Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-11
| 10000 People
Break All State Fair
| Attendance Records.
Greatest Day in History
Of the Society.
Every Part Of ths Park Packed
With People. |
Blyard Wilkes Does a. Nile
Handsomely In 2 10 IA. |
Beautiful Weather. Tho Railroad Ion
Worked 10 Death.
Continuation Of the Story Of the Fall
by The journal Nan.
The Day Goes on Record 40 the "Yop
OF the Hssp."
Blyard Wilkes Does a. Nile
Handsomely In 2 10 IA.
Beautiful Weather. Tho Railroad ne1
Worked 10 Death.
Continuation Of the Story Of ths Fall
by The journal Nan.
The Day ooss on Record ~ the "Yop
OF the Hssp."
Especial to KENNEBEC JOURNAL |

1
LEWISTON. Sept. 1o.-Today has bee
the great day of the week and one of th
grsudest days of any State Fair ever hel
in Maine. The weather has been super
and the attendance immense. Gov. Bur
leigh and the local members Of his stat
have been in attendance and many othe
distir guished visitors have been present
The fair will be continued into Saturds,
when the great races will take place.
| Pcmona sLd Flora.
The third flor OF Exhibition hall 10 tax e,
| up with the display under direction Of tn
State Pomoloeicai Society. 1: is certainly
quite choice in some particulars, and it
careful study will not dissppoint tht
studious and intelligent visitor. The AZ
| rangement Of the collection is attractive
Tables Of fruit extend along the ou.el
walls Of the hall all round, broken up By
rack, of cut flowers and table bouquets
| In the centre OF the north wing, S II
Dawes Of Grand View Farm, Harrison
makes his usual private fruit display ,whct
is srrapg.d ID in f1e style ard embrace.
almost al the fruits grown in this latitude
either green, preserved. canned, o,
made into j4llies, shrub and Jam
His collection attracts many visitors II
the south wing, John Burr, the well known
Free port f,ris,, John Burr, displays two
large tables full Of rare pot plants, COM
| prisipg hot house and open border speci-
mems, fiaely grown. The centre OF the
east wing is devoted to the display OF
canned fruits, preserves, pickles, etc -
46i Is and cans. a most tempting display
Charles s Walker OF Peru SHOWS displsy
Of greenhouse plants in the centre OF the
west wing is very inters sting. Upon the
several tables are many f,rsl designs, din
ner table decorations, parlor bouquets and
baskets and dishes of cut flowers, VII CT
admirably set off the beautiful collections
Of fruit with which the tables were loaded
Sixteen racks Of cut f,wers, embracing
sbout 800 specimens each, were srrangsc
agsinss the wall space between the windows
Couoty Collections OF Apples.
Opposite one of the windows in the norti
wing is little space assigned to
AIoostook
county. Small as it is it is larger than i
was when, few years sgo people used t.
think no fruit could be grown in ,hst higi
county and it will grow in sjzs and I'M
portsnce until 8 respectable space will b'
needed for Aroostook apples. This display
is from the orchards Of Hon James Nuttlui
Of Perham, and A. M. Dudley, Mspletou
The former consists Of dozen varieties
embracing three crabs. the Alexander, Rec
Assrachan, Gideon, Duchess Of Oldenburs
FAmeuse. Pewankee, Peach of Montrea
and Wealthy. The specimens Of Wealthy
are especially iae. and the whole lot i
interesting.
The collection Of A. NJ. Dudley. Maple
! ton, consists Of len vaii cites, lsrgely simils
to Mr.. Nutiings as to varieties, but ais
containing some which he has not, Is tn
Magog Redstresk, St. Lawrence. Sops o
Wine and Letoksky. The collection o
Mr.. Dudley shows that northern Arc ostool
can grow good apples.
Androscosgin
Co. collection occupies long table, and ]
made up Of exhibits by d. s. Thomas. d
North Auburn, twenty varieties; job
Danton, Lewiston, 81 varieties; DIP Tfu,
Leede, 20 varieties, and ID j Briggs, $
Turner, 10 varieties. There is but sing
exhibitor in the
Cumbsrland
| division. The veteran fruit grower, Hs
| S~eetser, Cum berland. 20 varieties.
Ffankiin
county has large space allotted TT,
the fine exhibit beirg made By 4 Y n.
rington, of 81 varieties; NJ c Hobbs, Vet
| Farmington, 25 varieties; g K Stae',
Temple, 20 varieties; b Il Ridley, JAVA
varieties, and ID c Averiii. Temple, 3ss-
rieties. The whole collection 10 msd. up
OF good specimens. The
| Ksnnsbec.
table deservedly occupies prominentlace
near the East entrance, the exhiiors
being Z A Laphsm, Pittstop, twst-sx
varieties; W X Wharf, Gardiner. TINY
sx varieties, and G 1 Periey, Vssse eoro,
thirty -four varieties. Ia the
| Knox
county exhibit there 10 bat one conssutor,
Mr. Aiorenzo Butler, Union, twent vari.
eties.
oxford's
| collection is made up Of two lott. me Of
forty varieties by C II George Of sbro,,
and the other by Leonard Carney, ebfon,
the same number.
Psuobsoot
county is made DIP Of the contribpns Of
C A Arnold, Arnold, thirty -four risties,
sni h II keuni,ton, same place, sse mum
bef.
i ssssdahoo's
table has two good coDtributiontone Of
EP Ring, Ricnmond. 81 vsrietis and ]
NJ Lsmout, West Bah, 25 varies. The
| eomusst
table 10 made up Of the exhfs Of 8
Hoxie, North Fairfield. 40 wares, and
II Merrow, South Smiibfeld, 3arieties.
| Waldo
has two contributors, viz: B vBsrtlett,
East Dixmont, 25 varieties, aiMrs A B
> Ssfaston, Monroe, 20 var eties. he apples
forming these county coIlectio are gen.
orally hne specimens f,r thesson. al
though not fairly fepfesentsfiy Of what
Maine can produce or fair sale Of our
! splendid commercial winter soi
eingls Plates Of App.
In division three Of the Pomeical list,
severa, tables we're devoted toigle plstes
Of different varieties Of spplef 10 spsci-
mems each Il was large and y interest
ing, infelligensiy arranged asbeticaily
BY varieties according to the Sesy's list.
4 We note few leading specins Aiex-
;, ar.der, 4 specimens; AmericaDIden Rus
4 set, 10 plates; Ben Davis; chess, 10
plates Of nne specimens; an. Early