The Portland daily press., 1886-07-06
THE GREAT EVENT.
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ground.
VIM. p. Goss, boots and shoes, had the
I sold Woman in the Shoe" 1t was made
of pine plank nine feet in length, mounted
on canopy with the firm name in gold letters.
A. l.. Merry the halter, had the handsome
gold hat usually hung over the entrance to
his store mounted on wheels and drawn by
handsome horse. On the hat was the
stuffed figure of bear.
Coe, the halter had two teams The man.
moth trunk and delivery team draped with
bunting, trimming and flags.
Robert T. Somers & Co. had one four
horse team with eight practical matters,
illustrating each branch of the business
silk hat, light tall and stiff hats, Odd Eel
lows and Masons chapeau, music straw
workers, etc.
Millett & Little displayed a large platform
carriage, snrmounted by canopy of red,
| white and blue, with streamerS brought
down ON every side, forming an open mar
| quee. All these goods composing the mate
| rial of the canopy were of the richest stuffs.
| The four corners were trimmed with goods
representing stock, and flags or banners
marked with the different departments of
the corners were all upholstered in plush,
and the open centre of the carriage filled
with rich specimen rugs, SO as to form
handsome drawing room. band seated in
the carriage furnished fine music. The
front and rear were decorated with colored
silk ribbons. The housings of the horses
were of white linen trimmed with blue,
bearing the name of the firm in blue letters,
with stars in each corner.
c. e. Bean sent dry goods box on team
| with banners, name and notices.
Walter Corey sent thirteen teams, two
of them double. The chief feature was adj
vertising the old and the new establishment,
1S36-1SS6, car with fine parlor work, drapery,
&c, on the car the legend, "a grand record
of fifty years" The two partners, Messrs.
Corey & Rice in a barouche, represented
the old and the new Fine chamber and par
/ lor furniture, antique sideboards and chairs
of the 14th century. Banners and firm name
on each car
| Thos. p. Beal-furniture-ha a canopied
| platform with all sorts of springs used in
the same, woven wire mattresses and boy
weaving; team adorned with flags and ban
ners.
| T. f. Foss & Sons had fine canopied
structure with festoons of bunting around
the sides, and a furnished parlor within,
| shield on the side with the legend, "We
Strive to Please Also a team showing
carpets with flags and streamers.
T. ii. Mcdonnell & Co., furniture, had
canoped platform filled with furniture in all
stages of manufacture, frames, mattresses
and upholstering goods.
The Portland Furniture Company had two
teams, one bearing fac smile of an old
17s6-kitchen, with cloak, spinning wheel,
settle, fireplace with crane and kettles,
strings of dried apples hanging from the
ceiling; the other nj dern 1856 parlor with
all its adornments, including elegant gas
figures.
B. A. Atkinson & Co.'s branch store, un-
der the management of Isaac c. Atkinson,
was represented by seven teams carrying
handsomely draped cars containing samples
of the firms goods and model of the mail
order department with the work going rapid
ly on. The exhibit was handsome one and
was accompanied by the Deering Boys
Band.
W. FL. Winslow & Co. had single team
with fine upholstering goods attractively dis
played.
The Globe Steam Laundry sent their deliv-
cry team, adorned with flags and banners.
Plummer Brothers, fish dealers, had dou-
BILE team. A boat loaded with fish, great
and small, surmounted by canopy with
flags and signs; a fountain playing in the
center; huge surgeons and salmon, down to
the smallest fish caught were represented in
the load.
c. w. Lombard sent team with name of
business and sign.
Durgin & Crocker, dealers in stoves, sent
single team loaded with oil and coal stoves,
and adorned with flags and banners.
Tenncy & Durham, tin ware, etc., had
single team advertising their speciality, the
"Jersey Packet Shipping Can," with a pyra-
mid Of the cans.
A. Little & Co. put one team into the
trades division of the procession, drawn by
four large bay horses, decked with elegant
work harnesses. An appropriate cart was
loaded with cases and bales of dry goods,
running lengthwise, and above the load was
an ornamental sign, painted ON canvas, A.
Little & Co., Jobbers of Dry Goods, sup
ported by flagstaff at each end, with Amer
lean flags at the top of the stats. The sides
of the load were decorated with shields, sup
porting satin banners, bearing the following
Inscriptions:
American and French Dress Goods.
American and French Silks.
Irish and Scotch Linens.
VevetS and VelveteenS.
Foreign and Domestic Woolens
Housekeeping Goods.
Fancy Goods and Notions
Novelties
Owen, Moore & Co.'S exhibit was one of
the most attractive in the whole trades dis
play, and exhibited the great taste of the
firm. On large float was erected wind
mill formed of the richest stuffs and ribbons
presenting castellated style and surmount-
ed by the flag Allaround the richly dressed
base stood boys, some dozen in number, in
unique costumes, holding silk banners of all
colors bearing the notices, importers"
retailers" fancy goods" The driver was
attired in the elegant costume of the time
of Charles Ii, and the coachman's box was
draped with elegant box cloths embroidered
with the firm monogram. The car bore the
the motto:
sour mills of ancient model
Grind out a modern grist."
The car was drawn by four splendidly
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housings, also bearing the firm monogram
A carriage preceded the car filled with
band dressed in Brother Jonathan costume
and playing on all kinds of odd instruments.
Samuel Thurston had team draped with
handsome signs, pianos, stools, cloths, etc.
e. B. Robinson had handsome canopied
PLATFORM carrying piano. draped and with
the names of the piano makers for whom he
is agent, with the dates 1847-18S6, with Tyre,
flags, etc.
The New England Organ Company had
finely draped car, with specimens of goods.
The Portland Advertiser sent buggy with
occupants, carrying banner and legend.
The Portland Globe had huge globe
with date 1877, and lettered with appropriate
legends.
The Evening Express was represented by
a carriage bearing proprietors and editors,
followed by canopied team with employees
and banner with papers and flags.
Lamson, the photographer, had large
camera with banner; boy dressed to repre-
sent the sun, with the legend, ''The Sun is
My Servant"
Algernon Stubs had team draped with |