The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-10-07
York Fair.

regulate Tor sunshine and rain Just wnen
II would best suit his convenience, for In
that case there would be no rain, since at
every hour somebody Is starting on a
journey or projecting some enterprise
when foul weather would be ''wind
dead ahead" And 1t is lucky for the
hundreds in the city out Of employment
In consequence Of the stoppage Of the
Mills on account Of low water. and the
parched earth. that the Trustees Of the
Fair could not delay the rain which is so
much needed. So rain II did Monday,
Tuesday and "Wednesday. magnanimously
leaving sunshine enough Tuesday for a
good exhibition Of stock.
IN TIE HALL
The exhibit cf vegetables is equal to any year
and makes . 6ne show. That Of fruit IL not As
good. owing to the fsct that there Is 80
much fruit that each person having quantities
took Il for granted that every body else would
surely exhibit, and 20 the tables were not 20
heavily loaded IS at some previous years. We
notice no lack Of quilts or rugs, while in the
last mentioned there Is plain progress in taste
and design.
GRApEs & FRurr.-JOhn 8. Murch, Dayton.
enters three varieties. Delawarss, COncords and
Isabellas, all grown in the open air. Mr.. Murch
has marketed this year about 100 lbs, beginning
the LIST day Of Sept He is one Of our most
successful grape culturists, and attributes his
large yield to q careful pruning and thinning
out Of the buds, allowing not over three clus-
tiers to spur, or, 10 weak. only two.
Charles Twambley. Saeo, two, DelAwares and
Coneoris.
@. A. Blake. Eve Of dollhouse grapes, Psies-
tine, Hamburg. Diana. Clinton. and Concord.
Joseph Hobson. saco. Ave, Concord. Clinton,
Crcvsling. Diana and Catawba.
Abial Jones. eight, Rsbecca. Creveling. Hart
ford. Delaware. Concord, Clinton, Lydia and
Isabella.
Col J. NJ, Goodwin. two. Delaware and Con-
cord. and three Of pears.
John T. Davis. handsome lot Of Ave kinds Of
summer and winter apples
ChariesTwambley, Saeo, Eve. pears, Ducaesse,
Winter Nelis, Louise Bonnie de Jersey. Vicar Of
Wakefield and Buffum, also one. seedling ap-
pies.
l. Mckinney. saco. apples, Nod Heads
Al. Aver. one lot apples, 81 varieties, the
largest and in all the best lot also Of pears III
varieties.
Ira c. Doe. Saco, one lot apples, Is varieties.
Here properly, We suppose, should come under
the head Of '.fruit" or else manufactures" the
account Of honey, Of which,
s. L. Smith. Dayton, enters boxes, 70 lbs |;
Hiram Porter. 4 boxes.
MASurAcruREs.-E 8. Frost. nine different
styles Of rug patterns. patented by him, for
which he received adiploma from the late N
L. Fair. Mr.. FrOst's enterprise is deserving Of
extended notice. About four years ago he tried
his hand ut marking out . pattern for q rug to b
drawn by q friend, which he did with apiece OF
charcoal. and while doing II, Yankee like he
begun to think Of some way to shorten the Ia
Dor. lie tried leaf FIRST cut out in pastsboard
and then IN lrked round II. but there were too
many patterns to make II Of any value except
In its regularity. and il occurred to him that
the pattern ought to be all in one piece. So he
took q piece Of sheet iron and drew on II his de-
sign for whole rug after designing II how 10
cut Il out was the next difficulty. or tools Of
the right kind he bad none, and he made them.
To-day he employs two hands besides himself,
turning out eight and ten dozen patterns per
day, and cannot half supply the demand. Fol-
every color on every pattern and every sine h'
has stencil plate. making nine different style:
each Of six to ten oolers. and siIes all the way
from yd. long yd. wide. to 81 yds. long and
81 yds wide, while all his designs exhibit tast,
aad Judgment. We venture to say that there !:
not ON exhibition in the Hall an invention and
enterprise showing more Of the Yankee charac.
ter for utility and economy than that Of Mr.
Frust's.
Littlefeld & Hcves, Eve specimens Of weavers
reeds, equal to any made in the country. Among
these We noticed two lots Of English slasher
lease reeds, the making Of which IS speciality
by them.
CA. Morton, sample oil can for Oiling shan.
ing overhead, patented by him, which manufa c.
turers pronounce to be an Indispensable article
for the purpose named, convenient and saving
of time and oil. and does the work better than
by any other method in use.
Cocheco Loom Picker Co. =. o. Bur,ell. Supt,
&c. Allen. Treas, 10 patterns Of loom pickers,
including Aliens patent reversible picker man.
ufActurcl exclusively BY this company anil which
win soon displace all kinds Of bow pickers.
Hardy Machine Co., Charles Hardy, Agt.,
card grinder. drilling machine and specimen Of
smaller articles manufactured by them includ-
ing specimens Of elaborate wood turning.
These machines have been on exhibition before.
and remarks made upon their usefulness. Work
from Mr.. Hardy , odice b always ofthe best and
Of the best finish.
wv. Beatty q Co., Saco. three leather belts.
These specimens attracted much attention, and
Il Is not only credit to this hrm that they turn
out such valuable and durable work, but 10
Saoo that their business Is located in her midst
8. Neweomb 4 Co., case Of shoes. See local
In the JOURNAL Of last week.
q. A. Blake. specimen Of furnace Of which be
II the sole agent for the State.
Tovls & Frost. ssco. one sleigh and one top
buggy.
J.w. Burroughs, saco. two pairs elegantly
made boots.
Ma Horace Phillips. ssco. IS hanks home
spun ysru.
CONN 4 ses,ey. 8 specimens Of s,celleutly
hammered iron vork-horss shoes.
". r 7. Bullock. case ladies' and gents.
Shoes
J. Gold.broueh, the well known stove dealer