Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-10
THE COUNTY FAIR.
Readfe|d Had Largest Crowd
in History for Second Day.
All the Exhibits Show Up Finely and
the Races Were Good.
Fair Will Close Today-Some Of the Person:
Who Had Exhibits.

Readtield, Sept. 9.-(SpcciaD.- To-day,
ty fair, brought out n full display of
articles in the exhibition building, i
fine line of agricultural implements
and lots of good horses.
In the hall on the first floor, which
is devoted to agricultural products.
ave first noticed the apples of X T.
Frost of Wayne; he had 40 varieties.
His plate of "Wclihys' are perhaps
the prctticst apples on the tables.
There was also in his collection some
% and some SO apples shown side by
side.
President NJ. +. Norcross of Win
throp has Il neat collection of is Nari-
cites. Mrs. NJ. G. Robbins shows a
moderate sized but well selected coli
lection. Edward Cottle, East Mt. Yer
non, brings a good collection. His plate
Of thirty ounces are bouncers. The
apples of Walter T.. Keith, Winthrop,
number some - kinds in all. prove that
| his orchards have received attention.
| +. +. Grover of Winthrop has 4 good
! collection of 10 varieties +. l.. Hop
| kins of Mt. Vernon has an exhibit of
| % varieties well selected. Il. II. Mayo
| Of Manchester brings IS varieties: his
collection contains many rare kinds.
| NJ l.. Lord of belgrade has a small
| but as pretty a collection as we ever
| saw. The same can be said of the dis
play of w. f. Bean of Readfield. Henry
| Leach, +. Monmouth, apples. IL Varic-
ties, shows care in selecting sorts for
his orchards. Mrs. +. s. French,
| Winthrop. about a dozen varieties, all
good and fine kinds at that : l..
Merchant, Winthrop. also brought a
pretty collection.
Although there are over 100 plates of
apples spread on the table, and every
enc agrees that it is by all odds the
best collection of fruit ever shown
here, and one man told the writer that
although he had attended fairs wide
~ for fiNe years he had never seen the
display greater 1t all shows that
kennebec county is in the very fore
front of the van in fruit raising
Mr.. Mayo of Manchester shows
plums and pears which are about ire
sstible. so luscious do they look: there
are about 10 varieties, including all the
| Jest KNOW II Sb4lS. fltiliN i1tttn VI
| Monmouth has good lot OF plums.
! Walter f. Keith of Winthrop brings
pears O. Farnham of Readfield has q
| collection of plums and pears which is
small in numbers. but. oh my, c. NJ.
Weston of Belgrade shows pears and
plums, about 81 varieties; a whole cdu-
cation in fruit here in one volume.
Passing to garden vegetables. +. K.
| Mayo OF Manchester shoWes twelve
| varieties of CabhagcS and other Vege-
| tables in perfection. making up a reg
ular sturehouse in useful knowledge in
| gardening. NJ. y. Mayo of Manchester
also mas d great exhibition of veg
| etables. The carrots, onions and to-
matoes here deserve especial mention
j. b. Mayo of East Eeadiield eN
| hjbited great potatoes. and Mrs. NJ. L.
Robbins some mammoth potatoes. NJ
T.. Norcross. Winthrop, brings SOM
handsome bects. Mrs. NJ. l.. Robbins
a general collection of garden veg
ctables pollcy Y. Folsom. Readfield.
pumpkins w. +. Bean. the same.
John Herdaton, pumpkins anG
squashes. lIedley Black. Rcadheld.
earden collcctioi-a big ana complete
show: and r. l.. Hopkins Mt. Vernon.
brought potatoes, each one 50 lar&"
thai one of them would make a pretty
good meal for Il small family. H. y.
Dexter. Wayne. displayed some Won
dorfully edible looking cabbagcs. and
John Hatch. Winthrop, some pretty
Six Weeks" potatoes.
Chase f. FOgss Early Turnip' po
tatoes are about as red as cherries
which is in fact the proper color fol
the variety: and his Charles Down
ings" are of d beautiful flesh tint, that
contrasts strkingly with the first
named variety. Clare Fogg's pump
llins, had they had another week to put
on the last shade of gold, would have
been unsurpassed.
John w. Manter Rcadficld, brought
up a few cabbage from his patch on the
Winthrop road.
Corn was shown by Glare FoSg and
w. r. O. Elliott of Readficld, and Miller
Williams of Mt. Vernon.
The vegetable show is hardly up to
the fruit exhibit in completeness, still
it is very grand.
Preserves.
Preserves with just the right tint and
form of fruit are shown by Mrs
Francis Hoyt of Winthrop and w. ID
Navo of Manchester Mrs. Hoyts was
one of the biggest collections of can
ned fruit we ever saw. Collection is
the only word that will describe it, and
it was a complete one too, consisting OF
40 or 30 cans. the fruit all put up in the
most approved style. so that the fruit
retains its normal shape.
Dairy products are here in the usual
abrnGance but we have hardly space
TO mention them, but must now jour
nev upstairs to see what awaits us in
the fancy work and art department.
At one side of this room an organ is
discoursng sweet music with now and
then a song by the player Just Tell
Them that You Saw Me, seemed to be
the song most appreciated by the listen
ers. At the other end of the hall man