The Portland daily press., 1878-10-11
The Windham Fair.

The Windham Agricultural and Horticnltur-
al Society held their thirteenth annual exhibi-
ton at Windhsm Centre yesterday under fay-
| orable circumstances. The dirt had been laid
by a shower and the day was bright The dis
tinguishing +. .ature of the societs's show for
years has been that they cordially invite all to
come and Gee the fruits Of their industry, with
out money and without price. They pay their
own expenses without taxing the public, and
they have never yet tailed to make creditable
showing. Yesterdays fair was 10 exec p:ion to
this rule. The town is large one AID the
people come in the morning with ths same
things that they would show to ne ighbor if
he should call at their house, and let all have a
free look for day, and take them back at
night. There is not much mach nery about
our society. Our fund is not larea enough TO
require bonds of the treasurer. We have con-
mittees who at subsequent meeting 10 the
evening, report on the articles entered 10 their
several Departments. Our premiums are COM
mending mention by the committees in open
| meeting ia the town hall where ell are invited.
| The usual drawing match with a threble load
| of stone on drag, took place, when the pa
tient oxen, with their look OF Intelligence, were
| compelled to draw their utmost pound, and the
| driver wished the spear In his goad was little
longer to enable him to force. them another foot
forward, Notwithstanding they were groaning
in their agony, all for the good of agriculture
and 'the improvement of the breed of oxen,"
when it was plain that it was the race of team
sters that needed improvement-the oxen were
we'll enough. After the oxen did their best
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team, put on his pair of chestout leaders, which
without punishment drew the same load as far
as the oxen did with all the brading aud loud
talk. The weight of the pair of horses was
$500 pounds, and the heaviest oxen was proba-
bly, 1000 pounds
The plowing match was contested sharply by
four teams ard as many plows The show of
fruit, especially apples, was magnificent. said
by good judges to be ths bsst ever collected in
the state. The yield has been fue one, and
the sieze and quality uncommonly good. The
show came off so late in the season that the
early fall fruit had gone by, but this favored
the exhibit Of grapss. which to ripen in our lati-
tude must remain on the vines until the frost
admonishes us that they must be gathered.
There were several samples of all the leading
varieties of grapes, that will mature here
without protection. Mr.. Albert Kennard, at
the outlet of Sebago Lake, exhibited wild
grapes from vine which he discovered on the
lake shore few years ago, and removed it TO
his orchard, where it has covered two apple
trees, without any cultivation. The flavor of
the fruit is good but it is the size of The berry
that attracts notice. Some of the grapes are
an inch in diameter.
There was fine exhibit Of late pears, bu. the
show of apples overshadowed all other frut.
There are many orchards in town, and most
farmers have improved their old trees bg graft.
ing and bavs set some new ones. The cider
days have gone By.
From the samples of potatoes exhibited no
outsider would suppps that We were conpe IL
ed to Gghs tina beetle 50 persisteatly. The crop
is not as large as usua', nor tas tub3rs of so
good sz., but the eatine q isliIy is good. The
potatoe crop is second oaly co the hay crop of
the state n importance.
All the garden vegetables we're in abundance.
Some of the bes.s woul1 obiigs "Genert" to go
twice With his lsvat,r t, get one up to his
sliciug room.
The walls of lhs hail were covered With
quilts, couuterpsueS, coverds and c)mforters,
showing that thu industrious, and skilful
housewives had not forgotten that Northern
winter is coming. Taese are intended for
comfort as we'll as show The rag rag SD )wed
much ingenuity and patient labor.
Indian corn is the hanl5onest growing pfop
of our clim .ta, and is magnificent when traced
up and hung 10 rows, as that on exhibition was
today. The native Iodians should b5 remem-
bersd with gratitude TO: this gift to the starving
colonists.
There were hundreds of articles of interest
that cauno. be noticed for want of time. OF
course the committees have not yet reported the
superiority of stock on prints.
WORKING OXEN.
Entries by John R. Williams. Richmond
Mayberry, Calvin Merrill, A. A. Elliott. A. G.
Rogers @. w. Hall, Thos. Merrill, Ell Stone,
ID o. Small, Edwin Huunewei', OILS Hume
well, Bepj. NJ. Baker-12.
PLow TEAMS.
Eaires by VIM. A. Tho mpson, Chas. W.
Hall. Edwin Hunnewell, two others-4 teams
FOUR OK TEAM.
Eatries by Jobn L. Morrill,.
FAT CATTLE.
Eutries byStephen Maybery, VIM f. May
berry, Edwin Hunnewell-2.
COWS AND HEIFERs.
Eotries by Thos Morrill,. E. NJ Varney.
John N. Morrill,. Almon Libby. Hall & Senter,
| Charles Jones, Frank S. Hawkes., George w.
Anderson, Moses a. Little. Wm G.. Morrill,,
W. W. Webb, Geo. w. Chute-12.
DRAFT OXEN AND HORSES.
Entries by Geo W. Chute, Ira Brown, Thos.
Merrill, Eli Stone, Town farm by Edwards,
Edwin Hunnewell-6.
Entrles b. V. L. Fl all. Moses Hunt-2.
MARES AND COLTS.
Eutries By Charles Jones, f. E. Irish Hiram
L Hawkes. Charles Hunneweli, Wm. H. Var.
ney-5.
SHEEP AND SWINE.
Entries by VIM. A. Long, VIM. G. Morrill,
BULLS AND CALVES.
Eutres by Hall & Senter, Edwin Hunewell
/ 2.
STEERS.
Entries by John R. Rollins. Richard May.
berry, CALVIN Morrell, VIM. A. Thomson,
/ Albert Kpishts, Charles Hunnewell, Thomas
Morrill,, Charles W. Hall-10.
FOWLS AND PIGEONS.
Entries by Walter q. Ssnter, Willis A. Sen
ter, VIM. Whittier, Geo. W. Anderson. Isaiah
R. Merritt, Eli Stone, W. @. Hussey,-7.
GRAIN AND VEGETABLES.
Entries by Geo. w. Anderson, Benz. Brown,
Calvin Morrell, Wn. A: Thompson, Mark Jor'
dan, Isaac Jordan, VIM. Jordan, Frank E.
Cobb, W. B. Hamilton, A 7. Rogers, F. b.
Merrill, G. II. Hill, E. L. True, Cbas. w. Read
George a. Harding, John r. Rollins, Sewall
McKenney, Albion Senter. Charles Jones,
Wm Thompson, Lester Adams, e. G. Hall,
Bepj M. Baker, Amos Hawkes.. VIM. f. Saw
yer, Thomas Mcdonald, E. R. Woodbury., VIM
a. Varney, Ezra Whittier, Samuel Dolley, Otis
Small, Hiram Chase.-27.
CANNED FRUIT.
Entries by Mrs. Jacob Merrill. Mrs. Geo 81.
Hill, Miss Sarah M. Hawkes.
BUTTER AND CHEESE.
Entries by Charles JoGes, Oliver Robinson,
c. M. Merrill, W. w. Webb,-4.
FRUIT AND HONEY.
Entries by Geo. Fl. Harding, John E, Eel
lows, John R Rollins, f. A. Parsons. Rrv. L.
Wiswall, Chas. p. Senter, Hall q Senter
Charles Jones, L e. Jones. George r. Jordan
Stephen 81. Webb, Sarah Proctor, f. B. Nor
rell, Geo. a. Hill, Dennis Edwards. VIM. FL.
Varney, E. M. Varney, DR.. B. f. DunD, Joshus
Turkey, A. Kallock, Geo. w. Anderson, Benz
Brown, F. E. Irish. Oliver P. Haskell, d. L