The Portland daily press., 1884-09-20
The state Fair.

CAMDEN, Sept. 19-The Bay View House
property was sold today to o. f. & @. Il.
Ames of Rockand, for $4,000. It will be i'm
proved.
The State Fair.
LEWISTON, Sept 19.-The trustees of the
State Agricultural Society report that there
are nearly 1900 more entries in the cattle and
stock department, and nearly 100 more of neat
stock than last year which was the largest ever
made in Maine. There will be large exhibi-
ton Of agricultural implements, with several
in operation. There is every indication OF
successful fair.
Lincoln County Fair.
DAMARIscoTTA, Sept. 19.-The Lincoln
County fair closed today. The crowd in at
tendance yesterday and today was the largest
ever present on two successive days, and the
receipts, with the surplus of last year, puts
about $500 in the treasury The exhibition,
except in few departments, was very fine. In
the contest for horses that never beat three
minutes, Lady Prebles of Whitefeld took first;
Tarbox's of Westport second. In the three
minute race Sawyer's Black Dick of Alma
was first, Hastings Black Nell Of Damariscot-
ia second; Haines' Fred of Damariscotta Mills
third best time, SOL. In the 2.35 race St.
Jacob was first; Blacksmith Maid second;
Lucy NJ. third-all Bath horses; best time,
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AUGUSTA.
The first prize for Persian cats at the East
ern Maine fair was carried off by pussy be-
longing to Mr.. e. r. Pierce of Augusta. The
cat is pure white with blue eyes, and is a
beauty. Mr.. Pierce procured the kitten from
a Belfast sea captain.
AUBURN.
Col John NJ. Frye, father of Senator Frye, is
very feeble. He has had another slight shock
of paralysis.
BELMONT.
Samuel Fletcher, Esq, of Belmont, died at
his home in that town Wednesday morning of
consumption, aged 50 years, says the Belfast
Journal Mr.. Fletcher was born in Lincoln
vile, but has resided on the farm in Belmont
where he died. for 55 years. In early life he
was a school teacher and subsequently sur
veyor, which calling he practced more or less
during life. In 1910 he became local Univer-
salist preacher, and preached in Hope, Mont
vile, SwanVille, and other places in that vi
cinity.
MIR. j. f. Stetson, the administrator of the
estate of jesse ii. Cobb and VIM. @. Hosner.
has recovered claims in each case to the
amount of $338.44 againet the United States
III lu0 OOurb VI OOLnmlSSlUu6TH u AldOama
Claims.
CORNISH.
Col. Samuel p. Small, one of the Oldest and
most respected citizens of Cornish and we'll
known throughout York and Oxford counties,
died suddenly Wednesday morning. He
was nearly 50 years of age, was born in Linn
ington, and went to Cornish when seventeen
years old.
Denmark leads in the line of old men at the
polls. james Hilton, "a years of age, walked
up to the ballot box and deposited his vote the
9Th inst As he was leaving he told the crowd
that he had voted at every presidential election
since he was 81 Tin Madison's administrator
and always the Democratic ticket.
OXFORD.
The Oxford County Advertiser says the pro-
hjbitory amendment was voted on in the town
of Oxford, in what it very correctly describes
as q VERY peculiar manner" A voter would
step up and ask how it wss, and the answer
would be rum or no rum" and if he was OPP
posed to rum would throw negative vote,
thus voting directly opposite to what he in
tended, and Uice UerSd.
SOUTH BERWICK.
The Newichawanick wooden mills at South
Berwick have shut down for couple of weeks,
the suspension being necesstated by the pre-
paraJions for building a new cloth hall and
Office. Tho old wooden building will be NOV
ed to another part of the yard and replaced by
a new brick structure.