Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-10-12

| The Sagadahoc Fair.
| The three days show of the Sagadahoc Agricul-
| tural Society closed on Thursday with one of the
auspices of this poI uar society. They will he
enabled to clear themselves from debt and have a
handsome surplus left in the treasury. The erec-
Ton of Of the hest judges stands in the coun-
| t:y and the general repair Of the buildings, the
| keeping of the ack in good condition. and 9th er
| liberal expenditures, have created little debt
which will now be wiped out. This society have
he advantage of owning their grounds and build
ings-a large main building Of two stories, a din
| ing hall, &c. Everything is kept in excellent re-
pair and condition. The location is most favora-
BILE, being alongside of the track of the Maine
Central, near the depot and close to the large and
thriving town. Of Bath aud Brunswick. The peo-
pie counSn the days of this fair as the gsvest and
happiest holidays of the year. and the large num-
Der of fam y tickets sold the first days shows
that the fathers and mothers are disposed to bring
along the rising generation to these happy home
festivals, where neghhois vie with neighbors in
the friendly rivsries of industry.
We are apt 10 boast of the snccess sful fairs held
by tie old Kenncbec Society," but Sagalahoc this
year must carry off the pal in all the exhibits
except those uf cattle, horses and fruit In these
kenncboc challenges the world
Without attempting to mention many of the
exhibits at the Sagadahoc show, we may say that
the exh ibi,ion of vcgt table, squash pumpkins
com, etc, showed a most productive wear. the
long traces Of yellow corn demonstrating bv
their presence that the good old custom of corn
isng had again become fashionable. The old
fashioned huskings this year show the same fact
Lewis Simpson and Miss Snow Of the Harding
farm, extensive exhibitors of table vegeta-
bes, the latter also making good show of fruit
The display of the latter, including grapes, was
satisfactory a. it is everywhere this great fuit
producing year. David H. Dennison bad some
monstrous apples the largest probably shown in
any fair in Maine the present year. Hon. r. P.
Carr Of Bowdonham, ever active in the interests
of the Society, had large and handsome exhibit
of fruit, his 2 apes being luscious, and of the
best varieties Here there seemed to be
partial transplanting of the hen show,
for 1jamin Pennell had IS coops of pure
boods of different breeds, splendid looking
birds. Mr. Pencil claims that the Black Span.
sh the best lsyer if that very desirable point is
what the agliculturist is after.
Conspicuous in the hall display were the
household fabrics, showing the skill of cunning
fingers and active brains OF the mothers and
daughters. working the long evenings through
to produce something worthy of exhibition at
their annual festival. And they succeeded most
admirably. The home made cloths were particu-
larv noticeable, As were the braided and drawn in
rugs. The tides, coverlets, and other smaller
work, were exceedingly ingenious. Rare and
beautiful flowers breathed their fragrance upon
the air Showing themselves in bouquets, wreaths
baskets and roses thev attracted the attention and
admiration of all. OF these. Miss Snow and
Mrs. c. j. Gilman Of Brunswick, b and Miss Dem
nett of Topsham, were the largest exhibitors.
Agricultural implements came 10 for their share
Of the show among them the celebrated Cameron
plow and a cultivator to in the raising of su-
gar beets. This society also offers premiums for
model farms two entered and examined, to
the great satisfaction of the committee, situated
n Bowdoinham and Bowdoin, and owned respec.
lively BY Gowell and Reed.
The largest crowd of the fair, between four and
five thousand, assembled in the afternoon TO wit.
ness what Josh Billings calls purely agricultural
hoss trot" 1t might have been asked "what went
We out for to see? :" Why the horse-that proud
animal which has become the idol Of the Ameri-
can people. No matter how poor the time made,
or how much Selling out the people will come.
depart good natured, but feeling that they had
been sold" They will forget all about it, how
ever aud flock to the sport again next year. to see
the old scenes re-enacted. 1t is something like a
farce, however, to see a horse that clap over"
his antagonist every time come to the stand several
lengths behind, and the two iockics "divy" the
money. Neither does it look remark ably honest
for driver to rein in his steed on the home
stretch and permit the horse behind him to pass
and win the purse. But people like to be cheat
ed. "How many cows" inquired Carr, would it
take to bring out this crowd ?" Indeed, we "pass"
the conundrum.
We struck with the fine order preserved;
the good manners and good nature of the assem-
blage, and TIE entire absence Of intoxica,ion.
The peo; lie were well dressed and me 10 good
teams. There certainly was abort them or the ex-
hibition they patronized none of the evidences of
hard times, but they undoubtedly the true
representatives of the thriving and prosperous
community embraced within the limits of the sag
adahoc Agricultural Society.
Fairfield Cattle show add Fair.