Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-10-06
Centennial Notes.
PENNSYLVANIA DAY.

PENNS1LNANlA DAY
Thursday of last week, Pennsylvania
day, will be memorable in the history
of the exhibition as having brought to-
gether the largest crowd, thus far. The
50-cent admissions are reported at 2l7,-
67S; 25.cent admissions (children) 80,
1856; to the live stock show, 1888; to-
tai cash admissions, PSI, 2S6. At ii
o'clock, Gov. Hartranft and staff, with
many state officials and representative
Pennsylvanians, left the Pennsylvania
State building with numerous escort
and music, and, upon arriving at the
Judges hall, began the formal cere-
monies of the day in an address, which
was followed by speeches from Messrs
Hawley and Welsh, of the Centennial
board of finance. An Grafton on the
development and resources of the state
was delivered by Benjamin H. Brewster
of Philadelphia, and remarks were made
by ex-Govs. Bigler and Pollock and
Senator Cameron. During the morning
numerous delegations of working-men
from large industrial and other estab-
lishments, and inmates of public, charit-
able. and other institutions of the city,
marched to the grounds with banners
and music The ordinary railroad IA
cilities proved totally inadequate for the
conveyance of the people from the city.
Philadelphians observed the day as a
general holiday.
AT night the grounds we're illuminat-
ed by colored and electric lights, and a
display of fireworks was given from
Georges Hill by an English firm Of
pyrotechnics. They exceeded anything
of the kind ever seen before in this
country and were witnessed by about
100000 persons.
OF the 30,S64 exhibitors, 8,175 are
from the United States, 1892 from
Spain and her colonies, 1897 from
France, 1,004 from Great Britain, not
including colonies, 1,039 from Germany
etc.
Two young men from Shamokin, Pa
went down recently to see the centennial
They paid the admission fee of so cents
each and entered the grounds. After
getting inside the grounds, they took {
view of the outside of the principa
buildings, and approaching stranger
who was standing near them, they in
quired of him "what the probable cos
would be to see the whole centennial.
He very probably had his mind on hote
bills and incidental expenses, and re
piled, About $40" The young mer
understood him to mean that admission
fees amounting TO so would be charged
persons desiring to enter the various
buildings, and this so disguised tn
Shamokin visitors that they immediate
ly left the grounds and went home, with
out entering single centennial build
ing. 1t has required considerable efor
to convince them that the whole bushes
is not fraud. Remarkable as the fore
going may seem, the occurrence as state
is strictly true.
1t is not probable that any one ha
any idea Of the magnitude of this grea
exhibition who has not visited it. Sigh
only gives comprehension. 1t is est
mated that working ten hours per da,
one might see each exhibit for half
minute in six months, but even if tn
were physical possibility, we don
think it could be done in that time.
The cash receipts at the Philadelph
Exhibition are $1,000, 900 in excess
those of the Vienna exhibition duriI
its entire length.