The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-07-06

The American Express Co.'s teams gave an
idea OF the immense loads these draft horses
can drag. II. Q. Chase made large display of
i teams. The sewing machine companies all
made excellent exhibits. The Singer had an
immense horseshoe shaped model of their ma
chine. The Household had great house on
| wheels, with mammoth grotesque head peer
/ ing ont OF window on the roof and hande at
| work in the parlor below. The Domestic HAD
Q light pretty cart drawn by o handsome, spir-
tied steed, with beautiful banner and o speci-
men OF the new machines in the rear. This
exhibit OF the Domestic was called, by the la
dies as pretty design as any in the possession.
| ~. E- Chandler & Co. made capital display
| OF musical instruments, and W. M. Furnish b
| Co. had grand piano on wheels. G. M. Nell
| son & Co. q model horse showeds what the firm
| could do in harnesses and housings. Brackett's
trunks, Deane Bros. q Sanborn's parlor sets.
Merry's great gilt hat, Goes big trunk with the
canopy OF bunting in the rear, Goss' immense
| boot, Wyer Greene q Co.'s, the boot and shoe
| peoples elegant Tally Ho," the top covered
| with ladies and drawn by O span Of superb
white horses, the turnout the work Of j. f.
Libbys stables, all attracted attention Last
| OF all came Owen, Moore q Co.'s herdic, the
| hrst seen on Portland streets, followed by
twelve boys, uniformed In gray, mounted on
mustang ponies, each boy bearing golden PEN
nant. This was one of the most unique feat
ures ever made here In the way Of display and
proved fitting termination to remarkably
attractive feature, for which the public are in
debted to Messrs. George O. Owen, f. G. Rich,
| Fred A. Bibber, j. A. Green. w. IL. Sanborn,
| A. L. Merry, w. L. Gcss w. Ii. Stevens and
| John s. Head
| The historical tableaux were most artistically
gotten up and carefully presented. Major O.
| II. Boyd was chairman of the committee on
tableaux. Messrs. Snow and Hewes had the
arrangement and connecting OF the first, Mr.
Edward q. Jordan Of tho second, Mr.. Charles
uaines q the third and Mr. A. NJ. Sawyer OF
hE ftuPtf .lI lad Nnf
Cleeves found when he first came here an
indian family with their wigwam, the red
mon peeriDg ont TO behold the approach OF the
stranger. The second tableau represented
George Cleeves and Richard Tucker approach
ing the shores OF Portland. The third tableau
showed the log cabin in LIgonia which Cleeve
left behind when he started to come here. The
fourth tableau portrayed an event which
occurred in ITO. In October Of that yea,
upon the pretence that tho citizens of Fal-
mouth had been guilty Of contempt Of the
British government, Captain Mowatt appeared
in the harbor in the ship Canceau and gave
notice that he had been sent to punish the
city. He gave tho citizens two hours to re-
move themselves and families, after which
time he declared that he should proceed to
lombard the town. Upon receipt Of this nc
tice Gen. Prsble, DIR. Coffin and Robert Pagan
were appointed committee to wait upon
Mowatt and try to avert the threatened calam.
ity This committee accordingly went on
board the Canceau.
The tableau represented the deck Of tn 10 yes
sci with Mowatt and the committee in con-
sultation. 1t was of no uss to demonstrate
and Mowatt bombarded and burned the town
TO the ground the next day.
THE sLEEvEs MONUMENT.
The Ceeves Monument is erected on a circu-
lar mound of earth, built several years ago at
the end OF Congress street on the Eastern
promenade. The mound has been sodded and
a fight of granite steps on the southwestern
side facing Congress street leads to circular
graveled walk, running about the centre Of the
mound. The monument stands IS feet high,
with base feet. 105 inches square. Tho ma
terial is fine white granite, from North Jay
quarries. Il is a shaft monument, the shaft
being in the shape Of trunoated pyramid. The
foundation ia six feet deep and seven feet
square. Above this come the base, sub-base.
plinth, shaft and cap. On the faces of the
base and shaft are polished raised panels, with
inscriptions as follows:
South Faee)
In HONOR OF
GKOrGB CLEEYE6
FOUNDER OF PORTLAND,
1888.
MACHTGONNE
West Facej
THERE LANDED WITH
GEORGE CLEEyEs
HIS WIFE JOAN
AND DAUGHTER
ELIZABETH.
HIS PARTNER
RICHARD TUCKER
AND HIS WIFE MARGARET.
FALMOUTH
North Facet
ERECTED
July 4th, 1888.
PORTLAND
East Face
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
THE
PROVINCE OF LyGoNIA
1646 1868.