The Portland daily press., 1895-08-31
IN CITY HALL.
Another Great Rush and Jam of Visi.
tors Yesterday.

tors Yesterday.
Wine-They Carefully Examined All
the Exhibits-Over 5000 at the Hall
Yesterday.
The fine weather yesterday brought OUT
the visiting public to the fair In City
Hall as soon as the hour arrived Tor
opening. BY the capital arrangement OF
ingress and egress entrances the crowd
could pass in and out without CONFUSION.
But as the day advanced it was
crush and jam up stairs in the corridors,
the City and Reception halls. There is
not any too much room where all are on
the move and when host OF people
gather about the potato slicer and the
Victoria, the Edison piano, the Belknap
motor exhibit, and the New England
Telephone Co., display, the orange wine
booth and the scenes of War life, it makes
pretty hard work getting about.
The ladies are particularly delighted
with the H. H. Heintz Co. pickles.
ketchups and sauces., and they carry OF
their samples with great satisfaction.
The Nonotuck Silk Co. also attracts
the women. Their specially is the cele-
brated CorticelH silk, and Mr.. Perry
displays the great New England fair
medal awarded him at the fair OF 1885.
These silks it is said cannot be excelled
The cocoons are shown from which this
silk is unwound.
There is great interest in the New Eng
land T telephone Co. display. AS we have
previously said, from the sound proof
booths in the hall those wishing 20 Try
the perfect working of the trunk lines,
are given an opportunity Of talking with
Boston. The working the automatic
paw station for the use Of the public for
toll line-work, used in hotel, railroad
stations, ETC., where there is no attendant
to collect toll creates great interest. A
person wishing connection calls central
In the usual way, and when the operator
answers she asks the person wishing the
connection to deposit the proper amount
of change in payment thereof in the slot.
Each coin operates different signal in
such q manner that the central operator,
no matter ut what distance she may be,
can tell the amount paid There are
some powerful little telephones and trans
mitters that have been reduced In size to
under four inches, for use between the
different departments in mills, factories,
stores, etc. Many Of the enterprising
business firms have already adopted them
and are much pleased with the satisfao-
tory service which they give. Mr.. Green
smith of the Portland Co., was the first
in town to adopt the system, and since
then several plants have been installed.
Jordan Electric Train signal invented
by L. 3. Jordan of Portland. and has
been In use on the Maine Central for
three years through all kinds Of weather.
was put on exhibition yesterday. There
is battery box that goes under the en-
CINE and can be shifted every two Sec
Onds, and the multiple switch which goes
over the head of the engineer in the cab.
The coupling goes on the rear Of the
tender and has water tight joints. When
the switch is thrown to the right it acts
to the other another set, and when to the
centre both are cut out. The coupling
connects with a series of calls over the
same wires, by which the engineer signals
to the conductor and conductor to en-
gineer, and each are independent of the
other. The engineer can call the conduc-
tor or train men from any part of the
train.
The picture on exhibition in Reception
hall, painted by Rod Miller and entitled
"Points of Rocks at Danforth Cove,
was sold toSChicago parties yesterday.
Goudy and Kent served ice cold lemo-
made and other seductive safe drinks to
the visitors to their booths yesterday,
who considering the warmth OF the hall,
fully appreciated them.
The fair will continue open today and
next Monday, which is Labor Day.
The committees had no awards to give
out on the hall exhibits yesterday, but
will have them ready. they hope, this
morning.
The Everett piano played the follow
ing programme at City hall last evening !:
Les Brigands-Potpourri, Offenbach
Anvil Polka, Mandolin Attachment,
(By request)
Selections from Robin Hood, De Koven
La Chase du Lyon-Galop, Rolling
Waltz Hop. 70 No. 8, Chopin
Coronation March, Maybereer
Chambers band discoursed another
fine programme last evening, and will
this evening also.
Some of the exhibitors will have to
close their exhibits tonight as they have
engagements elsewhere that must be
kept.
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
In the ornamental, fancy and needle
work department., premiums were award
ed as follows:
To Mrs Clara Louise Kellogg, West
field, Mass, first prize for best blending
of coIors; first and second prizes for ap-
plique work; first and second prizes for
Bargaren work; first and second prizes
for Punto Tirato work; first and second
prizes for German card embroi derry ;
first and second .prizes for German out
embroidery; first and second prizes for
Persian embroidery; first and second
prizes for Japanese gold thread embroid-
cry; first and second prizes for Oriental
embroidery; first and second for Sorrento
embroidery; first prize for Kensington
embroidery; first prize for long and
short stitch embroidery; first and second
for cottonlembroidery; first and second
for buttonhole embroidery first and sec
ond for hand embroidery on flannel;
first and second for silk embroidery,
second prize for Honiten lace work; first
and second for point lace work; first
and second for antique lace work; first
and second for gipure lace work; sec
ond prize for knit lace work first prize
for crochst lace work first and second
prizes for darned lace work first and
second for Irish point lace work; first
for English needle point lacework; first
and aecond for embroidered table cover