The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-25
FARMERS FESTIVALS.
Fair of the Cape EIizabet h and ScarhorO
Farmers Club.


yesterday, on the grounds of the society at
Pleasant Hill, Scarboro. The Club was fortu-
nate in the selection of the day, for the weather
was all that could be desired. The attendance
was very good, and will undoubtedly be even
better today.
The show of cattle was extremely good for a
local fair. The Ridgewood farm, Of which
Charles F. Libby, Esq, of this city, is proprie.
tor, made the largest display of any one ex-
hibitor. His exhibit consisted of a Jersey bull,
Euclid I'd, six jersey cows, a bull calf eight
months old and heifer calf three months old
all of them very fine animals. The State Re-
form School exhibited an Ayrshire bull years
old, Emery j. Moulton cow 8 years old, W.
Warren grade COW and calf, 4 Mich COWS,
and hefer calf four months DID, e. A. Ward
grade Jersey COW, James S. Libby bull 2
years old, Jesse Dyer Jersey heifer years
old and Jersey COW with calf, Benjamin Lar
rabee bull 2 years old, Fred A Jordan
grade jersey COW, Mrs. Eben Nutter grade
Jersey COW, John G. Peterson, heifer, John
Larrabee grade bull and grade heifer year
old.
The display of sheep and swine was small.
]. Libby showed a Southdown buck and five
ewes, and M. P. ..Hunnewell flock of eight.
Walter r. Nutter showed Berkshire sow and
pigs and the State Reform School made SINH
lar display. - -
There was very large display of oxeu. B.
S. Larrabee showed yoke of four year ODDS
feet inches and weighing $3.50 pounds, Ma
jor Plummer yoke of six year olds, Ebenezer
Libby yokes, Walter Skillings 1 yoke, Bepja-
min Larrabee 1 yoke of grade Dunhams,
Granville Mckinney yoke of three year old
steers, James Moultona yoke of draft oxen.
John Moulton same, W. S. Carter, yoke Ia
tives, George Carter a yoke of twin steers
years old and yoke of working oxen, Henry
Cheney and johnson Libby yoke each, Demas
Libby two yokes of year old steers.
The show of horses was very fair. TIE ex-
hibitors were Edward D. Croker, who entered a
year old colt, J. S. J. Skillin four year old
colt, "Granite," and 5 year old colt "Tge",
Hiram Higgins, two year old colts, Bspja-
min Larrabee a year colt, Theodore Deering
a mare with colt, j. G. Aldrich year old colt,
Chas. L. Robinson two colts years old, Gil
man Haunsford pair of draft horses and sim
gle. J. Scott Jordan same, William Thompson
family horse, Hiram Libby pair draft horses
John Larrabee family horse.
The display Of vegetables WAS made in tent
adjoining the hall. The two towns could do
much better if they had made an effort. What
there were, however, were of excellent appear
ance. E. d. Crocker showed onions, turnips,
beets, potatoes and mammoth pumpkins; F.
o. Sawyer, marrowfat and golden squashes:
Osgood Libby, the boss squash weighing 80
pounds, and Michigan beans; Melville Wiggin,
a huge squash; John G. Peterson, bushel Of
potatoes; f. G. Nutter, same; Eben Libby,
pumpkins; Horatio Libby, bushel of Early
Rose potatoes; Hiram Libby, sugar beets; O.
f. Libby. melons; Dominicus Libby, squashes;
Eben s. Libby, yelow-eye beans; Geo. w. AL
len, sugar beets: Henry Nutter, pumpkins;
Geo. W. Allen. Marblehead squash, beets and
onions; VIM. D. Bowley, mixed gourds;i V. B.
Fuller, onions; Lewis G. Jordan, same; Wen
dell Leavtt, crooked neck squash.
The show of fowls was rather slim William
Doherty entered coop of Guinea hens; Geo.
E. Gilman, Japan chicks and Seabright chicks;
N. 81. Henderson, pair of turkeys; Hiram Lib
by, trio of geese; Horace Manchester, Pskin
ducks; Lawrence Libby, Plymouth Rocks; f.
G. Nutter, light Brahmas; G. f. Libby, pair
bronze turkeys, white Pekin ducks and gray
Pekin ducks Eddie Chute showed in the pet
line several pigeons and Guinea pigs.
One of the finest displays was that OF fruit.
Apples predominated, but there was also a
good show of grapes. Ezra Scammon showed
one of grapes; Benjamin Larrabee of apples;
Osgood Libby Concord grapes and IL varieties
of apples f. o. Sawyer 10 varieties of apples,
II varieties Of grapes; e c. Robinson, Is va
rieties of apples and of grapes; VIM c.
Moses, - varieties of apples; VIM. Moulton,
II varieties of apples; Granville Mckinney, 81
varieties of apples and Concord grapes; j.
Alexander, peaches; A. NJ. Jordan, 10 varie-
ties of apples.
The show of fancy work and household man
ufactures in the hall formed one of the most
interesting features of the exhibition. All
sorts of rugs, quilts, mats. tides and the
thousand and one things which ladies know
the names of and no one else, adorned the
tables, or hung suspended, inviting the in
spection and commanding the admiration of
the visitor. A catalogue of. them would
prove tribute to the industry of the ladies of
Cape Elizabeth and Scarboro, but it would
nearly fill this paper. s.-,., ~
A good word should be said for the dining
tent where are served beans, corned beef, cof-
fee and the other things that 60 to make up a
good substantial country dinner.
The principal contest of yesterday was the
pulling match for oxen, which continued about
all day. Tbs judges were George Carter,
Hiram Libby and Granville Mckinney. The
result is shown BY the following: