The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-04

Line TAR owes much or us success 10 tne Ell
forts and enthusiasm of its officers, Mr.. Brack'
ett the President, and Mr.. Joseph f. Warren
of Buxton, the Secretary, being specially active
efficient and obliging The hall was under the
supervision of Miss Rebecca Usher who, with
her efficient assistants showed admirable taste
and judgment in all the arrangements. John
f. McKenney, Charles Bradbury and 7. L.
earle, did good police duty.
The following premiums were awarded:
STATIONS.
list prem to Seth Meserve of Dayton, enters black
stallion Judgment, years old; I'd prem to A W
Hewes, Saco, enters stallion years old, Bayard
Knox.
FAMILY HORSES.
William Brooks of Hollis, gets 1st premium only
entry:
A fine Patchen colt was displayed by Spencer
Boyden of Buxton, but owing to a mistake in time
was overlooked by the Awarding Committee.
FLOWING.
LIST Deering G. Weymouth, WATERFORD; I'd Oscar
Deering, Buxton; 9TH was given to steer team
by Master M .bHarper.
A premium was also given to plowing by horse
team owned by Horace Woodman of Dayton.
WORKING OXEN.
LIST F G Deering; I'd John Haley, Hollis; Sd G W
The Buxton team took the first, having forty-six
oxen; the Hollis team took the second, having
was very fine display of oxen, all being first class
cattle.
DRAFT CATTLE.
First class seven feet and over-1st Foxwell Deer
ing, Buxton; I'd Charles W Mckinney, Hollis; Sd
Geo w Elwell, Buxton.
Second class under seven feet-1st Stephen Smith,
Dayton; I'd Oscar Dcering Buxton.
DRAFT HORSES.
LIST Chas W McKenney. This pair OF horses
showed good work, drawing easily 1900 pounds fifty
feet at first trial.
FAT CATTLE.
LIST Frank Emery, Buxton; I'd William Scribner,
Buxton; Sd Geo Milliken, Buxton. First premium
on fat heifer to Leonard Berry. Buxton.
BULLS AND STEERS
Jersey BULL 2 yrs, Ed S Brooks. EBuxton, LIST
Jersey bull, yr, Abraham Kay, list; Hereford bull
yrs, Deering, WATERFORD list; one pair Hereford
steers, VI, M Harper; WATERFORD LIST; pair gray
Three steer calves, Grade Dutch, j Hamilton
list; Grade Dutch bull, yrs j A Sands. Buxton LIST
Bull calf Grade Dutch, Ether Smith, Hollis, LIST.
L Palmer, Buxton, I'd. ~ --'-'D' -''' =
8 yrs old steers, Charles Brooks, Hollis, LIST, M Fl
Owen, Buxton, ID; J Graffam, Buxton, 3D.
Hollis ist; F. H. Smith, Hollis, Id; David Deering,
WATERFORD, Sd, Elmer Warren, Hollis, 4th.
Pair Steers, Native. yrs LIST Noah II Smith, Hol
Trained Steers, LIST VIM Hasty, WATERFORD.
Pair Native, yr list, Saml Smith, Dayton; %
John D Sands, Buxton.
COWS AND HEIFERs.
Full Blooded Jersey, VI old cows, list, William
G Palmer Buxton; yr old heifer and calf, Same, I'd
Grade Jersey COW and calf, LIST, Abraham Kay.
Cow, 1st A Lord, Buxton.
2yr old hefer, 1st Oliver Pennel, Buxton; I'd Ed
win Turner, Buxton. yr old, LIST VIM Br oks. Hol
lis. VI old full blood Jersey heifer LIST Kay. II
mos cali, LIST Walter Gordon Dayton.
Grade Durham, cows, list KAY. mos calf Is
M L I'll Owen. Cow, LIST Gardner Wakefield.
Grade Devon cow, LIST Leonard Perry. Grade Dur
ham COW, yrs old, LIST Chas Hill. Native COW, LIST
Full blood Hereford, 3yr old heifer, LIST j M Har
Full blood Durham cow, 1st Chas Leavitt.
Grade Dutch cow, LIST Ether Small, Hollis; I'd
Grade Jersey heifer, LIST Ether Small.
Two yr old Native heifer, LIST VIM b Deering; nativ
calf LIST Ether Smith.
SHEEP AND SWINE.
Fat Hogs, LIST John G Locke, Buxton; I'd, s Ea
Bears LIST Acel Eaton; I'd John Milliken, Buxton
Sd N Deering, WATERFORD.
Breeding Sows with pigs, LIST John Miliken I'd
n Deerng.
Litter Pigs, LIST Frank R woodman, Hollis; I'd Da
vid Burnham. Buxton.
Best flock Sheep, LIST Frank Emery. Buxton: Cd
S L Eaton.
Best single Sheep, 1st VIM Chadbourne, Water.
Best Buck, 1st, Jos E GRAHAM, Hollis.
POULTRY.
There was very fine exhibition of Poultry, r ,
McDanies of Hollis took the lead. Joel N Marshal
OF Buxton made fine display of Hamburghs an,
Leghorns. John Harmon of Buxton and others con
tribute fine specimens.
HONEY.
LIST Frank Wocdma1, Hollis; I'd Horatio Harmon
Buxton.
list Ira Bracket, Buxton; I'd David McKenney
do; 3D., VIM Berry, do,
A fine display of calf skins was made by A
U. Abbott of Buxton. who took the first pre-
MUM atsthe New England Fair
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
A very fine display was made of corn from
about thirty exhibitors, The first premium wa
taken by Nathaniel Smith of Dayton; I'd b
A. Moses of Saco; Sd by Samuel Roberts, Wa
terboro, for general display. Moses Burnhar
and David Deering furnished new.varieties
of which the committee recommend trial.
Some remarkably large squashes were shown
one weighing l42 pounds by j. L. Smith, an
another weighing 10I pounds, by 7. Ferguso
| of Dayton. There was fair show of pump
| kins, beets, turnips. potatoes and other vegets
bles. The best display of large roots was mad
| by W. G. Palmer of Buxton. Three varietie
of wheat were shown, Charles W. Smith G
Hollis, taking the first premium. There was
large display of beans, E. A. Harmon takin
the first premium. There was a great profit
| sion and variety of cabbage heads, Alonzo Hi
| OF Saco making the best show in this depar
ment. T. Weymouth of Hollis, took the fir,
premium for potatoes.
The display of fruit filled large table tt
whole length CT the hall, and was very lusciou
| and tempting. The apples, of course, wei
most abundant, but pears and grapes also al
| peared in considerable variety. j. c. Cha,
| bourne, j. M. Hopkinson, j. M. Marshall, "
| B. Merrill, Isaac Towle, j. F. McKenney, M
ses Burnham, Charles L. Harmon, Chas. Bra,
bnry, S. A. Smith, Mrs. Usher, Miss RIPPLE,
j. F. Haley, Charles Locke, d. and E and I.
Deering, Mrs. Anna Bacon, A. R. Dyer, an
Horace S. Martin were among the exhibitors
this department.
A plate of russets raised in 1876 and still i
good preservation, were shown by Jason P. 81
ley of Hollis. William B. Merrill of Buxto
made the largest exhibition of agricultural pr
ducts.
THE HALL
was rendered to the society for their indoor e,
hibit by Dyer & McKenney. 1t was crowdt
with the results of the artistic labor of the De
pie, as also with those DESTROYS of inspector
them. On the walls were several excellel
paintings, among them landscapes and flow
pieces by Bradbury of Hollis, snd Mrs. Ellie
nj. Bacon OF Portland. There was also pre-
ty landscape by Miss Emma Palmer. and 9th
pictures by Treadwell of Buxton, and Ferg
son of Dayton. In fancy work the worst,
wreaths by Mrs. Burnham attracts much ate
tion There was the usual assortment of quill
and rugs, among them guilt made by lit
girl of four years, and two elegant silk log cab
quilts, each made by an old lady of eighty, MI
Usher and Mrs. Dunlap. Carpeting made
Mrs. James Hooper, who is eighty-seven yea
OIL age' was exhibited, the spinning, coloril
sno weaving all done by herself. She also e
II ulpit6Q a Calamapeo