Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21
THE OPENING DAY
Of GARDENERS Grand Carnival
a Splendid Success.
Gov. Cleaves and Council, With Other
Guests, Present in Evening.
The City Beau'ifu Iy Dec ,rated--Largc Attend
ancs-G Grand Parade. Today.

Gardiner, May 30. - (SpeciaD. - All
Gardiner was astir at an early hour, this
morning. and everybody was hustling as
| if the success Of the grand carnival de
pended upon each individual effort.
Thousands of yards of bunting of every
| conceivable color and shade, under the
deft fingers of men. women and even
children, have been cut and arranged,
until red white, blue, yellow and green
have become so interininglcd, so inter
woven and blended that the sight down
Water street and around Depot square is
bewilderingly beautiful, with flags and
pennants, loops, streamers, all restless
flood of color
The merchants have We'd with ono an
other in their individual schemes of deco
rationS.
The decorations are not yet complete
and another half day is needed by our
busy people to complete the work, but
enough has been done to make the most
disinterested people In this city feel glad
that they are alive and to cause the blood
to quicken in their veins, and, light, all
are immensely proud of the beautiful city
of Gardiner.
All day crowds thronged the street. A
large number of visitors arrived ON ever,
train.
The Inauguration of the grand carnival
did not begin, however, until o'clock,
this evening, when Governor Henry B,
Cleaves and Council and invited guests
were escorted into the Coliseum by a com
mittec from the board of trade, including
the president Mayor Clason, and other
prominent citizens to the beautiful strains
of music by Reeves American band.
The building presented a brilliant scene,
and was crowded with people who came
not only to see the Governor, and view
the beautiful decorations, but to listen to
the opening concert. A great many peo-
pie were expecting to hear something very
fine in the line of music from this famous
band, and their expectations were realized.
No one was disappointed for the concert
was full of merit and the programme al
carried out was something simply grand.
The closing number was rendered witt
extraordinary effect.
The booths on either side of the larg'
hall were all tastefully gotten up. TIL.
first on the right of the entrance is oc
cuped by A. n. Re. II dds, and is very
artistically decorated with red, white ano
blue bunting, and contained specimens OF
work from his Photographic studio.
The next in line was an exhibit o.
Haskell's wheat fakes, and that a p 'act
cal test might be made of its merits, a
cook was preparing it in various ways
tt at the public might sample its qualities
as cereal food.
H. NJ Hamlin made very handsome
exhibit of harnesses, horse clothing, car
,iage mats, robes, etc. while his neighbor
Cook, Everett e. Pcnnell Of Portland, with
decorations of several shades of bunting
exhibited tho 4. b. Reed and JIG. Blaine
cigars A largo picture Of Hon. Thomas
B. Reed occupied conspicuous place III
the background
DeForest Wiles, the florist, occupied
The next booth, which looked most beauti
ful with it's hangings of pink and Whit
bunting. Here was to be seen almos;
every variety of hothouse flowers, potted
plants and cut flowers
j. d. Hughes booth comes next. The
decorations are composed of red, whito and
blue bunting and lace draperies. Here
are exhibited the New England and Dyer
g. Hughes pianos and Worcester organs
In a handsome booth across the ball
from this, trimmed with pink and blue
tinted bunting with lace draperies, is
the Singer Sewing Machine Cos. exhibit
Upon black velvet covered shelves, +.
S. Maxcy exhibits fancy china ware OF
every style and description, Doultop
Hayilands wcdgewood, cut glass and
silver ware.
The Z. G. Holmes Co. exhibits Holmes
old, manufactured into travelling bags,
fancy screens, wall pockets, ladies' shop
ping bags, picture frames, panels for oil
paintings waste baskets, photo frames
chair bottoms, etc. Pedryoid is water
proof material for boots and shoes in
making heels, counters, inner soles, inner
taps and linipgs. They also have models
Of their turbine water wheel and gear
planer.
G. D. Libby exhibits furs. dressed
skins, robes, etc, proabbly the best ex-
hibit in the line ever in the State.
w. + Studley q Co. have double
booth with red, white and blue bunting.
They show an exhibit of Talma yarns,
Gordon dye fast black hose, and the
Armorside corscts piled in pyramids.
H A. Fuller has an exhibit of Bells
Buffalo soap powder piled in pyramids,
containing over 1900 packages of various
sizes
It would take more than one evening to
get a good view of all that there is to be
found in this building and those who
miss it will surely regret it afterward.
Reeves Band arrived on the 2.30 p.
NJ. train, Monday, from Boston
Representatives OF the press have special
onarters at the Coliseum. Among those
in the CITY. Monday, were noticed T. A.
Rurke of the Portland Argus; Mr.. Fas-
sett, Portland Press; S. H. Mcdowell,
lewiston Sun, and Holman Day, Lewis
ton Journal.
The front seats of the balcony in the
Coliseum have been reserved for the en-
week and are now on sale at Emery &
Wards.
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