The Republican journal., 1888-09-06
The Eastern State Fair nj Bangor.

Bangor Tuesday and gave notices of some Of
the trotting stock from this vicinity. Other ex-
hibits will now have brief mention Mr.. V. b.
Paul of Morrill, exhibited pair of oxen, and OBJ
tanned third premium In two classcs--fat cattle
and matched cattle His oxen are four years old
and the pair weighed $500, and grted seven feet
five and seven feet sin respectively. They were
very handsome animals. Mr.. S. L. Boardman, in his
reports to the kennebec journal, says of two Bel
fast horses "Ben Bolt Is owned by l.. Hayford,
Belfast lie is Ly Hambletonian Chief (43l03
dam by Harry Hayford by Dirigo. lie Is three
years old IIarodson, four years old, that trotted
In the 40 class the first day is well bred horse
lie Is by Prescott, by Harold, dam Queen by son
of Black Diamond He won the three year old
race last year at Lewiston and Bangor" hlr. D.
II. Smith, Winterport enters Sadie Babcock sired
by Elcctioneer by st. Lawrence. The mare is
fourteen years old and she has Il colt months old.
MIR. &. II. Dunton, of Winterport, exhibited six
IIostein calves. also one yoke of five years
old which weigh $500 pounds each. MI. S. II.
Quinton, Of Wntcrport, exhibited Iiolsten bull,
two years old; calf, ten weeks Old, iiolstein
heifer, one year old Mr.. Amos Hatch, Of Jack
son, had on exhibition five herds of sheep. Three
head were large fat wcathcrs. The three weigh
anything but first premium for fat sheep. They
sheared IS pounds of wool last spring, Mrs. A..
Is. Strattard Of Monroe among the leading ex-
hibitors Of cut flowers, having 200 Walls. In the
art department Hattie A. Snow, Wintcrport ex-
hibited picture Of yacht Puritan.
In the free for all PAGERS, purse 900 the 5. &.
Ganyinedc, owned by G. b. lngraham, Camden.
took first money. The Commercial says of the
nnal heat 1t was a close race home between him
| and Drlgo Maid but he came in a little ahead.
q anymede paced beautiful race throughout and
seemed to have plenty Of speed to sparc-Time
3ila, ll3'., l50 2.32. OF the fourth heat In the
$50 class, purse 5000 the Whig saws OF a mare
| owned by fl. +. Haley, Monroe In this heat Emma
A. astonished the crowd by going to the front on
the first turn and holding the lead until she almost
| reached the WIRE when she was forced too hard
and went to Il break, Evenc, who had been Il hot
| second, taking the lead and race in 236i. Josie
| Bates finished third and took second money, Emma
A. third money, Edward fourth. Time, 2.4l Z,
2.59ta, 24ll- 2.3G>a In the race for three years
old Emhrook, of Belfast, won second money. In
| the first heat the harness bIokc and Elmbrook
| came in fifth. In the second heat Elmbrook came
| In second, all other horses being shut out of the
Seer, the winner, broke the three years old
record E,mbrook is Il gamcy little holse and did
| all his friends expected.
| There We're base hall games each day. The game
Tuesday between the Manchester7 and Ports
| mouths attracted large crowd and was won hy
| the Manchcstcrs in the sixth inning, when Kellogg;
| lined out two Dagger with three mcn on bases.
| Score-4 to- The same clubs played Wednesday
morning before 1000 people, the score resulting
| Portsmouth Is, Manchesters 10. In the afternoon
| 1t is estimated that 20,0o0 people the
| grounds and the programme was carried out with
the greatest At O'clock Professor
| Hathaway, the ;rronaut assembled about 1000 feet
| in a hot-air balloon and then eapcd out into tile
air and descended by means of parachute. Hath
away struck against house in the city and fell to
| the ground, but was not much injured. sin thous-
and people saw the ball game in the afternoon be
| tween the MancheStcrs and Portsmouths, which
resulted in favor of the Portsmnuths bya score Of
. to ). Thursday morning the principal event WAS
| a ball game between Lowell and Portsmouth, won
| by the former by Il score of : to 4. About l20o0
| people attended the fair in the afternoon. Prof.
| Hathaway made a successful balloon ascension.
gave trapeze performance and then made sue
cessful descent. The Lowels and MancheSters
| played an exciting ball game, which the latter
won, to 4. About 10000 people were at the Fair
Friday, it being the largest closing day ever known
In the morning the ball game res ulted Iowclls %;
Manchestcrs, >; and in the afternoon, Loweils, !,
| Portsmouths, A. Genarm won the free for all race.
| The following is partial list of the local premi-
ums awarded Trottng stock stallions-one year
old, T. H. IuXford Brooks, oh. ). Gislmont. 2nd.
/ Two years ohM +. Bean, Camden, ;. Neni Wei,
End. Four years od-W. c. Marshall, Belfast, b.
5. IIaroldson, LIST. stations for raising gentle
mems driving horses-l year Old \. q. Preston,
| Belfast, BIS. Chettain, LIST prize. years old 2nd
| prize Parker spolori, Bucksport, 1 years old,
| +. Hopkins, Searsport, chs Woodlawn LIST prize
j years old and under :, Geo. Il. Pillsbury, nifty
$. Rod Magnus, 2nd prize. Best brood mare fOf
raising gentlemcn's driving horses with foal hy
sidc-l0 years Old and over, \. NJ. Houston, Bucks
| port Center, Lady Nappa, 81. Fillies-Two years
| old John F. Libby, Prospect, Lizzie L., Sd. The
I special premiums offered by III. f. Haley, of Mon
roe, for the best three colts, the get of Constea
| ton, were awarded to Lewis Smith, West Hamp.
den, bay tlly, LIST prize, 80 ii. Il. Grant, Bangor
| bay colt, So 2d prize Thurston Hunt iicrmor
Center, black colt, $40, Sd prize.
| In the sheep department Amos Hatch, of Jack
| son, took the following premiums | Shropshire
| buck, LIST; buck, 2d; ) buck lambs, lst; } eve
| sheep, , yr, LIST; 3 eve sheep, VI, lst ) lambs
| LIST. In the butter and cheese department; {. Nj
| Conant, Monroe, st creamery butter, LIST on
solid package butter, LIST butter in prints, 3d
| sample granular butter, lSt for hest general dis
play of butter. Mrs. Is. f. Stearns, MuntNilIc. Isl
| ON domestic sage cheese.
In the flower department Mrs. a. b. Stratttrd
| Monroe, took premiums as follows Floral pillow
| LIST; dahias, End, phloX drommondi, ID clnl san
| thcmums, End floral wreath, lst. Mrs. >trattarc
| also took premiums on apples and pears
| The Reunion of the Nineteenth Maine.
| The annual reunion of the 18th Maine regiment
| held at Unity Aug. 2Sth, was largely attended anc
T! was a very pleasant occasion. The visitors wcr,
| met at the station by the Unity Cornct hand anC
| escorted to the Grand Army hall. At noon The
regiment formed and marched to the big tent where
| dinner WAS served. After dinner the veterans
| marched 10 the hall where they were called to on
| der by DIR. Billings, the president Of the asSoCia
ton. The muster roll showed that there NOR,
| present than have been together, with the single
| exception Of the encampment at Portland, sine,
| the regiment was mustered out of the service. The
| following officers were elected for the ensuing
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