The Portland daily press., 1885-09-21
the STATE FAIR.
Scenes of Activity in the Streets of
Lewiston.
The Entries Thus Far from Cumber-
land County.

LEWISTON, Sept 19.-Today has been
scene of activity on the State Fair grounds.
Secretary Dennison says that the people are
fairly begging for space in the fair grounds.
A large herd of Devons from New York ar
rived today. Burleigh & Bodwell offered to
make their herd of Herefords up to 100, but
room could not be given. Two hundred and
fifty horses are on the ground Assistant
Secretary King, of the National Trotting As
sociation, will have supervision of the trot-
ting. Commissioner Ham has large portion
OF the Maine New Orleans exhibit, with
many novelties and specimens from many
States. The grounds will be lighted with
electric lights, and a bicycle race will occur
Wednesday evening. The Pathological Soci-
ETY. will make grand exhibit. If the wealth
er Is favorable, the fair will be the largest
ever held in Maine. The gates will be open
on Monday morning.
LEWISTON, Sept. 20-All arrangements
for the Maine State Fair, to open in this city
tomorrow, are perfected, and everything
points to the largest and most interesting
fair ever held in New England. Cattle have
been constantly arriving since yesterday af-
ternoon, this morning one train from the
East, containing fifteen car loads, and at
p. m. another train of thirty-fve cars, from
Gardiner, Hallowell, Augusta and Vassalbo-
ro, and ten cars from the Somerset road az
rived. At 4 p. m. a train of twenty-five cars
arrived from Bangor and the Pennington
branch. One hundred new stalls have been
erected, and applications for more are made,
but the trustees have refused to take any
more stock They have been obliged to de-
cline entries of 1000 CATTLE
In all the other departments the exhibition
is full. Hon. J. B. Hams ''Maine Collective
Exhibit" which he showed at New Orleans.
is alone worth coming to see. The three con-
tinued trotting purses have been filed in
good shape, and all the nineteen purses are
now filed handsomely. The trotting will
take place at 130 p. m. each day. Major
Henderson,, the ''Drtmmer Boy of the Rap
pahannock,' will give an entertainment each
evening at City Hall, assisted by prominent
vocalists from Boston.
The following are the entries from Cum
berland county in the various departments
of the fair
CATTLE DEPARTMENT.
Holstein-A G. Thurlow, West Gloucester, one
Dull.
Ayrshire..Alonzo Libby, saccarappa, bull Glen
arm, l bull two years, 2 bull calves, 6 COWS,
heifers, 2 heifer calves, 2 herds.
Guernsey-D. w. Clark, Portland, bull Saehem,
cows, / heifer, 1 heifer calf, 1 herd.
American G; c. Jerseys-Alonzo Libby, Saccar-
rappa, bull Rex Prince, 2 bulls one year, bull
Grade Hereford-A. F. Winslow, North Fal-
mouth, 2 cows, 2 hefers.
Scarboro, pair years, A. F. Winslow, North
FALMOUTH l pair, A years; pair calves. A. G.
Th9rl9w, West GLOUCESTER. | pair, years.
under feet William Warren, Scarboro, 3 pairs
A. G.. Thurlow, West Gloucester, 1 pair. A. F.
Winslow, North Falmouth pair. George Knight,
Sweepstakes pullng-William Warren, Scarbo-
70. pair. D. 0. Plummer, Scarboro, pair. Geo,
Knight, Saccarappa, pair.
Matched Cattle-J II. Hamilton, South Harri-
son, pair
Pulling steers-L. Perkins, Gray, pair.
HORSE DEPARTMENT.
Brood Mares-Whitman Leslie, Gray, mare and
Fillies, 4 years-Whitman Leslie, Gray, two en-
tries. A. NJ. Quimby, Saccarappa, one entry.
Geldings, years old-Edward Cobb Gray, one
Fiilies, year.-w. Leslie, Gray, b. M
Driving HorseS-Geo. III. Bailey Portland bro
6; Huzzar; Ira T. Woodbury., Portland, b. G. Mis-
SWINE DEPARTMENT..
Robert ingalls,, imported white Chester boar.
SHEEP DEPARTMENT.
Oxford Downs-C. A. Bracket, Gcrham, 4
bucks, 3 buck lambs 6 ewes, 3 eve lambs AlOn-
20 Libby, Saccarappa, bucks, 3 buck lambs, 6
ewes, eve lambs.
Fat Sheep-C. A Brackett, Gorham, sheep, 8
lambs. AlonZo Libby, Saccarappa, sheep, 8
lambs.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Implements and Machines for Preparing Soil
j. J. Frye, Portland 5 steel plows, 2 A B plows,
II iron plows 1 sulky and plow / spring tooth
harrow, l share steel harrow, share iron harrow
Randall narrow, hand fertilizer. A. A. Mitch
I nIlIE y Falnx
Kendall & Whitney, Portland, disc, narrow
springth harrow, wheel, Centennal:slde hill plow,
Thomas smoothing harrow, Hussey plows, ,sulky
Implements and Machines for sowing and cult
vating-J J. Frye, Portland iron frame culti-
yator, wooden frame cultiYator, ] corn planter,
| with fertilizer attachment. A. A. Mitchell Port
| land. seed drill, / cultiyator, l horse hoe, 1
marker Kendall & Whitney, Portland, Billings,
seed drill, Iron Age cultivator and hoe combina-
| ton.
| Machines for Harvesting-J. j. Frye, Portland,
| two-horse mower, one-horse mower hay tedder,
| hay rake. A. A. Mitchell, Portland, 1 two-horse
! Victor mower, Clipper, Columbia horse rake,
| grain elevator. The VIM. A Wood NJ s. r. Co.,
| Portland, 2 two-horse moving machines, one
horse do, reaper, ! horse rake. Kendall 4 Whit
| ney, Portland, Yankee horse-rake, hand potato
| digger, grain cradle
Implements for preparing crops for market-J.
| j. Frye, Portland, Pekin wndmills. A. A. Mitch
| ell, Portland horse power, l one horse do, two
| horse thresher and separator, two horse fodder
| shredder. Kendall q whitney, Portland, row en-
silage cutter, root do, cider mills, potato digger
| 2 lever hay cutters, thresher and separator.
| Bfiscellaneous-A. A. MITCHELL Portland, horse
| drags saw, machine speed regulator, rock and
stump litter, bag holder carriage jacks, lifting
| jack. L. ID. McCennen, Portland, 1 universal
| cooking crock. Kendall & Whitney, Portland
| johnson fan mill, BIanchard'S improved churn 1
| barrel churn, road Scraper, patent post hole au-
| ger, little giant and wheel jack, Adams clothes
| dryer, sack Higgins improved dairy salt, 2
| Kenerson's butter carries, 2 do prints dozen
| hoes, ! dozen hay forks, manure fork, dozen
steel shovels, apple barrel header g3 pairs hand
made oXb0wS, l nest chop bowls, two garden
Wheelbarrows, 3 Hub Step-ladders, one-half dozen
scythe Snaths, Reid's butter worker, / Philadel
| phia lawn mower, 1 dozen Humphreys patent
| hoes
Order of Exercises for the Fair.
| The exhibition of stock will commence at the
time and proceed in the order specified in the pro
| gramme. Animals not ready at the proper time
| and place will be ruled out of competition.
| Department SuperintendentS will be on the
| grounds to attend to the calls of exhibitors.
| At a. m., awarding committees will report al
| the Presidents office and receive their books
| Said committees will then commence the eXamina
tion of the following classes at such places the
department superintendent may deSignate
| MoNDAY-FIRsT DAY-sEPT 21.
Grade COWS, heifers and hefer calves; bulls Of
| all breeds, year old; all thoroughbred heifers
| year old; all thoroughbred heifer calves; steer
| calves; stations, year old stations years old
geldingS / year old; geldingS years old: fllieS