Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-10-24
agricultural.
OrlAnd Town Fair.


The following Is the list of premiums
awarded at the Town Fair held at Orland.
Wednesday. Oct. 9Th. 1872
Horses.-Farming horse. +. soper. J. A
Buck. S. Kent.
Neat Stock. Oxen-Henry Partridge.
lst; Charles Paru idge. ID. Cows-''Jer-
sew" Joseph Saunders. lst Prem. Ayr
shires," F. Buck on COW Jessie bull.
'Norval;" year old heifer Beauty"
Gradss and Mattress. Seth kent, 1t
Prem. on Durham. Dutch. Native AYR
shire. and sweepstakes on one of them /
think, grade Durham; year old. Josep h
Saunders LIST, 6. Grindle ID: year old.
r. Buck lst, G. Grindle 2d, H. Partridge
3D.; bull calves. l.. Dodge lst heifer do.
seth Kent LIST. Gratuity to Daniel Jordan
on cows.
Pigs. One entry-A. l.. Partridge.
Eosois. Dark Brahma. r. Buck; Sea
Brights. p. Hartman; Plymouth Rock.
Joseph saunders. All fine specimens.
Dairy Produce. Buuer-Mrs. Joseph
saunders LIST Prem. j. 4. Gem 2d. IL a..
Partridge Sd; cheese-Mr,. II. Partridge
honey. A. Gem Isl. J. ". Eldridge
I'd.
fraf. Winter apples-E. >oper. l.,
J. A. Gem, "a. Fall apple>-J. \. Bucs
LIST; Joseph Saunders, ID. Pears-I. \ .
Buck, Ist. Cranberries = osmond FL
bridge. Grapes. L. Hartman. list: J.
Saunders, I'd. Dried apple~-Mrs. Il. NJ.
Cotton. fine lot.
Field Crops. Wheat. +. Soper. 1t.
Joseph Saunders. I'd. Indian corn. +.
Soper. LIST; II. Partridge. "a; A. Crosby.
Sd. Sweet corn-Henry Partridge Pop
corn-Henry Partridge, LIST; l.. z. Harri-
man. I'd. Barley-John Starr. LIST: f..
Buck, I'd. oats-H. Partridge. list: +.
Buck, I'd. Rice corn-Charles Cotton. lst.
Z. Soper, I'd. Yellow-eyed beans-Abner
Crosby, lsti E. Soper, I'd. White bean.
H. Partridge, lst. Peas-H. Partridge.
Squashes-Hubbard, ). +. Soper. list. II.
Partridge, I'd. Turban squash-F. Buck
lst. Largest do. A. Buck. Pumpki
E. Soper, LIST: J. +. Soper, ID seed
cucumber-J. W. Eldridge. l>t Largest
dc. Cotton. Ruta Baga turnips. IL
bush.-G. VI. Partridge, l.t. Largest do
-Abner Crosby. Blood beets-G. VI
Partridge. lst; Turnip do.-G NJ Par
fridge, LIST; {. Partridge, I'd. sugar do
g. NJ. Partridge. lst. Carrots-G. NJ. Par
fridge, LIST; c. Partridge, I'd. Parsnip>-
g. NJ. Partridge. LIST: {. Partridge, I'd
Cabbage e. Soper. lst ID Curnn-
Walter Buck. Tomaio-Henry Partridge.
lst Onions-G. NJ. Partridge, LIST: J. A.
Gem, I'd. Sage-Mrs. Il. VI. Cotton
Best exhibition of farm produce-H. Par
fridge Best lot squashes-F. Buck.
lotdtoes. Geary-Abner Crosby. list ::
II Partridge, I'd. shipping do.-John
Starr, LIST; +. Soper. I'd. Home consump-
uon-H. Partridge, LIST. Largest potato
II. Partridge. Largest variety-H. Par
fridge.
Ladies DEPARTMENT. Ornamented work
Mrs. III. Partridge, LIST; Mrs F. Saun-
ders, I'd. Hearth rug-Mrs. Horace Cot
ton, LIST; Mrs. Daniel Saunders. I'd; Mr..
|. 2. Hartman, Sd.
Gratuity on hearth rug, made by Os-
mond Eldridge, az ers old Gratuity.
equal 10 LIST premium. 10 Mrs. Samuel
Hopkins, for avery handsome rug: enter
ed Tor exhibition only.
Braided carpet. made by Mrs. j. Dorr. a
lady y yrs. old, lst Prem; quilt-Miss
Flora Kent, lst & % Prem colorcd warn
Mrs. X. NJ. Cotton. LIST; white do.-Mrs.
X. VI. Cotton. lst: Gents Hose-Mrs. X,
NJ. Cotton, LIST: Mrs. l. z. Hartman. "a.
Drawers-Mrs. J. Starr, Ist Double nit
tens-Carrie Starr, 8 yrs. old. LIST single
do--Mrs. l. p. Hartman; fancy vest. J
Mink; white bread-Mrs. H. Partridge
LIST; Mrs, F. Saunders, I'd. House plant
Mrs. J. Saunders.
Mechanical. Trunk. made by r. Mors.
who has heea blind IL years. lst Prem
Knife box-H. Partridge, lst. Doll-Mas
gle Gross, LIST.
BY way iof comment. we would say
arst A Town Fair here is no longer !
matter of experiment. For six consecu
tive years the Farmers have focalize,
their industry at the Town Hall. which
mas been pride to themselves and cred
ii to the town. For these efforts the,
feel better. live better and are better
They stand upon higher plane than ever
and have better outlook for the future
1t was no easy task to start Fair thi,
year. the season being SO unfavorable
but for few great hearts" the Who'll,
thing would have gone by default. Blu
now, all around is ii said what goo,
Fair we had. While we don't propose {,
burden anybody with any lengthy account
there are few things worthy of note
The exhibition Of stock would have beer
a credit to a County rather than Tow
Fair. Among the animals a herd of Ayr
shires whose record at the State Fair a
bangor precludes the necessity of sayin.
much about them. Next to this Jerse,
COW. entered by Joseph Saunders, a yer,
fine animal, much admired by many. =
Then comes Seth Kent. q host of him self
with his II or IA cows and heifers. grade
and natives. Durhams, Dutch, Ayrshire.
and Jerseys. and not poor one iu the lot
Time would fail to tell Of Grindle, Par
fridge, Dodge. Jordan and others, who
brought their stock until our aecommoda-
tons We too strait for them In the
Hall strangers said We ranksd the State
Fair. In the vegeta BILE line this may be
q little extravagsnt, yet the Show was