Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-10-07
Reported for the Kennel &c Journal.
N"iue state Pathological .Ociety-Norih
krnatbec Agricultural Society.
THIRD DAY-THURsDAY.
WatefxilIa Oct i '-G

THIRD DAY-THURsDAY.
Waterville, Oct. ), &c.
The State Poinological exhibition continues to
win golden opinions fom all who attend. As you
enter the hall you are met by most beautiful and
striking view even the Centennial exhibition has
no department which presents more lovely one.
In the of the hall, You come upon long tables
extending, som Of them, the whole length Of the
hail. aud covered with fruit of every color and va
| riety. a, every short distance are bouquets of
numerous forms. This department was under the
charge Of the Executive committee, and none has
been better sustained. The large stage is filed
With the hoI al exhibit, and in front OF the stage
are tue exhibits of the Portland Stone Co.. nclud-
ing some very massive urns and some fine terra
Gotta ware. The walls on the front OF the gallery
| are lined viii paintings by some of our home al
| lists, and number of chromos IRON the stock of
j. f. Percivsl u &c. MIR. Carlton, ~ho has pho
tographed the entire exhibition, shows some of biz
work, and adds much to the attractiveness Of the
Fair.
| On the right and left as You enter are a good
display of garden vegetables, including fine as
sortment OF potato eight varieties, presented by
w. Pearson OF Nassalboio Mr.. DerOacher makes
a similar exhibit.
Ga the extreme left of the ball we fud the
Peuob.cut exhibit, including nifty varieties,
entered entirely by ). Z. Harlow of Ban
gor. This exhibit is alnos, entirely apples
and has Dong 1t some very fine -ampes the
Beauty OF Kent and the Alexander attracting much
ate ntIun
We next come to Somerset county, which makes
a small exhibit.
Iu " aldo county the trees are for the most part
Young, but she, Notwithstanding this, shows me
SHY varieties of APP les. We noticed some very
exec II, nj rdss.ts. " aldo makes "a credi:abe show
OF flower Feeds, aud has some fiue floral decor a
tions. On the same table are several smaller ex-
bIb lis, the most not ccable one being that OF Cn-
ton There is IN this collection eighteen WATCHES
OF apples Guiding plate of unusually handsome
king vi Tompkiu, County"
Beg ginning at the head of the next table we come
! upon Lincoln County exhibit This county Is
small, but It's eXh ibit has been well arranged aud
carefully collected. She shows over hundred
varieties of apples. We are now met by the al
most countless varieties OF pot plants presented by
j. Nsin,y x Son OF North Nassalboro. As We
stand before Tins rich aud uxuriant ne, seem
for momt ut to be no longer in the "cod down
| east, but away in some tropical eli ne, and under
a mi der sky
| The head OF the next table is devoted 10 the ex-
hibluon OF pears. 1t is Indeed luscious display.
Samuel Role shows twenty eight varieties; Al
Fl, d smith, Monmouth, fourteen; Joseph Taylor.
Belgrade, thirteen; Lemuel Dunbar, WateryiAe,
two
The Kennebec county display includes more
than any other Alfred Smith EXHIBITS fifty varle-
ties OF apples; Jas. Taylor, hiiy-two; MIR. Narney
| seventy eight.
~ eoun', - .I ~ Wv 80,
s ~ S ne NY ar pni, ny 60 =. y" =;
lai IN =, uisi i,h ~ " oi"nu; wv -
WIN W., GU. VI n his er'
hib;t go a;oo "rsh hch are er,.n.,veI,
cuIti,aIed on the low lands of this county.
| After looking over the hot house display of J.
A. Nickery OF Portland, which is truly beautiful
we come next to the grape display. This seems al
first sight small their being but soue eight exhibits
but on closer exam nation we find that there are
many varieties. Geo. Is Sawyer shows thirteen
Galen HoNie five, Geo. II Andrews, Monmouth
SIX; j. A. Narney, ten; Pati ck Wade, thirteen
Andrew ). Sawyer, Of Cape Elizabeth, eleven
| Lemuel LUMBAR oil atefvllle, FIX.
The exhibit OF the Portland Stone Ware Co.
au 'n'e,sslus ',sn.' i'r W. Nn r,nrie pre-
ni,uu'I 49, Vne,eu w .ue 80 iey, sn ~"