The Portland daily press., 1878-09-26
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MAINE.
Maine Pom olegical Exhibition.

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Society in City Hall to-day. There are 23OO
plates of fruit and 1900 varieties of flowers
grapes and pears The premiums will be
awarded Thursday.
There are displays from nearly every county
in the state. Even Aroostook comes forward
with very creditable exhibit of winter fruit
Several Kennebec county exhibitors each show
fifty varieties. Many new and valuable vari-
cites of fruit are shown, among them for apples
the Detroit Red and the Macomber-the latter
believed to be an improvement on the Porter,
to which class in appearance and flavor it be-
longs.
The display of apples is the largest ever made
10 the state, and such as it is an honor to our
fruit growers to have produced. All the STAN
dard and most valuable varieties are repre-.
sented by remarkably large and excellent
specimens. The display OF pears is very ex-
tensive and embraces large number of vari-
cites.
T.. A. Gilbert of East. Turner. President of
the Pathological Society, has a fine collection
of thirty-fve varieties, embracing excellent
specimens of Hubbard Nonsuch, Yellow Belle
flower, Orange, Pumpkin Sweet, Harvey,
Rhode Island Greening and Winthrop Green
ing.
Mr.. Joseph Taylor Of Belgrade, a veteran
orchardist, makes fine exhibit of forty-ive
varieties of apples and ten kinds of pears. He
has large specimens of Nodheads, which he re-
CARDS as an excellent apple, if given good culti-
walton. The tree is hardy, good bearer, and
the fruit sells as well as any apple that is
raised. His specimens of King of Tompkins
are very large.
Alfred Smith of Monmouth exhibits about
fifty varieties of apples, fifteen If pears, and
fifteen of grapes. He also has some fine speci-
mems of Blue Pearmain and Sops O. Wine,
which grew on Sprouts But it is the Rox.
bury Russell which Mr.. S. excels in. His
Porters are large and tempting
Pulsifer Brothers of Poland have about forty
varieties, embracing very large specimens of
| P0rters, NOdheads, Rhode Island Greetings,
Hubbardston Nonsuch and Roxbury Russets.
They also contribute forty varieties to make up
the Androscoggin county exhibit of one hum
droscoggin collection are Hodgkins, Shaw,
Davis and Quiuby of Minot, and Chapman,
Isaac and John Il. Palsifer of Poland, l. ",
Mckinney aud Robert Martin of Auburn, and
Eli Hodgkins at Greene.
s. ii. Blossom of Turner has five varieties,
including large specimens of Baldwins, Black
Oxf0rds, Roxbury Russets and Rhode Island
Greetings. BE dresses his trees with mulch
ing, using green potato tops, and fertilzes with
barn manure.
Chas. N. Pope of Manchester has about
twenty-five varieties of apples. Mr.. Pope has
about sixteen acres of orchard
Samuel Rolfe of Portland has twenty -four
varieties of pears. making fine display. He
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the best for culture in Maine.
Geo. w. WOodman of Portland has fine
exhibit of pears, including thirty varieties.
Among them are very fine plates of Louise,
Bonnie de jersey, Beurre Clairgeau, Goodale
| and others.
| David Farrar of Lewiston has very large
| specimens of Cspp's Favorite Duchess d.
| Angouleme and Flemish Beauty. l. *. Litch-
| field of Winthrop has three varieties of pears,
| including very fine specimens of Gloat Nor
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each have plate of pears. A. Smith of Mon
/ mould has fifteen varieties of pears, including
| fine specimens of Flemish Beauty, Louise
Bonne de Jerrey, and others.
| West Washington Fair.
MAcHIAs, Sept 25.-The annual show of the
West Washington Agricultural Society at
Jonesboro, closed this afternoon. There was
the largest exhibition of farm stock, produce
and fruit for many years. -Four thousand visi-
tors were present. E. H. Greely's horse, Cap
tain Sprague of Ellsworth, took the first money
in the sweepstakes race. Time 2.45, 2.46, 2.46.
Eaton horse, ST. Stephen, second. S. B. Hill
horse, Calais, third Best races for nineteen
years.
Lincoln County Fair.
| WALDoBoRo, Sept. 25-The second day OF
the Lincoln County Agricultural Society has
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bled here. The fruit display has exceeded all
previous exhibitions. The display of live stock
and fancy articles is rather meagre. Exhibi.
ton closes tomorrow.
Piscafaquis Fair.
DEXTER, Sept. 25-The annual exhibition OF
the Piscataquis Central Agricultural Society
opened today at their park. The attendance
has been unusually large. Display of stock is
good. Exhibition of fruit and vegetables in the
hall is smaller than usual owing to the damage
done these crops by severe hail storm few
weeks since. The exhibition closes tomorrow
with trotting.
North KeDnebec Fair.
WATERvILLE, Sept. 25.-The show and fail
of the North Kennebec Agricultural Society
was continued to-day with the examination al
the hall this morning and trotting at the parb
this afternoon. The stallion RAGS was won BY
Royal Knox, best time 2.4O; four-year old race
by Lady Lghtfoot, and three-year old race by
Nettie Franklin. The trotting was attended BY
large number of people, and the managers
are we'll satisfied with the present prospect O
success.
The Condition of Stephen Cannon.
The reported suicide of Mr.. Stephen Cannon
of Fairfield was merely an attempt at his life
and he is still alive with good chance of re-
covery. He first attempted to drown himself
notsucceeding in which he cut his throat with q
razor, but not in fatal manner
The Ice Train.
GARDINER, Sept. 25.-The ice train which
left here Sept. 18th arrived at st. Louis Tues
day morning, being delayed one day in Port
land. Private dispatches say the ice turned
out in excellent condition.
Burned to Death.
LEWISTON, Sept. 25.-Tuesday afternoon the
children of Matthias A. Benrer of Monmouth
built fire while at play in pasture. The
! clothes of one of the girls caught fire and she
| was fatally burned.
| The ExcursiOn of the Bonri of AsricuI-
| FORT FAIRFIELD, Sept. 25.-The excursion
of the Maine Board of Agriculture arrived
here last night, 200 strong. They left this
morning for Presque Isle.
| Fire in Frankfort.
| FRANKFORT, Sept. p. Buildings owned and
| occupied by DR.. A. R. Fellows were destroyed
| by fire last evening Furniture partly saved.
| Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000. Cause unknown
Suicide of Rev. George G. Crawford.
BRUNSWICK, Sept. 25.-Rev. George G. Craw
ford, postmaster of Brunswick, was found
dead in his room this morning, having cut his
throat with razor. He has shown symptoms
of insanity for some time. Mr.. Crawford was
highly esteemed and the event casts gloom
| over large circle of friends He leaves a
| family.
Fire i'm Gardiner.
GARDNER, Sept. 25.-The boarding house
and outbuildings of the New York Sturgeon
Go. were burned last night, together with four
boats and large amount of nets and fishing
tackle. insured for 1926, which will cover the
loss. Probably incendiary.
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