The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-02
The Monument Fair.

Att p. m. sharp tonight the Monument
Fair, which has been the topic of discussion
for the past few months and for which elabor-
ate preparations have been made, will ope n at
City Hail. with an address by Mayor King,
Governor Robbie being unable to be present.
Among the guests on the platform will be-
possibly Governors Chamberlain and Con-
nor, besides the Loyal Legion, officers of the
posts of the Grand Army and Sons of Veterans
distinguished ex-officers of the Army and
Navy.
After the Ma yor's address, there will be a
band concert by Chandler, lasting an hour,
and the fair will close at 10 p. m. The remain
der of the week the fair will be open daily.
from 10 q. m. to 10 D. M, and band concert
will be given every evening from 7 to O'Clock.
All who have not made their contribu lions
to the fair, will please send the articles to Uitv
Hall this morning, marked tor fancy goods
department.
The superb art exhibition, at the Society of
Art building, will open this morning at 10
o'clock, and a beautiful catalogue will be-
found for sale at the building. Entrance to
the building can be had from Congress street,
opposite Plymouth church, or from Deeripg
street by way of Dsering Place. The exhibit
ton will be open from 10 a. m. to 10 D. m.
daily.
FL. S. Melcher of the Grocery Committee
acknowledges receipts from the following:
H. Herrick g. Co., Amsterdam, N. Y. broonls a.:
Josiah Webb q Co., Milton, Mass chocolates Si7:
N. K. Fairbanks Co, Chicago, lard So; d. b
Kicker has received from the Bluine Manufacturing
Company W. cton, Mass, 2 gross Bluine S2S SO:
Wilmot Castle g. Co, Rochester, N. Y. II Arnold
Automatic Steam Cookers, $1,000; H. &. Hill
received from Haywood y Williams, Sandusky. N.
box breakfast cocoa $500; box vanilla chocolate
$3.50; Drummond Tobacco Company, St. Louis
box Coca Plug Tobacco, 81.
The following miscellaneous contributions
have been received:
Hall L. Davis, elegant illustrated Bible S25; j.
pany, silk goods and show case $75; H. P. Emer-
son& Co., SO Kingston street, Boston, elegant
dressing case; Mr.. Nathaniel Deering, assortment
of fancy articles; L. l.. Shaw of Yarmouth will con-
t. ibute goods of their manufacture; Mrs. j. C. Lar
rabee gents embroided suspenders; Hoyt Fogg g.
Donham, 10 packages stationery; @. M. Clark.
Harper's Pictorial History of the Rebellion; An
drew S. March Co., Boston, case cotton thread,
etc.; Mrs. Foote and Prince, towe rack and quilt;
Stevens, Smart Donham, ] dozen silver plated
knives, 2 sets salts and pepper Bannister q Tick
nor, Newark, n. j., pairs ladies' boots; Dundas,
Dick & Co., New York, dozen sedletine; dozen
Mentholine, large; dozen Mentholine, small; Mrs.
W. P. Preble, Grant Around the World, ladys silk
purse, for G. a. R. table; Chenery u Co., J case
spool linen l case bustles; j hnlE Palmer bonnet;
Randall g. Nc Allister, L ton COAL $3.50; Joseph
Larochelle, Ia cord wood, sawed and delivered,
livered, 50; Morse Pickett liz cord fine edgings;
Samuel Rounds, IL ton coal, 1925; Is. F. Strick-
land desk; FL. W. Shaylor for art department, oil
painting; Mrs. nj. ID. Gould for G. A. K. table,
PLAGUE; Mrs. Nathaniel bearing, fancy articles;
B. B Farnsworth & Co., boots, shoes, &C., 5000;
N Smart, par vases, 2 silver plated, gold lined
mugs. 1 silver Mated ladle 81 q w SimOutOn
& Co., for G. A. R. table, ESQ Traveller cigars, 500
cigarettes, 40 lbs. bird food.
The committee on Grand Army able report
the following contributions:
Mrs. A. B. Holden, dust cap, drawers, handker-
Chiefs Mrs; Mary scribner yarn bags; MS Levi
knitting bag; Miss Lydia Facy, tidy; Mrs. Moxcey,
tidy; MISS Nellie Hayes, tidy; Miss Molly Ingalls,,
ton of meney: Lille Ingalls, paintings; Alice In
galis, paintings; Mrs. H. F. McAlister. carriage
afghan.
The refreshment room in Reception Hall
will be open at noon to-day and substantial
dinner of cold meats, salads, tea and coffee
provided for sll business men wao patronize
No tickets of admission will be required. The
ladies who intend to furnish refreshments will
please send them in early,
The following fancy articles and cash have
been received by Mrs. W. 81. Green, for the
G. A. r. table:
Mrs. f. A. Motley, elegant toilet set Miss Nellie
Motley, fancy wall ornament; Mrs. j. P. Champlin,
beautiful toilet cushion; Mrs H. Littlefeld 3 lamp
shades; Mrs c. R. JONES' child's afghan Mrs. W.
II. Soule, fancy articles; Mrs. Charles Greenough,
fancy articles; Mrs. John II. Greenough, fancy
article; Mrs Alvin Jordan child's afghan; Mrs. G.
c. Mlllett, fancy article Mrs. l.. F. Flagg, fancy
article; Mis- NJ, e. Kilby, fancy apron; Miss Win
ship, beautiful tidy; Mrs. Henry Mailing, fancy
articles; Mics NJ 6. Green tidy; Miss Edith strout
pair mats; Miss Louie Houston. tidy; Mrs. f. E.