The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-09-20
AT CITY HALL.

The City Hall is devote to manufacturers
and tradesmen's goods, fours, dairy products,
&c. The stage is occupied by very fine ex-
hibit-from Samuel Thurston's-o pianos
cabinet organs etc., of various makes. Occa-
sionally good performer favored the audi
ence with lutte choice music. Directly in
front of the stage E. FL. Sise & Co. make
very good display of furniture of all kinds.
| The first table, running across the hall, is
! devoted to several contributors. Tall jars
hold the oils of the Portland Kerosene Oil
Co., and great cakes of parafine, looking like
| camphor, are piled beside them. Then comes
| asplendid display of rich crockery, chamber
and dinner sats, faience lamps, terra-cotta
bulldogs and pugs-keeping watch over the
exhibit-statuary and other articles from G.
g. Jose g. 90. Mr.. Stubs has a show case
filed with artists materials. NJ. G. Palmer &
Co.'S boots and shoes cause the visitor to linger
long. They are in all styles and materials,
from the dainty little child's boot to the hand
some patent leather gaiter of full grown
man. The ladies' boots and slippers are es-
pecIally interesting.
The second table is devoted first, TO S. r.
Sweetsir of Cumberland Centres great dis
play OF apples, some thirty plates One would
not imagine t1ere had been much of drought
when looking over this exhibit. George NJ
Stevens of Stevens Plains and G. r. Pickett,
Cape Elizabeth, show fine apples and pears
There is Crescent Seeding" strawberry,
from this years runner, exhibited by o. A.
Hill, Deering. @. E. Gould, Deering, has
some nice apples. d. W. Clark displays a
great box of splendid looking butter (from his
imported Guernsey stock) which is guaranteed
the natural color. Then D. A. Fogg of Free
port shows box of 80 balls nice butter and
jar OF the same. A. r. Tracy has case of IS
balls to match the others, and four very nice
cheese. The end of the table is occupied by
case of elegant frames from Stubs Brothers.
In the centre OF the hall is a large beauti-
fully designed floral pyramid due to the in
ventive genius of Capt. q. FL. Green. 1t is
composed of rare tropical plants furnished by
Joseph A. Dirwanger. Tables on either side
display OF choice plants, through his ardener
John Alexander, and by Albert Dirwanger.
The fourth table, at present, only shows Mr..
q. 7. Merrills fine collection OF boots and
shoes. The fifth is devoted to the completed
collection of kitchen furni ure and fancy ware
of w. G. Sawyer, and the sixth to like ex-
hibit from Blanchard Brothers
On the right side of the hall are a half-dozen
fine carriages from Zenas Thompson & Co,
two elegant top bugges and a sleigh from c.
e. Whitney, and nice carriage from j. w.
Sawyer.
On the left of the hall L. A. Cloudy has a
aboiaa hit of oil ind a
etc. There are some very toothsome looking
preserves from w. H. Written; a loaf of
bread by Miss Lalla Fenno, only years old;
beautifully carved cabinet and writing desk
by Frank B. Libby; the Champion milk pail
and washer by Hatch & Harmon; and some
beautiful harnesses from S. e. Hearth; B. f
Mcintosh shows an old caymore taken from
Scotch battlefield in 1874 by his grandfather,
Lawrence Mcintosh and wool comber and
fax comb which came from Aberdeen the
same year.
In the corridor Haven is making and selling
candy, and there are great cabbages and tur-
ban squashes from G. e. Gould; immense beets
from William Burnham; large Early Vermont
potatoes from c. P. Tricky; splendid display
of onions, potatoes, squash, Peppers, parsnips,
carrots, beets and tomatoes from Thurlow
Brothers; squash and potatoes from S. r.
Sweetser, and splendid trace of corn from
McKenney of Buxton.
The Reception Hall is devoted to the sewing
machine operators, and ladies' work.
There are splendid quilts, afghans, embroid
cry, drawings and paintings. There is a rug
by Mrs. S. r, Sumner, n years old; splendid
case of millinery surmounted by rich plumes
from Mrs. f. G. Chase; a handsome showcase
fitted with hand-painted screens, panels and
other work from Miss M. e. Fairweather; a
case of prettily executed bead work by blind
perso very graceful and beautiful anchor
of wax and preserved flowers by Jessie Dir
wanger; a most artistic wreath of beans, peas
and seeds closely initiating she'll work, by an
old lazy of 70 years; and case of choice en-
brcidery and fancy work by Miss Hattie
Smith Of Hog Island.
Last evening the Yarmouth Band furnished
fine music. The following is list of hall en-
tries
VIC Saw yer & Co. kitchen utensils
Hatch Harmon, Champion water ard milk pail.
Zenas Thompson, Jr, carriages
E Whitney, carriages and sleigh.
H Sawyer, carriage.
VIM M Furbush son, pianos and organs.
@ e Jose & Co, crockery.
L ID Sise & Co, furniture.
L A Goudy, bakers goods.
q Palmer, boots and shoes.
L Merrill boots and shoes
Portland Kerosene Oil Co, oils and paraffne.
Mrs f Chase, millinery.
Miss NJ Fairweather, Kenslngton work and
painting satin.
owen, Moore & Co. fancy goods.
Stubs Bros, frames.
The hall is in charge of Vice President R.
| O. Conant, who is ably assisted by Messrs.
Fred Fox, Samuel Chadwick and others well
versed in such matters Miss Frye makes an
efficient secretary, and Miss Chadwick an ac-
commodating assistant secretary.
TIC night the annual meeting of the society
will be held at J j. Fryes, Preble street, at
| 7.3O.
The following are the officers of the Cum
berlahd County Agricultural Society. under
whose direction the fair is held:
Presdent-W. w Harris, Cumberland
Secretary and sTreasurer-John j Frye,
| Portland.
Trustees-R. o. Conant, Portland E. j.
Stubs, North Yarmouth; Alonzo Libby, Sac
| carappa.
General Superintendent W. Harris.
! Cumberland.
Division Superintendent Tickets, j. J..
Fry e, Portland; horses, E. j.: Stubbs, North
Yarmouth; hall, R. o. Conant, Portland;
stock, Alonzo Libby, Saccarappa.
! Reception COMMUNICATION. G.. w. Wood
man, Hon. G. f. Libby, Gen. @. p Mattocks,
| George Burnham, Jr,, W H. Milliken, William
E. Gould, Charles M. Cure, A. A. Strout.
The Fish Commission.
Prof Spencer F. Baird United States Fish
| Commissioner, with eight members of his staff
was in Boston, and made the rooms of the Bos-
ton Fish Bureau his headquarters. His assist