The Portland daily press., 1879-09-19

anu the StreetS OF HOftlanu were nlleu Will
crowds of strangers, who had come up to the
great exhibition 1t was difficult to get about
tf& hall in the afternoon, and the music in the
evening thronged the aisles with visitors.
number of well known men from all parts OF
the State are in attendance and it would be
| impossible in the space at command to men,
ton all of them
AT CITY HALL.
Kendall & Whitney's exhibit takes up the
whole of the tenth table They here offer to
the public complete list Of everything that
pertains to housekeeping, seeds, flower stands,
flower pots, bird cages, etc. What should be
the eleventh table is devoted to Wood, Bishop
& Co., of Bangor, ranges and hot air furnaces.
They are for sale by Nutter Brother, agents,
and also generally by first class dealers
througout the State. The hot air furnace for
wood requires only three inspections daily and
| is excellent for country use. The twelfth
| table displays case of fine cooper's
and carpenters tools by Joseph Brad
| ford; next a very complete exhibit OF
ships hardware by Thomas Laughin; the
Ames patent clothes sprinkler which ladies will
| admire-Mr. Ames is with the well known
Nutter Bros. of this city. The Collins Granite
| Company display some handsome specimens of
granite The Herbert Butter Press is a good
thing. Then there is a pyramid of Dixon's
axle greases. The Portland Kerosene Oil Co.
makes a fine exhibit of their regular make and
their new White Water just placed in the
market. G. NJ. and Ell. d. Plummer exhibit a
turbine water-wheel III. III. Coe shows bot
| flo f,,,uc Eatnbup hot will I1roh.
ably scoop. There are some patent pie racks
| of Jordan & Dunns combined socket and
wrench. Knight & Co make a fine display of
bungs and plugs.
Parsons Bangs & Co. with the 'Pharmaceu-
teal Association as assistants, exhibit genu-
inc insect pawder in bulk and bottles, Norwe-
gian cough remedy, an elegant case of Bur-
roughs Brothers medicinal fluid extract, al q
no end of Parsons Jamaica ginger. They al
so exhibit full display of Berry Brothers
varnishes and hard-oil finish. with magnif-
cent piece of inlaid woodwork, 40 pieces, filled
with Whites patent filler, and vanished with
| the above-named varnish which attracts uni
versal attention. This is under the rear gal
lery We would also call attention to Mrs. L.
Jost's admirable washing machine close by
which the ladies seem to like. HI. F. Thomp-
| son exhibits some very handsome memorial
tablets. G.. W. Weeks washing machine fin
ishes the goods displayed under the gallery.
Parsons, Bangs & Co., with the 'Pharma-
ceutical Association as assistants exhibit
genuine insect powder in bulk and bottles,
Norwegian cough remedy, an elegant case OF
Burroughs Brothers medicinal fluid extracts,
| and No ond of Parconc, Jamaica oinoar They
also exhibit full display of Berry Brothers
varnishes and lard oil finish, with magnif-
cent piece of inlaid woodwork, 40 pieces,
| filled with Wheelers patent filler, and var
nished with the above named varnish, which
| attracts universal attention. This is under
the rear gallery. We would also call attention
to Mrs. L. Jost's admirable washing machine
close by, which the ladies seem to like. I'll. T.
| Thompson exhibits some very handsome me-
| mortal tablets. G. w. Weeks washing ma
chine finishes the goods displayed under the
gallery.
On the left hand side of the hall L. Redlon
s. Co. make large exhibit of brooms; then
comes Chamberlain steam cooker, of which
| N. d. Spear of Portland is agent. j. L.
Bracket makes fine display of trunks. Then
number of ladies show their skill as bread
makers, and Thompson & Hall have \ speci-
men of splendid butter. Merry, the halter,
makes splendid exhibit of all kinds of goods
in his line, and then c. d. B. Fisk & Co pre-
sent a complete and elegant array of clothing
| at all prices. Millett, Chamberlin & Little
make superb display of dress goods, damask,
shawls, etc., and this side of the hall ends
| with Esty's organs.
On the opposite side of the hall we have
j. f. MerrlPs excellent refrigerators, SPLEEN
did display of Twtchell, Champlin & Co.. s
groceries in handsome ash and chestnut cases,
filled with bottles of all kinds of spices, per-
fumeries, hair oil, coffees, f1avoring extracts,
and some medicines for which they have at
| tanned high reputation. j. B. Pickett & Co. s
| display of pure paints is worthy of much more
| extended comment, and the exhibit of Moses
Bigelow of Newarks varnishes, and that of
the Union Lubricating Grease Co. wind up the
show in the hall.
Before leaving the hall, however. we must
not forget Fullers patent furnace, or w. FL.
| Pencils radiators. Mr.. M. G. Palmer dis
plays an excellent invention in ankle sup
| porter for children and ladies. 1t was Loring,
| OuOrt O. IlaTulOu, I1Ot l. ". I1dilOy ~ W., WIN
| made an exhibit.
RECEPTION HALL.
The tables filled with embroidery, and all
| kinds of ladies' work. falls outside of the
ability Of the masculine reporter to describe.
1t is enough to say that the ladies themselves
speak of the exhibits in the highest terms.
| Just outside the hall in the corridor are the
fine ranges displayed by f. & G. Z. Nash, and
! those by the Portland Cooperative Stove
Foundry.
THE PoMoLoGIcAL SOCIETY.
The exhibition of the Maine Pathological
Society, in the galleries of the City Hail. is
one of the finest they have ever made. The
officers say, while excellent, they do not think
it quite compares with that of last year. To
those who did not see the last years display ii
is superb.
| In apples of every kind, size and color, the
Turner Grange presents $50 varieties, Mrs. A.
B. Strattard 60, Rufus Pride As, G. w. FAIR &c.
j. NJ. Jones, u, z. A. Gilbert AZ, Joseph Tay-
lor 60, S. c. Harlow 70, Alfred SWEET 30, II
Ingalls, a, III. NJ. Chase II, r. N. Goodwin So
and among the other exhibitors are G. A
Leavitt d. f. Briggs, G. f. Merrill, N. w
Adams, Q. NJ. Beal L. NJ. Stevens, L. M
Merrill, G. Fernald A. B. Chapman, g. B
Sawyer S. B. Sweetsr, c. Ell. Thomas, A. c.
| Carr, j. Ii. Moore. j. A. Brainerd, l.. X
| Litchfeld, Owen McGrath, and j. I'll. Torsey
| In pears Warren Sparrow shows 70 kinds
| G. w. Woodman SO, L. j. Perkins 81, Samuel
| Rolfe 36, A. Smith 90, T. c. Hersey u, W. S.
| Dana IA, S. Low s. G. S. Harlow 20, and are
among the leading exhibitors, while G. B
Sawyer, L. X. Litchfield, and others, make q
handsome showing.
The grape show is fine. I. G. Hersey dis
plays twelve specimens of superb Black
White and Victoria Hamburgs, Black Prince
White Nice, and Wilmots S. B. Sawyer ex-
hibits luscious White Muscats and Tomas
John Vickery and Nathan Wood are deserving
of credit
G. G. Gilbert, S. S. Low and e. Low make
grand displays Of plums. G. w. Crockett