Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-09-25
STATE FAIR.
HAULING March

HAULING March
f. VI ~, .ne most attractive places for ,hx
farmers Thursday morning. was ~. 49,, ..e
mere the oxen were irving their strar..s,.
seven good pulls were made. Amona ~.
was par owned by G. Ladd. WHOSE ,, a..,
vas seven feet two inches. They b;,ot,e1
apoh load OF stone of 4735 ponnds anJ
dragged It down hill seven fee, w;thon, .
up heuoen X. Stewart then bitched b;s
oo' oxen upon the drag and pulled it down
,ha ,eet. Benz. kimball of Scarboro'
ts.yash' ne could beat this, and accordinolv
th;. he ,oau increased to $3.50 pounds. 70
slis ne hitched his 7-foot oxen, and pulled i,
ao~n the hill couple of feet. ~
.. y Drew of Bowery Beach broroh.
pair OF feet inches oxen. and af,ar w.
oucing the load to 5,l3O pounds. pulled ,hi.
% feet down the hill. John NJ. Hilton ras
TIE next conner, and with pair of fec,
oxen ne moved load of $3.50 pounds down
the hill 20 feet. f'1""' uo"n
q, ms was considered very good phil. "a
the oxen were not the largest, as will he sesn
oy the girth. Reuben r. Stewart was any
ious 10 try his seven feet oxen upon the same
ioad. The result was, the drag was taken
down the hill only IA feet. The oxen did no
settle down to the work very we'll. One of
tnem pulled away, and took the other with
him. Win
Premiums Awarded.
FOR THE BEST GET OF CoNsrEIJ .Trox sroov
"A. henison, Augusta, bay colt 81 dependence ;,
second premium, $50; X. II. Gardiner. Cross Hill
ra:ssaiboro, bay hlly, "Inez," third premium, 500
IN inc committees report they state that the first
premium Is awarded to the bay colt owned nv n
Choate OF Windsor No such entry, however. an.
WALKING HoRsEs.-I. n. Mitchell. lewiston
Drown , mare, hrst premium, $40; second premium
Drake, Lewiston. bay "Glenarin,'' first premium
SiU; Oscar D. Gardiner, Cross Hill black colt, "Geni
sOrrel, "Nimble Dick" third
Premiums for the drawing of oxen measuring f.
tn or OYER were awarded as follows: First to
third TO Fred b. Jeffrey.
Premiums at Hall.
VEGErABLEs.-For best five varieties OF potatoes
first premium, IS, to S. X. Sweetsir Cumberland.
second, do, 81. to L. III. Blossom, Turner. For best
collection OF table vegetables. first, SIS, to L. v
Mckinney, Auburn second, $40, to George c. Young
Lewiston; third, 81, to l.. Ii. Blossom, Turner.
pumpkins, first, to +. G. woodside, lewiston.
HoNEY.-Diploma to r. II. Torrey, Bangor for
bee hive, second prize, 81, for honey. For best
first prize, 30 to honey entered by John l.. Peabody
CARRIAGES AND SLEIGHs.-For best open buggy,
first. 50; to j. II. McKenney. Auburn second,
plOmas to Howe Clough, Nerrimac, Mass and C.
+. Packard & Co., West Pennington.
Fruit.
GRAPEs.-For best exhibit foreign grapes grown
with fire heat, first, $40. to John Vckery Auburn.
For best do. grown in cold grapery, first IS, John
Burr, Freeport; second s5, TO Geo: d. sawyer, Wis
sssond to ohn FIRST 81 oan Burr
burgh. first, 81, TO John Burr. Victoria Hamburger
first, %, to G: b. SAWYER; second. sos, John Burr.
Chasseas, first 81. John Burr; second, soc Geo. b.
Sawyer. White Nice. first 81, John Burr. Red
Chasseas, first, 81, Geo. b. Sawyer. Chasselas
fret . Gao Sou Dos. aalIaa
native grapes, raised in open air, rst$ So c. Har
low, Bangor: second, a., Rufus Prince; third y,
open air. first 81, II. Miller lewiston Best three
punches Delaware, first Soc, 5. C. Harlow; second,
pc, d. j. Briggs, Turner Concord. first, Soc, G. b.
Sawyer; second do, 25c.,I Hannah Davis. Poland.
Hartford Prolific first, SOC, Wesley Blanchard Lew
iston; second, 25e. Granville Fernad Harrison Al
first soc, to Hannah Davis Massasoit, first, SOC s.
w. Shaw, Minot. Wilder. first, 6Oc., j. II. Miller
second, do, 2Sc., George b. Sawyer. AgAwaum.
first, 50c, Wesley Blanchard second 2Jc., j. ii. Mil
Ter Merrimac, first, Soc, Alfred Smith, Monmouth;
second, 25c 1. c. Merrill Salem, first. Soc, s. W.
Chaw; second, 25c., Alfred Smith. Worden, first.
Soc, Geo. b. Sawyer: second 25c., Alfred Smith.
Blood Seeding, Granville Fernad. soc gratuty 81.
to Hannah Davis. for variety Of grapes; same. to
Geo. Il. Sawyer. for Iona and Diana grown under
glass; Soc, to John Vckery for display native grown
under glass.
$12, Samuel Rofe, Portland; second, 80, Alfred
smith. Monmouth; third. %, D. W. True, Leeds
Center; fourth. %, Joseph Taylor Belgra de. Best
Center; second, 81, Joseph Taylor Best single
riety winter pears, first, 81, A. Smith, Monmouth:
second, e. Joseph Taylor, Belgrade Bartletts first,
81, r. N. Norcross, Mnot; second. tOc., A. Kicker.
Turner Beurre Rose, first. 81, A. b. Chapman &
son, Poland. Beurre Hardy, first, 81. X. ii. Gsrdi-
second, 5Oc. ID. J. Briggs, Turner. Bunnm, first 81
ID. Z. True, Leeds Center second Soc, L. N. Mel,
son, Minot. Clapps Favorite, first, 81: Dasid Far
rar, lewiston; second, do, Soc. Rufus Prince Tur-
Doyenne Brussock, first, 81, Rufus Prince.
Turner Duchesse DAngouleme. first. q. A. b.
Lewiston. Flemish Beauty first, 81. Albion Kicker,
Turner; second, 5Oc., +. W. Briggs. Minot. Fulton
first 81, j. Taylor, Belgrade. Gout Morceau, first,
81, 5. W. Shaw, Minot; second Soc. d. Ii. Briggs,
Turner. Goodsle, first, 81, Joseph Taylor Howell,
first, 81, Granville Fernald Harrison; second, Soc
X. Ii. Gardiner, Gardiner Lawrence, first, 81, +.
Nelson, Mnot; second, 5Oc., ID. F. True, Leeds Cen