The Portland daily press., 1863-10-30
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greening Bloomiield's long stem sweet Bald
win and Aunt Hannah premium, 5 Oh
To T. p. Weston Gorham, for best varieties, viz.
northern spy, yellow belliiower, Rhode Island
greenng, Baldwin, Ministers, and Roxbury
russell, premium, 90
To D. s. Warren for best 8 varieties viz. CRAVEN
stein, Ia francuse, and hubbardston none
such premium, 3 90
To Thomas Iiannaford Cape Elizabeth for best sim
gle variety, called the mother apple, prem, 20
To Capt J. B. coyle, Pierce Powers, gardener, for
exceedingly fine display Of apples, 10 varie-
ties but not named gratuity 9 %
To Hugh Mlliken, for l6 varieties, well marked
and handsome, gratuity, 9 90
To J. B. Brown, Patrick Duhie gardener, for eva
rietes, good specimens, gratuity, co
To c. s. King, for very fine and varieties viz.
Dutches of Gutenberg, and Bakers sweet
gratuity, / 90
Choice specimens also presented by James
4. Fernald William Gore, and s. C. Loring.
TO Samuel Rofe Portland for best display prem s6 90
To T. G. Hersey, Peter Morrison, gardener, for best
To Joseph Walker, for best 4 varieties. 800
To William Moulton for best varieties, 3 90
To q. Crossman, best single variety, 90
Messrs. Byron Greenough and D. s. Warren pre-
sented fine varieties and there many
excellent samples from other persons.
For the benefit Of pear growers generally we give the
tyated by him, he comments as follows:l
Lawrence-very good winter pear, medium size quite
productive tree.
Belle Lucratiye--very fine and productive handsome
and may be recommended for Autumn pear.
Beurre D'Anjou-one of the very best Autumn, and
Vicar of wakeheld-large and may be called of the
best native pears.
Colmar D'Aremberg-fair early winter, and may be
recommended for general cultivation.
White Doyeme-good pear but very imperfect-cannot
be recommended.
Duchess DAngoulcme- large and productive
Urbaniste-tree vigorous but light bearer, very good
Flemish Beauty cannot have too many-very produc-
tive, rich, juicy, and stands our climate well
This exhibition Is late for varieties OF nne pears
we'll known. aud others not well understood.
The best summer pear l have Is ,ne Aostezer-very
Doyenpe D'Ete is another Tine Summer vsriety-small
but sweet and melting.
We want some more good Winter pears recommended.
To the Misses Jones Patrick Leonard, gardener, for
best punches, from cold grapery, SC 90
To T. C. Hersey Peter Morrison, gardener, for best
8 punches from cold grapery, 4 90
To N. Wood. for best single variety, do do, 500
To S. L. Goodsle, for best varieties, native, open
culture, q 90
To Miss Sarah Gardner. for best punches, native,
open culture 90
To N. Wood for best single variety native 800
To Edward Gould, best single dish of plums, 800
Pierce Powers, gardener to Capt. J. b. Coylc, er-
hibited some very superior punches, raised
partly by fire heat, hut as there pre-
MUM offered for hot house grapes gratui-
ty is awarded of, 200
PLANTS FLOWERS.
To J. NJ. Wood, Alexander Pickard. gardener, for
best collection Of plants, IS 90
To J. d. Brown Patrick Duiie, gardener, for best
u specimens plants in blossom. 800
a
fine display of green house plants, gratuity, 90
TO A. Drwanger for best collection of verbenas. 200
To same, for best display Of panses, 100
To same, for best display chry santhemums, 90
To T. c. Jersey Peter Morrison, gardener, for best
varieties fushias, 800
cur FLOWERS.
To J. NJ. Wood Alexander Pickard, gardener, for
best display cut flowers, - 90
To Edward Pennell, best display of dahlias, 900
To j. NJ Wood, A. Pickard, gardener, for I'd best
display-l2 varieties, 2 90
To Mrs. n fraser, fine display do, 80 varieties
gratuity, 90
To same, for best 1arlor boluet, 4 90
10 J. NJ. Wood, A. Piekard, gardener, best hand
boquet, 8 90
To A. Dirwanger, for I'd best hand boquet, 100
To same, for best display of gladioas, 90
To Patrick Dufie, gardener of J. b. Brown, for
handsome display cut flowers, gratuity, l 90
To Mrs. frasier, for we'll arranged parlor boquet,
gntuity, 100
To Mrs r Holt 70. fine boquet Of dahlias rratuity, 30
To Mrs. ). Z. Baker, do do do do 80
To Patrick Dufie, for fine boquet gratuisy, 90
To Lewis b. Smith, for thrifty tobacco plant the
thanks Of the Societies.
HATS, CAPS FURs.
muffs, capes, tippets, and other manufactur-
ed furs, gloves, &c., diploma and , 90
MANUFACTURES OF WOOD, IRON, &C.
To Messrs. Kendall Whitney, for best exhibi-
ton Of agricultural implements premi.
Among these the Buckeye Mower and Reap.
er, with the flexible folding cutter bar calculated
TO adapt itself 10 the inequalities of the land sur ace
"a great labor saving machine, and especial so
when help is SO scarce and labor high, as during
the past year.
Another machine which attracted particular at.
tention among the great variety exhibited by them
was the self-sharpening hay cutter.
To +. Chapman, Jr., OF 22s Congress ST., for
superior clothes wringers. dryers, and
other useful articles, gratuiiy of 2 90
To NJ. s. Libby Co. Portland, for new style
stove, made of soapstone, premium, 200
To w. w. Davis Portland, for miniature brass
team ri 81 ha nd m finished rafu
ity of l00
To Worthy C. Barrows, Portland, for his exhi.
bition of ''Cromwell's Double Acting
Force Pump gratuity of 20o
A special delegation of the members of the socie-
ties examined this. and reported that it combines
cheapness and durability with simplicity aud eff-
cency-that it never freezes and through ordina-
~ hose will throw water from 20 to 100 feet, on
which account it will be particularly valuable to
farmers. The price j. about that of an ordinary
wooden pump.
To Daniel Dennet, of Buxton. for exhibition OF
Cultivator, very superior implement,
The Reform School exhibited substantial speci-
mems of Drain Tile, highly crcditable TO the pupils.
To ID. b. Saunders. for patent corset skirt sup
porter an article that called forth much
laudatory comments from the ladies,
gratuity of ! 90
To A. Crawford & Co.. for powerful stump
and Rock Elevator" by which two men
may raise weight of 1900 pounds, pre-
FINE ARTS, &C.
To S. W Berry, best crayon drawings 2 90
" j. Frank Baker, for handsome picture and
frame, / so
To Miss Ripley, for finely executed paintings
of flowers and leaves, &c, / 60
To Miss c. Chase, for choice pressed flowers, l 80
D." Mrs. W. w. Graves, for handsomely
ranged and preserved pressed flowers,
To Messrs Bryant, stratton & worthington,
for tirst-rate specimens of penmanship,
premium. 100
To George NJ. Howe, Portland. for very superi.
display Of photographs, premium. 200
To BENJAMIN r. Knight for model cottage
house, premium ! 90
To Eta w. Hussey, for cone frame work, 50
" To Joseph Baichelder, Portland, for mount.
ed birds, showing good degree of skill
in taxidermy, premium 2 90
To Mary N, Farrier, for fancy whatnot, 90
To j. d. Cheney for best melodeons and reed
organs. premium, 90
To VIM p. Hastings, for I'd best do, 2 90
HOUSEHOLD NANUfA CTuREs.
For all wool flannel 25 yards entered by Mrs.
C.S. Brown of Baldwin. 200
For cotton and wool flannel, 80 yards, by
same, 2 90
For best cotton Counterpart, by Mrs. ii. Haven
= of Westbrook, oC
For rag rug. very large and well wrought, by
Mrs. A Richmond of Portland u
For rag rug, excelling in beauty of design and
arrangement of colors by A. +. Puryes
of Gray, gratuity Of "
For yarn rug by Miss +. I. Bracket Of West
brook, q
For yarn rug, by Mrs. j. Trickey of West
brook, *
For best wooden long hose, by Mrs. L. Gibbs.
For best do. half hose, by same, lN
For lot of wooden half hose. pairs, by Mrs b.
Walker OF Casco, gratuity of 6,
! For fine worstcd hose, by }. Msr. Is. Osgood Of
| For best mittens, by Mrs NJ Lord, To-
Balmoral skirt, by Mrs. c. z. Brown of
! For best lamp mat by Miss II. +. Morton, o.
wrought slippers; by Mrs. H. Holmes 81
par ml,tens by Mrs. Joanna Frost, West