The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27
FARMERS, FESTIVALS.
Closing ef the Cumberland Farmers Club
Fair.

hoViSCN oliC hduo Wy IuEo' AeaCuOl LAiLOO1 q
lady S4 years old. The table sof farm products
was loaded with some very large and nice spec
linens Of fruits of the soil. Dexter Hamilton,
of the Town Farm, had the largest display and
it certainly did credit to the farm and farmer.
The other farm products were excellent. The
household articles were very Numerous and no.
ticeabls for their fine make. At the back of
the hall Mr.. Whitaker dealt out his Boston
taffy and pleased the people wonderfully. The
show ct pictures was nice, many fine ones be-
ing noticed, and Mr.. j. Ell. Simpkins had fine
specimen Of penmanship. Mr. W. H. Jones
exhibited the famous Wheeler & Wilson No.
sewing machine, which has taken the first pre-
MUM at the Paris exhibition. The display of
fruit was not as large and varied as usual, but
the show of apples was excellent Mr.. o. A.
Mountfort had about the largest apple display.
and they indeed looked tempting. A lot of
apples, none weighing less than twenty ounces,
was shown by him; also bushel of the same
kind by w. S. Starbird. The grapes were de-
lcious, quite number of kinds being shown.
On the walls were some traces Of corn, the ears
of which were foot and foot and half in
length, and some stalks nearly fifteen feet long.
One thing that was particularly noticed was
| floor carpet made by Mrs. B. Prince, lady SS
years old. G. c. Doughty, of Gray displayed
some very fue marbleized slate table tops. j.
ii. McGlaufin of this city, showed some very
| fine harnesses and horse blankets and whips
The show in the hall was, on the whole, very
nice. In the afternoon, before the races. the
Gray Band, which had been in attendance all
day playing excellently, was photographed by
Mr.. Rideout. There were three races In the
afternoon, one for the three INMATES class, one
for the free to all, and scrub race got up for
that special occasion. The folio wing are the
the summaries for the first two:
CUMBERLAND FARMERS CLUB TRRcK, Thurs
day September 26-For three minute class Pure
S5U. Best in 5 to harness.
+: o. Woodbury., g. g. Jack Morrill,. ........1 1 1
VIM. Irish, blk. S. Drew Knox. 2 2
Time-253 2.54, 2.55.
Same day-Free for all. Purse $lO?. Best in to
harness.
8. Jennings, Bangor, ch; g. Anodyne..."...1
+. Ii. Chase, ch. G. Little Pete. -. ~ .......3
Time-2.42, 2.41, 2.36.
In the forenoon there was a sweepstakes
match for oxen owned within the state to the
drag, for a purse of 800 Mr. Granville Hall
succeeded in winning, with Eli Stone second,
and VIM. Russell third. The pulling by all
the teams was excellent.
Appended is list of premiums awarded
yesterday:
1st prem for Ayshires, W P Harris; I'd do WP
Harris.
1st prem for Jerseys, Blanchard Bros: I'd do E G
Prince.
FAT CATTLE.
,.1st prem Joseph, Blanchard, Cumberland; % do
Merrill Bros, Cumb.
DRAFT OXEN.
Glass No. list prem, Granville Hall, Falmouth;
I'd do Eli Stone. Windham.
Class No. 2-ist prem, Eli Stone, wndham; ID do
VIM Russell, Cumberland.
Glass No. 3-lst prem. A. F. Wiaslow, Falmouth;
I'd do ID Morrill,, Cumberland.
FOWL.
1st prem, old Pekin ducks, Fred Anderson; ID Go
1st prem, young Pekin ducks, E Anderson; 81
do Blanchard BrS.
I'd prem, bronze turkeys Blanchard Bros.
I'd prem, Rouen ducks, w w Harris.
I'd pIem, light Brahmas, G Wilson.
I'd prem, partridge Cochins, W Leighton.
LIST prem, buff Cochins, G Wilson; I'd do same.
1st prem, brown Leghorns, G N Wilson.
Osgood.
I'd prem, Dominique Leghorns Sylvanus Porter
LIST prem, seabrights, Blanchard; I'd do Eva
II Loring.
I'd prem, brown Leghorns, H c Chase.
HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES.
Best domestic Flannel, Mrs Thomas Greeley. ID
Best counterpane, Mrs Susan Prince.
Best patchwork quilt Mrs a Wilson; I'd do IMrs
Best rag rug, Mrs knight; I'd do Mrs R Hu.
let
Best domestic floor carpet, Mrs Prince.
Best wooien yarn, Mrs Sarah Morril; I'd do Mrs
Best mixed yarn, Mrs Joseph Hicks.
Best woolen hose, Mrs G Knight.
Best mittens, MIS- Susan Skitings.
GRAIN AND vFGETARIFs
Best potatoes, VIM Prince; 81 do Dexter Hamil-
ton.
Best bush wheat, L1uis Merrill.
Best bush turnip beets, Sewal P. LIE jghton
Best bush onions, Dexter Hamilton.
Best bush mangel wurtzel beets, Dexter Hamilton.
HOUSE PLANTS AND CUT FLOWERS.
Best collection OF plants-Mrs VIM Prince; I'd do
L Woodbury..
Best collection cut fowers-Mrs Winslow I'd
do Mrs VIM Prince.
Best single specimen of house plaintiffs Hat
tie Mountfort; I'd do Mrs l. Hall.
Best boquet-Miss Mamie Barstow; I'd do Mrs
Rufus Morrison.
BUTTER AND cHNEEsE.
Best box butter-Mrs G E Herrick; I'd do Miss Alb
by Morrill,.
woRsTED AND FANCY ARTIcE4s.
Best motto-Laura Haskell
Best boquet wax fowers-alice Haskell.
Best needle work-Mrs w Knight; I'd do Mrs S
S Knight.
Sofa pillow-Mrs Nellie Shaw.
Best toilet set-Miss Annie l. Bailey; I'd do Laura
. thompson.
Best lidy-Mrs L NJ Blanchard; I'd do Miss Tain
tor
Best slipper case-MTs L NJ Blanchard.
Best scrap bag-Miss Nellie Nj Shaw.
Best toilet cushion-Eva l. Strout.
Best ottoman-Mrs S Blanchard,
Btst lamp mat-Annie Wilson.
FRUIT, HONEY AND BREAD.
Best fruit of any kind, Albert Rdeout; ID do do,
l. w Holt.
Best show of apples, A A Mountfort ID do do,
G Hail.
Best show of pears, Albert Rdeout.
Best show Of grapes, Hattie L. Skilings
Best show Of honey, Oliver Harding
Best jelly preserves, Mrs L d Hall.
Best show canned fruit, Mrs VIM Blanchard.
SWEEPSTAKES PULL.
Granville Hall, LIST prem; Eli Stone, I'd do; VIM
Russell, Sd do.
PLows AND FLOWING.
Best plow, j Frye Portland.
Best plowlng, Samuel Bell, Falmouth; ID do d G,
Loring, No. Yarmouth-used Cameron plow No. T.
Best team, w w Harris, Cumberland.
STEERS.
Best pair 2-year old steers. S Leighton; 81 do
Albert kdeout
Best pair 3-year old steers W Wins low; I'd do
Willis Shaw.
Best pair 1-year old steers. G W Winslow.