Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-01
FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR.
Another Successful Day at the Meeting
at Pennington.

FARnIsGros, Sept. 30.-Among the ex.
hiblfors Of thoroughbred H-refords We 4 I'd
VI. P. Tufts os Fuming:on with some Il
head Of sre arim ,ls. SID the blue ribbons
he received we're not few. Mr.. Tufts has
been breeder for some years and nesily
al bis stock 10 de.cended from one COW
| purchased In Canada some ten years ago.
NJ. Tufts sold todsy . pice heifer to {. o.
Dill Of PHILIPPE.
The showing Of matched oxen snd siee,s
| vas a large and ere5iiable one. Lasdi9 z
| sxaibitors we're w B Gilman, Lewis
Ksrshret, T N Morton. A Norton,
| Charlton Furb1sh. E J Dyer and others,
Farnin g.on-
Geo Jennings, Farmir gson. had . pair
Of s three year dds which took frst prize
ss matched
+ A Leavits. same town. had pair Of
ike age which were very nice, deep red
with white faces, Q pair which will make 3
great pair Of show cs tie
z + Rollins. Wilton, had yoke Of two.
yearolds which caught The reporters
e. and were fancy mach.
The steer calves Of Warre1 Voter were
handsome dark red pair with white faces
0Akes Bros, Chestervi!le, had some good
locking Durham thoroughbrtds and also
Guernsey stock Of pure blood.
JW Day, New Sharon, has large Short
Horn hull from the Waugh herd of Starks.
The drawing Of oxs was SPIRITED con-
test in which several pairs Of cattle took
part.
Howsri Pease, A Norton and o Col,
lins of FNmtngdsls had teams which pulled
well E + williamson Of jay, the veteran
s0s5, hooked on pair of starfaced Dur-
hams and they wake d the load over the
ground.
III Paase's oxen were the smallest and
sto ~ed the greatest desire to get away with
the load, so took first prirs.
The .h1Siny of sheep elected many
favorable C, mments all srouni the rir g.
and comparisons and conclusions indicated
chat the exhibits would not have suffer'd in
competition with the hochs at our State
Fair, and we do not think they would.
Franklin did herself proud.
Among noted stock men of the State
present we noticed Il G Burleiah Esq. of
Vsssalboro, A J Libby and j G + sh. Oak
land. Gilbert ard G Understood OF Fay
ette, etc, Other attendants upon the sho.
were Elihu lawrence, Fairfield B + Track.
Leeds, Msj 5 w Tinkbam And the Hill
iond Bros Of Auson. Mr. Burleigh bought
~ head Of oxen and steers Of Fra1kliu
county's choicest. ak Of Them being from
the farm Of S Kersher, four from Silas
Niles of Jay and the steers of + A Leavilt
Wednesdays Races.
MINUTE 'LAss-si00.
Oliver l.. br h, by Won Moltke, G. NJ.
Park, Canton. n.........-.-...-....-, 2
Othello, b z, by onawa. X. W.
Haires, Sk.wheg gan...............l 2
Hattie Pearl b M r.J, Watts, Nor
Biynn, Blk :, T. Il Shepard, Phillips S 5
Iime-2.5Ii, i6l, 3-5Jt 2'i9i, 253.
Ben Butler, Kaox Boy and Neverbreak |
also started
237 cLAs~-rr RsE slOc.
D Hood Z, by Hilton. Knox A Wood,
" Walt"n..-.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL
Maggie franklin Or IN. by DR. Franklin.
d n Foster Canton. / Il
ia p nlpsey, br <. a ID Horn. Farm
ington.;... n,
were distsreed IN the first heat. lima, 2.Ss I,
, 80 l2, - IL, 2 30 L.
The green horse race was won by A
Allen's Locomotive in three heats. best time
j6 IL c. S, Robins Tonic Wood,
.ecord; A. jonas Topsy, third. The races
Y ere close and interesting. In the third
neat Maggie Frsrkl!n IL d a. the wire by
lose, but owing to q break, as o Hood had
lot made skip, che was placed second.
Presc1 1tt, Jr,, by Prescott, dam by Judge
Advocate. went a quarter in 3S seconds and
> i'll be given a full mile tomorrow. He 10
,wned by Clark & Plummer, North New
Portland.
A collision occurred during the f,'enoon
~ which Chas Scsnmon Of Weld was
brown from his sulky and seriously ir jured.
. runaway in the afternoon created scme
xcitement, but luckily no damsge wss
lone.