The Portland daily press., 1876-10-09
FARMERS FESTIVALS
Baldwin and Sebago Cattle show and
Fair.

Baldwin and Sebago Cattle show ani
Saturday was great day for Baldwin, espe
caly for the village of East Baldwin where
the annual cattle show and fair of the towns
OF Baldwin and Sebago was held. The little
village had been waiting for the event for three
days and whom at last the long looked for day
arrived it was happy. Thursday was the
day appointed for the exhibition, but the storm
compelled postponement. Saturday morn
ing opened bright and clear and the farmers Of
Baldwin and Seb3go were early astir with theil
wives and children. Breakfasts were swal.
lowed hastily and the line Ct march was al
once taken up for the fair grounds. Whole
families attended and the houses vera left to
take care of Themselves, for this was fair day
the day like Christmas which comes only once
year. Long before the sun had dried the
grass tho grounds were swarming with peo-
pie and heavily loaded teams were seen coming
in every direction. When the train from this
city arrived the scene presented was a lively
one to behold. The fair was held on Col Mat.
tocks's farm, few rods from the railroad track
and the whole sceUe could be taken in at a
glance. Showmen from all parts of the couu-
try bad taken advantage of the fact that the
grounds wsie free and had located at will in
every available spot 1t was q great day for
this c'ass of people ior they had great deal
of amusement to exchange for the "hafd -
and the crowd were willing to make the ex-
change, which they did with much avidity
To day they will think how much easier those
fellows earn their money than they themselves
do. and next year they will repeat the folly of
Saturday. Such is life the world over.
The exhibition of neat stock was good espe-
cially of young stock. But few horses and
colts were shown. G. z. Mattocks made a
large display of sheep, swine and poultry, and
being the only exhibitor took all the premiums
OF the cattle shown the Devons predominated,
while Col. Mattocks made good exhibition OF
Jerseys. 81. f. & S. f. Brown of Baldwin
exhibited their Shorthorns, which attracted so
much attention at the state fair The Two
years old bull Cumberland Chief is thought
to be the finest animal of his age in the state.
Then there were Cumberland Lad, Lady
Brown, Cumberland Belle, Red Lady Sd, and
others of the the same family. Col. Mattocks
exhibited his Jerseys beside the above Geo.
W. Cannon Of Baldwin had a fine looking
yoke of cattle. James M. Sauborn showed
yoke of three year old steers giriing feet
5 inches John Wiggin of Baldwin exhibited
a yoke Of three years old steers, yoke of two
year olds, yoke of yearlings and two fine
COWS, all of the Devon breed. Nathaniel Wig
gin showed yoke of three year olds, girting
5 feet inches; also yoke Of two year ODDS, a
yoke of yearlngs and several fine calves. c.
e. Douglass of SeDago exhibited fine pair of
cattle five years Old A. B. Sanboru of Bald
win showed yoke of the same age girting six
feet and seven inches. A. B. Chadbourne of
Baldwin exhibited yoke of seven feet cattle,
six years old, that were very handsome. Amos
Ward of Sebago exhibited yoke of cattle five
years old. T. r. Brown Of Baldwin exhibited
an unusually fine looking yearlipg stallion ,and
John Rounds fine looking mare with foal
four months old.
The display of fruit was very large, and the
ladies made good showing of their products.
The names of those who exhibited fruit will be
found in our list of premiums, given below.
Messrs. E. & j. W. Flint of Baldwin, made
very large exhibitions of all kinds of fruit Mr..
P. Larrabee of Sebago, exhibited stalks of corn
eleven feet high. Alpheus Wiggn contribut-
ed several large pumpkins E. c. Winslow of
Steep Falls, sent samples of his work as cabi-
net maker. William T. Wentworth made
good display Of Prolific potatoes. Lorenzo
Cannon displayed traced scorn. John Nc
Kenney of Sebago, exhibited fine large turing s.
w of Roll ,Uip
Lost Nation wheat. A. Chadbourne exhibited
cranberries. A. j. Ward of Sebago, and John
o. Flint of Baldwin, exhibited samples of ma
pie sugar. Mrs. Ward also showed chicory,
raised by herself as a substitute for coffee.
Mrs. J. S. Cram showed a large squash weigh
ing 30 pounds. David Boothbay showed fine
lot of apples, potatoes and beets. G. M Free
man of Baldwin, exhibited very large cab
bage John Thomas, David McKenney and
Amos Ward put 10 fine corn 10 trace. E. Flint
exhibited specimens of watermelo us raised by
himself. Mrs. r. A. Burnell, Mrs. S. r Yates
and E. q. Yates contributed fine lots of butter
Annette Sanborn showed so ne flee jelly and
Mrs. A. B. Sanborn preserves.
Mrs. Mary G. Gould exhibited an elegant
slipper case, infants skirt and blanket. Mrs
Phoebe Sanborn, Baldwin, who is 81 years old,
was present, and showed nice warm mitteps
knit by herself, and large, handsome quilt
Mrs. Isaac Spencer showed blanket and Miss
Hattie Kicker tidy of their own manufacture.
Mrs. Betsy Wiggin of Baldwin, and Mrs Hea-
ry Pike of Sebago, exhibited very handsome
children's blankets; Miss Eta f. Cole contrib
uted toilet set and scrap bag. Ber;sister,
Miss Hattie Cole, showed two tides Clara A
Richardson of Sebago, made toilet set, and
Mrs. A. B. Osgood handsome lamp mat and
wax fruit. Mrs. J. S. Blown contributed do
nestle plaid of her own manufacture and press
ed flannel. Nellie W. Bacoa of Sebago, show
some drawn rugs, as did Mrs. Arthur Dyer Of
Sebago. Mr.. Robert Davis of Limington, dis
played specimens of pottery
The forenoon was devoted to a trial Of draft
oxen and horses and the result VIII be found
in the list Of premiums. The Steep Falls aud,
which was present, filed up the spare moments
with sweet music. AT noon the baud marched
to the Saco River House, Where the proprietor
entertained them free of charge, notwithstaud-
ing his house was overrun with guests. Mr.
Norton is very popular with the Baldwin peo-
pie, as his house is, and this little favor will not
be forgotten by them. In the afternoon those
who thought they had fast horses, amused the
crowd by racing them in the street in front of
the grounds, while the marshal was busy keep
ing the crowd from being run over. A foot
race was run and Walter Shaw of Sabago won
the first money. The exhibition was a most
successful affair, aud all went to their hon es
.1>o i
o'clock the crowd assembled aud the Secretary
read the premiums awarded. The following
are the most important ones:
STOCK.
Draft Oxen-A Chadbourn, Sebaso, list; II
Yates, Baldwin, I'd Amos Ward, do Sd
Steers for Draft-Mr Reed, Sebago list; j Booth
by, Baldwin, I'd
Draft Horses-S T Sanborn, Baldwin, list; G P
Mattocks, do I'd
Town Ieams-Baldwin, 81 yoke, list; Sebago, 10 d.
%
Working oxen-S R Yates 1st, Chadbourn I'd
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