The Republican journal., 1877-09-06

Inc ale mammoth tent, west OF the
Judges stand, contains grand display
of agricultural implements, the largest
ever made in New England.
THE FIRST RACE.
FAIR GROUND, I
Presumpscot Park, Sept. 3.
The exercises commenced at 800 with
a matched race between Norman Taylor
of Vermont, and a horse, the former to
run five miles in twenty-nine minutes
While the latter was to run eight miles in
the same time. Taylor completed the
race i'll 29.37, the horse in 1922 The
race was not very exciting f; a heavy
northwest wind prevailed, much to the
discomfort of the contestants.
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN.
The following are the chairmen Of the
several Committees to serve during the
Fair:
Short Horn Stock-Ben Sumner Woodstock
Vt.
Devon stock-E. IL Hyde Stanford Conn
Ayrshire Stock. T. Brown, Providence X. l.
Jersey and Aldney Stock-Gco +. W arren New
port K. |.
Holsten Stock-Horace Bcdwell. Acton.
Grade or Native Stock-C. Burlegh Fairfield
Centre.
Working 0Xen-John Morrison Coruth.
Pulling UXen-W III. Deerlng. Saco.
Stations for general uses. Q. Oliver Salem
Stations four years and under tive-S. .. Oliver
Salem
Stations three years old and under foni--Peter
A. Jones, Amherst, Mass.
Stations one year and under two and horse colts
Thomas Saunders, Haverhill, Mass.
Mares-Wa aldo 7. Pierce, Bangor
Gcldngs. Mares and Fillies-E. S Stowell Corn
wall Vt
Matched Horses and Ponies-J p. Barston. Nor
wich
Draft Horses-W W Pease Arson
Long Wooded and Middle Wooded Bucks-Georgc
Campbell, Westminster
Merinoes-tieo Flint, Arson.
Swine-W w. Harris. Cumberland
Poutry-Philander Williams. Taunton. Mass.
Agricultural Production-A. Brown, of Iamp-
ton Falls
Plants, Flowers and FRUITS Rolfe. Portland
Negetables-Benjamin p. Ware Marblehead
Dairy ProductS-James W North, Augusta.
Agricultural Implements o. Brown. Provi-
dence
Dairy and Kitchen Utensils. Wooden ware DC
brass, tin, "copper" iron work and Stoves-D. NJ.
Durham, Bangor
Corporation Manufacturers r. Is. Shepherd,
Skowhegan.
Articles of Leather and India Rubber Charles
Shaw. Dexter.
New MISUNDERSTANDING Officers
Machinery for working wood. iron and stone
W. ii. Stevenson. Lewiston.
Home made bread, canned fruits, preserves,
pickles. &c,-Frcd Atwood Winterport
Pictorial and Industrial Arts-Not yet filled.
Carpenters work-Alpheus Gray. Manchester
Needle work, embroidery and miscellaneous
articles-Enoch Knight, Portland.
Mineral and Botanical Spccimens-Wm. p, Lap
ham. Augusta.
Poughing Match-samuel Cragin, Norridge-
wock
PORTLAND, Sept. f. Among the large
Exhibition, exceeding in variety and
magnitude any ever held in Maine Five
hundred and forty stalls are filed with
cattle, the Jerseys leading in number
There is Il full representation of the best
families of short horns and IIolstein. The
horse stalls are also filled. The formal
opening was held at II this forenoon in
the tent erected in the middle of the
grounds. The ceremonies We're witnessed
by very large number Of farmers. Prom
lnent on the stage were Gen. Burnside,
Gen. Sutton Of Ipswich, Mass, Gov Con-
nor, Ex-Governor Perham, Mayor Butler
OF Portland, and officials OF the two so
cletles. Chambers Band played at inter
walls. The meeting was called to order
by General John Marshall Brown, Presi-
Gent Of the Maine Society, who spoke of
the great satisfaction it gave him to meet
the New England Society in friendly as
ISOLATION and bid them a most cordial
welcome. He spoke of Maine as the
youngest of the New England States, vet
the eldest in actual settlement, abiding
to the French early settlers, Popham col
onists and some distinguished early men.
He welcomed them also to the ancient
town Of Falmouth, abiding to its age and
famous record. Their coming would do
us good. 1t benefits the farmer to get
away from his usual routine. He did not
believe an agricultural fair could be held
any where without a marked beneficial
effect on the community. A large ma
Jorlty OF the people are engaged in ag-
rculture, although Maine is not called an
agricultural State, because the restless
young 90 into fisheries, numbering, COM
merce and the West tempts them and
civil war took them away. He thought,
however, since the war, a marked i'm
provenent was shown, many having re-
turned. He closed by hoping that the
officers of the Maine Association would
not be found to have been idle and ten
dered the exhibition to the New England
officers.
GOV. CONNOR'S ADDRESS.
Gov. Conner was introduced and re-
ceived with great applause. He said: 1t
gives me great pleasure to be present at
this meeting of the farmers Of New Eng
land. To the citizens of our sister States
extend in the name of the Common
wealth of Maine a cordial and heartfelt
greeting. The people Of the old Pine
State receive you with outstretched hands.
The chief object which brings you here
is improvement in agriculture which at
tects us all. New England, great as she
is with her manufacturing interests, her
widespread commerce and unbounded
wealth, is not SO great in this noble pur-
suit as she should be. Vast sums are eX-
pended for product of other soil which
should not go beyond our border. The
great question of the time is the problem
of capital and labor Both should har-
monte. We must do something to turn
the tide of population from the city
to the country. We never can do this
until we convince young men that farm
IllS plOlIuIDlC' 10 1Oul OllJCCU.
Let labor and capital harmonic. There
will be harmony, with dignity, with ag-
riculture elevated. He congratulated
them on the success of the fair and again
extended cordial greeting in the name
of Maine and bidding them God speed in
their noble efforts. DR.. Loring, President
of the New England Society, then de-
livered his address.
Gen. Burnside followed with a few we'll
chosen remarks, in which he thanked the
gentlemen present for their welcome, add
ing that he came to be instructed and not
to speak. EX7Gov. Perham also made
few appropriate remarks, closing the
morning exercises.
THE TROTTING.
The race for the three minute class
this afternoon was sharply contested, five
heats being trotted, the last three of
which were taken by Mlliken's b. s. Cou-
pom, Drew's b. 6. Dion second, Hum