Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-11
SOUTH KEHNEsHc FAIa
Large sttsGdance aud Good Exhibits
Farmers CeIebrste In Rain Storm

Special 10 she X anebee Jo1rnal
SorrH WIspseg, Oct 10.
South k-nnebec Agricultural society at This
place opened with 8 large attendance and
ane exhibits in all departments Thr sIhi-
bitien Of ,oxn teams in which wiadsor
Whifsfeld. Pitison snd Chelsea psrtici patsd
was very good, each sbo~ing some very
sneIy matched rxen ami steers Among the
exhibitors of working oxen and steers we
notice the following we'll known citizens:
Pnrsros--Tho.- Dow. pair oxen years
old; Jas Gould. Jr-, pair year Old steers
and one pair oxen; Vim. T. Abbott, X. A
Narson. and Oliver Gould each one pair
oxen; John Dunn two pairs, s and 5 years
Oil \. j. Cunningham one pair oxen
CHELsEA %. = Cooper. pair years Old /;
A. y. Dogzizss. pair years Obj; H. Hall.
pair year, old; Henry Campbell. pair 6
years oil; w. T. Gray, pair years OLD
WspsoA.-G Godd.ng, pair 3 years Old !;
Frank Task, pair 3 years old; J. B Hslpen,
pair yesrs old; James Ersktne, psir years
old, and also one pair years old
Elias Perkins pair years old, lsa4e pink-
ham par 3 years Oil, Ira Choste pair years
old j. L. and J. Ashford three pairs two,
three aad four years old respe etively, Horace
Choste pair years old, Levi Perkins pair 5
years old, Philip Kendall pair years old,
John Choate pair years oil, y. Dunlap pair
8 years old Geo. l. Hall pair years old.
WnirErIELD H +. Howe pair years
old. J f Leonard pair years old, j. II
Mooney pair wears Old, c Skehan.
James Preble, kingsbary Partridge, Geo.
'Boggs +. VI. Blsckman, w. 4. Mo'aney,
Bert Knight, +. Campbell, each showed one
pair. A large proportion Of the oxen shown
are for sale nov or as soon a. fall plo~ing is
finished.
Among the exhibitors Of neat stock we
notice James T. Wheelan Of White field, who
shows grade Hereford bull years old snd
two coIors. Mr. Wheelan is the owner Of
the stallion ..Jocco" entered in the fast race
for Friday. o. f. Cooper shows a grade
Jersey COW with calf also yearling heifer.
The best 5 year old oxen were shown BY o.
F. Cooper of Chelsea, and the best 6 year
ol1 by X. A. Marson, Pittston. L. o. Tib-
belts of White field, is likely to carry OF the
premium for best calf 3 months old; it's
beauty. The trials of pulling oxen draw
large and interesting crowds.
The display of fruit, vegetables and fancy
articles was most excellent. Among the
exhibition of apples and pears We notice
David Given, Miles Moody, John Davis. +.
A. Kelley, s. Lspham, Abram Choate, J.
f. & J Ashford g. c. Worthing, Levi
Russell, Gilmore Cooper, r. S. Barton,
John Cook ,on X. Reeves.
]. c. Barker of Chelsea had fire display
of honey and the combs in various stages of
filling Geo Brown of Chelsea also had a
fine display. Some choice specimens of
both we're displayed by Mrs, W. b. Davis of
Coopers Mills, Miss Eliza ID. Wyrme, Mrs.
Nancy Moody, Mrs David Given, and Mrs.
J t. Drake of South Windsor Mrs. l. A.
kennev of North Pittston, and Mrs. X. 4.
Taylor Miss Lucretia Marson, only six
years old exhibited u can each of raspberries
and strawberries. Mrs. Geo Brown, Mrs.
David Given, and Mrs. +. II. Mooers had
the iaest display of canned goods and pickles.
The displays of apples, pears, grapes, etc.
by Geo. Brosn of Chelsea and J. Xenney
OF North Pittston were worthy Of special
mention.
The exhibitors Of fancy articles were all
deserving of special mentioa We noticed a
calico qulr of 5000 pieces by Miss Julia A.
Fa-nham a silk berispreal and table cover
by Mrs. Samuel C0okson, and a silk quilt
AMI shsms by Mrs Annie Il Field. which
were very handsome. The bed'prsad, com
posed Of squares of hand-a orked flowers and
Obi eta, exhibited much skill and taste by
Ms g ?. Reed of Windsor. Miss Clara
Pratt. VIM sor. II wears old, exhibited some
pap'r flowers which were very natural fhe
old fashioned vine set over one huHdred
years old. exhibited by Mrs c. f. Griffin
Of Win 'sor. a'frac ed much attention
Mr. j NJ. Carpenter, Piltston, and Mrs. J.
G. Moody, Windsor, had fine displays of
stockings, muiens and yarn.
Among exhibitors of vegetables aud farm
crops were the following: Potatoes, red
globe onians. cabbage, squash, turnips
pumpkins aad beet, David Grover. South
Windsor; slfforb Graves, three turban
squasEres weighing 80 lbs the l0gest weigh
isg - lbs Miles Moody. pumpkins,
.ar,yht from 80 to ~ lbs J, trace sweet
corn: j. =. Cray, South Windsor. sweet
corn and saaple Of barley; Francis Coiburn,
WIadsor, large collection of vegetables. in
cluii pumpkins squash beets, beans ant
ouiops; ID Csmpbeli, trlce of corn: T. H.
VI .oefs. Pits on. n large collection of yeee
tabes Including Jumbo potato together with
thirteen other RI t'ss Of potatoes, and a
tot,i If y varieties of vegetables; c. ID.
Na, by. Whiteheld. sweet corn; George
g-asn aud II. j. NcGran,.. squash; Gilman
Cooper, corr, q +. Reed. turnips. ps-snips;
Arthur Douglas onlous; Thoms5 McGregor,
Chefs a, beets, carrots, cabbage. pop corn;
Thomas Cuss Pittston. corn: Rohie Black
man South Windsor, pumpkins, pop corn;
c. b. Jewett, beets, carrots; n. simpson.
potatoes, b. ets, coru, pumpkins; ID Wyman,
Coopers Mills, cabbsges and pumpkins