The Portland daily press., 1894-10-12
THE SAGADAHOC FAIR.
Fortieth annual Meeting Opens at
T0psham.


Better Exhibits than Ever. Before-Some
Good Trotting-Large Attendance-De-
putty Sheriff Despeaux Thwarts a lFa-
kir and a. Victim Receivers His.$53 Dol
lars--List of Premiums
Yesterday was the opening day of the
40th annual Sagadahoc fair, held at the
grounds at Topsham. always famous as one
of the best county fairs in the state, extern
sive and admirable in every department
and especially so in the exhibit of fruit and
country product, because always held in
the second week of October when every
thing has reached it's best growth and de-
velopment.
The rain Tuesday morning and the storm
Wednesday caused the postponement of the
opening day till yesterday. when the
weather was entirely favorable.
This year in every department the ex-
hibits are superior in quality and quantity
to those of any previous year.
There are more cattle than ever before
numbering over 300 head. One man says
that this is the result of the fact that the
umber OF stock is decreasing in the
country. The farmers are keeping less, but
consequently those they have, must be of
the best breed. Therefore there are more
fine cattle to be exhibited at the fair.
In the agricultural hall the display is far
better than ever before. 1t has been fine
year for crops and fruit, and the hall is
fairly filled to overf1owing with splendid
samples of the rich yield of Sagadahoc
farms.
There was a special prize offered for the
best exhibit of an entire grange. Each
grange that entered the competition was
20 receive $40, and that one judged to be
the best to receive $50.
The oranges of Topsham, Bowdoin and
Bowdoinham have entered the competition
and their exhibits are arranged together on
one side of the hall. The Topsham grange
was awarded the prize yesterday.
Some of the m )st interesting exhibits
were an ear of corn. grown by Joel Williams
of Bowdoin, and measuring sixteen inches
in length, some huge potatoes. raised by A.
N. Rogers of Brunswick twelve of which
make peck and some OF which are six
inches long, four: inches wide and two
thick. I he Meadow brink fruit and vege-
table farm of Brunswick, exhibits some
strawberry plants with ripe Strawberries,
they bear fruit in the spring and again in
the fall. Otis B. Georges exhibits some
Cleveland Alaska peas that were sown Au-
gust 18th and We're pic ked, ready for eat
ing October 9th.
The Taunton Iron Works of Taunton,
Mass. have lalge exhibit of stoves and
ranges as has also the Auburn Stove
Foundry company.
G. Z. Townsend. the Brunswick carriage
manufacturer, has a large exhibit of
carriages and sleighs.
JIG. Washburn of Bath, has fine display
of organs.
A unique exhibit, and one seldom seen at
Maine fair, certainly never before at this
fair. is a set of iron cart wheels. They
were made by the Empire Manufacturing
company of Quincy. Illinois. and exhibited
by Hiram Keay of Topsham. They are
smaller than the wooden cart wheels, but
the rim is about twice wide. They are
as yet very little used on Maine farms, but
Topsham farmer, who knows their value,
says they are sure to come in the near
future.
They are step in the right direction.
The wide rims will make them roll easier
over the farm fields and will also tend, of
course. to keep the county roads in better
kinds of weather with less disastrous effect
than can wooden wheels.
The forenoon yesterday was devoted to
the awarding of premiums on the stock
Following is the list:
Town teams of oxen-First, Topsham, by
B. M. Patten; second, Richmond, by S. B.
Hathorne; third, Brunswick, by j. L. Lin
scott.
Town teams of steers, three years old
First q A Ward. TOpSham. sacOnd T.
Williams, Bowdoin; third. Leander Blair.
Richmond.
Bowdoin: G :aes second, RALPH j. Fstten, p. Top..
One year old-First, S. B. Hathorne,
Holsteln grades, cows-First and second,
F. J. Libby. Richmond; third. S. B.
Richmond; eeond, ). B. Hathorne, Rich.
mond; third, M. A. Brown & SON, Rich
mond.
Heifers, two years-First, j. F. Libby.
Richmond; second, $. B. Hathorne, Rich
mond.
Heifers. one year-First and second, F.
J. Libby. Richmond; third, J. NJ. Fulton.
Bowdoin.
Heifer alf-Flrst. f. j. Libby, Richmond.
F. }. Libby of Richmond, won the, first
premium for bulls three year old and one
three year and two year old heifers; first
and second Tor one year oIu HeI-er,anc nTSt
and second and third Tor heifer calves.
Guernsey Howggnn grades; .seoyd cowsFrst sa. Frank
Bowdoin; third, G. 7. Pstten. ,Togsham:
Heifers, three yeara-First, j. f. Buker,
Bowdoin; secono, e. ". smith, Bowdoin.
Heifers, two years-First, j. NJ Fulton,
Bowdoinham; second and third, +. $.
Adams BowGoin.
Heifers, one year old-First and second.
E. $, Adams, Bowdoin; third. j. T. Buker,
Bowdoin.
Heifer calf-First, e. S. Adams, Bowdoin.
Guernsey, pure blood, F. C. DunniIg,
Harpswell, won first premium for two years
old bull, first, second and third for bull
calves; first, second and third for cows;
first Tor two year heller, and first and
second for one year heifer
: Short horns, pure breed bull calf-First,
B. M. Patten, Topsham.
Grades, ,Ecows-F First, s., P. Hatkorne,
Richmond: second, +. j. Libby, Richmond;
third, b. M. Patten. Tospham
Heifers. three years-First, j. NJ. Fulton,
Bowdoinham; second, S. B. Hathorne, Rich
mond.
Heifers. two years-First, b. NJ. Patten,
Topsham; second, j. M. Fulton, Bowdoin-
ham.
Heifer, one year-First, B. NJ. Patten,
Topsham.,