The Portland daily press., 1869-10-08
The rumberland p ,ir.

The Cumberland Farmers Club, society
formed during the current year, held Its first
exhibition yesterday, at Cumberland Center.
The affair was a decided success The weather
was fine, a large concourse of people turned
out, and everything passed off smoothly. On
the Fair grounds were collected goodly array
of we'll kept live stock of all domestic varieties
The hall was largely devoted to the products,
useful and ornamental, of feminine skill and
industry. The fancy work showed excellent
TASTE as did also many of the more substantial
comforts There were several very creditable
specimens of art, the work of home talent. Tho
picture by Alison Greedy, Maridana, A. VIII
son and Rand Merrill. A fine collection of
house plants, rich display of fruit and
variety of antiquarian aud foreign curiosities
completed the list. Outside were displaved
the vegetables Of which there was a large and
very line collection. Among the articles of
domestic manufacture was very fine wagon
made by Levi III. Morrill,. For products of
inventive genius, Aliens combined hoe and
cultivator deserves special mention, as also
MorrIll u Newman's hay rake, which is so
contrived as to work almost without an exer-
ton OF strength. In the afternoon there was
some very good pulling, both with horses and
oxen, also a very creditable display of carriage
and trottin. horses. A Knox colt of five years
belonging to Richard o. Conant trotted in 24O.
One OF the curiosities of the occasion was
foot race. The affair was conducted almost
wholly without aid from abroad of any kind,
and reflects the highest credit upon the enter
prisng men and women whose efforts made it
success. Amos j. Osgood was the Marshal
of the day. The following were the chairmen
of the various committees: -
On Working Oxen, William L. Prince; Fat Cattle.
Chas. Leighton; Steers, Charles wyman; Calves,
Heifers Charles L. Herrick; Bulls Oliver s. Collins
Working Horses, j. Morrill, Jr.; Family Horses,
Hen ~ Siutrdeyant; Breeding Mares, Levi Lufkin;
Swine, J. b. Sweetsir; Poultry, 4. j. Osgood; But.
ter and Cheese John Wilson; Grain, Joseph Blanch-
Sweetsir; Farm implements, Daniel r. Allen; Fast
Horses, Richard o. Conant; Matched Horses, Solo,
mon S. Merrill; Furniture, William Buxton.
The following are the names of those who
took first premums: ;.
Cattle-On working oxen, Moses Haskell; four
year old steers, John Pride; three year old do VIII
liam ). Blanchard; two year old do, j. M. Rideout;
one year old do, N. NJ. Shaw; steer calves e. G.
Durham, William M. Blanchard; Jersey bulls.
Richard o. Conant; mich cows, Jersey full blood,
r. Q. Conant; great Jersey. j. Sturdevant; full
b'ooded Durham, Miss M. Ciough; great Durham,
1. J: Stewart; native cows, William Shaw; Devon,
N Merrill, full blooied Fayal, A. r. Barstow; herd
cows, Charles w. Wyman. i.-.-- - :
S,cine-Spring pigs, K. G. Prince; breeding sows
.. 5. Collins; tnlI blood Chester boar, o. S. Collins
Horses-Family horses, William L. Prince; three
bert Rideout yearlilg colts Charles FarweI; duck
ers. Charles Merrill; breeding mares, Charles W.
Wyman; pulling horses j. Morrill,, Jr. f. t,--
Vegetables, Sc-Corn, William l.. Prince; marrow
squash, +. c. Blanchard; Hubbard squash, F. G.
Blanchard; mammoth squash, A. s. Sweetsr; to-
matoes, s. X. Swsetsir; cabbages, Geo. S. Merrill;
pumpkins, w. M Blanchard; beets, $. II. Loring;
turnips, Moses Chute; carrots, Lewis Merrill; man
gold wurtzels, Jacob Merrill; watermeons, F. q.
Blanchard Onions, H. Eaton; potatoes, White
Mountain, II. Eaton; do Kennedy red, Il. A. Far
we'll; do, Sebec, B. B. Sweesir; do, jackson, S.
Clough; dc, Goodrich, S. L. Blanchard do Early
Lucy A. Leighton -