The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-10-04
FESTIVE FARMERS.
THE SEVENTH ANNUAL SHOW AND
FAIR OF sCARBoRo AND CAPE
ELIZABETH.
some of the Notable HxhiDlts-rhe Races

some of the Notable Exhibits-The Races
The seventh joint annual fair OF the thrifty
and enterprising towns of Scarboro and Cape
Elizabeth, opened yesterday upon the grounds
at Pleasant Hill, in the first mentioned town.
The site is very desirable for the purpose, and
the towns were presented with a lease of the
same for ten years. 1t is only some four miles
drive from Portland, over pleasant roads, the
charm of which is just now enhanced by bril-
liant autumnal foliage. The best road to go
there is over the Portland bridge to the aban-
doned brewery, and then turn to the right and
keep straight on to Pleasant Hill, the road af-
fordng for some two miles one of the finest
views of the city of Portland attainable.
The officials of the society are
President-John T. Alexander.
Vice President Walter B. Nutter.
Treasurer-Thomas B. Haskell.
Seeretary-Stephen Seaman.
Directors-Eben S. Libby, Augustus N.
Skilln, Horatio Libby, Chas. u. Jordan and
j. Libby.
Tt was as lovely an October morning as could
have been asked for, and the Farmers Assoca-
ton and their friends and patrons we're present
in unplecedentedly large numbers. The attend
ance was goodly in the morning, and in the
afternoon there were nearly two thousand peo-
pie present. Such turning out for town
fair, though joint one, is something worthy
of special note.
In the Hall.
Near the main entrance to the ground is a
stable hail, wherein is displayed great deal
that is curious, useful, teautiful and tempting.
The hall is under the superintendent of Mrs
j. T. Alexander. We note as follows:
Table cover, done in Kensipgton work, by
Helen Spear; one of the same kind by Nellie
Gardner; Mrs. Craig exhibits a table cover of
Creton; log cabin quilt, by Mrs. Hannah
Wheeler, rs years of age; Miss Clemie Jor-
dan and Mrs. l.. j. Mitchell, silk quilts; cray
en- by Ada Cole; Kensington work by Helen
| Spear, Sarah S. Larrabee, Alice Witham; Mrs.
N. Sawyer. slipper case; foot rest, Myra p
| Jordan and Mrs. George Carter; lace work,
| Helen Spear. Mrs. f. A. Miller, Mrs. j S.
| Libby Mary Harris. Lille Hunnewel; wors-
| ted sack, Mrs. A. H. Larrabee Sofa pillows,
| Mrs Granville Mckinney, Mrs N. l.. Huston,
| Mrs Charles L. Mitchell, Nellie Henley, Sadie
| Larrabee; Mrs. Hiram Jordan, embroidered
night dress. Emma f. Whitney, Estelle We'll
| don, Mrs. Charles Mitchell, Mrs. Lucy LARA
bee, Hattie M. Moulton, exhibit worsted tides;
| Mrs. L. M. Merriam, lambrequin; Ella M
| Trickey, lamp mat; Mrs. S. w. Roberts, toilet
set; Laura Garter, lamp mat; Edna Libby,
| some very nice needle work; Mary e. New
comb, painting; Mamie Spear, PLAGUE
Josie L. Jordan, needlework; Phebe LARA
bee child's skirt; Mrs. F. O. Sawyer, flannel
embroidery; Kitty Barrett, knit edging; Miss
| es Wheeler, shopping bag.
A glass mug brought from Portland in 1776,
| James Rand; j. @. A Jordan, Masonic mottoes
| Mis-. Henry Jones, bouquet cut flowers; Mrs.
| Spaulding, bouquet of panses; Mrs. S. w.
Roberts EXHIBITS an infants wardrobe. Mrs. j.
h. n L
Miller show very pretty worsted shawls.
Mrs. George Gilman, Clara May Jordan and
Mrs. Henry Jones, house plants.
Mrs. A. Rollins, knit yarn rug; Mrs. Cong
don and Martha Waterhouse drawn rugs; Mrs.
George Mountfort and Mrs. johnson Libby,
ladies' mittens.
A wooden comforter made by Mrs. M. A.
Craig; scroll saving, Willie S. Libby; Mrs.
Robert Libby, a hanging plant; Mary Whitney
decorated deer's horns; Lille b. Condor, lace
collar; Mrs. VIM Mitchell and Mrs Benz. Lar
rabee, exhibit of crab apple jelly: Josie A.
Seaman, loaf of brown bread; Mary Harris,
white bread.
In tent annexed to the hall we find an ex-
csedingly fine array of the products of the gar
den.
NJ. Sawyer has early Vermont potatoes,
turnips, cabbages, &c. Ell. j. Brow also
shows early Rose and Beauties of Hebron; S.
L. Jordan, onions and beets; Scott Pickett,
of potatoes, all very fine; A. j. Wheeler, six
varieties of potatoes and squash; Silas Skilin,
variety of squash; f. E. Nutter and @. E. Jor-
dan, vegetables; Ezra Scammon. oats and veg
etsbles in variety fine display. F. B Flick
EFT, Hiram Higgins, ii. L.. Houstin, Charles
Libby and B. S. Larrabee all make good
showing of potatoes and vegetables
THE STOCK.
The display of cattle is large and quite supe-
rior, Scarboro being especially noted for good
working oxen. There were some sixty head
under this class.
Especially notable in the neat stock was a
grade COW and gearing heller, entered by Ezra
Scammon; Jersey and Durham heifer calves
BY J. Mckenna; cow and helfer by Charles
Robinson; grade Jersey heifer, years old,
and COW, by B. Scott Iarrabae; a Guernsey
bull, II months old, weighing 1880 pounds,
three cows and two heifers, all splendid ami
mails, by d. w. Clark. One COW has petted
$3.50 in stock in addition to her butter and
milk. j. T. Strong shows a yearling Durham
bull; VIM. Fogg yearliDg Jersey heifer
Benz. Larrabee yearling grade bull; G. F.
Hanson fine two-year-old Ayrshire bull and
five native cows.
Ichobod Foss exhibited a pair of trained
steers two years old that were wonde rfully
broken and were handled as readily without
yoke as with it, Also pair OF Holstein three
year old steers, remarkably well matched.
Chas. Robinson hao good pair of yearlings
very closely matched.
handily broken.
Robert Libby, fine pair of matched cattle.
f. 2. Waterhouse had two yoke of working
cattle that attrated much attention by their
beauty of form and closeness of match. 1t
made fine team.
sAGeo. w. Carter showed fine pair of twin
year old cattle, girting feet 10 inches, that
are beauties. Mr.. Carter also had two other
Jokes of working cattle of much merit.
James S. Libby, working cattle, girting
feet. A splendid yoke.
Frank e. Snow, trained steers years old;
eirt feet 4 inches; Hereford steers, very
closely matched; iron gray in color.
THE DRAFT OXEN.
The trial of draft cattle commenced about
10 o'clock upon the track in front of the stand,
and lasted until 3 D. m. exciting much interest
among farmers. The result was as follows:
Less than feet 3 inches, first premium, L.
Henderson; second, Geo N Garter.
Over 6 feet, 6 inches and der, 6 feet, 10
inches, first premium, Geo. W. Carter; second,
Geo. W. Garter.
Over 6 feet, 10 inches and under Z feet, Q
inches, first premium, James S. Libby; second,
James l.. Can ter.
Free to all, first premium, Henry Morrison.
Elisha N. Jordan, VIM. FL. Mitchell, VIM.
Fogg, committee.
THE RACES.
OF course no fair construction with an eye
to success, financially, at least, would be COM
plete without trials of speed by the equine
species. Some unaDnointed wag calls it the
agricultural horse trot." Be that as it may it
seems to be almost the only place at which to
witness a genuine horse race, free from the
tricks OF iockeyism; where the horses are
driven for what they are worth and to win in
a decently straightforward manner.
The track is half mile nodded in the most
approved form, if somewhat heavy of grade
and sandy at some points. However, there is
plenty of room for two horses all the WaV and