The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-04
NEW ENGLAND FAIR.
1t viii Be One of the Largest Exhi-
billions Ever Held.

Bryan and sewan VIII Probably Attend
One Day-An Elegant Exhibit of VAIN
able Paintings-There Will Be a Fine
Poultry Show.
The New England fair this year will
be simmer. The managers have got all
they can stagger under to prepare for the
opening on the 18th inst, or about fort
night hence, and the clerks in The office
are as busy as bees.
Yesterday Manager Farnham received
letter that makes it quite proba BILE that
Mr.. Bryan the Democratic and PopuIist
candidate for President and Mr.. Sewall
the Democratic candidate for Vice Presi-
dent, will both be present one day of the
fair and that Mr.. Bryan will address the
farmers on agricultural subjects This
will prove great On I'd for the fair.
A new stock stable containing so stalls
has just been completed on the New
England fair grounds at Rigby park.
Even with the additional facilities which
have been provided since last year it is
doubtful whether the present accommo-
dasions will be sufficient for the stock
which will be on exhibition during the
fair. Five large herds from New York
state were entered by mail this morning
and the stock exhibit of this year will
be largely in excess OF the exhib ition
of 1895, which was universally conceded
to be- the largest ever held in New Eng
| land.
| The poultry exhibit also will be I'M
usually large and with one OF two ex-
captions will be the largest and best ever
held in the East.
| Almost all the space on the Midway
PIaisance has been preempted and there
will be great variety of sterling attrao-
tions seen there. During the afternoon
Of the first day kite flying of every de-
scription may be seen, one of a new
pattern being about thirty feet in diane
ter Electricity will be drawn from the
air, and the grounds and people photo
| graphed from aloft. There will be
balloon ascensions, parachute drops.
band concerts. and many novelties, be-
side the following races: Yearling,
trotting purge $500; 2.1s class. purse $1,000
| and 2. 81 class, trotting. purse $1,000.
On the second day, which will be Press
day, the members of the New England
Press will receive special honors. There
will be special band concert at City
hall in the evening and the superb
lantern parade Of tbs Portland Wheel
club. In the afternoon there will be the
great bicycle races participated In by
John Johnson the world champion, Al
Macdonald, Weining and the English
and French experts. On the third day,
Grange day. Col. j. Fl. Brigham of
Delta, Ohio, will give an address to
farmers at the park on 1.-THE New
Farmer, and in the afternoon there
will be balloon asoensions bicycle races,
kite flying. band concerts. etc. On the
fourth day, "Governors' day." Col.
Brigham will speak in the morning at
the park on ''The Past, Present and
Future Work of the Grange In bhe
afternoon all the governors with their
stats will be escorted to the park and
there will be balloon ascensions, para
chute drops, kite flying, bicycle races,
and in the evening. at City hall, SPLEEN
did baud concert. On the fifth day
Mayors day." ell the New England
mayors will be present and the pro-
granne will be similar to thai of Cover
| nors' day.
Besides all these attractions the daily
races will embrace the finest horses ever
seen on New England fair ground.
AT City hall the great agricultural
and Horticultural exhibits, the dairy and
poultry show, decorated China art work,
the aquarium lambs. New England
minerals end other things will be seen.
There has been received catalogue of
paintings that will be exhibited at the
fair valued at $25, 000 Among the well
known artists are William e. Norton,
George Inness, W. L. Bicknell, George
Fuller, r. N. Brook, L. S. Steele, Fl.
o. Ryder, e, @. Leavitt. VIM. Bradford,
VIM. Sartains, Jervis McInter, Allen
Gay, Thomas Allen, E. Baxter, R. M.
Drake, Dwight Boyden, Alex Pope, E.
M. Bannister, F. D. Williams, W. II.
billiard, Wallace Bryant G. E. Herman
dez, Mark Waterman, Gunther of Paris,
Bush of San Francisco, Randolph
Brown, R. H. Fuller, W. F. Halsall,
Theodore Wendell, Moses Wight, Ander,
son of Paris, W. +. Macy, L. K Har-
low, &. f. English, S. R. Chaffee, Theo-
dore Wendell. The collection num- bers So
pictures by artists from all the great
cities of the United States, France and
England, and were procured through
MIR. Fl. W. Bryant of this city.
The mayors of cities are generally ao-
cepting the inv itations to be present Au-
gust Dist on Mayors day, and the editors
of influential journals all over the
cou ntry are to be present.