Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-09-19
BY TELE6R APH.
MAINE DISPATCHES.
OPENING DAY
Of the Maine State Fair at Lewiston
4 Large Attendance Present..
Seven Carloads of People
From ArOostOOk.
LEWISTON, Sept. Is

LEWISTON, sept. lc
The State Fair opened today The weather
was fine and the attendance large. Seven
car loads of people from Aroostook county
arrived at noon. The unexpected exhibition
of stock made the preparations little late,
one hundred and seventy stalls and pens hav-
ing been built since Friday. Arrangements
are most complete with the State societies,
the Maine genealogical Society and the Ar
droscoggin County Society. Aroostook
makes special exhibit, very interesting of
cattle The Jerseys are in force. c. r.
Mattocks of Portland, Blanchard Brothers OF
Cumberland c. +. Cobb Of Leeds, l..
Littlefield of Winthrop, Mr.. Gardiner OF
RockIand, b. F. Briggs of Auburn, b. H..
Bennett Of Brunswick, C. J. Shaw of Hart
land, Alorzo Libby Of Saccarappa exhibit
herds Burleigh & Bodwell, stock of Black
Polled cattle.
Herefords are exhibited by Burleigh &
BodwelI, NJ. VI. Bailey of Winthrop, g. & G
Underwood of Fayette II. A. Higgins of
Charleston, Otis & Barker of Belfast, j. F.
Cover of Pennington.
Durhams by Gen. Mattocks of Portland.
A. W. King of Charleston, w. +. wilkins of
Green, X. A. Small of Lewiston.
There is good show Of grades and
working oxen.
Gen. Mattocks has a large stock of Berk-
shires; J. +. Frye, North Vassalboro choice
Lancashires; X. W. Soule, Augusta, and
Hiram II. Brown, Clinton, whites; Mr.. Nc
Kenney Auburn, large Poland Chinas
There was never show OF horses in Maine
equal to that on the grounds. Every choice
stock is represented. Among the best horses
are J. r. Winans stock. In his exhibit is
the stallion Woo6lawn. g. j. Shaw exhib-
its the stallion Gideon, who is grandfather to
Independence and Cleora. with large stock
chester. shows a good representative of his
stock. The stations on exhibition by Mr.
Nelson and Joseph White, Vassaboro, II. c.
Archer, Skowhegan, are worthy of note.
Matchmaker, from Damariscotto, is a do
scendant of horse imported by +. O. }.
Smith. He is the winner of many fast heats
Glenarm, Lewiston, son Of Constellation is
on exhibition. Capitoli, the famous brood
mare is expected. Among the choice horses
are Black Pilot and Lady Druggist.
AT City Hall is splendid exhibit of manu-
featured goods. The Lewiston mills are al
ways well represented. The Sanford Mill
has splendid goods. Agricultural hall is
Overlooking. Among the euriosties is a shoe
shop fully equipped and in operated. by Ara
eastman x Co. The Haskell Silk Co Sac
carappa, have machinery showing the whole
process of silk manufacture. In this build
ing is the genealogical exhibition, which is
fine, notwithstanding the hard year for fruit
The following races took place this alter
noon; Three minute class, purse 500, sew
en- starters, was won by George. Frank F.
second, Surprise third. Time, 2.3II, 2.3lt,
, sat, > "a, 23it
For stations who have never beaten 2.35
purse $3.50, four starters, was won bv Fear
naught, Grand Dan second, Aroostook Bow
third. Time, 23Si 2.3i, 30
Three year old colts, purse 800. four
starters, was won by Lewis j., Mischievous
Jack second Time, go, 246