Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-06
WINDSOR FAIR.
Annual Exhibit of So. Kennebec
Agricultural Society,
A Good Show and Attendance Despite
Having Been Postponed One Day.
The Raees-Nthai the Journal Saw On the
Grounds Programme Tor To-day.

sorrH WINDSOR, Oct. 5,-(Special) =
The rain Of Tuesday caused a postpone
ment for one day of the fair Of the South
kennebec Agricultural Society at this place,
and consequently put the entire programme
of the exhibition ahead one day. Wednes-
day morning was not altogether pleasant.
The sky was overcast, the atmosphere
chilly and the ground damp. This made it
rather unpleasant upon the grounds this
morning, and as the main features of the
| forenoon's programme was the arrange
men,s of exhibits in the hall, the attendance
of any but exhibitors was small.
| This is the fifth annual exhibition of the
society, all of which have been successful
and interesting. The grounds of the society
are well located at Windsor south corner,
the park is level, the soil hight loan, and
the track, which dries off rapidly after
| rain. is in very good condition today.
| The leading officers of the fair are
George Brown, Esq, Chelsea, president:
i. II. Yeaton, fIalloweil, secretary J. 5.
Gray, Windsor, treasurer; Miss Gussie F.
! I.apham, secretary o. the Ladies Depart
ment of the hall exhibit.
| The department superintendents are !;
| Horses, J. II. Stimpson; neat stock, A. \.
Douglass; sheep, swine and poultry, J. 5.
Gray; hall, Sumner Lynn; ladies' depart
ment. Mrs. Fred A. Coombs.
Windsor; general superintendent, the
| President, George Brown, Esq.
Live stock in the cattle classes will not be
shown till 'rhursdry; and although there
are some horses already on the park. more
especially of those that are TO start in the
races, the chief exhibit in the various clas-
scs of horses for road, family and breeding
purposes will not be exhibited till the last
day. This forenoon the exhibitors and
committee have been busy in arranging the
hall and we can only give partial list of
some of the leading exhibits.
| Four tables run the entire length of the
hall, which is only lighted from the west
side, the east side being devoted to the ex-
libits of such articles in the ladies' depart
ment as are best shown when displayed
from the wall. bn the east table ladies'
fancy work is shown ION the west table veg
etables, and ON the two center tables fruit.
flowers, butter, cheese, bread and miscella-
neous articles.
At the head of the left hand centre table
on entering the hall a choice collection of
NtBtiaDIts IL SHOW II W WI W -h'oA
of Pttston-aI finely grown AMI placed
! upon the table in an artistic and attractive
manner. The display embraces cabbage,
/ squash of two varieties, two varieties of
carrots, parsnips. four of onions. five Of
tomatoes, two of potatoes, beets, red cab
bage. peppers. cucumber, Mariyni. dish
of very handsome peaches, and four
traces of sweet corn. Mr. Moore not only
! l.,,x+ 60 ma hinS hy
also understands the art of exhibiting, and
| his display is study in itself in both these
directions.
/ j. A. Grant. Whitefeld. shows II varie-
ties of apples. and a display of Hartford
| Prolific grapes well ripenetl and neatly ex-
I hibited The King of Tompkins, Bell
| flower and Porter apples in Mr.. Grants cx-
] libit are fine.
! j. \. kenney. North Pittston, has a col
/ Lection of iruit embracing Is varieties of
! apples, six of pears and two of grapes. Ex-
cellent Northern Spys and Baldwins are in
this collection; and the Goodale is notice.
able among the pears.
The collection of fruit exhibited by J.
Colburn Windsor, embraces IL sorts, the
best grown among them being Northern
Spys, Kings and r. /. Greening.
Levi Russell, Jefferson, shows twenty
seven varieties of apples, all correctly
named. In the lot are good Twenty Ounce,
Kings, Spys, Baldwins and Granite Beauty.
e. 4. MOODY, Whitetield makes a fine
display of nineteen varieties, very chol cely
selected and a credit to the fruit de part
ment The best lots are Black Oxfords,
Blue Pearmain. Greenings and New York
Russet
John Cookson, Cooper's Mills, exhibits
thirty -one varieties and one of pears-the
Boffum In the collection of apples are
some varieties as good as any in the hall, If
not better than any. They are Nodheads
American Golden Russet, Greetings, Bell
flowers and Baldwins.
A large display of apples is made by +.
A. Lapham of Pittston, embracing twenty
seven varieties in a general collection; four
varieties of fall apples; five of winter ap-
pies Baldwin, Bellfower, Spy. Hubbard
stan and king-about dozen plates Of
fered in single competition, and one dish
Sheldon pears. The whole collection is a
very creditable one.
other exhibitors of smaller lots of fruit
are Geo. II. Simpson. Cooper's Mills,
four varieties apples; Sumner Lynn, South
Windsor. five varieties winter apples; +.
B. Partridge, North Whitefield, seven va
rieties apples j. +. { j. +. Ashford,
Windsor thirteen varieties apples W. Il.
Davis, Coopers Mills four varieties apples,
one plate grapes. Mrs. $. Tober. one plate
apples; \. y Douglass, Chelsea, one plate
apples Alice b. Taber, one plate grapes.
Field and Garden Crops.
squash and pumpkins. o. l.. Choat,
Windsor: yellow and red onions, Leslie
Lewis, Coopers Mills pumpkins. Chas. +.
Mcguire Dakota red potatoes, John Nor
ton. Windsor; mamouth squash. C. C.
jackson, Augusta beets and onions j. >.
GRAY: squash, ruta hagos beets, carrots,
psrsnips, potatoes. corn, &. T. Reed orna-
mental gour,ls, q. W. Piper, Somerville;
citrons, Joseph Le Bollster, South Wind
sor: squash. pumpkins and citrons,
Rubic Blackman, south Windsor; yellow
eyed beans. G.. II. Jewell. south
Windsor; Dakota Red potatoes, Chas. A.
Jones, National Home Delaware potatoes,
c. j. Skeahan, Whitetield; Hubbard
squash, J. Colbnrn; sample of Brazilian
barley raised by y. W. Littleteld Il Chelsea,
weighing 80 lbs. per bushel yield "A bush
els from two acres) California pumpkin,
J. \. Grant. Whitefied: Late Rose pota-
toes, squash, onions citrons, W. b. Davis,
Coopers Mills: mangle wurtzel beets, f.
B. Partridge, North Whitefeld.
The display of field, sweet and pop corn
shows that the yield of this magnificent
cereal has been good this year, more than
thirty traces are on exhibition. The names
of those contributing TO this features of the
show are Chas II. Partridge. Whitefield
Alvah NJ. Davis, Whitehead; Il. T.. Pium-
mer, Coopers Mills j. A. Grant, White
fell; Levi Russell, jefferson j. q. Cum
miugs, fIailowell eight rowed variety,
length of ear III inches: }. Cotburn
e.. J. Skeahan Whifetelsi. John Cookson
&. b. Jewell. -four traces: Joseph Le-
BOLSTER: q. =. Reed J :. Gray Walter
H. Pratt, South Wiadsor: !. H. Taylor
Alien lewis. Whitedeii. James Prebie
r. II. Muocgs. Pittston.
Bouquets and vases of cut flowers we're
shown by Mrs. William Potter, Whifefieid.
and Mrs. Nancy Moody, South Windsor,
and lantannas, coleres, petunias and gera-
n n / n u.