The Portland daily press., 1874-10-15
Sagadahoc County Fair.
SECOND DAY.

SECOND BAY.
The second day of the fair, though rather
too cool for comfort, has not been unpleasant,
| and the attendance has been very good. Quite
a number of belated entries were made this
morning, but this afternoon everything is here
| and the fair is at ifs highest
The Halls.
The hall show is DIVIDED into two parts the
upper and the lower, The upper is devoted to
nsedle-work, fruit, vegetables, fancy work, &c.
The largest show of apples is made by Mr.. 0.
| B. Merrill of Topsham, who exhibits twenty
varieties, all of which have been taken from an
orchard planted by himself only five years
| ago. Mrs. j. NJ. bennett of Brunswick, makes
large and brilliant display of flowers. which
is unusually fine for this season of the year.
The firm of VIM. S. Tower of bingham,
Mass. have for exhibition and for sale large
stock of their toy wooden.ware which proves
exceedingly attractive to the little ones to say
nothing of their elders. The day was rendered
hideous or melodious, as the case may be, by
continual humping ON piano entered by
Henry Miller of Boston, one of Geo. Woods
organs from Cambridgeport, and one OF Mason
& Hamlin's organs from Boston. The sewing
machine department is occupied by a Howe,
entered by Enoch Small, agent in Freeport,
and Singer by j. Alexander of Brunswick.
| A most excellent display of honey is made by
j. Clark of Topsham. Hayden Smith, the ubi-
uuitious s'shell man." is here in all his glory
and appears to be doing a thriving business.
These, with the usual number of mats, quilts,
ainfip mn
mems of needle-work form the principal objects
of interest in the upper hall.
In the lower hall the first object that we see
is the familiar cottage, bearing upon its roof
the elastic soapstone roofing of j. N. Mccoy &
Co. of Portland. As this sample has been seen
and described at nearly every state and county
fair in New England .this fall further descrip-
ton Of it is unnecessary. Near Mccoy is his
shadow, the rubber paint man. of Cleveland,
Ohio, who, with his bright array of samples
aud unfailing good nature in answering qes-
tions. no matter how absurd, keeps himself
constantly surrounded by an interested crowd.
An article or rather number of articles, which
attract great deal of well-merited interest, is
case with glass cover containing dozen
pots of the most beautiful looking butter that
we have ever seen. 1t is entered by Mrs. Dan
lei Small of Freeport. 1t is made from the
milk of the famous Jersey herd of Mr.. Small.
The show of vegetables is fair and the show of
agricultural implements rather small.
The Grounds.
Passing through the lower hall one finds
himself at the foot of rather steep hill, at the
top of which, on beautiful level plateau, is
the track and fair grounds proper. The side
shows and catch-penny games are innumerable
as this is the last county fair of the season, and
they are all determined to make the most of it.
The stock entries for this year numbered over
three hundred In the afternoon the united at
fractions of the Bath Band, which is in atten-
Dance and discussing sweet music, from the
band stand in the center of the track, and the
trots for the society's premiums, have drawn
together crowd of about 1900 people The
races, of which there has been three, are as
follows:
First. Geldings. four year old best two in
three; sS6 to first and 81 to second Entries,
Black Hawk blood colt, by Nathan Mayhem of
Bath, and sorrell colt by K. M. Small. The
race and first money was won by Mr.. Mayhew's
colt. Time 1856 and q.
Second. Mares and geldings, best three in
five; 800 to first, $40 to second, S. to third.
Entries, Delhi, by J. P. Emmons of Bath; Ma
bel Gray, by E. f. Anderson of Brunswick;
Orphan Boy, by Sumner Holbrook of Bruins
wick.
This race was an exceedingly exciting one,
there being six heats, the first being won by
Mabel Gray in 2.41, 4 the second siand third by
Orphan Boy in 2.46 and IA, the fourth by
Mabel Gray in 2.434. The fifth was judged
dead on account of foul between Orphan Boy
and Mabel Gray, by which the sulky of the lat
ter was overturned and her driver thrown out;
he was uninjured. The sixth heat was won by
Mabel Gray in 248, she thereby winning the
race and first money, Orphan Boy second and
Delhi third
Third. Stations, best three liz five; $40 to
first, So to second. Entries, Sagadahoc by Ho-
ratio Staples:of Topsham, KnoxlBlood by Hiram
Kay of Topsham, Daniel Drew by F. A. +.
Adams Of Bowdoinham.
This race was won by Sagadahoc; time 3.15,
800 and 302, Daniel Drew second. The Knox
Blood colt was drawn before the race COM
menced. Daniel Drew was out of condition
and only entered to make out the race.
The receipts of the fair for the two days have
been about $275.
To-day is the last day of the fair and prom
| is to be by far the most interesting.