Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-11
The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics
Fair.

This fair, postponed from last year on
account of the centennial exposition, was
opened in Boston on Monday, the I'd IN
slant, in building built for the purpose
near the new Providence depot, and is in
every respect fine one, in some respects
the best ever held. The main building Is
beautifully arranged-howers and foun-
tains adding to the generally fine effect.
In the center of the hall is a pyramid oil
plants surmounted by fountain. the wa
tiers of which find escape down the four
corners of the pyramid in mimic artificial
cascades.
We paid short visit to the hall on Tues
day, and though it was not in all respects
complete, yet most of the cases were IN
perfect order, and the display was very
fine. About the main hall hang at inter-
walls the portraits of the past presidents oil
the association, which are hung in front OF
the gallery.
We have time to note only few OF the
more prominent exhibits: Joseph Burnett
g. Co. show their standard preparations In
a case worthy its contents, it being the
one used at the centennial exposition, and
shows in its construction most excellent
taste: a miniature fountain is constantly
spouting cologne. OF MI. Burnett
goods there is little need of speaking
thew are familiar articles in New England
households. We have used them in ouI
family with uniform satisfaction for hiteen
wears. Bigelow, Kennard e. Co. have
rich case of iewelry and silverware. Inc
Hamilton Wooden Co. have the most ex'
tensiye exhibit of dress fabrics, woolens
alpacas, reps, prints. cottons-nleacne'
and browu-and many others which we
did not know the names of, but which oul
lady readers would no doubt have founo
familiar enough and nice enough heeu
& Barton showed a fine case OF beautiiu
electro plated silverware, which was o.
exquisite design and finish. Goldman d
Sburtleff had a case of dental and surgica
instruments. Here were All 'ho WIN
for filing and scraping and cutting ano
pulling and all other instruments oil tor
ture to which few of us are strangers IL
all their grim array, polished and glitter
inc, rs if they never could be suspected o
drawing blood or torturing nerve. WIN
Read e. Sons had an extensive snow
runs, pistols, ammunition. sporting goods
etc. The American Watch Co. showed
full set of matchmaking tools of curious
make and beautiful finish.
Stairways and two elevators gave access
to the galleries, in which were muslca
instruments, sewing machines. leather
making tools and machinery, among
which was the Copeland lasting machine
which fits the upper to the last. and which
would fit one every minute, in betlel
manner than could be done by hand, al
the operator said it would do it before
an old shoemaker could shift his quid from
starboard to larboard."
In agricultural tools Parker, Gannett q
Co., the Ames Plow Co. and the Higgan
UNI Manufacturing Co. were the principa
exhibitors. Harris e. Co. showed vane
in different designs, with the points o
COMPASS, and other ornamental designs To-
house and barn decoration. We though
we would buy gilded cow for vane TO
our dairy barn, but when the exhlblto
said the price was fifty dollars, we saw
something very interesting to look a
further along. We thought we could ge
real live one bigger than that for les
money.
The art galleries are at once the mos
extensive and finest we ever saw, and will
richly repay what time one can spen'
there. Our time was too limited to at
tempt even glance at all of them, mucl
less to attempt a description or mention
even of the gems of the collection.
ANY of our readers who chance to b
in Boston during the exhibition will fin
full value received for time spent in visi
there.