The Portland daily press., 1889-03-18
The MONUMENT FAIR.
Opening Exercises Arranged for this
Evening.

Tonight the long expected fair in behalf OF
the soldiers and sailors monument ill open
at City Hall with appropriate exercises. The
ladies of Bosworth Relief Corps, in whose
hands the fair is placed. have been hard at
work for several months past. and the result
Of their labors will be shown this evening.
Saturday the ladies and their assistants, to-
gether with carpenters and decorators, were
busily engaged, and their labors will not
probably cease until the doors open this eve
ming. As everything is yet in a chaotic state
we shall not attempt to forestall matters, but
shall await the opening
The donations of goods thus far received,
from out of town, besides those which have
been mentioned. are these
By VIM. E. st. John through Twitchell.
Champlin & Co..
Messrs. Buchanan q Lyal, of New York,
through Mr.. Chas. 8. Keene, their agent, one box
Of 3. & L. Clubs tobacco. ,,.
town, Ohio, one box of Happy Thought tobacco.
Messrs. John FINER Bros, Louisville, Ken
lucky, through their agent nj. Leopold one pox
Old Honesty and one caddy OF Five Brothers 10
Harry welssinger. of Louisville, KY, one box
of w. Il b. tobacco.
Mr.. Chas. d: seaton, of Portland, one box of
California pruDes.
Messrs; Stephen, Tilton & Co., Of Boston. agents
for Mayo's tobacco, one box of Mayo's cut plug
tobacco
American Machine Co, of Philadelphia, one
Perfection scale,
Geo. L. Homestead, Monument square. one box
OF Tins best cigars.
John Cox, Monument square, % pounds of to.
p, J, Song Co., Middletown, o., one box Of
Spear Head tobacco.
Gutenberg Bros. New York through their agents
Twitchell, Champlin g. Co., line of their well
known cigars.
J. B. Pace s Co., of Richmond, Va, one box Of
Blonde and one box of Kentucky Smile tobacco.
z. Lorillard & Co., New York, through theil
agent, Mr.. kingsbury, one box of Climax tobacco
By Major Chas. Walker:
| - James Pyle & Sons, New York, five boxes Pear
John Dwight s. Co., New York, five boxes
Kendall Mfg.Co., Providence, R. l.. 1--WE boxes
John 7. Squire s. Co., Boston, three cases pure
| leaf lard.
9. Gilbert Starch Co.. Chicago. Ill, five boxes
/ starch.
stickney & Poor. Boston, mustard. extracts and
| spices.
United States Clothes Pin Co., Montpelier, Vt,
one case patent clothes pins.
K. s. Cowdrey Co., Boston, one case salad
| cream.
Force Tobacco Co., Louisville, KY, zone box to-
Osborne & Co., Palmyra, N. Y, three cases pie
| fruit. y
| Hull .Drummond & Co., Binghampton. N. Y.
| 300 cigars with pictures.
A check for S25 was received from N. W.
Morse, an elegant bob sled from C. 81. Dick
son and box of cigars "Tim's Best" from
Timothy K. Hartnett, Capt. Montgomery
Guards.
Mrs. Geo. L. Brown has received from the
Shakers Of New Gloucester feather fans and
and work baskets. The articles will be for
sale on thu Gen. Grant table.
There has also been received beautiful
silk quilt from the First Baptist Parish cir
| Gle.
Mr.. w. H. Cox has sent in a beautiful
yacht model made by him in his roth year
then there is an elegant bob sled with patent
front steering runner and bell gong.
| This will be the programme for tonight:
Invited guests win meet at the Mayors room at
| 7.3o p. M.
Opening of the fair by s. @. Gordon. M. d.. Vice
president OF the Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Association.
| Portland.
Remarks by Col F. M. Drew, department CON-
mander q. A. r. 4sl
Remarks by Hon. Frederick ROBBIE EX-GOVERNOR
and comrade Bosworth Post.
Grand entree OF Genius OF Portland and at
tendants, consisting of 81 young ladies', divided
into four companies, with captain commanding;
the coming of the Genius will be announced BY
| buglers. 80
Poem-"Twenty-elght years ago..
by Genius OF Portland
:. Miss Matte c. Melcher.
FANCY Drill. by "a Young Misses
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