The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-09-15
Meeting of the City Council tonight.
Cumberlana County Fair.

To-day the Cumberland County Fair will
open at both the Park and City Hall. Yester-
day the workmen were busily engaged prepar-
ing for the reception of stock, agricultural inn
plements and goods. As on previous occa-
sions, the cattle will be found in the pens on
the further side of the main entrance to the
grounds, and on this side the presidents, COM
mittees', and reporters quarters. In Agricu,-.
tural Hall viii be found dairy products and
agricultural implements. 1t is expected a
telephone line will be run into the city. A
large number of horses and stock arrived on
the grounds yesterday, and President Harris
Mr.. Libby and Mr.. Small were kept busy as
bees.
AT the hall Mr.. Chadwick, Mr.. Wallace
Shaw, Messrs. Rolfe and Green, with their
assistants, had their hands full. A superb
stand of flowers will decorate the centre of the
hall, and the tables will run lengthwise of the
apartment as usual The Reception Hall
will contain the art exhibit, ladies' work.
sewing machines, etc.
The horses entered for the races under the
auspices of the county fair management and
Presumpscot Park association, have arrived,
and are occupying stalls at the park. They
compose the largest gathering of trotters eve
congregated in this State. To-day the 800
and $50 classes will be trotted providing it
does not rain in which case the races will be
postponed until Thursday. The horses will be
called at O'clock races to commence at half
past two.
The following entries were made for the
Park up to last night:
HORSES.
j. c. Benson, Dry Mills mare with foal
G. g. Crosby, Portland, brown gelding Sheridan
Chas Cobb Deering, roam marelKnox.
A. p. Cobb Deering, mare with foal.
J. j. Gilbert, East Deerng, chestnut mare 'Lady
J. NJ. Husseey, Portland, chestnut geld
W. Irish. Windham, mare with foal
J. S. Jordan, Portland, pair draft horses
w. Leslie w. Gray iron gray mare.
Alonzo Libby, Saccarappa, mare.
Hiram Libby, Knightsville, one pair draft horses.
j. 5. Libby, Portland pair draft horses.
T. Moore, Stevens Plains, mare with twin foals.
wood, bay stallion Wellington, mare in foal brown
gelding Young Prince, driving horse.
Pride Bros, Cumberland Mills, stallion T. B.
j. NJ. Pollister, New Gloucester black stallion
Nightshade.
E. n. Perry, Portland, stallion
w. L. Pennell, Cumberland Mills, dark bay stall
lion Layfette Knox.
W. d Ramsdel., Knightsville, brown mare, driv-
I. Symonds, New Gloucester, chestnut stallion,
colt, soriel mare.
CATTLE.
Geo. Blanchard g. Brother, Cumberland Centre
3 Jersey bulls, Jersey cows, 5 Jersey calves 3
Jersey heifers.
chas. E: Body, saccarappa, yoke working
j IL. Coffin, Falmouth, yearling grade heifer
Q. X. Cobb Morrilfs Corner, yoke twin steers.
ID. W. Clark, Portland 2 Guernsey bulls. 2 Guern-
sey cows, same calf and same heifer.
John r.. Curtis. Portland, yoke working oxen.
S. 5. Drew, Bowery Beach, / Grade COW.
&. johnson, Gorham, yoke fat oxen.
calves 5 same cows.
j. b. Libby, Cape Elizabeth, 2 Jersey bulls, 3
same cows and II heifer.
E. c. o'Bren, Deering, 2 Grade Jersey heifers.
NJ G. Roberts, saccarappa, Jersey cows, 1
heifer and l calf.
Geo. NJ Stevens, Stevens Plains, l Grade COW,
same with calf, same heifer.
heifer.
State Reform School, Cape Elizabeth, yoke
j. Trickey, Saccarappa, Grade cow
A. A. Trickey, Saccarappa, yoke fat steers.
A. I. Warren, Saccarappa, yoke working oxen
SHEEP.
C; A. Bracket, Gorham, Oxford downs, buck, 8
E. L. Cobb, Morrill's Corner Grade buck and
eve.
j. F. Knights, Norril's Corner, Grade buck. 4
Marshall Libby Morrill's Corner, 1 Grade buck,
J. B Libby, l Sonthdown buck and ewes.
SWINE.
J. j. Frye, Portland, Poland Chinese boar; same
sow; same, pigs.
Geo. Blanchard and Bros, Cumberland Centre, 3
Berkshire boars, Berkshire sows.
CARRIAGES.
Albert Chase, Portland, phaeton, 1 Brewster
top-buggy.
c. q. Robinson, Portland, two-seated covered
carriage, top-buggy, open buggy.
c. f. Whitney, Woodfords, top-buggy / open
buggy, express wagon, pung, Sleigh
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Geo. Blanchard and Bro, Cumberland Centre,
collection of articles.
Centre Draft Mower Co., articles
A. l.. Dennison, Portland, articles.
L. Frank Davis, Portland, articles.
j. j. Frye, Portland, 25 articles.
Kendall q WhitneG, Portland, 81 packages.
A. A. MITCHELL Portland articles.
Warrior Mower Co Portland. articles.
Many of the above articles are entered for
two or three premiums.