The Republican journal., 1873-10-09
The Waldo and Penohscot Co. Fair
Reported for the journal,

Reported for the journal.
The Waldo and Penobscot Co. Agricultural
society held their annual cattle show. fair and
exhibition at their fair grounds in Monroe, oct
lst and 2nd. The weather was good. and the
fair the best ever held by the society and PROV
ed !; success.
There Were - yoke of oxen and steers most
of them large and handsome The town team
OF Monroe, consisted of II yoke of heavy. we'll
built oxen and took the first premium.
The team from Frankfort consisted of eight
yoke, equal in quality and beauty 10 the Mon
roe team but less in number They received
the second premium.
}. II. York exhibited yoke year old steers,
well made and matched, girth, 6 II. 10 - inch
e.
n Stearns one yoke very handsome, we'll
matched, year Odds, girth, #. 70 inches.
ID. and G. w Pierce had on the grounds one
pair two year Odds dark red, white faced. well
matched, girth fl. inches.
G. A. Mckinney had on the grounds hi
farm stock, consisting of five COWS, two wear
Odds, three calves all of first qnality.
J. w. Lowe drove to the fair grounds one
yoke red oxen, four years Old, very handsome.
good workers, also one very handsome cow,
the mother of pair of twin calves four months
Old, dark red, girth IL feet.
Joseph HALEY had one yoke well matched ON
en-
&. Ferguson Exhibited 4 one wear old bul.Vcry
handsome, grade, HEREFORD and Ashly Girtl
4 #.
There was other good stock upon the grounds
OF which the writer of this did not get any ac-
count or the owners names. There were also
sheep fowls COWS and pigs. &C., &C.. 10 be seen
of all men.
$. F. Mansur had fourteen geese, very large,
three ducks and three varieties of hens. There
were also other fowls Of variou, varieties. | do
not know to whom they belong.
There We're on exhibition good assortment
of fruit, apples pears, grapes, &c.
f. w Rtchie presented thirty-tiye varieties
of apples of his own raising
The greatest variety shown by any one per
son was by II. c. Weber, who exhibited fiji
teen varieties of apples. very handsome
Mr.. Dawson exhibited che dish of very hand
some apples. the third wear from the graft. of
tAe 5reening species.
There We're other lots worthy of notice. hot
knowing who raised them / omit speaking Of
them. Then there were potatoes, onions squash
eS, carrots parsnps, turnips, &C., and all very
handsome.
Mr. John Goodwin had present specimens of
twelve rowed seed corn, sound and handsome.
There was also some extra eight rowed corn
there.
now come to the ladies' department. The
articles were numerous, well got up and very
handsome. Mrs l.. Woodman presented on,.
l"ilcl SCI, one smoking cap, one cushion, one
watch case, one worsted tidy, one cotton do,
one patch quilt containing 1924 pieces, all very
beautiful.
Mrs. II. &. Weber had hung III, patched
quilt very handsome, containing 1920 pieces
Miss Lizzie A. Osgood had quilt containing
$50 pieces; the c0l0rs 50 arranged that it look
ed very handsome. There were other quilts
worthy of notice do not know to whom they
belong.
Then there worsted work too numerous
tomention all very excellent Mrs. +. W. Richie
was among the principal contributors
Miss Weber presented case of wax work
of fruit which looked tempting to the taste.
The great variety of articles in this depart
ment would satisfy any one who saw them,
that the ladies Of this vicinity are equal to 9TH
crs in taste and industry They are entitled to
much credit for making the Show and Fair i'll
tereSting and popular
THE SECOND DAY
was the horse trot, and lecture by Rev. Mr.
Wentworth, whose talk was very interesting
The day was mostly spent in trying the mettle
of the various horses and colts. 1t was horse
trOt and caused the usual excitement and ankle
ty. 1t is reported good time was made The
second day closed the Fair, just at dark. all
appearing to have had good time.