 1 cray
Mr. Whitney, Portland, quilt.
| painting in oil
Mrs M Gardiner, Portland, / silk quilt.
/ w Hussey, Deering, tomatoes.
Miss Annie Wilander, Portland, feather plumes.
| StockweD, Portland, drain pipe and fowel
vases.
Deane Bros, Portland furniture
| Mrs. A. Turner, Portland, wax woodbine
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