The Portland daily press., 1879-09-18
The State Fair.
THE GRAND DISPLAY IN COMPLETE
ORDER.
The Formal Opening at the Park.

ready more tickets to the fair over their road
than for many previous years. The squall at
the Park blew down one tent, but no one nor
anything was injured. During the speaking
the audience as well as the speaker took refuge
in the grand stand and thus escaped wet
ting.
There are 303 entries all told at the Park
and 224 at the Hall.
The trustees have decided Ito continue the
exhibition and races through Saturday.
The annual meeting of the Pathological So
ciety will be held in the municipal court room,
City Building. at p. m. today.
The annual meeting of the State Agricultur-
al Society will be held at the Supreme Court
room, City Building, at s p. m. today.
The superintendent of schools informs us
that school children and teachers will be adj
mitted to the hall at to $50 o'clock each af-
ternoon during the fair for 10 cents
CITY HALL.
Vickery & Leighton of this city occupy the
first table-next to the Florida iewelry-with
their case of beautiful goods for ladies, and an
other for gentlemen's dress and ordinary wear.
shirts. H. 1. Nelson & Co. display case of
those celebrated Foster kid gloves, that lace
instead of button, and another of zephyr wor-
sted and Shetland floss and wool. The beauti-
full display of the Alfred Shakers-mentione
yesterday-fill out the first table. Close by the
first table, at the end of the stage, is beauti-
full exhibit of shell jewelry by Mr.. J. Hayden
Smith. On the end of the second table are
some handsome silk quilts from Mrs. Barton,
Mrs. BiXby, and number of other ladies, also
several large embroidered rugs, beautifully
worked, that the ladies seem to admire. The
third table embraces the carriage robes of the
Sanford Mills, large collection of fine guns,
pistols, flies, and gun implements from G. l..
Baileys. and the splendid repellant goods of
Ell. J. Libby & Co., and those fine Hartland
Mills double shawls The fourth table pre-
sents case of excellent work in boots and
shoes from B. F. Whitney & Co., some we'll
made, fine wool horse-collars from w. Hennes-
sey & Co., the admirable exhibit of boots and
shoes from the Togus Home, and some we'll
made whips. Next come Shaw, Cooling &
Co.'s display of good Maine work in boots and
shoes, some of their heavy boots being marvels
in their way. M. G. Palmer's case of ladies
boots, shoes and slippers attract universal at
tention for their elegance and style, and the
end of the table is occupied by J. J. Browns
beautiful display of everything in the boot and
shoe line. The fifth table is given up to the
celluloid eyeglasses and spectacles of E. W.
Hipit; Foye's patent folios and files; more of
the Sanford Mills robes; great pyramid of
DR.. Cummings Sarsaparilla, connected with
the fine display of medicines from the old-es-
tablisbed house of H. H. Hay & Co. The re-
naming half of the table is occupied by the
rare china beautifully painted, in the latest
style, in sprays of flowers and butterflies; sill
yer water-pitchers cake-baskets and fruit
dishes; student-lamps; bronze ornaments;
vases; and some handsome chamber-sets of the
Japanese pattern from c. E. Jose & Co. The
sixth table is devoted to the superb display
of Rogers groups from Loring, Short &
Harmon, and the. exhibit of the Port
land Stone Ware Co., of which we spoke
yesterday. Robinson Williams soapine, of
worldwide fame-the original proprietor came
from China, where the celebrated All Stu
gave him the recipe-takes up almost as many
cases on the seventh table and over the other
parts of the hall as half the exhibitors put TO-
gether Mr.. Williams's long, Rip Van Win
kle beard, wrinkled features and bent figure,
also form one of the curiosities of the fair.
His soaps are unrivalled in quantity, quality
and design, and his works in this city turn out
some thirty-two tons daily for the use of the
trade. The great case ON the left side of the
hall is devoted to the goods of the Kendall
Manufacturing Co., of Providence, of which
Mr.. Williams is agent, and this is said to be
the largest concern in the country. Mr. w. E.
Lowell, the engraver, shows case OF beauti-
fully engraved cards Of every description, on
the seventh table, and the other end is occu-
pied by F. O. Bailey & Co., the we'll known
book sellers. whose case is filled with elegantly
made blank ledgers, journals land other Office
books and albums. A picture here of
Wheelock, the actor, calls universal at
tention On the eighth table can be found
convenient laundry bracket for holding the
bosom and skirt board while ironing. Then
more than half of the table is filled with
the great exhibit of household goods of w. G.
Sawyer & Co., embracing kitchen utensils,
preserve jars, pals, boxes, lap-boards, etc.
Then comes Thomas Deerng's appetlzing dis
play of all kinds of cakes, pies and bread, sur
mounted by a vase of molasses chips which be-
longs to the other half of the case, where G. o.
Hudson's candies not only look good enough
to steal, but are very prettily arranged. Next is
an exhibit of delicious looking cocoanut cakes
from SIG Congress street. Mrs. Ulmer's beau
tifully ornamented wedding cakes, and other
rich cake, pies and tarts occupy the remainder
of the table. The stone smoke jack from the
Portland Stone Ware Co.. attracts much at
tention.
On the left side of the stage under the gal
lery, is an attractive exhibit of hooked rugs by
Bennett Pike, and on the right side G. G.
Newman's barrels and case of stove polish.
Mr.. Bosworth has improved the appearance
Of the little art gallery by draping the door
with curtains of rich material and harmonious
coloring.
RECEPTION HALL.
In Reception Hall the sewing machines are
surrounded all the time by the ladies' In
addition to the draping and decoration done
by Bosworth-and mentioned yesterday, hand
some paintings and pastels fill the blank panels
of the space devoted to Davis, and Wheeler &
Wilson, In the Wheeler & Wilson case are
medals of the Paris Exposition of 1878, and
those from the Mechanics Institute, Boston.
same year, and Hampden 1878. Their case is
filled with beautifully embroidered work which
the ladies speak of in high terms. Next comes
the American Sewing Machine Co., while
the Singer takes up the rear of the hall. Their
quarters are also elegantly upholstered and
draped like those mentioned above, and they
display machines fitted with all kinds of attach
mentS.
In Lamson, the photographers collection,
the pictures of the Haverly Pinafore Co.
attract crowds. Mr. Lamson's work is now
celebrated, and we doubt if there is an artist
in the country with whom this gentleman may
not compete in every department of his art to
advantage. The superb Beatrice Medallion
of Alice earle pleases every one. In the cor
ridor c. B. Thurston displays some beautiful