The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-26
NEW ENGLAND FAIR.
The Hammer of Preparation Heard In City
Building.

ever since the Midsummer oalueii
closed, last Wednesday evening" Clty
hall has been in the hands OF the falr
committee, and they have been working
like beavers. Even Sunday was ho1 d
day OF rest for in order to get ready LOT
the opening tomorrow, every minute Oh
the time must necessarily be occupied.
OF course the hall is generally chaotic
state, but there are signs in places That
beauty and conformity are emerging
from this conditions of things. MI.
Ilahmi OF Worcester, Mass, is decorating
the hall and corridors most elaborately
and promises one of the most attractive
sights ever seen in Portland IN the way
of decoration. There are sunbursts,
glories of flags, painted banners OF SILK,
festoons of roses and ferns, large mottoes
boldly displayed, and numberless little
devices that will prove taking and at
''ssssessstiye. Piles of goods of every descrip-
tion cunber the hall corridors.
The great tank to be filled With sea
water, and specimens Of the live 1sh OF
Maine, faces the door Of the hall 1t is
fifty-two feet long, five feet wide, and
about six feet deep The sides VIII all De
of thick plate glass, and the bottoms OF
tin, SO that it is expected when the
tanks are filled they will not leak.
The Belknap Motor companys' electrl-
cal exhibit in front of the stage seems as
if it must be raised higher if it is to
flood the hall with it's peculiar and START
ling electric lights, for the New Eng
land Telephone company has its booths
directly in front, and that booth will
receive most of the light. The search
light on top, is exactly like that on the
ST. Croix, and resembles lightiin
pilot house. At the farther end OF the
hall will be mi rror, which will reflect
the rays of light from the search Light
to different parts of the hall. They Will
be arranged so sas to change the retlec-
tion continually 1t will be run by ten
horse power motor, which power Will
furnish one hundred light dyanmo,
which will in turn furnish the power for
the search light. 1t will also furnish to
a motor light with changing colors.
Loripg, Short & Harmon have very
arge exhibit of blank books, choice
stationery and all the various features
that pertain to bookstore.
There are two pretty kiosks already in
place, one of which will be used by the
Crystalline Salt company, and the other
by the Fould Milling company.
The Maine Slate Engraving company
have some fine mantels and fire places
in their product, as handsome as any
marble ones we ever saw.
Cloudy and Kent are going to have a
great exhibit judging by the pyramids of
confectionery, the barrels and boxes of
cake and crackers and different forms
of CONNECTIONS.
The Glover Bitters booth is up, but
not yet occupied.
These were all the exhibits in place
Yesterday. The gallery seats have been
boarded over and made into tables SO
that the galleries furnish as good place
for exhibits as any part of the hall
In Reception hall, one part will be
devoted to the art gallery, and the other
by Cloudy & Kent to serve ice cream and
cake.
1t has been decided to hold the agircul
tural meetings in the Supreme court
room, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, instead of in the Council room, the
county commissioners having kindly
placed the court room at the disposal of
the managers of the fair.
The Wheel club have made arrange
ments to check wheels at Rigby park
the whole of the coming week and will
have competent men in charge of the
checking.