The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-16
Letter from II aid win.
~ DALDWIN, OCV. TO, 100
To the Editor of the Press:

| ~ Tte I1uttOT " ute LFeSS.
as ANNUAL FAIR .fa 'eG5Es .
The B2 ldwn and Sebago Farmers Club held
its regular annual Fair on Thursday of this
week, it having been adjourned over from
Wednesday on account of the severity of the
storm. A person who had never attended q
fair in Baldwin, who knew nothing of its soil
| and productions, its men and its women, after
riding over Some sections of the town, would
| wonder what could be raised in Baldwin or
| Sebago, either animal or vegetable, that would
make decent display at a fair. But let him
turn from the main travelled road, and per-
haps open gate to allow his horse to pass, and
ride through dense forest for half mile
or So and he will find farmer with $50 acres
of as productive land as is to be found in the
State, with barn well filled with hay, as good
corn as can be raised in the West, fruit in
abundance, and of the best quality: a wife as
smart as steel, with 200 or 300 pounds of the
incest butter ever offered in any MARKET wait
ing the most favorable time to dispose of it;
out of debt and money at interest; with books
and newspapers in abundance, and we'll read
This is no fancy sketch, as any one, who wit
messed the display of the productions of the
field, the dairy and the work shop. as well as
Olive stock, will attest.
There was much larger gathering of the
citizens of these two towns and the vicinity
than have generally seen at town fairs, and
the best of order was maintained I did not
see drunken man in the crowd; the nearest
approach to it, was man from Limington who
lost all regard for decency and insisted on oc-
cupying with his wagon, the ground assigned
for the race course;;s planting himself on his
reserved rights to occupy the street to the an
noyance of everybody else. Ifthere had been
another man as drunk as he was should have
had fight to record, but he could not be
matched by man WHO had as much of the
spirit of New England rum as he had
The display of fruit aud vegetables in the
hall was excellent. The apples were large,
fair, and of excellent quality. 1 saw upon the
baskets the names of John Flint, Henry Rowe,
David Boothby, and Joseph Hanson, who,
think, were awarded premiums. The Bald win
butter cannot be surpassed That which saw
was good enough for the royal family. The
premiums were awarded to Mrs. Miller, Mrs
Binford, Mrs. Flint, Mrs. Cram and Mrs. Getch-
ell. Tobias Lord, of Step Falls, had cabbage
weighing % lbs, and a turnip-beet weighing Is
lbs. The display of vegetables generally, gave
evidence Of good farms well cultivated. The
display of working and beef cattle was large,
and is rarely exceeded in numbers or excelled
10 quality. The best beef oxen were entered
by Mr.. E. Bailey. They girted eight feet.
Premiums were also awarded Mr.. G. Rowe and
Mr.. G. Cram, for working oxen. The corn en-.
tered was of large growth, on which Mr.. P. G..
Cram got the first premium The potatoes
were of large size and of excellent quality, and
the crop was unusually large. The horse and
foot races were somewhat exciting, and were
probably introduced into the programme for
the amusement of the children of various ages
who could not see any particular merit in rails.
ing large potatoes, of good quality, over that
OF raising small potatoes with few in a hill.
The occasion was enlivened by stirring music
from the Cornish Cornet Band. Evervtbino
passed off pleasantly and the farmers in raveu.
ing the products of their labor, could proud,v
saw that they hal been public benefactors. bv
causing large pumpkins, potatoes, cabbages,
&c, to grow, where, if any had grown before,
they were comparatively small. - I'll A a
RAILROADS. -
The line of P. & o. Railroad is through this
town, probably on the east side of Saco river.
1t will develope one of the best water privileg-
es found in this State, and owned by Saco Wa
ter Power COMPANY. - ID sl.es 'e1a G. 60 |
Admiral Farraout ia s1ioht1u hattar hut NOT |