The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-11
AGRICULTURAL FAIRS.
Cape Elizabeth and scarboro Fair.

The second annual exhibit on and fair of the
Cape Elizabeth and Scarboro Farmers Club
opened on the Socety's grounds at Pleasant
Hill yesterday. The exhibition was to have
begun Tuesday, but the rain necesstated
postponement. The Society's grounds are very
pleasantly situated and are well adapted for the
purpose to which they have been dedicated. A
good race course has been built, and there is
ample room for base ball and other sports. The
exhibition of women's W )rk is made in small
neatl building erected for the pnrpose and the
display of vegetables and poultry in a tent ad
joining.
The success of the preseLt exhibition was So
riouslg affected by the postponement, thouph
on the whole the show was creditable one YES
terday, and bids fair to be much better TODAY.
The entries Of cattle are few, owing to a mis-
understanding regarding the postponemept
Scarboro and Cape Elizabeth enter town
teams, ard there is something of show OF
grade Durham and native COWS and heifers
But few horses were on the ground yesterday
but more are expected today, which is "horse',,
day. Mr.. c. L. Robinson enters colts one and
three years old; W. B. Nutter shows prom
ising mare colt four years old, and Frank Skill
lngs, James w. COngdop, Warren Aldrich-
Henry Nutter, Roscoe Libby and j. B. Sher-
man show good looking colts and geldings. The
sheep department is empty, and there are but
two entries of swine, E.sA. Ward showing
SOW and litter of nine. pigs of the Chester and
Berkshire breeds, and W. B. Nutter two Berk-
shire pigs, which are recorded in the American.
Berkshire record. Of poultry, there ore Brown
Leghorns entered by Charles E. Jordan Light
Brahmas, by f. G. Nutter and VIM Fogg, Sea-
brights, by William Doherty and Robert Lib
by, Hong Kong geese by Hiram Libby, White
Leghorn fowl by d. o. Plummer. David Plum
mer, I'd, makes fine display of pigeons, and
David Plummer has some wild geese
The display of vegetables is very fine and
does credit to the skill of the Cape Elizabeth
and Scarboro farmers. The mammoth squash
this year was raised by Melville Wiggin of Cape
Elizabeth, and weighs 131 pounds Mr.. Nutter
exhibits threeisquashes raised.on one vine, any
one of which would make score or more of
squash pies. Cape Elizabeth is noted for ts
cabbages and a good display of this vegetable,
such as is made, was to be expected. The ex-
celent quality of the potatoe crop is attested
by the fine specimens on exhibition.
Notwithstanding that this is ansoff year in
fruit, the orchardists 10 Cape Elizabeth and
Scarboro have succeeded in making their trees
produce apples which it is hard to beat in any
locality or in any season. Mr.sThomas Hanna
ford makes the largest display, exhibiting
Pound Sweets, Calef Baldwin, yellow Bellfow-
er, Moore's Sweet Winter Sweet, Hurlburt,
Ocean, Seaver, Rhode Island Greetings, Dan
vers, Portsmouth Sweet. Sutton Beauty, Nod
head, VIM, Morton and Sudbury Sweet. Mr.
S. Fl. Dyer has large display, consisting of
Calef, Green Baldwins, Red Baldwins, Pipins,
Rhode Island Greetings, Blue Pearman, Strip
ed Sweet and Beethoven. W. w. Whitney ex
hibits plate of grapes and some excellent Rus
set apples, and W. F. Rolfe. Frank c. Nutter'
W. B. Nutter, Osgood Libby, Stephen Scam
mon, Asa B. Green, Joseph Foss, M. P. Ham,
mond, Enos johnson and j. W. Jordan show
apples and grapes.
The most attractive part Of the exhibition as
we'll as the fullest, is in the ladies' department.
The articles of their handiwork are tastefully
arranged on the tables, and are worthy of
thorough examination, both those that are for
use and those Tor ornament There is beaHti-
full worsted wreath, the work Of Mrs Grady,
Mrs. E. N. Perry shows Worsted carriage
blanket, which attracts a good deal of atten-
ton. A relic of our forefathers is set of sill
yer spoons one hundred and fifteen years old,
the property Of MIS- Mary E. Jordan. There
is the usual abundance of notices, air castles,
wreaths and feather fans, all of which are pref
ty and go to make very attractive exhibition.
There is large collection of what are termed
household manufactures" such as stockings,
quilts, rugs, &c., which are tribute to the in
dustry and skill of the ladies of the two towns
The butter department is full, ard the speci-
mems are excellent. They are such as seldom
get into the shops. Mr.. jesse Dyer shows 141
pounds made in ope week from the milk of one
COW, thoroughbred jersey.
The field sports of yesterday were hauling
match, which was not finished, and base ball
match between Scarboro club and toe Dread
naughts of Cape Elizabeth. The Cameron pillow
was exhibited and showed some excellent work
Today is horse day, and with coed weather
there will be large attendance In the after
noon there will be some good races.