Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-01
GOVERNORS DAY
Al The South Kennebsc Fair
at Windsor.
Largest Crowds Ever on The Grounds
Greet GoYeinol BuPleish.
BREEZY Account Of What the Journal
Man Saw on the Grounds.
Especial to KEssEsEc JOURNAL

Especial to KEssEBEc JOURNAL
SoUrH WINDSOR, Sept. 80 To-day h.l
scored an immense success for the Soutt
Kepnsbec Agricultural Society. Never
before has 90 large an ATTENDANCE been wit
messed upon IFS show ground, nor has q
more successful day IN every respect ever
been recorded in its history. The attend
Ance has been between FIVE and six III lu-
san / and the ground has been literally COW
cree with teams and people. Exhibition
hail has been crowded all day and the off
GERS have been put 10 their utmost 10 attend
to thu wants Of exhibitors. The day mss
been pleasant despite the rather sharp
wind and clouds Of dust snd every body has
been sati. led with the show in all depart
ments, which in some respects ouirauks
all fairs held in Kennebec county this fall.
At II O'Clock Governor Burleigh. State
Librarian Carver and Lsbr Comm ssioner
Matthews entered the show ground and
we're received by President Given, Secre
tsry Mooers, + A Lspham, Esq. ard other
members OF the Committee. President
Given welcomed him to the fair grounds in
behalf Of the society in few appropriate
words, and She Governor and party then
drove to the cattle park and inspected The
| long strings Of beautiful working oxen
drawn up in three town teams. passing up
and down the long avenues with rows OF
splendid oxen and stears on each side.
| Other departments Of the stock were WIS.,
tied. At l2 80 he visited the hall aud
was formally introduced to the crowds
present by President Given. Governor
| Burleish expressed his pleasure at being
present, c9mplime Dted the contributors to
the fair in all departments for their interest
| in making up so fine an exhibition, and
| thanked them for their cordial reception.
Half an hour was spent in the hall, during
which time the Governor was introduced TO
many people Of Southern Kennebec, After
dinner the Governor and parry fnishel
their inspe ciion Of the hall exhibits, ex
amined the horses and other stock, wit
| messed the races aud at o'clock left for
Augusta. GOV. Burleigh was everywhere
met with hearty cordislty and enthusiasm
that must have been most welcome, ard
the sturdy fs,mers Of South Kennebec
we're glad to take the hand Of the first
Governor Of the State who has ever visited
the ir fair, and evinced so deep an interest
in the agricultural affairs of the people.
The Governor and party, with President
Given and A Lsphsm, were entertaiut d
at dinner by Mr. Samuel Cookson.
Farm stock and Town Teams.
JE&JF Ashford, Windsor. thorough
brel Hereford bull. 3 yrs old, from stot k
of II Burleigb, Vsssslboro; seven grade
Shorthorn cows and heifers; one yoke oxe n
yrs old, one yoke yr old steers and one
pair one y7sr old steers. Chss E Critic,
Windsor, two grade cows and two grade
heifers. Alonz, Rogers Windsor, pair
one year od grade Holstein steers, ore
pair oxen. Cyrus Jones. Windsor, grade
COW and calf Chss D NJrthsy, White
field, grade Southdown buck. Cyrus
Jones. Windsor, grade Cotswold buck.
Thos Shehan, White field, grade Shropshire
and Cotswold ewes and buck.
WhiteHed town team consisted Of thir
ty five pairs of txen and steers; Windsor
of thirty psirs, AID Pittston OF eighteen
pairs.
The Pitts'on team was made up Of cattle
owned by j F Moon, ATial Allen, F s
Blsckmsn, VIM F Abbott. Thomas Dow,
Fred b Gould, Edward Allen. James
Gould, 81, willard Palmer, + B Gould.
Jonathan Gilman, john Fl Bailey. d II
Jones. Eben Bookings, Oliver c Gould
aud Lewis l. Ware.
Windsor team is contributed to by the
following named farmers Bei r Albec,
John 2 Holpen, Cyrus Jones, W NJ Gray,
l. s Pierce, Colturn (two PAIRS, John
Pierce, Alfred Robinson, M B Moody, J E
& J F Ashford two psirs), Samuel II
Lyon, c g Jones, James Erskine, Philip |
Kendall (two pairs, T A Moody. john
Choat, Geo L Hall, E Dunlap, Elss Per
kins, Horace Choat, Ira Chost, Levi Per-
kins. Nathaniel Jones, Alonzo Rogers,
Julian Sproule 1.-TWO psirs). Fred Moody |
(two pairs), G W Varney (two psirs).
White field team was made up by cattle
owned by the following named farmers
c n No;shey, r Fl Dunton, John A Fed, |
Frei Fields, j f Leonard. Fl E Howe, X |
S Psrridge, F b Partridge. Horsto Leui',
IL Mooney e pairs), Charles Skehan. |
George 0 Lsmson, Geo W MarsoD, Geo W |
Marson, Elmer Lewis, Thomas o Henry, |
Bstholemsw ONsil, john Clark, James
Burns. Bernard F Dsvene, Timothy Nc |
Grsth, Curtis Coombs. John Chism, Wm
Douglass, Fred Fields, J Fl Doyle, Frank
A Campbell, Daniel Fl Dunton, Ernest + |
Dunton, Leonsrd Cooper.
Hall Exhibits.
QULTs-Silk; Mrs. II Doyle, White |
field Patchwork Mrs II Doyle. Ell
quilt. Mrs Sarah A Hatch
Tree of Life quilt: Mrs. Lucy Keensn.
whitefed; Mrs Chss Allen, Chelsea Miss
Annie Tabor, East Vsssslb0ro; Mrs L L
kston. Chs lses, (ma1a by her grandmother.
Mrs. Elizabeth Langley, NorIh New Port
land, sged 50 years, 10 months). Worsted
quilt Ethel Howe, Windsor, Ii years old
Mrs Grsce T Keston, Chelses, sged II yrs.
Don estic woven spread Mrs AfHe Chost.
Crib quilt more than 100 years old, Mrs
Wingste, South Wstsor.
Flowers.
Bouquet Of dshlias, Mrs T o Henry
vases of cut flowers, Mrs Nancy Moody |
vase of ssters, Mrs c Jewell sweet peas.
ard gersniums. Miss Florence Burnham,
South Windsor; two baskets Of cut flowers.
Mrs T Thompson. Chelses; basket OF
wild flowers, Mary Z Goddin9, Windsor;
vase of wild flowers, exhibited by scholars
Of the East Vassslboro high school J G
Hanson, Weeks Mills; vase of dshlss,
Mrs Aidie w Tober. East Vsssalboro.
A iditionsl exhibitors in the fruit de-
psrtment are I T Weeks, Je If lrson, ten
varieties apples; T B Partridge, North
Whitehald, IA varieties apples; II
Yes;on, Chelsea, 5 varieties pears, all verv
fine specimens and correctly nsmad; J
Cookson. Coopsrs Mills. % varieties Of
apples ar d one Of pears Joseph NJ Mooney,
Joyce, dish of Alexsnders; r NJ Lspham.
collection Of l3 varieties OF apples. all
choice specimens; D Wynns, plate Of
Porters.
The display Of canned and preserved
fruit, jelies pickles, etc. is one Of the
Aaest ever seen at q couuty fair in Mslre,
and some individual exhibits far exceed
anything shown A. either State fair the
present fall Tne display msds by Mrs F
II Mooers, Pi tston is one Of great heau'y,
and in large variety, consisting Of i3l cans
and embracing almost everything grown in
the orchard fruit and vegetable gafdsn-a
display Of most temptisR quality sbd ex
cellence. Mrs David Given's collection
embraced "a jars, 8 very attractive display.
Mrs L A Howe, Windsor, IL cans, very
neatly put up.
DAIRT PRoDUcrs Mrs. w.
B. Davis. Cooper's Mills; Mrs Nancy
Moody. Snuth Windsor. Butter. Miss
Ethel NJ Howe, Windsor; Mrs R NJ Lap
ham, Pistston; Annie L Kennedy. North
P .rtsioa; Miss s Msud Lspham, Pitston;
Mrs. Cora Taylor, Chelsea.
BREAD AND CAKE Mrs r NJ Lsphsm.
Miss M c Bryant, Windsor;
Mrs. David Given, Windsor. Fancy cake
Nellie W Morton, ten years Of age; Mrs
F r Partridge. North Whitef Id.
PorAroEs A L.phsm, Pittston,
Early Ohio, Early Ro,e AID Pola,is for the
prize for best one fourth acre. J s Gray,
Early Rose and White S.sr. A & r
Ashford, nine varieties, w: Hebron, Da-