The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-10-02
Premiums of the State Fair.

We are under obligation to S. l.. Boardman,
ESQ.,, Secretary of the Maine Agricultural So
ciety, for a full list of the premiums awarded.
We can give but a part of the awards. The
gold medals for herds of neat stock were award
ed to Howard & Ellis, of Fairfield, on Short
Horns; to DR.. Boutelle, of Waterville, on Jer-
seys, and H. c. Burleigh of Fairfield, ON Here
fords; Frank Buck, Of Orland, on Ayrshires,
Gen. Tilton, of the Military Asylum, on Dutch
or Holstein breeds Charles Shaw, of Dexter,
L. A. Dow, of Waterville, McKecknie & Plum
mer OF Dover, and Howard & Ellis of Fair.
field, took the premiums on Short Horns of va
rious kinds. Burleigh and Shores. of Water
ford premiums. w. ". Pease, of North An
son, VIM. R. Hersey, of Lincoln, G, w. Stew
ems of Deering, and others were the successful
competitors for the various premiums to natives
and grades. James Andrews, of Saco, took the
first premium ON working oxen; also the first
on discipline of oxen e feet), and VIM. Warren
and Henry Morrison, of Scarboro', first and
second premiums of the same for six feet oxen.
In the first-class of stations eight-years-old
and over, first premium was awarded, $25, to
James Howes of New Sharon, for his black
horse Bismark, by Gen. Knox; second premi-
UNI, SIS, to Saul ID. Cushman of Dexter, for his
brown horse, Brown Harry by Thurston Black
Hawk. Diplomas were awarded to Dirigo,
owned by David Quinby of Corinna; Black
Sultan, owned by G. Butman, Plymouth;
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and Gen. Lyon, owned by Arnold Palmer OF
Palmyra. .. ..
For five-year-olds and under eight, first pre-
MUM $50, was awarded to John w. McDuffee
of Lewiston, for his bay horse King William
by Hampton; second premium SIS, G. HI. & j.
M. Skinner of st. Adams, for their bay horse,
Emperor William. -.s ...i-..i-.. u. s-s.-
For four year-olds and under five first pre-
MUM $15, was awarded to Wright e. Norcross
of Augusta, for their chestnut colt Carenaught,
hxyF aar IrrI,f md
Reed of Augusta, for brown colt Knox Boy, by
Gen. Knox. They also award a diploma to W.
III. Mathews of Searsport for his bay colt,
Young Buchanan.
For three year Odds and under four, first pre-
MUM $50, to Gen. Tilton of Togus Military
Asylum, for his bay colt Seeboomook, by Ledo I;
second premium $40, to John b. Sanborn of
Palmyra, for his black colt by Gen. Knox. First
premium &c. for two-year-olds and under three,
to Dr. S. H. Tewksbury of Portland, for his
bay colt Burnham Patehen, by Tom Patchen
second premium So, to G. H. & j. M. Skinner
of ST. Adams, for their bay colt by Gen. Knox
First premium $12, for yearlings to Hiram
Reed of Augusta, for his bay colt Gilbreth
y d. q. Towie of Palmyra, for his gray colt by
DR. Tewksbury of iscity took the first pre-
MUM on breeding mares; f. Kendrick of Fair
& Wei of Skowhegan, on matched horses,
and E. 81. Hunting of East Corinth, on draft
horses. .-r a4 r.s ..
Best exhibition and greatest variety of pota-
toes, Crosby Clements, Kenduskeag. Greatest
crop of potatoes on one-haf acre, J. S. Griffin.
Bushel of barley, Miss G. d. Irving, Oldtown.
Bushel of oats, Crosby Clements Greatest
crop of cranberries on not less than one-half
acre, Seward Dill, Phillips.
FRUITS Apples-twenty varieties-1st, Otis
Z. Carter, Etna; I'd, S. C. Harlow, Bangor
Ten varieties-1st Henry j. Chapman, Orring-
ton; I'd, Albert Noyes. Best collection Pears,
Albert Emerson, Bangor. Fifteen varieties
LIST, Albert Noyes; 3D. DR.. J. c. Weston, Ban
gor. Six varieties-1st Henry Mclaughlin,
Bangor; I'd E. Low, Bangor Best collection
Plums, Albert Emerson. Cranberries-1st, j.
H. Hayes, Bangor; I'd, S. Dill.
BUTTER. LIST, Mrs e. S. Hunting, East Cor
NTH; I'd, Mrs. Stephen Steward, North New
port; Sd, Mrs. Howard Murphy, Belfast
CHEESE. LIST, Mrs. Stephen Stewart; 3D. Mrs.
Jonathan Hunt, Hermon.
A. Linn of Hartland, was awarded gold
medal for display of two pieces of Cashmere,
two pieces of ClOaking, four Scarfs and twenty
six Shawls
The Maine State Prison took the first premi-
UNI on single harness, and Jonathan Batchelder
on double harness.
Mrs G. p. Roberts took the first and Miss
Annie Judge of the State College, the second
premium for the best bread