The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-02
Exhibition of the Cor nam and staudish
Farmers, aslml

VI tue nam and StandlSn
Farmers' Club.
The twelfth adpual exhibition of the Cor
nam and Standish Farmers Club was held at
seba9o Lake, Standish, Tuesday, Oct. 10th,
io'I' and was decided success. What is
ntte surprising is that this exhibition was con-
uuo'ed on purely agricultural principles with
our any OF the sporting usually fopnd CONNECT
Gu win such fairs. There we're nearly three
hundred entries of neat stock and I'm. ~ ~ a
dozen OF horses, aud none of them for trottinp
At the hall there were some fonr hnndros 20
tries. The contributions to the fairs of tb;s
society are voluntary, as the Club gives no
money premiums. The following are the de.
cisions OF The several committees of examina.
tons:
NEAT CATTLE.
Working Oxen (Durham). best DAMN, n
Libby, Gorham; I'd best, Sumner SAWYER
Standish; (Devon) BEST Joshua H. LittlefeId
Standish; native, best, Harmon Fogg. Cor,
ham; I'd do, Joshua Little field, standsh; Sd
best over seven feet, William Warren, Stan.
dish; % do, Albion Rowe, Gorham; best under
seven feet, Mariet Thorn, Standish; ID do.
John Marean, do; 81 do, Caleb Libby, Cor,
ington, Gorham; ID do, Matthew johnson. do.
best two years old, Stephen WestGott and Ed
ward Libby, do; best one year old, Allston
Whitney do; I'd do, George Plaisted, do; Sd
do, E. Higgins, Standish. Fat Cattle, best,
Harvey Murch. Gorham; I'd do, A. F. Johr,
| sou, do Cows, best Jersey, William Wescott.
Jr., Gorham; ID do, Robbie Whitney, do; Sd
| do, William Wescott. Jr., do; best Durham,
ROBBIE Whitney, do; best native, Erwin Libby
| Standish; ID do, Stephen Wescott, Gorham !;
| Sd do, William Wescott, Jr., Go. Heifers. best
Durham, Charles johnson, Gorham; al do,
William Wescott, Jr., do; best Hereford,
Stephen Westcott, do: ID do, William Wes-
| colt, Jg., do
| HORSES AND COLTS.
Best family Horse, George Chadbourn, Cor
BAN; 81 o, Joseph Moulton, Stardish; Sd do,
| William Wescott, do; best farm do, Josiah
Mouton, do. Colts, best four years old, Mar
shall Whitney, Gorham; I'd do, Robe Whit
ney, do; best three years old, Benz. Fogg
| Standisb.
Best Brahma Benz A. Parker, Gorham
| ROYAL Java, Lewis Libby, do; best four boxes
of Fowls, Augustus Penny, Standish.
FIELD CROPS.
Best Corn, William Shaw. Standish; I'd do
r | Edmund Rand, do; Sd do, Ebenezer Moulton
do; best Pop Corn, Ira Hanscom, do; I'd do
Ichabod Cousins, do; Sd do, G. T. Blake, Cor
: ham, Beans, best, Stephen MeServe, do; ID
do, Andrew Libby, Standish Peas, best
= Samuel o. Paine, do.
: VEGETABLES
Pumpkins, best, Daniel I. Libby, Standish
Turnips, best, /. Cousins, do. Potatoes, best
K Thomas WEIGH, do. Cabbages, William Yves
r colt, Jr., Gorham.a
y TIE committee wish 10 say that the reason O
so meagre report being made is that many o
the articles were removed before they could b
examined.
!. Apples-Best Blue Pearmain, Hubbard
,f Wilson, Gorham; I'd do, Stephen Thomas
:. Standish; best Porter, George Heath, Go5ham
l. Co., hfru T,na RrQdhnry
h Standish; do Baldwins, George Whitney, do
ID do, Ezekiel Strout, do; best Pound Sweet
: Mrs. Daniel johnson, Gorham; I'd do Sewel
% E. Libby, Standish, best Pumpkins, Josal
Moutop do; do P1d heaEs spneP Paine do
= Russet, Mrs. L. A. Bradbury, do; do Seek NJ
:. Further, Edmund Rand, do; do 20 ounce Pip
!. pin. o. K. Phinney. do. Pears best, Pau
t best, George Mayberry, do; I'd do, Fred Sewel
}. do. Eighteen varieties entered by Messrs
: Jenness & Dakin, of Gorham, from thei
d nursery in Vermont, your committee deem
,, well worthy Of notice.
y BUTTER AND CHEESE.
Butter-Best exhibition by Mrs. NJ. 7. Files
q dish; Sd do by J. NJ. Stevens, do. Cheese
;. Best exhibition by Andrew Libby, Standish
Il ID do, G. w. Heath, Gorham
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.
d Best bed spread, Mrs. Jacob Irish, Gorham
y do rug, Mrs. A. j. Otis, Standish; I'd do, Mrs
It Melintha Davis, do; best lamp mat, Marth
g A. Cressey, Gorham; do evergreen basket, Mrs
k D. G; Libby. do; do pin cushion, Mrs. d. Fogg
:, do; do mittens, Mrs. Hannah Sawyer, Stan
If dish; I'd do, Mrs. Edward Files, Gorham; hes
n buffalo robe, Mrs Watson, Standish; do COO
l. coon skin robe, Asa Libby, Gorham; do toile
J, set, Miss Hattie Heath, do; I'd do, Amout
a Higgins, do; Sd do, Eta Sawyer, Stapdish
+ best lace work, Mrs. VIM. Rich, do; do fowe
It work, Miss Emeline Irish Gorham; do shel
: work baskets, Mrs. Otis Purinton, do; do hal
: wreath, Mrs: Erwin Libby, Standish: I'd Dc
: Mrs. VIM. Rich, do. 1852
: SAMUEL DINGLEY, Secretary.
g Standish, Oct. 80, 1871