The Portland daily press., 1896-10-08
sCARB0RO FAIR.
Rain Again Interferred With the
Track Events Yesterday.

DuC tno SeKetaDIe, FAncy WORK, fouIIry
and Cattle Exhibits Are the Best Ever
Seen at this Falr-Today's Events
Promises to Be Interesting.
The Scarboro and Cape Elizabeth fair
which was to have opened on Tuesday
has not been favored with the best Of
weather for Its exhibition. On Tuesday
1t rained and the fair was put forward
until yesterday. and yesterday there WAS
more rain and the fair had to be post
poned until today. 1t is hard luck but
as the exhibition this year is one Of the
best the Association has ever made there
is little doubt about there being large
attendance today.
The fair will be continued through Fri
d ay and Saturday, should the weather
permit.
Today the principle events will be the
race for the society purse of $50. the 2. 40
trot for purse OF $50 and the ladies
contest of Harvesting, driving mile
and embarrassing again. In all of these
events the entries are large and they
promise to be interesting and closely con-
tested. Then the hall exhibit. the cattle,
poultry and farm produce are well worth
going miles to zee and as these exhibits
are said to be the finest even seen at this
fair they will undoubtedly receive their
| full share Of the attention of the visitors.
Despite the rain yesterday there was a
| very good sized crowd in attendance all
day and al the weather prevented the
track events from coming off, the pa,
irons spent most of their time in e1amin-
ing those oxhi bits which were under
shelter.
VEGETABLE AND FRUIT SHOW.
The vegetable show this year is a re.
markably fine one and has probably new
or been equalled in Maine. In the annex
of the main hall this display is made
and the sight of golden pumpkins, rosy
| che eked apples. big bunohes of celery
every kind of vegetable known in this
section Of the country is worth going
miles to see.
One exhibit alone, that of N. B. Lane
of Soarboro is probably the largest ever
made by one person at any fair in New
England. 1t. occupies the entire half OF
the annex and contains 1876 varieties OF
vegetables. In it there are 26 kinds OF
| squash, rs kinds of pumpkins, "a varie-
ties OF Roods, immense heads of lettuce
and celery, parsley, cauliflower, six
kinds of carrots, beeus, turnips, three
b in 7o Oft min Of
varieties of corn and 10 kinds of corn.
Then there is mammoth marrow weigh,
| ing "a IA pounds, a mammoth blue
weighing 66 Ia pounds. mammoth
negro squash SO pounds in weight, 6
patch pumpkin which is not often seer
raised by Mr.. Lane on his farm in Scar
boro. In all this makes beautiful dis
play and the fair officials are very proud
of it.
Harry G.. Lane exhibits a collection Of
70 kinds of vegetables which are very
fine
| Charles L. Robinson has on exhibition
a bushel each of beets, potatoes, corn ani
cabbage.
f. W. Dyer shows about 90 varieties
of vegetables including new kind of &
cucumb Der known as mckinley OF
Gold Cucumber
N. I. Sawyer shows several varieties
of magnificent squashes and cabbagel
and Howard Sawy er has on exhibition
some mammoth marrigold beets.
| The other exhibitors of vegetab les and
fruit are Nora s. Nelson, onions and
cranberries; Lemuel Milliken. onions
Howard Sawyer some fine trace corn
-oshual Brackett, IS varieties OF apples
ana grapes; E. G. Robinson of South
Portland, rs kinds of apples and pears
Stephen Soamman, sweet apples ant
grapes; G. G. Dyer, fine display of noe
heads; L. c. Hannaford Of Cape Eliza
beth, 10 kinds of pears; Benjamin LARA
bee IA varieties of apples and some grapes
N. I. Sawyer, 30 kind of apples; II
Lane, 4S varieties of apples; P. W. Jor
dan. potatoes, squash and cabbage; Nors
@. Nelson, melons; L. Milliken, A
kinds of apples; W. F. Robert, f. P
Libby, George Robinson and George e
| d1lmaQ v6rlOuS klQuS Oh GOTH.
PLANTS AND FLOWERS.
The display of plants and flowers al
though not very large is a very fine ON
and includes many odd varieties. Tn
exhibitors are Mrs. Herbert Wright
house plants: Mabel Gilman, cut flowers
Mrs. George Plummer, Mrs. LII. Mitch
ell, house plants.
FANCY WORK AND HOUSEHOLD
GOODS.
The main hall is completely filed witt
an elaborate and beautiful display O
fancy work and household goods Of al
kinds. Nearly all of the fancy work Il
embroidery of different styles aud som
Of the work is far superior to that usual
ly seen at fairs of this kind. There ar
all kinds Of articles from the mammoth
counter fan and quilt TO the tiny ant
delicate doilies In this exhibition ant
in dhis hall one may find enough to ad
mire and exolaim over for half day.
Then there are toothsome looking jellies