The Portland daily press., 1885-10-03
BUXTON AND HOLLIS FAIR.
Bad Weather, but a Good Crowd and
Some Fine Sport.


with bad weather, but good-sized crowd
lively than could be expected under the cir.
cumstances. At an early hour the dime
museum crowd began to gather and made
music for ALL The Hollis Centre band was
present. under the leadership of Howard
Sawyer and played very nicely considering
the time it has been organized.
We are indebted to the courteous secre
tary, Ira w. Milliken for many favors.
In the forenoon there was an exhibition
game of ball between the West Buxton anG
Buxton Centre mines, which resulted in {
victory to the West Buxton club, by a score
of 16 to s.
There was good crowd present in the af
ternoon. The side shows are very nuRer
Gus, and some of them are good ones, more
especially that of Howard KnowltOn Of
Greenwood Garden. He is well patronized
Even the Salvation Army is represented.
If the weather is pleasant today there will
be some good trotting. The race at 10 a. M
is for the slowest horse; at p. m. occurs
the free-for-all race.
The attendance thus far has been better
than was anticipated.
IN THE HALL.
As we stated yesterday the exhibit in the
hall was very fine. We make especial men
tion of the best ones.
Some fine specimens of hammered bras;
were shown by Mrs. G. J.. Bradbury, Mrs
o. B. Chadbourne, Jennie McKenney and
Miss A. Drew. Mrs. Marshall Berry exhib-
tied fine article in the shape of PLAGUE
Mr. Glib. Bradbury showed very fine paint
ing of his own workmanship. The decorated
china by Mrs. Ellen w. Bacon of Portland
was very handsome as also was the basket
of artificial flowers by Mrs. Frank Lord OF
SacO.
The splasher worked by Mamie Smith OF
Fort Clark, Texas, only IL years old, is de-
serving of special mention. Among the Gu
riosities may be mentioned the ancient dress,
over 100 years old, owned by Mrs Jane w
Libby, and linen handkerchief 70 years old
exhibited by Mrs. j. NJ. Harper; Chinese Gu.
riosities, by Miss Jennie Bradbury; ancient
quilt, 40 years old, by Mrs. James Randall
plush rug, made by Mrs. David johnson, 8;
years of age; Eugene Wight, of South Wind
ham, showed some fine crayon painting. The
fine iridescent painting by Miss Eva l.. Pagt
of Portland, is deserving of special mention
Master Frank Adams showed some mann
moth apples, which are deserving of specia
mention.
The bread entered by Miss Emma Killing
worth, aged II years., was very fine. w
would not forget the quilt, 81 years old, made
by Mrs. Ruth Smith when she was 10 years
old.
The following persons showed fine frui
and vegetables:
Ralph Kay, Dayton, "a varieties of vegeta
bles and 10 of fruit.
E, p. Roberts of Hollis, three varieties o.
fruit.
Barton Shardon, of Buxton, six varieties
of fruit.
G. A. Getchell of Buxton, ten varieties o.
fruit.
W. G. Brown, of Hollis, five varieties O.
fruit
E. 7. Burnham, of Hollis, twenty varieties
of potatoes.
Moses Burnham & Son, of Hollis, fourteen
| varieties of apples.
Stephen L. Smith, of Dayton, seven varie
ties of apples and ten of grapes.
Horace S. Martin. of Buxton, thirty varie
ties of apples and six of pears.
A. r: Smith, of Dayton, thirteen varietie
| of apples
j. F. McKenney, of Buxton, ten varietie
William Waterhouse, of Hollis, ten varie
| ties of apples.
Isaac Towle, of Buxton, nine varieties o
apples and nine of pears.
PULLING MATCH.
There was a large number of oxen entered
for this match. The following is the result
c. III. Huston wac the first to exhibit TIN
strength OF his cattle. These cattle meaSuT
ed feet inches and moved load of 6,25
pounds a distance of "a feet at ten pulls
Arthur Deering was the next to come for
| ward and hitch to the drag fine yoke of
| feet 10 inches cattle which moved the sam
| load "a feet at two pulls.
Next game A. L. Deering with 6 feet l
| inches yoke which moved the drag "a feet a
| four pulls.
Arthur Deering came forward again wit
| a yoke OF feet II inches cattle which move,
| the drag 60 feet at four pulls.
Arthur Deering again came forward will
| another yoke which moved the drag "a fee
| at two pulls and 2S feet at two pulls with al
| addition at least of ten men.
| In the afternoon the pulling was resumed
NOTES.
Dances in Sanderson's Hall Friday an,
| Saturday evenings; music by Painchaud'
| orchestra of Biddeford.
Edwin Turner furnished meals on tn
| grounds and gave excellent satisfaction.
The following persons acted as c0mmitte
| in the hall much to their credit: A. E. Towle
| Mrs. Noah III. Smith, Miss Rebecea Ushe
and Mis-, Jennie Hight.
c. III. bradbury showed his fine three-year
| old Hambletonian colt. He stands sixteel
and one-half hands and tips the scales a
| 1858 lbs. He is beauty and his owner ma
| well be proud of him,
The game o. bail in the afternoon betweel
the Saco Rivers and the South Waterbor
mines resulted in favor of the Saco Rivers b
score of IL to 8.
| G. L. Griggs and Miss Z. j. Goldman a;
| sisted A. B. Seavey with the Domestic sew
| ing machines The space around tn
machines was constantly crowded.
| The race for the society purse was won b
Frank A., owned by F. A. Southwick, ii
| three straight heats.
| The race for the warming pan was won b,
| a horse owned by Justin Roberts of Water
| boro.
| PREMIUMS.
Trained steers-Deering s. Abbott, four traine
Trained Calves-Moses Burnham, four traIne
calves, list.
| Cows, Heifers and Calves-Best herd, Ralph Ka
| OF Dayton, 1st; Nathan w. Titeomb, 1st on COW
| Ralph Kay, 2d Mark T. Emery LIST on DurhaI
| COW; Ezekiel Deering, 1st on heifer; Rev. B.
Swine-Warren and Morrill,, thoroughbre
Cheshire boar, 1st; also 1st on thoroughbre
Fowl-George H Libby, 1st on Plymouth Rocks
| "; w. Haines, coop Of Plymouth Roc
Locke Locke 1st on Wyandottes John Millken, 1st 0
comb Brown Leghorns, also 1st on Black-Re
| games.
General Grant corn, also ist on Tibby's yses ear
corn; ]. o. II. Burnham, 1st on pop corn f. ,
bennett, 1st on red rise pop corn; Martin v. JOS
1st on white beans, also 1St on yellow eyes; job
| I, McKenney, 1st on colored beans John v
| Clough 1st on best one-half bushel of potatoe:
variety of vegetables; L. Fl. Burnham, I'd; j. {
| Locke, 1st on pumpkins; G. A. Getehell, I'd; ; job
| G. Tibbetts, 1st on cabbage; j. o. H. Burnhan
| I'd; L. III. Burnham, 1st on turnips; G. L. Harmon
| 1St on onions.
| Matched Working Oxen-Thomas Hill of Bur
| ton, 1st on matched oxen; John II. Waterman
| 1st on working oxen; best tour OK team, ArthT
| N. Deering, 1st.
Vessel Owners and Captains Asso
citation.
A meeting of the commissioners of coas
ing trade of the Vessel Owners and Cal
| tains' Association was held at Younp's Hot