The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-09-29

The fall exhibition of the Portland Horticul-
tural Society was held Wednesday afternoon
and evening. The display was very handsome,
that of pears exceeding any exhibition of the
kind heretofore held by this Society. The flor i.
al display was ve.y handsome though not SO
large as it has been in some former years.
PEARS. There were 225 plates of pears ex.
hibited, comprising all the varieties known
Warren Hersey exhibited SO; Samuel Role 27 /;
J. B. Coyle 26; Edward Payson %; T. c. Her
soy 20; George Jewett Is: Joshua Maxwell IA;
H. P. Storer IL; Miss Jones 10; G. H. Greene
9; Dr.. Robinson 5; Charles Richardson 8; s.
H. Coles worthy 2; E. N. Perry 2; Allen Haines
1.
APPLES j. B. Coyle exhibited % varieties;
Patrick Duffie, gardener to J. B. Brown, 20;
H. P. Storer 3; T. G. Cleaves of Yarmouth 2;
A. E. Stevens 1.
PEACHES. Only one plate was exhibited and
that was by Cyrus Lowell.
GRAPHS. The dry month prevented such a
large display of grapes as in former years. But
the varieties exhibited were numerous and
handsome. H. P. Storer presented varieties;
Thomas McEwen 8; Miss Jones 6; j. B. Coyle
8; I. G. Hersey 4; A. e. Stevens 5; Joshua
Maxwell 2; Edward Payson 2; Allen Haines
1; D. B. Capsn 1; B. w. Jones1.
VEGETABLE. The display in this limo was
very meagrs. Allen Haines exhibited squash !;
P. Du1ae oelery:and bsllpeDpers; N. Crockett
tomatoes.
PLANTS, CUr-FLowBns, &c. Here there was
s.handsome display. Albert Dirwanger dis
played an orange Tree with fruit and a large
lot Of plants and flowers. Joseph A. Derwan-
gor also displayed beautiful collection of gera-
NUNS, pelaraoniums, &c. Miss Jones, as
usual, had fine collection Of tea roses, pinks,
fuschias, &C., which added largely to the dis
play. P. Duf1e, gardener to J. D. Brown
brought in handsome collection of heaths,
German asters, &c., and two specimens Of the
euchre plant, native Of Cuba. His table of
cut-howers was very attractive. Mrs. Louis
OBtion, Mr. G. F. Bryant, Mr.. Geo. R. Davis
and Miss L. D. Sewall also added to this por-
ton of the exhibition by jassamines, boquets
roses, &c.
In short it was display Of fruit, flowers SC
that was well worth visit from every citizen
of Portland. We hope the time will soon come
that those of our citisens who do not raise fruits
VI AoWoIS Will 81 lar Interest themselves as 10
witness these displays, and thus encourage the
Portland Horticultural Society to keep on in
its grand work.
IN DRAIx.-Last night, about II o'clock,
Mr.. Henry Taylor, while driving up State
street in top buggy, accidentally drove into
an excavation for drain near the corner q
Gray street. The horse was cleared from the
carriage ami wont bodily into the hole, which
was nine feet deep, aud laid on his back, una
BILE to help himself. Word was sent to the pole,
station, and Deputy Decelle went to the plac,
where he found dozen men gathered. TAX
ing charge Of operations he succeeded in gettin
the horse out after half an hour Of hard work
Tho animal which is q very valuable one, did
not appear to be permanently injured, thong
he ives considerably strained aud stifened up
Mr.. Taylor says that there was no guard no
light up, but the policeman on that beat re
ports that all was right short time before tn
accident was reported. The carriage was no
in the least injured.
"A LITTLE boy, whose name We could no
ascertain, went nuttng in behring's Oaks yes
'erday and amused himself by throwing stone
at a coy. Moody resented it and charged Of
the lad, catching him on one of her horns am
| tossing him some distance and hurtino tn