The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-12
THE ToPsHAM FAIR.
Another Pleasant Day at Successful
Exhibition.
Especial to the Press. ]

bers Of the organization have good reason
to feel elated. The weather was not SO
cold as it was Tuesday and until the
latter part of the afternoon outside wraps,
which on Tuesday were brought into
necessity for comforts sake, were a bur-
den. This fact, combined with that of it's
being the second day, caused large
crowd to be present. From the moment
that the ticket sellers began to open up
down to afternoon steady stream OF
humanity entered the enclosure.
The following is the list Of cattle seen:
JIM. Fuller,1 grade Jerseys; j F. Buker,
26 registered Jerseys; f. S. Adams %
Maine State Jerseys; S. B. Hathorn, IA
Herefords; E. W. Smith, Durhams;
Charles Allen. / yoke large Hereford
steers; L. Williams, Hereford steers;
Frank Blason, Herefords; Frank
Houllette, l hree-year--old Jersey bull;
Frank Dunning, IA registered Guernseys;
James Reed, 20 Jerseys; FL. Libby, 30
Holsteins; NJ. A. Brown & Son, 30 Jerseys
and Herefords; Fred Patten 1 yoke of
three ear-old steers; town teams OF Top
sham and Bowdoin, 10 yokes each.
Ralph J. Patten of Topsham, Harry q.
Edgecomb, Arthur G. Edgecomb, all boys
show splendid displays of vegetables IN
the hall on the ground floor.
In the hall upstairs is a fine exhi bit OF
work of the ladies. Splendid specimens
of fruit and handsome pictures adorn the
walls. Webber's photograph studio OF
Brunswick is well represented by fine
works from that place.
At half-past ten O'Clock the examina-
ton of town teams of oxen, steers, sheep
and swine occurred; The committee ~
charge. was o. W.Rolfe of Deering and
A. w Rowe and E. N. Morrison of Cor
ham. They awarded the premium for
best two-year-old oxen to Bowdoin and
the best two teams of oxen to G. l.. Lin
scott of Brunswick and A.W. Mallett of
Topsham In the trial of draft oxen,
which took place in the afternoon, for
the best exhibit of drawing of oxen OF D
feet, 10 inches and over, the first prize,
SO was awarded to E. W. Mallet of Top.
sham the second, SIS, to GA. Woodside OF
Brunswick; the third, SIS, to George F.
Mallet of Freeport; the fourth, S3, to
III. Alexander of Brunswick For the
best under feet and 10 inches, j. T.
Buker of Brunswick secured the first
prize, So; F. s.. Adams of Bowdoin, Sc,
the second; Frank L.Jordan of Bowdoin,
Topsham, ST. the fourth. For the best
three-y ear-old steers, the first prize was
given to J.F Patten of Brunswick. For
the best wo-year-olds, Charles Allen of
Bowdoin was awarded the first prize.
The poultry display under the grand
stand attracted much attention. Among
the contributors to this department are
S. l.. Farrar of Bath who had number
of Plymouth Rocks; A. Berneir, bantams;
Rocks, Everett White, Plymouth Rocks;
Frank P. Miller of Brunswick, Plymouth
Rocks; c. I. Allen of Brunswick,
Plymouth Rocks; G. W. Keay of Topsham,
Wyandotte and Black Spanish chicks and
Pekin ducks; II. T. Fuller of Brunswick,
white and brown Leghorns; w. Fl.
Doughty of Orr's Island, black Leghorns
white Leghorns; Frank Miller of Brun-
swick, bantams; d. W. Scribner of Brun-
swick, Buff Pekins; Mrs. NJ. E. Watts of
Brunswick, white Pekin ducks; Dana S.
Colby, Brunswick. Rowen ducks; G. E.
Fowler, Brunswick, geese; Edward HI.
Freeman, Brunswick, light Brahma
chicks; George 2. Coffin, Freeport, white
Leghorns; Daniel Stewart, Richmond,
Plymouth Rocks: A. A. Dunlap, Bow
doin, black turkeys.
The awarding OF prizes commenced this
forenoon and the different committees
were busiIy engaged forming their
opinion of the stock.
In the dairy exhibit the following
awards were made: For the best 10
pounds of butter by Deep Cans" and
doin; .scond, Mrs. &c Mallet, Topsham !;
third, J.F. Buker, Bowdoinham. For
best 10 pounds by temperate setting
and shallow pans, first prize, Mrs. v.
E. Reed. Bowdoin; second, Mrs. George
r. Telford, Topsham; third, Lizzie
Sturdivant, Bowdoinham. For best 10
pounds Of butter by centrifugal cream
separator, first, to George F. Mallet,
Freeport.
For II pounds of honey, first prize to
C.M. Henry; second, to E. N. Willis
Eighteen pounds of honey, first to G. M.
Herring, Brunswick; second to r. N.
Willis.
For collection and variety of farm and
garden produce, first to f. S. Adams,
Bowdoin; second, M. r. Randall, Bath;
third, A. ". MeCcalf, Brunswick.
For collection of potatoes, first to Geo.
r. Policy, Bowdoin; second. Mrs. e. c.
Mallett, Topsham; third, E.svey Tarr,
Brunswick.
For sample potatoes, first to v. e.
Parsons, Brunswick; second, A. N.
Rogers, Brunswick; third, Games A.
Tarr, Topsham.
Sample table of beets, first to Charles
RANDALL, bOWuOlHudIu, seCOuu, IIduh
P. Miller, Brunswick; third. G. Fl
Parsons, Brunswick.
5 For sample carrots, first to W. E. Par
sons, Brunswick; second, Geo. L. Roberts,
Brunswick; third, Frank p. Miller,
Brunswick.
For sample parsnips, first to A.Y.
Metcalf, Brunswick, second, Frank 2.
Miller, Brunswick.
Samples ruta baga, first to Harvey A.
Tarr, Brunswick; second, Alya Hildreth,
Topsham; third, CT. Patten, Topsham.
Samples white turnips, first to Harvey
A Tarr, Brunswick.
Sample cattle beets, first to HI G. Dun
ming, North Harpswell; second, w. =.
Parsons, Brunswick; third, James A.
Tarr, Topsham.
For sample onions, first to Isaac. Will
son, Bowdoinham.
For sample cabbage, first, to W.. e.
Parsons, Brunswick; second. F.C. Dun
ming, North Harpswell, third, A. W..
Hunt, Brunswick.
For sample caulif1ower, first to E. G..
Dunning, North Harpswell.
For sample celery, first to +. v. Pray,
Topsham; second, CA. Parsons, Brun-
swfck; third, William A. Dollff, harp
swell.
The Races.