The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-09-29
The Closing Day at Fryeburg.

Especial to the Press.]
FRYEBURG, Sept. 29.-The great crowd of
yesterday was not repeated today. although
in the afternoon the grand stand was crowd
ed and the adjacent fences lined with spec
tators, anxious to see the grand sweepstakes
trot.
horses, some very pretty horsemanship was
seen. There were six entries, by Dr. Irwin
Mabry, George Weston, j. K. Hutchins, Sc
Boynton, w. III. Abbott, and G. FL. Walker
The horses were driven by their owners.
with the exception of Mac, over whose CLOS
sy back Miss Eva held the ribbons The
first prize. was awarded to w. FL. Abbott,
second to j. f. Hutchins, and third to S. G.
Boynton.
Immediately following, a spirited game of
oase pa pail was played between the Fryeburgs
ana Brownfelds, resulting in victory for
the former by score of to 2.
The report of the examining committee at
IL a. m., was listened to with interest by the
competitors. We give below a list of the
more important ones:
The "Busy Bee" Society took the lions share Of
cooking prizes.
Brown bread-1st, Hattie A. Pike.
White bread-1st, Sue Walker.
Paintings-Best collection, Miss Hattie A. Pike:
Miss Mary A. Lancaster, North Conway gratuitv
equal 10 lst premiums. Gratuites of $l.50 were
awarded Rachael Weston; Still Life crayon por-
Walker.
Variety of fruits-1st, A. F. sanborn; I'd, O. P.
Saunders
Winter appes-1st o. p. Saunders; I'd. 4. ID.
Cook; Sd, A. f. Sanborn.
cdnt Eau a aa2plesmlst 2: P: Saunders; 3D. L. d.
od dPears1l,st, s., O. p Saunders I'd, A. #. Sanborn;
Grapes-Ist, James NJ Bean; 3D. C. B. Smith.
Variety potatoes-1st, Z. w. Burbank ID Dan
iel Hill; Sd. I. j. Allard.
variety vegetableS-E. w. Burbank.
Twelve r0Wed cOrn-1 St Frank Rarkpr.
Isaac Walker; Sd, James M. Bean.
1--we Twelve rowed sweet corn 1st, Daniel Hill.
Pop corn-1st, j. j. Pike.
Best herd-1st, Harrison Guptin; I'd, David A.
Colc0rd; Sd, q. ID. Fessenden.
Three year old steers 1st VIM Wiswell: I'd
William Howe; Sd, Clarence H. Osgood
Yearling steers-1st, Austin Bemfs; I'd, Albert
Steer calyes-1st, ii. ID. Harmon I'd. William
Howe; Sd, David A. Colcord.
Trained calves-1st. George r. Bean.
Grade Buck-1st, NJ M. Smart; I'd. Geo. II.
Walker; Sd, David Smith.
Full blood breeding sow-1st, M. S. Brazier
Full blood boar-1st, Lems Wilder.
Geese-lst, Minot 5. Brazier; I'd, John Rich
ards0n.
Leghorn fewls-3d, F. Barker.
Leghorn chicks-1st, X. Barker.
Ducks-1st, s. B. Locke; I'd, II. M. Howe; Sd,
Spring turkeys-1st, Dauiel Hill.
Matched oxen-1st. Lyman Plummer; 3D.
Stephen Rowe; Sd, Armon Warren.
Three year old matched steerS-1st, Samuel
Plummer; I'd, Harrison Guptill; Sd, L. ID. Cook
Two year old matched steers-1st, Frank Day;
3D. Benz. Knight; Sd, Lester Warren.
Fat heifer-1st, John Weston; I'd, Austin
Bemis.
Wyaudotte fowls, Ist, Daniel Hill I'd and 3D.
II. M. Howe.
Town teams. 1st, John Weston, Fryeburg; I'd
Aaron Jones, Sweden; Sd, NJ NJ. Smart, Frye
burg; c. 4. Smith. Denmark, gratuity of So.
Town teams of three-y -year-old steers, 1st Frank
Day, Fryeburg; I'd, Aaron Jones, Sweden
Town team OF two-year-old steers, 1st, Aaron
Jones.
Working oxen, 1st, Frank Barker; I'd, c. E.
Smith; Sd, John Colby.
Following are the summaries OF today's
races: o