The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-30
Items Of interest Gathered by Cor.
respondents of the Press.
Preparations for the Cumberland
County Fair.
The M odeI Hennery of a Young Cor
ham Farmer.
Corham.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FAIR.

ton. AT present IL mas small ueDI Oh ABOUT
$500 contracted in building the new stalls,
but the prospect is that this can be handled
readily. Mr.. John S. Heald says the indica.
tons favor full entry Of horses, which will
mean interesting and profitable races. Both
Mr.. l. l.. johnson, who is a trustee, and Sec
rotary d. f. Whittier consider the prospect
excellent for a successful fair. The special
trotting premiums, which are as follows, will
be feature:
FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. 10.
Purse s2O0-For 2. 80 class.
Purse $3.50 Three minute class.
Purse $60-One year Odds.
SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16.
Purse S15O-For 2.36 class.
Purse $200-For PAGERS that have never beaten
three minutes.
Purse sl25-For four year olds.
Purse $75-For two year olds.
THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. IT,
Purse s15o-For $50 class.
Purse S100-Three year olds.
Purse S500-0pen 10 all horses in the 1927
class.
F. A. Fox of Cornish expects to attend the
fair with a good number of horses.
7 Alonzo Libby of Westbrook is now work
ing nine of his horses on the track under the
charge of Mahlon Jordan. Among them are
Guywood and Goldwood.
EXTENSIVE POULTRY ESTABLISHMENT.
One of the most interesting places in Cor
ham is the farm of Mr.. w. p. +. Robe, Just
out of the village. Mr.. Robbie, who Is son
of Ex-Governor Robbie, is a graduate of Bow
dom In recent class. Not enjoying the
out Of door life and settled on the beautiful
farm which he now occupies. He
makes specially of poultry, and
his hen houses are an interesting sight. The
houses and yards include two acres of land,
xrrhar -, hfa hnc Esra h.,KxA
ducks. Bramahs, Plymouth Rocks and Wy
andottes are the breeds of hens he keeps,
Mr.. Robbie finds that intelligent and careful
management will yield excellent results and
good profits In this business. One of the
most entertaining of spectacles is the feed
tered over the farm. The old way of feed
ing hens was for the farmer to take a dish
OF corn, go into the yard ami call "blddie;
biddie; biddie." while the fowls would tum-
BILE over each other in their effort to get at
the food. Mr.. Robes hens probably would
not understand the cry ''biddle." The have
been brought up to the ideas of modern pro-
gress. Mr. ROBBIE has broadcast sower, a
machine turned by crank. which throws
makes loud grinding noise. With this he
scatters food for his large flock. The hens
know that the sound of the machine means
food, and when they hear 1t there
is most remarkable. rush. They
OohO al Pdlto VI buO tu6
sta ely and elegantly roosters, the ponderous
bramah chickens from the half grown down
TO the smallest ones just out OF the she'll, all
come, most Of them with headlong speed,
and In with them are ponderous and ridicl0us
ducks, hurrying along with much noise and
flutter. Everyone Of them knows that the
sound of the machine is the modern substi-
tute for the old cry of "bds." Mr.. Robbie
applies modern ideas throughout his BUSH
ness, and Is of course successful.
NOTES.
The old Normal school dormitory is having
a new piazza.
MI. j, g; Brown, superintendent of the
Portland Packing Co.'s corn shop, expects to
pack the usual amount The prospect now
indicates a fair corn crop.
The town is well filled with summer visit
0rs. At Henry B. Johnson's" Village Farm"
are Edward Il. York and family and Angus
tus Champlin and family. of Portland, the
Misses Bennett of Boston, and many others.
Rev. Geo. Lewis, of Berwick. is spending
his vacation In town.
Hon. Edward Harding and wife have Just
returned from a carriage ride to North Con-
way. 1t is about 60 miles from Gorham to
Conway, through region unsurpassed for
natural scenery. They were accompanied by
Z. +. Putnam, member of the Chelsea,
Mass, city government.
scarboro.
The Scarboro Beach nine played a game of
ball with nine picked from the guests at
Atlantic House, Scarboro Beach, which re-
suited in score of 10 to 10 in favor Of the
guests at the Atlantic House. The winning
club Will play with the Cash Corner nine
next Saturday.
Nonesuch Lodge No. 81, K. of P. served a
clam chowder to quite a number Of visiting
brothers from Bayard and Cumberland
lodges last Monday night and very pleas
ant time was enjoyed.
During the last week person looking in
direction l0uld and
children with baskets and pals, some in
teams, others on foot vending their way to q
pasture recently bought by Mr.. Neweomb,
where an abundance of raspberries awaited
there was enough for ALL and the genial pro-
prietor enjoyed seeing the luscious fruit dis
tributed into so many homes. Competent
judges say that there will be more than one
hundred bushels grown on that lot this
season.
Mr.. john +. Bartol had the misfortune
Tuesday of crushing his fore finger in a
moving machine, rendering amputation
necessary.
Jesse, youngest son of Harrison Ware, fell
from the haym0w Tuesday while playing
with other boys dislocating his elbow.
The water pipes are now being laid along
Main street; the work is nearly completed
on the cross streets.
The attendance on the lecture by M. A. c.
Herrick at the Baptist church Tuesday
evening was quite large. The illustra-
tions were good. Many of Mr.. Herrick's
friends were glad to hear him again in the
lecture room. He is advertised for another
lecture at the same place on Friday evening.
SOUTH FREEPoRT.
Crops are all doing splendidly in this sec
tion. The haying season Is drawing to q
close-and our farmers contemplate with sat-
isfacti0n their well filled barns.
Quite number OF summer visitors have
come into the place, and almost every day
brings new arrivals
vinaIhaven.
F. S. Wells and wife, E. r. Roberts and
wife, 7, G. Libby, Calvin B. Vinal and w.
other parties for Detroit to attend the G. A.
K. Encampment. G. B. Vinal will visit his
daughter in Minneapolis before his return,
and w. S. Vinal his son In Dayton, Ohio.
The small boats made quite catch of
mackerel Monday, some of them getting five
or more barrels to a boat. Richard Carey
caught about 40 barrels in his weir.
DR.: Parsons and wife Of St. Louis, Mo-,
who have been stopping at the Ocean House
here, started for New York In answer to a
telegram from their son.
The firm of Lane & Libby have more or
ders than they canfill for brick fish this sea-
son, and are running lots of extra help.
The following officers were installed In the
N. Z. o. p: ID. A. Davis, w; j. Tolman1
ID. W.; Mrs. L. Tolman, Sec. Mrs. d. r.
Manson, F. s.; w. FL. Brown, G. Written.
Sents.
Hon. E. P. Walker and family went to the
Northport camp ground this week, where
they will occupy their cottage.