Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-20
COUNTY ExsIsIrs.
BILE Weather and Given . Fine Fatr
Withal


HAsrDES, Sept -.
Not favorable weather but not
vtthsAndiny the energetic officers of
the Penob.cos County Agricultural So
eisty, Asssrs. e. NJ. Jeweu. J. Fin
son. A. Linn, @ NJ. Laneey. S. L. Mayo,
G. J. Shaw. II. W. Bradbury, Lewis Fish,
n. W. Goodrich, II Goodwin and Charles
Mason, have made things "a co.
The hall il light and eommodious. and ali
the exhibits are attractireiy arranged.
Pumpkins and sqsxshes predominate, and
q finer collection is not often seen. Po.a-
toes, corn. peas, beans, and garden products
are shown in Abundance. An entire table
extending the length of the hail is covered
with fine specimens Of fruit Of various kinds.
The center table shows what the ladies' of
Penobseot county can do in the line Of man
ufaetured household al ticies. jellies. pickles,
preserves, summer fruit, eraDbeyries, toma-
toes. butter, etc, show TO good advantage on
another table and the space in front Of the
platform and upon it is made attractive by q
we'll arranged variety Of natural flowers.
The wall, fronting the entrance is covered
win pic.u-es in frames, the work Of our
PeHobscot ladies'.
The agricultural exhibits are of the finest
ever shown in the county and evince i'm
provements and increased interest among our
farmers
The poultry exhibit is excellent. A. j.
Remission gets first premium on White Plym-
outh Rocks. The first and second premiums
were aw arded to Geo. Sweetser for Wyan-
dots. First award on Buff Cochins was
given to A. j. Remission. First and second
on White Leghorns went to W. z. Wood
worth and also the first and second On
Black Legborns.
A. j. keniston was awarded the first prem
ium On white turkeys a. j the tirst and sec
ond on Aylesbury iu As, The first and
second on Rouan ducks was given W. z.
Woodwork and also he first on Pekin
ducks The second was NJ. McAuliife
The first and second premiums on Embden,
Toulouse and White China geese were
awarded to A. J. Remission
For cclts, Mr.. Knowles of Hampden shows
a our-year-old, Dandy, Maud W.. two years
Old, and spring colt He takes the lst
premium on four ar-oids.
W. II. Mason exhibits the stations Black
= ood Chief and Kirkwood. The last was
awarded the first premium. Geo Sweetser
enters the stallion Watchman, " hich took the !
trst award in its class. Ii. W. Sweetser |
enters a two-year- old, Watehman, Jr., and
axes the second premium Josiah Vans
shows mare and colt. Horace Whitmore
'hoxs mare and foal. Daniel Rowell en-
ers a mare and colt for premiums and takes
he first. Elisha Hill of Glenburh enters
mare and colt
For the best pair of matched horses, A.
J. Remission takes the first premium. LOttle
rayio enters yearling colt, Briar Rose,
nd carries away the first prize. Frank
Emerson enters Maud E., live years old, for
irving horse and takes the first money.
George Little fl Id enter' for premium
NO year. old colt, Pet and takes the second
money. Clarence Carter shows yearliug
'olt named Gypsy. Amos Carter a four
ears old colt Dom Pedro, and gets the sec
md prize. o. II Littleteld shows family
lorse, Ned. Everett Hammond shows a
'earing colt, Kitty, and thinks he is lucky
n getting the highest prize. Charles Pat
crson exhibits a two years old colt, Daisy.
md takes first II W Hammond shows the
'la mare, Fanny, eigh, years old, for n
'arriage horse ard gets second. Richard
Emerson shows family driving horse, six
ears old Wilbur Reed shows two years
I'D iiliy. For bringing over his brood mare
md colt, John Lowe gets the second prize
edwin Packard for a two years old cold gets
he frs, award, and II. W. Hammond gets
he second. On colts under one year old
Ohm Lowe takes the first, and Joseph Ware
he second premium.