The Portland daily press., 1896-08-12
THE COMING FAIR.
Art Exhibition to BE a Great At
traction.

At II O'Clock Monday evening Manager
Farnham was routed 0 ut of bed with the
news that car load of horses had come
by express from Columbus, Ohio, to
Rigby for the New England fair. In the
lot was Il. P. Olcott's stable of Bern
hardsville, N. J. go go
There are 1Se acres at Rigby and Man
agsr Farnham Is having close figuring to
find space for ali.
The fakirs are coming in surprisingly
largesnumbers. The annex to the Mid
way Is now all taken, and more space
will be added. There will be 1900 feet in
the Midway this year. Everyone says
that the congregation of fakirs prophesies
big show.
President Appleton will be present and
give the annual address.
The fair proper last year made s2100,
which went towards paying the $1,000,
which the buildings for the fair COST
The fair this year will probably pay
splendidly if the weather is good.
The expense of getting up fair like
this is about $50. 600.
Tuesday will be Press day; when
represen tatives of the leading journals
viii be received. The following have
signified their intention to be present:
L. g. Trott. Spirit of the Hub; q. L.
Gate, Pennington, n. H., News; s. ".
Parlin, American Horse Breeder; A. G.
Dowse, N. e. Grocer; Henry G. Hawkins,
Springfield Republican; E. W. Town
shend, Salmon Falls. N. H.. Independent;
W. a. S. Pettinger, Providence Citizen;
VIM. E. Brigham, Somerville Citizen;
Edwin Edwards. Greenwich. Conn.,,
Graphic; Linus Darling, Massachusetts
Ploughman; Howard Owen, Maine
Farmer; E. P. Mayo, Turf. Field and
Farm; Allan Lowe, Boston Globe; Mr..
Clarke of the Boston journal. +. W.
Sanborn, Oxford County Advertiser.
The New England mayors are coming
In good numbers The following an
nounced that they shall be present If
possible: George A. Stafford, Hallowell.
Me-; David J. Robinson, Gloucester,
Mass. Frank L. Noble. Lewiston;
Charles Fl. Spear, Lynn; r. D. Bibber,
Bath; W. s. Courtney, Lowell; John W.
Gordon. Barre, Vt; s. L. Lord of Saco;
J. W. Howard, Nashua, N. H.; II. Fl.
Browne, Rutland, VT; W. W. Cutter,
Westbrook; Q. V. Waterman (selectman)
Wakefield, Mass. !; the mayor of Haverhill.
4 There will be fine aquarium show in
City hall, although the glass fish tanks
will be smaller than last year, to ensure
ssfety.
The art exhibition at Reception hall
will be unusually good. Mr.. FL. W.
Bryant has had charge Of getting the
pieces for the gallery; and he has been
most successful. as the following list of
entries will show:
Norton, VIM. e., London, Eng,
Moonlight on River Thames; 2, A
Moments Rest.
Innes, Geo. N. a., New York., l..
Arioia, near Tivoli, ITALY.
Picknell, W. L., (medal Paris Salon)
Boston-5, A Gloucester Fishermen; 6
Annisquam, Cape Ann.
Fuller, George, (deceased), Boston
2, Turkey Herder.
Brook, R. N. Washington, D. C.-s.
Landscape, Holland.
Steele, T. Sedgwick, Hartford-9,
4IOub, 6dIlJ 4A] e6O cGGSO4is
Ryder, Henry Orne, Boston-10, Eve
ming at Finesterre.
Leavitt, e. G. Providence-11, Fresh
from the Bushes.
Bradford, W. NJ, N. A., deceased
New York-12. OF Coast of Labrador.
Sartaine, VIVA, New York-l5, AT
Nonquit; IA, Twilight.
Mckntee, Iervis. New York-l5, No
Gay. Allan, Boston-16, Pout Avon,
France.
Allan, Thomas, Boston-17, Landscape
and Cattle; 10, Herd of CATTLE.
Baxter, E, Boston-19, Summer Land
Decker r. NJ, New York-2o Lake
George.
Pope, Alexander, Boston-21; %.
Boyden. Dwight, Paris-23. Moonrise
4, A Gray Day; 20, Autumn.
Bnnnister, E. M, Providence-26,
Landscape.
Williams. F. D., Boston-27, Land
scape, 20; Shepherdess and Flock.
billiard, ". H., Boston-29. Lake
Notwithstanding.
Bryant, Wallace, Boston-30, Brittany
.. Hernandez, C.E. New York-s1, Land
scape 80.
Waterman, Mark, Boston-33, Land;
Doons, Cape God; "a.
Gunther, Paris-35, Spring Awakening
Bush. San Franoisco-36, Isthmus Of
Panama; 81.
= Brown, Randolph. Boston-as, Still
Life.
Fuller, R. H.. Boaton-s9, On She
Banks of the Mystic.
Halsall, W. H., Boston-40, Marine.
Wendell, Theodore, Boston-41, Winter.
Wight, Moses, Boston-42, Little Nell,
43. 4 Day in the Country.
Anderson. Paris-44 Religious Pro-
oession, Cairo.
Macy, W. b., New York-45, Fisher
mans Home.
WATER COLORS.
Harlow, L. K, Boston-46, Canal Near
City of Mexico: Al, Santa Fee Road; 48,
On the Coast; 80.
English, T. f., Philadelphia-59 Sum
mer Landscape.
Ohafree, S. R., Providenoe-56,
Autumn Days.
Wendell, Theodore, Boston-54; 90; sc.
From every station on the Boston and
Maine system, tickets will be on sale,
which include an admission to the Fair
Grounds. Information regarding rates