The Portland daily press., 1863-10-15
MATTERS ABOUT TOWN.
Cattle Show and Fair.


the exhibition of live stock and the City Hall
for the exhibition Of fruits, flowers, vegetables
and manufactured articles.
The display of stock on Munjoy was quite
large, though not so large as we have seen in
former years. The whole number of entries
was $50. The largest display from any one
source was that OF j. F. Anderson, Esq, OF
South Windham. He entered thirty-three
head of cattle, mostly pure Devons also a
handsome Morgan mare, nine years old, with
her colt. He also exhibited a fine three year
old gelding, eight South Down sheep, six
Chester swine-embracing boar, sow and
four pigs, the latter not three weeks old-and
fine lot of turkies.
John w. Dana, Esq, exhibited fine Jersey
COW, four years old-a beautiful creature. 1t
was the handsomest Of the exhibition of COWS.
W. H. Smith exhibited a grade Durham
cow raised by J. F. Anderson. Also, native
cow raised by Mr.. Mosher.
Edward T. Smith exhibited native COW
and calf raised by himself, which attracted
great attention.
Mr.. J. A. Thompson exhibited Jersey COW
hve years old, and native COW nine years old
Mr.. j. G. Warren exhibited an Ayrshire
COW four years old
Seth Seaman, Esq, Of the Reform School,
exhibited Devon cow ten years old, a grade
Devon eleven years old, two three year old
Devons, and four heiiers one year old. He
also exhibited grade sow with litter of
pigs, Chester boar, and fourteen shoats.
Mr.. J. o. Jose exhibited a pair of twin
heilers, two years old, raised by himself.
J. Wheeler exhibited a two year old Jersey
heifer raised by S. d. Warren.
A. A. Cutter exhibited a grade Devon heller
two years old
The exhibition Of bulls was not so large as
usual In addition to the stock of Mr.. An
derson, G. and L. p. Warren shew two, one a
full blooded and the other half blooded Ayr
shire, three years old Z. T. Smith, two
year old grade Durham. Charles Sampson, a
two year old Jersey, raised by Henry Bailey.
Charles Dawson, two year old Jersey. A.
Lewis, fifteen months old Jersey. Seth
Seaman, a three year old Devon.
The exhibition of sheep comprised those
offered by Mr. Anderson; six Cotswolds and
South Downs, offered by Mr.. W. ii. Smith of
Windham; a noble German buck, two years
old, also five ewes and buck lamb of half
blood, exhibited by S. r. Sweetsir of Cum
berland Centre.
The oxen were large and splendid looking
creatures. There was the City team, COM
posed OF ten yoke; a team from Saccarappa,
numbering four yoke; six yoke from G. and
j. NJ. Drinkwater of Cumberland, one Of
which, and We believe the only one offered,
was entered as beef cattle; yoke of grade
Hereford from J. Moses of Scarboro'; and a
yoke Of grade Durham from w. Warren.
The display Of horses was large, and many
good animals were exhibited. The working
horses belonging 10 this city appeared finely.
Several Morgans were on the field, among
which we noticed one four years old, offered
by Isaac F. Quimby of Saccarappa; paragon
Morgan, nine years cid, by Nicholas Rideout
of New Gloucester; a Morgan family horse,
by j. Wilson of Cumberland. w. A. Fenly,
of this city, offered a beautiful family horse,
six years old, a very fast trotter. Lieut.. In
man, U. S. A., exhibited handsome blood bay
saddle horse, eight years old. A mare, TWEEN
ty-five years old, with colt at her side, was
exhibited by Theodore Libby of Scarboro'
Mr.. c. f. Kimball OF Farmingdale exhibited
Whitmore gelding, four years Of age, which
he values at $1,000. G. and L. p. Warren ex-
hibited Messenger. Mr.. S. Clements exhib-
tied mare raise in Canada, and her colt, one
year old, of the Bradbury breed. J.Webb, Jr.,
exhibited beautiful native mare and colt.
Mr.. J. 4. Anderson exhibited Morgan and
Messenger colt, and a Morgan mare and colt
Many other horses were entered in the after-
noon.
The only fowls exhibited were the turkeys
by Mr.. Anderson, and coop of Bolton Greys
by Mr.. +. Winslow.
The examination OF the stock, trial of family
aud matched horses, and pulling the drag oc-
eupied the day. The drag with the stone on
1t weighed Also lbs.
IN THE HALL
The display of fruits, flowers, vegetables,
products of the dairy, and manufactured arti-
cles was very good, and thei hall was thronged
with visitors. We give list of some of the
articles exhibited:
Apples and Pedrs--12 varieties apples, 10
Of pears, ID. S. Warren Westbrook; IL varie-
ties pears from George Jewett, Portland Is
varieties apples, s. F. Perley, Naples varie-
ties apples, VIM. Gore, Freeport; IL varieties
pears, b. Greenough, Portland; Is varieties
pears, Samuel Role, Portland; IA varieties
pears, Nathan Wood, Portland; 10 varieties
pears, Edward Payson, Westbrook; 3 varieties
pears, Eben Steele, Portland; 10 varieties
apples and Is Of pears, J. b. Coyle, West
brook; specimen Baldwin apples, s. c. Lor-
ing, North Yarmouth; varieties pears. Jo-
seph Walker, Portland; varieties apples / of
pears, G. s. King, Portland: u varieties pears
of apples, j. 4. Fernald, Westbrook: 5 vari-
cites pears, n. A. Foster, Portland; specimen
apples, II. M. Chase; six varieties apples. G.
and l.. p. Warren, Saccarappa; IL varieties
pears, j. Maxwell, Portland; varieties pears.
]. Bradford, Portland; specimen apples. Thos.
Hannaiord, Standish; 8 baskets and ii yarie-
ties apples, variety pears, Z. Z. Weston.
Gorham; varieties pears, Warren Sparrow.
Mestbrook; o varieties apples of pears, j.
y. Brown, Portland; ~ varieties pears VIM.
Mouiton, Portland; specimen pears, Geo. R.
Davis, Portland; specimen pears, Charles
Perry, Portland.
Gropes-Mrs. S. W. Fox, J. B. Brown. John
W. SWEET, Isaiah Vickery, Nathan Wood,
varieties Geo. X. Davis, G. L. Bailey. ]. b.
Coyle, do; Geo. w. Woodman. q do. Miss
Jones, 8 do; John w. Adams. 2 do: j, May
well, ] do; Miss Gardiner. 3 do. y p Wes.
ton, 2 do; 7. c. Hersey, Z do
Plums-Edward Gould, Miss Jones T n