Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-05
NEW AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
South Kennebec Exhibition at Wind
sor.
Special Correspondence to the Journal. ]


Brown, Chelsea; vice-Presideuts, j. S.
Gray, South Windsor; William A. Nolan
Whitefeld; E. II. Simpson, South Wind
sor. Secretary, +. II. Mooers, Pittston
treasurer, Charles Z. Coombs, Whiteield.
Trustees, the president and secretary. ex-
otficio; A. NJ. Douglass, Chelsea: Levi Per-
kins, Windsor; A. b. Noyes. Whitefeld /;
James E. Blanchard Chelsea. The present
life membership of the association is seventy
/ FIVE. A half mile track has been built near
| Windsor South Corner, on land of u. ii.
Simpson and j. S. Gray, which the associa-
ton has leased for a term of twenty years,
and next year they propose to erect an e1hl-
btion hall on the park. 1t will thus be seen
that the society means business; and, as it
has good business men for its managers, and
are Of the very best farming section in Ken
nebec county for its field of operations, it
may be said in advance that the work of the
society can but result in good, and its fairs
become popular and successful.
Its opening day, Wednesday, Sd, was cold
and unfayorable, but, notwithstanding this,
there was a fair attendance and good show
of cattle. The exhibitors of farm stock
were:
w. H. Kennedy, James Wingate, VIM.
Nolan, James Grant, David Given, Geo
Boggs, Miles Moody, J. Z. & j. T. Ashford
James Wholen, John Bailey, Abram Choot
Premiums Working oxen, 3 years old,
lst premium, James Could ID, r. A. Mar
SOM Sd, +. Erskine. years old, lst, M.
A. Douglass; I'd, o. Cooper; 3D., John
Leonard Town teams LIST, town of White
field; 2d, Chelsea; Sd, Pittston. Matched
steers j. II. Bailey, A. n. Douglas, ID.
II. Dunton, +. Howe, J. Erskine, j. Ack-
ford, ii. +. Howe. Sheep and swine }. f.
Ashford, Asbrey Pierce. Draft cattle
class |, 7ft. Ist, James Gould, Pittston; ID,
Fred Boynton, Augusta; Sd, James 4. Els
kline Windsor; class 2, Gft,S inche s,lst, Mr..
McMannus, Whteteld; 3D. Jos. Lebolister,
Whitefeld 80, Timothy McGraw, White
field Fat cattle oxen, lst, James Gould,
Pittston; 20, X. A. Marson, Pittston; Sd, A.
n. Douglass, Chelsea. Fat steers: LIST, }.
| +. 4 J. f. Ashford, Windsor, I'd, Daniel
Dunton. Whitefield; Sd, J. +. Preble, White
| field
ON the second day, Thursday, the weather
was more favorable, but exceedingly cold
for the season. The exhibition of horses
and colts upon the grounds in the forenoon
was not large but there were some most ex-
cellent animals among them especially some
well formed, good moving two and three
year old steppers.
Wingate hall, in which the fair was held,
was literally packed with fruit, vegetables,
and articles of ladies handiwork. AT no
town or county fair this fall have we seen
better fruit, better grown vegetables or more
artistic needle and fancy work than was here
exhibited, even though at some fairs larger
collections in particular classes may have
been made. Among exhibitors of vegeta-
bles and grains were Alden Lewis, David
Given, A. J. Partridge, Whitetield; IL. 5.
Smith South Windsor; o. F. Cooper Chel-
sea Frank Coburn, Windsor; Frank Par
fridge, Walter l.. Pratt, Whitefeld; Forest
f. Ware, North Whitefed. Sixty pounds
squash, Thomas w. Mahoney. A fine sam
Pile of early Mayfower potatoes, Thomas
Shehan, Whitefeld. White Mountain pota-
to, S r. Lapham. Six lots of butter were
exhibited.
Fruit filled two large tables and was an
exceedingly fine display. f. A. Lapham of
Pittston. had thirty specimens 2. Maloney
one Joseph f. Ashford thirteen; George
Brown had very fine lot of twenty three
specimens of apples. three of plums, three
of grapes, and one of cultivated cranberries;
David Given one; Z. IL. Blanchard one;
George A. Moody sixteen; J. A. Grant one
plate of grapes X. Reeves twenty-three va
rieties of apples, very handsome collec-
| ton.
The exhibit of ladies work including silk,
worsted and cotton quilts, rugs, sofa pillows,
afghans, tides, toilet sets, Mexican work,
embroidery, flowers, etc. was large and high
| lv creditable as a first effort, on the part of
the fair contributors. The leading exhibi-
tors were: Mrs. Nancy Moody, dish of
pansies and perennial phlox silk quilt Mrs.
Samuel Cookson; Mrs. Sarah Hatch; Miss
Eta c. Pratt Miss Euletta Lynn; Mrs. E.
| Lapham; Mrs. Florence L. Burnheimer,
South Windsor; Miss Susie NJ. Beedle,
Pittston: Miss Matte A. Bryant; Miss Olive
NJ. Woods, Coopers Mills; Mrs. A. b.
Foves, Mrs Elijah Moody; Mrs. George
Lamson: Mrs f. II. Blanchard Mrs Dan
iel H. Dunton.
| A fine chrysanthemum in full flower was
shown by Mrs, Nancy Moody. Canned
fruits we're exhibited by Mrs. F. II. Mooers
Pittston; Mrs. Miles Moody; Mrs. F. B.
Barker; Mrs Eugene Collins, Chelsea and
and Mrs. Sylvia Givens. Rugs
we're shown by Mrs, A. B. Noyes
Mrs. ID. Given, Miss Nancy G. Partridge.
Silk Quilt, Mr.. Samuel Cooper. Quilt con
tanning 1884 pieces, Miss Edna Collins. Five
splendid rugs, Mrs E. H. Blanchard. En-
Ibroidered Lambrequin, Miss Olive NJ. Wood
Is years of age, Cooper's Mills. Master
Bert Knight, Is years of age, showed pail
of trained and matched steers under perfect
control, and which he exhibited both in and
out of the yoke in very interesting manner
Colts were exhibited by Henry Simpson
Dunham Campbell, George Mcclure, vii
liam Nolan and others. A match was made
i'm the afternoon between colts by A
J. Marson, George Boggs, A. J. Avery anC
Charles Achorn, which afforded muci
amusement to the large crowd in attendance
but did not come inside of three minutes
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