The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-05
North Kenncbec Fair.

The North Kennebec Agricultural Society
hold their annual fair this week. The show of
horses, cattle, swine, &c lis on the fair grounds
about one mile below the village
The display in the vari GUS branches is good,
better than for some years, the show of cattle
being fine, of town teams good, of horses
sheep and swine, better than the average. The
attendance for the first day has largely exceed
ed the attendance for many years.
A large tent, capable of seating three humid
red people has been put up in front Of the
new town hall, and devoted entirely to poultry
In this vicinity the interest for the past few
years has ,een steadily on the increase and
to-day we find show of all leading varieties
that far exceeds our most sanguine expecta-
tions. From eighty to ninety coops are on ex-
thirty eight and Skowhegan seventeen.
State Pomological Exnibiti ON.
In connection with this fair the Maine State
Pathological Association hold their annual ex-
hibition in the main hall, The county society
have their exhibition of vege tables, household
manufactures and fancy articles in the small
halls in the basement. The exhibition of the
Pathological Society attracts great deal of at
tenton
Watervlle was selected because of its CEN
trail location, railroad accommodations, hall
room and general fitness of things, and We
think the managers will leave here satisfied
with their exhibition. The officers of the So
ciety at the present time are a. A. Gilbert,
East Turner, President; Geo. B. Savage, Wis
casset Secretary; DR.. j. q. Weston, Bangor,
Cor. Secretary; Chas. S. Pope, Manchester,
Treasurer. These are in constant attendance,
arranging The display and helping on the work.
A better idea of the show can be got BY facts
and figures than by any description, so pass
to the secretarys book and find among the ex-
hlbitors for years Joseph Taylor, Esq of Bel.
grade, who has been prominent exhibitor of
fruit at all our shows, and we find him here at
this exhibition with the largest collection; be
having eighty varieties of apples and thirteen
of pears.
Geo. B. Sawyer, Esq of Wiscasset, G. Fl.
Cole, of Lewiston, Il. Tabor, Esq of Vassal-
boro, Alfred Smith, Esq. of Monmouth, and
S. q. Harlow, Esq. of Bangor, are the leading
exhibitors of apples. There are many Others
whom We would gladly mentlon; in fact there
are no specimen offered but what are worthy
OF mention, bu, space forbids an extended no.
tice.
The leading exhibitors of pears are Alfred
Smith, Esq OF Monmouth, who presents Is
varieties, aud Samuel Rolfe. Esq of Portland,
who exhibits % varieties. This part of the
show is small, but the display of Mr.. Rolfe is
exceedingly fine. We stood over the tables
strongly tempted to fill our pockets. 1t is but
seldom that such display of pears Is made as
Mr. Rolfe presents.
The show of hot house plants is we'll repre-
se.ted by two we'll known firms, James Wick
cry, Esq of Portland, and j. A. Varney, Esq
OF No. Vassalboro.
The show of cut flowers is beautiful, filing
one end of the large stage. The principal ex-
hibitors are Mrs Geo. B. Sawyer of Wiscasset.
Mrs. A. B Strattard of Monroe, Mrs. Russell
Eaton of Augusta, and Geo. Pope of Manches-
| ter.
The grape table is loaded with luscious fruit
the largest exhibitors of native grapes being
| Geo. b. Sawyer of Wiscasset, and Galen Hoxie
| OF Fairfield. Mr.. Hoxie presents several stocks
| with the clusters attached, the clusters being
very large and long, and hanging as near to-
| gether as possible. The show of foreign grapes
is very fine, Mr.. Andrew Sawyer of Cape Eliz-
| abeth, and Mr.. H. P. Storer of Portland TAX
| ing the lead as exhibitors.
Having thus noticed some of the leading ex-
hbitors and the number of specimens they PEE
sent, we will take look over the hall As you
enter the door one is surprised at the display.
/ The hall is large and attractive IN appear
ance itself, so that 1t adds to the beauty of the
scene presented 10 the new conner. The tables
are all lengthwise the hall, ard although the
entries are not all n tonight they are well
filled. A large tube rose fills the hall with it's
fragrance. At tue upper part OF the hall, On
each side. are the long tables occupied by tue
not house PLANS, aud between them is the
display made by the Portland Stone Ware Co.
This of itself is worth the price OF admission
The display is large and varied, from common