The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-18
NEW ENGLAND FAIR.
The Gentlemen Who Will Serve on the
Committees.

At a meeting of President Appleton
and the executive committee of the New
England Agricultural society, and the
directors of the Maine Mile Track asocia-
tion, the following gentlemen were
selected to act as members of the COM
mittees during the New England fair:
Committee of arrangements-Geo.
Burnham, Jr., W. f. Milliken, H. E.
Farnham, J. S. Head, Alonzo Libby,
Warren Brown, G. b. Hayes, f. G. Nut
ter, and W. B. Nutter.
Manager-H. +. Farnham.
Chief Marshal-John S. Head.
Department Superintendents-Ca Cattle,
Q. Hiram Hayes; horse, Alonzo Libby;
sheep and swine, W. b. Nutter; poultry,
Frank c. Nutter; implement, W. r.
Cameron; grandstand, S. r. B. Pingres
Committee on Finanoe-Geo. Burnham
Jr., w. +. Milliken, j. G. Small, G. r.
Milliken, VIM. N. Davis, J.. S. Head.
Committee on Printing and Advertis-
ing-H. +. Farnham, Geo. Burnham,
Jr., S. R. B. Pingree.
Committee on Railroads-W. f. Mill
ken, Geo. p. Wesoott, Payson Tucker,
F. E. Bootnby, Geo. e. Whitney, ]. S.
Kicker, J. W. Peters, Fredk Smith, r.
A. MoClutchy, 6. NJ. Stanwood.
Committee on Supplies for Stook-Alon-
20 Libby, b. G. NuUter, G. Fl. Hayes, W.
B. Nutter.
Committee on Special Attractions-H.
T. Farnham, S. 4. B. Pingree, j. +.
Barrett.
Committee OF the Press-Col. J. M.
Adams, Asher G. Kinds, Geo. s. Rowell,
Arthur W. Laughlin, Geo. B. Bagley,
Chas W. Piokard, Fred G. Fassett, D.
R. Wish.
Committee of Receipt Francis H.
Appleton, ssPres.,, E. 4 Rowell, Sec,
Jr.. Pres, ". F. Miliiiken, Vice Pres,
j. S. sanborn, Vice Pres, c. R. Mill.
ken, Vice Pres, j. G. Small, Treas, J.
Z. Barrett, Sec., Hon. e. B. Winslow.
Payson Tucker, Hon. F. E. Richards.
Ammi Whitney, Col. H. S. Osgood, Col.
+. &c. Boothby, Galen @. Moses, Bath,
Hon. 6. P. Wescott, Hon. Fred N. Dow,
Hon. 9. T. Libby. Hon. Isaac W. Dyer,
Hon. e. ?. Chase, Gov. H. B. Cleaves,
Mayor J. P. Baxter, Hon. Thomas B.
John W. Deering, Col. A. W. Bradbury.
Hon. Thomas S. Haskell, Hon. G. A.
True, Abram W. Harris, A. M, Phi. D.,
Orono, Me-, Hon. Warren +. Daniel.
franklin Falls, N. H., Mayor VIM. g.
Clark. Manchester, N. H., Ron. Frank
Jones, Portsmouth, N. H., Col. John E.
Thayer, Lancaster, Mass, Warren W.
Rawson, Arlington, Mass, Hon. +. o.
Beal, Bangor, Me-, Hon. Charles E. Oak,
Caribou, Me-, Q. I; Hood, Lowell,
John john R. Graham, Boston, Geo. B. In,
ches, Grafton, Mass, c. NJ. Winslow,
Brandon, Vt.
"Tom'' Eek and his string of bicycle
flyers will undoubtedly be seen at the
New England fair this summer. The
well-known manager is in Paris at pres
ent with several of the fastest riders In
America, including johnson. Man
ager Farnham received letter from him
Saturday saying that he could be here
for two or three days during the fair and
that he would bring with him Johnny
Johnson, Ray Mcdonald, Al Weinig and
several fast French and German riders.
Either johnson or Mcdonald will be
sent mile against time and valuable
prize will be awarded if the time is bet.
ter than two minutes.
Arrangements are being made by the
fair management by which an exhibition
Of an almost extinct species Of native
American animals, the buffalo, will be
seen during tho fair. The exhibit will
also include a number Of elk, deer, bears
and coyotes. This collection is the prop
erty of the Adrian Wire Company Of Ad-
rian, Mich, which company owns one O
the very few herd OF buffalo in thu
WoHld.