The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-09-28

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WILLS. Frehy hoes, sample Bay State fertilizer,
aso klcsor mower, Jr., Il horse), Victor u
Hsebner & Sons, Portland, level tread, horse
powssr, 2 90 horse power, Little Giant threshing
m1acn.ine. do two-horse thrsshing machine, Lit
'ie Uianc, one-horse threshing machine.
ROOTS AND GARDEN VEGETABLES.
winter wheat
a. 3. Chapman. W. Gloucester, stalk corn, car
lots peets and yellow-eyed beans.
NEEDLE AND FANCY WORK
,,aaIf miss p. l. Pierce, Stevens Plains 1 crochet
Mrs Geo. M. Stevens, Stevens Plains / chemise,
Hannah Davis, W. Glouce- 7arn rugs. 2 silk
emoroidered pin cushions .0 X fans.
.ida MISS Addie Marble, Porlland, crochet chair
IN; M; A. Gillespie W. o'oucsster, pair of cotton
.+dnR9s Anna Hurd, W .lo4.sster, r of wooden
Mrs. A. F. Frazton, North Yarmouth, drawn
CANNED FRUITS, PRESERVES, PICKLES. ETC.
oata LIZZIE Haskell, West Gloucester, bottle tomato
Hannah Davis w. GLOUCESTER. same.
"a q, p p Cnpman q Son, ". Gloucester, best varletp
can preserved tomatoes, 1 jar preserved apples
jar preserved crab apples, jar preserved pears,
jar preserved raspberries bottle tom ito cstsup
jar crab apple Jelly jar current Jelly. lar black
perry Jelly, jar cranberry jelly jar grape jelly
BUTTER CHEESE AND DAIRY IMPLEMENTS.
Stevens Co., Portland, 80 boxes and bags salt
ARTICLES OF LEATHER, sADDLERY, ETC.
Geo. M Nelson s. Co., Portland, best display Of
harness a and saddlery goods, do best single buggy
HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES OF MAINE MANUFAcTURE.
A. Sluthor Portland, Champion washer.
CARRIAGES AND sLEIGHs.
r. Thompson, Jr., Portland, two seated covered
carriage. top buggy, two phaetons.
MISCELLANEOUS AND NEW INVENTIONS.
0. e. Bullard, Portland, dressmakers magic
scale.
PoMoLoGIoAL DEPARTMENT.
Hannah Davis West Gloucester, Summer pear
main, Grayentein, early Williams, pound sweeting
early strawberry, King OF 1hompkins Co., Northern
"A. s. Chapman a Son, West Gloucester, feur va
rietes Of apples, three varieties Of pears. cider
e s. Mcclellan, Brunswick, dish Wealthy apples
Hannah Davis, West Gloucester, Shaker sesdling
Samuel Rolfe, Portland, twsnty-four varieties of
grapes
$. R. sweetsir Cumberland Centre, general exhi-
bition apples, general exhibition Cumberland
county five varieties tal apples ve varieties win
ter apples collection home articles, single variety
autumn apples, do winter apples fourteen varieties
apples.
Samuel Rolfe, Portland, general exhibition of
pears.
M. J. Rogers, New Gloucester dish Blood seed
Chas. Blanchard, Cumberland Centre, one dish
Porter apples.
10 the Associated Press
LEWISTON, Sept. 27.-The second day of the
State fair opens WE'LL The attendance is much
larger than last year and the show on the
grounds in all respects the largest and best
ever made. Special trains have brought many
strangers.
At the park this forenoon has occur ed the
examination of the committees of three year
old stations, walking horses, matched horses
and foals Of 1882 by Constellation for the
special premiums, Short horn cattle, Jerseys,
sheep, swine and poultry and agricultural i'm
plements. There was also drawing matches
fer oxen and streers. The number of entries
in each department was so large as to make
this examination of special interest
At the hall many moro articles have been
added. The pomological show is excellent
and the best display of grapes ever made in
Maine is in the Small Hail. There are some
hot house varieties but the most were grown in
the open air. There is large display of
green house plants and cut flowers. The fruit
is 10 great quantity and good quality. Several
county displays are made which add much to
the interest of the exhibition.
THE RACES.
At the Park this afternoon interest was CEN
tered in the races almost wholly. In the races
for stations that had never beat 240, Rocket
won first money; Thomas Kamden second;
Black Crook third. Time 2.42a1-2 39aa -242 -2421
In the three minute class Centurion was the
winner: Belmont Pilot second; Robert d. third
Robert Hopkins and Lady Dispatch were dis
tanced in the first heat. Lambert Boy, Tom
my M. and Little Maud in second heat The
third heat on account of foul driving was given
to the third horse Belmont Pilot. Time 2.41-
2.3S4-23S.
The race for four year olds was won by Glen
arm; Gallant second Time 245-2 .45a2474.
During the afternoon the i've year old stall
lion Young Rolfe, owned by @. II. Nelson of
Waterville, made an exhibition heat trotting
mile in 2.29A, and Thursday Mr.. Nelson's
mare Susie Owen lis to make an exhibition
heat.
Fridays feature will be running race for a
purse of $500, for which four horses have en-
tered.
Thursday there will be three races, for which
twenty horses have entered.
THE CROWDS PRESENT.
The attendance today was larger than last
year. The receipts of the first day were ST.
O74.25. Treasurer Osgood says the receipts
thus ar exceed the receipts of the frst two
days of any fair ever held. An immense crowd
is in the various halls tonight.