The Portland daily press., 1880-09-16


was concerned, yesterday, and yet farmers
generally no doubt welcomed the grateful
showers. Owing to the storm President Har-
ris decided to postpone the opening Exercises
of the fair until today and keep the exhibi-
ton open until Saturday night. Consequently
the examination of cattle, pulling matches,
exhibitions and races that were arranged fol
ler's Band will proceed to the grounds at 8 a.
m.
THE CITY BUILDING.
Progress, in arranging the exhibits in the
City Building, was slow and until late hour
in the afternoon the tables exhibited decid-
eddy bare appearance. Messrs. Chadwick and
Shaw were prepared to receive everything as
fast as it came in and assist the exhibitors to
the extent of their power. The hall present
ed very attractive picture before nigh tall.
Bunting radiates in streamers from the centre
OF the auditorium. The galleries are hung
with gay rugs, the work of the Oriental Rug
Co. In the middle of the auditorium stands a
pyramidal stand, twenty feet or more in
height, filled with rare plants from J. A. Dir
wanger's. Here are orange and lemon trees
In full fruit, tropical flora and queer foreign
productions. The pyramid is capped with a
superb cypress. AT each of the four corners
is an Irish yew nearly eight feet high. Around
the sides are fine specimens of the sage palm,
hibiscus, heath, arbor vitae and bottle brush
There is also philodendron with its large
cleft leaves, and curious plant called the
donkey puzsle. On the left of the centre
piece are grouped three tables one each de-
voted to the Conservatives of Hon. j. b.
Brown, G. H. Green and j. Burr; and on the
right two, one each belonging to Albert Dir
wanger and W. E. Morton. On the side to-
wards the stage stands Mr. P H. Browns table
and on the side towards the rear of the hall
DIR. William Woods. In front of Mr. Green s
table is splendid pot of myrtle that sprang
from slip that adorned bridal loaf many
years ago. DIR. Wood displays great variety
OF most curious PLANS. Among them SPLEEN
did tree ferns, an Irish yew, several varieties
OF palms, broom plant, a Towering olive and
a curiously shaped cactus formed like letter
Y. Mr.. Morton's collection comprises beau
tiful pressed flowers, and MIR. Kingman, Mr..
j. b. Browns gardener, shows very rare
collection of ferns. He also displays splen-
did assortment OF vegetables in the corridor.
Mr. Browns display of geraniums include all
the new varieties, which will be espe cially in
teresting to plant collectors. Mr.. Albert Dir
wanger displays among other things, lovely
pillow OF white pinks and tuberoses, on which
is the word Faith" in purple flowers. Sus-
pended to the pillar is magnificent wreath.
On the left side of the hall is large stand fill
ed with choice cut flowers from the establish
ments of J. B. Brown, W. E. Morton, and j.
Burr of Freeport
The stage is taken up by very handsome
display of furniture from the establishment OF
Walter Corey & Co. In the gallery, ON the
right, G. HI. Bosworth, the upholsterer, has
arranged room very prettily and draped it
handsomely. In the left gallery the horticul-
tural exhibition is displayed. While what
there is of it is very fine Mr.. Role said it
would have been much larger but for the bad
weather. Hon. George W. Wo odman has
thirty plates of pears, grown on his grounds,
which he enters for the prize for the best gem
eral exhibition of pears. The varieties in
clude fine specimens of the Bartlett, Doyenne
Boussock, Clapp's Favorite and Goodell Ed
mund Phinney has twelve plates of pears
which have been entered for prizes. There
are varieties of the Sekel, Beurre Clarigeau,
Beurre Diel, Sheldon and Buffum. George
NJ Stevens of Stevens Plains, makes a good
exhibit of apples, the Northern Spy being con-
spicnous in the collection. Mr.. Samuel Role
makes very fine display of all kinds Of
fruit
In front Of the stage stands, on one side, an
artistic and graceful exhibit of the Portland
Stone Ware Co., in most beautiful vases, pots,
and other examples of the decorative art. On
the other side are placed the Reform School
boys, who cane-seat chairs make garments
OF every description, and nit pair of stock
ings in twenty minutes. Between the two is
placed the large glass case of Byron Green
ough 4 Co., filled with rich furs. In the right
hand corner, by the stage, stands Mr.. K Nc.
Donalds water-heater, which deserves careful
attention. In the opposite corner o, M. & D.
W. Nash display a furnace and heater, and
F. o. Bailey & Co. large line of their cele-
brated folding DESKS
The first table, running the entire length of
the hall, is the exhibit OF VIC. Sawyer &
Co., representing 210 articles of household use.
They also show numbers of articles of wire
work, (Which they alone MANUFACTURED bird seed
of all kinds and bulbs
Hayes & Douglass and G. E. Jose & Co. d.
vide the second table with rare china of all
descriptions, dinner sets, chamber sets, student
lamps, etc.
Dresser, Mcclellan & Co., and Loring, Short
& Harmon divide the third table, The former
have full line of the various law and school
books they publish, and it isa credit to our
city to be able to say of this firm that they
make an exhibition any of thelarge firms Of
New York or Boston would find difficult to
surpass Loring, Short & Harmon's exhibit is
not yet in position.
The next half table is devoted to Cyrus III.
Farley, who make brilliant display of cut
glass mirrors, ETC., and Gilpatrick's exhibit of
spectacles. On the other half of the table Mr..
Lucy, Mrs. Ulmer and others exhibit tempt
ing cake and confectionery.
Next comes Joseph Bradford's planes of all
kinds. and G. o. Hudsons toothsome sweets,
H. III. Hay & Co. with all kinds of pharma-
O0uoiCdl preparations, anu Spleuulu eXnlD1tS OF
boots and shoes from Shaw, Cooling g. Co., B.
f. Whitney & Co., and Irving J. Brown.
A table is devoted to e. M. Lang & Co.,
solder, the duck from the Portland Duck Co.,
elegant cards from w. E. Lowell, engraver,
fine harnesses from S. Hearth and VIM. Hen
Messy, fine bungs from Knight & Co.
The last table is given up to Kendall &
Whitney with their immense display of house
hold articles.
On the right of the hall G. d. B. Fisk & Co.
display fnll line of fashionable clothing,
Blanchard & Bros, a large assortment of dairy
articles and creameries
The rear of the hall is, occupied by the
finest exhibit of paints, oils and leads ever
made by Burgess, Fobes &,Co and they have a
miniature lead mill in operation which is
very interesting. j. B. Pickett & Co. have an
excellent display of paints. Emery, Water
house & Co., display their scythes, axes and
shovels, making brilliant array of polished
steel. j. Winslow Jones exhibits canned
goods in almost endless variety. There are
canned Holsters, CLANS oysters, mackerel,
roast beef, corn and beans.
The Bell Telephone Co. have 10 specimens OF
their apparatus telenhone has hean CON