The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-10-06
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The annual exhibition and Fair of the Fall
mouth Farmers Club, was held yesterday at
the Town House in that town. Leaving Port
land shortly alter ten O'Clock in the morning,
after pleasant ride through singulary beau
THU region OF country, and ever and anoL
Catching ghmpses OF the woods clad in their
gorgeous robes OF beauty, which at this season
OF tue year present ever varying scenes of de-
Aght TO the eye of The traveller, we arrived at
last at The scene of the days festivities. The
people from tar and near had assembled to do
honor to The occasion, and the scene was re
markaoy animated and brilliant. The display
OF cattle and live stock was large and interest.
ing. There Were eighty entries OF cattle. and
the premiums were awarded as follows: A. f
Winslow, Durham bull, first premium; Chas.
w. Wlnslow, Durham bull, second premium
seven year olds, first premium to B. A. Hail.
second to Stephen Houston; four wear Odds.
inst premium 10 Charles w. Winslow. who
exhibited four yoke; second to Samuel Watts;
SIX year ODDS, first premium to l.. Mountfort:
herd of six Durham cows, first premium
awarded 10 Samuel Bell; second to L. Mount
fort; herd OF eight cows, second premium to A
f. Winslow, who exhibited nineteen head of
cattle; Mr.. Winslow also received the first
premium for pair of Hereford yearliDg heif-
ers Mr. Robert Houston exhibited some fine
specimens OF the Berkshire breed of swine and
Mr.. G. w. Smell, three fine pigs of the COM
mon breed.
The exhibition of vegetables, fruit, &c., was
unusually large and attractive. Among the
most noticeable specimens were the following:
A large squash, weighing fifty pounds, exhib-
TIED by 5. L. Merrill; fine turnips, by J. B. Fill
lebrown; surprise oats, by Albert Winslow;
four large watermelons, raised by Capt. Sam
uel York, who gathered fifty of similar size,
from his vines during the present season; some
due citrons, by A. f. Winslow and Richard
Mountforti large Whire Mountain potatoes,
first pie MUM to B. N SWEET; eight boxes of
foe potatoes, by j. B. Fillebrown; Early Rose
aud King OF the Earlies, by A. F. Winslow.-
There were many other specimens worthy of
mention, but we have not the space to allude
to them in detail. The hall presented very
attractive appearance, the display of fancy
work, quilts, rugs, fruit, etc., being very fine,
and rejecting great credit upon the ladies of
Falmouth We have only space to name few
Of the principal articles. A splendid specimen
Ct hair work, by Mrs. Geo. w. Pilsbury, for
which the first premium was awarded rustic
casket by Albert w. Leighton twenty-four
specimens OF flowers OF the sea, by Mrs. W. P.
York; beautiful pressed flowers, by Mrs. A f.
Winslow; miniature schooner, made by John
A. Cole, boy Is years of age, with jack knife
and jack plane; specimens of penmanship, by
T. E. Bowie; splendid shell coverlet, con-
tanning 624 shells, each shell containing 1850
squares, making total OF 7S6, 24O squares, was
exhibited by Mrs. L. o. Bean; Mr.. Columbus
Knight exhibited very fine assortment CT
ladies' boots. As whole, the exhibition in
the hail was a decided success. there being $40
entries.
A tine top buggy was exhibited by A. NJ &
j. f. Cobo OF their own manufacture, and a
new style dump cart, with improved method
of dumping, by n. B. Wilson. For family
horses, the first premin was awarded to A.
f. Winsow, and the second to Richard Mount
fort For matched horses, the premium wal
awarded to n. B. Wilson. A premium wal
also awarded to Mr.. RoDeIt Houston's thor
oughbred stallion Scythan.
At noon an excellent dinner was served in
spacious tent, by the ladies of the Second Par
ish Sewing Circle, 1t was genuine country
dinner, and was heartily enjoyed by ALL TIL,
entire exhibition was great success in ever,
particular, and reflected the utmost credit I'D
on the farmers of Falmouth and vicinity. Gu
thanks are due to Mr.. j. B. Fillebrown, tn
energetic and obligiDg President of the societ
for the many tavors Shown us, and also to MI
Columbus Knight, who made the ride to an,
from the grounds, so pleasant and agreeable