Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-09-30
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BATE. MANUFA TURING CO. !.
JACOB EDWARDS, Tr' a-urer. !.
e.. I. BARKER, Agent. |.
BLISS, FARYAN 4 Co, Selling Agents.

These are some of the men who are inter-
! ested in the Edwards Manufacturing Co. in
Augusta, and we hope next year to see the
mills here represented at the State Fair by
cloths from their looms. The Auburn shoe
| shops are not largely represented. The enter
prising merchants of Lewiston are not slow to
see what an opportunity the Fair gives them
to advertise their wares, and the exhibit of
| articles from the stores is large and varied
| The sweet, rich notes of a grand piano float
over the hustle and chatter of the hall. In
the east gallery, occupying a section about
| 80 feet in length, is the Kansas exhibit of the
cereals and vegetables of that noble State,
procured through the enterprise Of Col. ii. )
Osgood Of Augusta. Besides the main hall
| several other apartments in the City Building
were utilized BY the exhibitors. One large
room is occupied by the genealogical display
The collection of fruit and flowers was very
large and creditable. Another room was de-
| voted to sewing machines, and the ladies
clustered around the entrance thick as
bees around patch of red clover. Some
half dozen companies had machines on
exhibition, manipulated bv accomplished
operators, and the wonderful skill shown by
the ladies' and gentlemen in charge elected
upbounded admiration. The art gallery was
a ma pnet which drew hundreds of lovers
of pictures into the hall. The display OF
pictures this year was larger than on former
occasions. although few artists outside of
Lewiston and Auburn had any of their
sketches on exhibition. Mrs. K. Pierce
of Augusta had a fine collection of flower
pieces. panels and studies in stili life and
! in black and white. Mr.. ID. ID. Coombs,
Lewiston's talented artist, was prominent
contributor. Coombs is making specially
of portrait painting. and is doing splendid
work in that direction. Stanley. the Lewis
ton photographer, had magnificent display
| of photographs and crayons. BY patent
process which he employs. Stanley gets
perfect portraiture and splendid effects.
vending our way out Of the hall into the
cool September air, we saunter up Lisbon
street to Main, where our ears are greeted
with a perfert Babel of sound from the i'm
p,rtupate drivers of cars and carriages for
| the Fair grounds.
| This way for the State Fair.
"Go,ng right up; only want one more pss-
senger."
"fiere you go, gentlemen; only 10 cents
to the Fair grounds.
| In the four days of the Fair, thanks to
competition and the exhileration which comes
from the presence of multitude. the at
| t.ches of these vehicles become as cheeky
and persistent as Niagara Falls hackmen-
All day long there is perfect stream OF
travel to and from the grounds. Everybody
rides. At early morning the tide sets toward
the park, and does not flow cityward until
,he middle of the afternoon. The attend.
.nce at the races has been larger than was
ever known before in Maine, fully IL 600
persons being present on Thursday and FRI
dav afternoons. The track has been in good
condition for fast trotting. although little
hard. The entries in the different races
have been numerous, but the speed
an the whole has not been up to last year.
| The nurses have been generous. the betting
moderate, the races exciting, and the crowd
..tisfed. There has been = splendid exhibit
] in all departments this year. Men who nave