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The display of dairy products was rather small in amount, 

 though in quality the butter was considered better than usual. 

 Mrs. Aaron W. Milliken of Buxton, received the first premium for 

 June butter, and Mrs. Frank H. Milliken of Saco, the first on 

 September butter. 



The show of fruit was excellent in quality, though in amount 

 not so much as at some former exhibitions. Fourteen lots of 

 apples were entered for the variety pi'emium. Mr. Amri L. Ayer 

 ' of Biddeford, drew the first premium for a lot seldom excelled at 

 any exhibition. Another fine (second premium) lot was exhibited 

 by Elliot Fernald of Saco, and another lot (third premium) of 

 twejity-six kinds by Edward B. Randall of Limington. Moses 

 Burnham of Biddeford, was awarded the first premium for best 

 bushel autumn apples, and Secretary Hanscom for best winter 

 apples. Other fine lots were shown from Ivory Fenderson, Ira C, 

 Doe of Saco, John T. Davis and Mrs. Johnson of Biddeford, J. 

 M. Hopkinson of Limington, and others. Col. Charles Twambley 

 of Saco, showed the greatest variety of pears, and Ira C. Doe, of 

 native grapes. J. M. Hopkinson of Limington showed the best 

 dish of native grapes, and John S. Murch of Dayton, the best 

 foreign grapes. Mr. Isaiah P. Milliken of Saco, showed a splen- 

 did dish of well ripened peaches. 



Fine carriages were shown from the manufactory of Messrs. 

 Fowle & Frost of Saco, a sleigh from John II. Sloman of Saco, and 

 a trotting gig by Amos Whittier of Biddeford. 



Fancy articles of needle work, &c., made an excellent show. 

 Conspicuous in tliis class might be noticed a large number of 

 worked rugs, showing excellent taste and great patience in the 

 makers. Mrs. Geo. S. Hammond of Elliot received the first prem. 

 on rugs, while many others received premiums and favorable no- 

 tice from committees and spectators in the Hall. S. E. Dcane of 

 Dayton was awarded premium for an excellent specimen of domes- 

 tic llannel, and Mrs. M. D. Hill of Dayton, for domestic carpeting; 

 Mrs. Oliver Dyer of Saco, for wool blanket, and Mrs. Edward 

 Rumery of Saco, for full cloth. The Ossipee Manufacturing Com- 

 pany showed a variety of excellent goods that attracted much 

 attention. 



As a whole the York Count}' Exhibition for 1869, was much 

 more of a success than the officers expected previous to the Show. 

 The season was such that much less than the usual crop of corn 

 was raised in the county, and a long continued drouth made it 



