The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-20

| N'o Va any King In the lanu' Ahotner lmp0l
tant exhibit is blankets. These blankets wer
purchased directly from the show cases i
which they were exhibited at the Centenna
and are some of the finest blankets manufact
ured. They have blankets hung from the gal
ieries, blankets of prices ranging from 30 cent
TO VIZ. There are also some fine importe
brushes and curry combs. The exhibition
probably contains some of the best goods il
the country.
! Reception Hall.
Ii reception Hall among the best produc
tions of the brush are noticed several waite
colors by Mrs Thomas G. Loring. They ar,
very finely executed and show signs of no lit
tie Skill on the part of the lady who has painted
them. The committee properly awarded then
| the first premium yesterday. A pencil picture
| OF theodore Thomas, done 10 one day, wit3ou
instruction, BY Miss Helen L. Coe, attracts ne
little attention. The drawing is correct and
the shading is carefully done. making an ex
cellent likeness of this great musician.
The exhibition of Stubs Bros. occupies the
entire north end of this hall. Although they
do not exhibit many oil paintings, the ones
they do are avery fine. There is marine
painting by franklin Stanwood and some
smaller ones by "a"
ln large show case they have a fine assert
ment of artist materials which ought to make
painting easy to the novice if any would.
In another are some fine velvet picture frames.
There are hung on the wall a few very ine
small crayon drawings. The main part of their
display is probably the frames, which are
handsome enough and of as fine workmanship
as any one could wish.
ORGANS.
VIM. M. Kurdish exhibits four fine parlor
organs, one with low top and seven stops: an
other, next to it having ten stops and imitation
pipe top, and two others with ten stops and low
top. They are finished exceflently and are in
deed handsome organs. They havei also fine
black rosewood Kranich & Bach piano. ]. D.
Chenery has two large organs. Feach having
twelve stops, and one large elegant orchestral
organ of the same number of stops. These
organs are of their own make and are the best
of workmanship. Small s. Knight have two
fine organs of nine stops each, which come from
their mandatory. Their organs are first-class
in every respect, aud win favor wherever they
are tried
SEWING MACHINES
Both the Singer and Howe companies have
machines on exhibition, but the competition be-
tween these two companies seems to have died
out. They both have excellent machines though
and receive large share of the attention of the
public, bestowed on sewing machines. The
Home Co. are on hand with their machine and
explain its merits to the people. This machine
makes very little noise and will stitch through
half-inch cloth or through linen The stitch is
very elastic and it will run on cloth without
basting as well as with.
MISCELLANEOUS
In the corridor below are three fine looking
Morris s. Irelands safes These safes are ex-
hibted by David Mcclure, and some ire-proof
wallets. These wallets are of canvas, chemi.
Called SO that they will stand six hundred de-
grees of heat without changing. The safes are
the champion" and received the first pre-
MUM.
A. P. Kaalund has couple Of elegant black
walnut desks and dentists case, which are an
honor to the cabinet trade. Oae of the desks
has one lock for the whole thing, aud the work
is elegant.
jackscrews which would probably lift the earth
if foundation co1ld be found. They received
the first premium.
K. Williams & Co. have on exhibit a GUAM tt
ty of that excellent article, the Chinese Stove
Polish.
There is near the door Winn's Portable Gas
Machine which is shown to the delighted public
and its modus operaudi Mention of this ma
chine has been before made in the PRESS.
w. E. Strout exhibits patent improved win
dow fastener, which can hold window down
more securely than if large man were upon it.
f. L. Bartlett & Co. have case of foe cigars
from their store on Congress street
In the reception hall is game of Bassino
which is similar to tenpins, and is exhibited by
j. NJ. Stewart Of franklin, Mass
On the table with Loring, Short s. Harmon's
display are some of Foye's Combination Clip
and Binding Folios and Files. They are handy
different purposes.
G. Shsnning has pair of splendid spoon
oars aud a paddle. He has also cork fender.
O. Dyer has some of those handy little oil
stoves. They are warranted not to explode and
are the best thing for summer use that can be
found. They ensure great saving in fuel. i
Sabine Hutchins has some navgators bearing
indicators and some protractors; also some pa
tent broom holders.
W. II. Pennell has on exhibition some fine
minerals, and also some patents.
S. 81. Curtis has some patent roofing which is
said to be very durable.
]. Winslow Jones shows few boxes of his
famous Globe green corn.