Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-28

inss Bros, sp.'imea Of srples. 2 8 Reg.
nolds, svAriet,es apples; Ffank Morrison,
II vsfi ties spp,er; u Bean splsedid dsld
CON; q 3 Reynolds. pumpkins, turrips
Ernest Fields, eeets. carrots, panpkios !;
james ID B-agg. New Qaeen potatoes !;
Charles Eihs. red and silvef-skin onioas !;
b wyman. Early R,se snd
White Su1 potatoes; A H SMILEY
Early Rose and Early Sunrise pc'asoes !;
Frank Aobo't, carsoss. bssD John Wsmsr,
pnmI k,ns; H3sard Wymsn. m ions; L &
@ Tilby, four samples Of gsAins. sQussh.
csbbsses; Albeft G Barnard squash !;
josiah Sou'e. pota'ass; Charley G Nicbcls,
.qossh; Merton Swifs. prw, kin. so lbs; i;
G A Lyd-cssr. ,qassh, 65 los and E,riy
Rose potatoes; Ch~s II Sib,ss, beet; C.i-
win Graves, pumpkins, fqaash. bests, tuf-
nip /; JOS II Field, wax berries.
| O-e tabls contained . number of very
attractive fiorsl desigas, and among the
riec-s ard contributors we're: Dsh Of cut
Il were. Rsnche Bean; vases Of sve.t peas.
May J Fausht; verheaas. L A Warren;
a'ie'., Mrs S A Bragg; dinner table iesisa.
Mr.. A Bragg; zinnas, Mary FAush,:
dlnnor table d-sgp. Mrs N L REYNOLDS
vase Of fhes- and basket Of cst 4 ,wers
MARY F.ught; dish Of venbenas. May A
Brown; asters, Mrs A Wesis; papsies.
Mary Brown; petuaiAs, Mrs John Wy
ma Msfy F.usht; nss'ur:iuna, Mary
Brown; vefbepas, l. A Warren
Mrs Albert FAusnf plain and sage
cheese.
GAINED FRUir. JELLIKs Pickles. ETC -
Mrs e L Hamnn; ms u X hA.ungs; Mts
Spssrin.
Srs cimsns Of honey we're exhibited by II
G lily, la ectioDs; Asa shepard, 10 large
boxes, and A ID fummoud, comb and tx-
trac'ed
QUIl1s-Mrs Samuel Davis; Mics
Name A Cla,k ke. assd IL ypar.; Mrs J o,
Druumnd; Mrs Mary C Reynolds, sged
81 years (vry nic. sosk fo' lady Of her
ase) Mis-. Loai- Gilman, Miss Bell An
bot N IS Laura Gt zier, (e .ntsiniag 1863
pi.ces) Mrs Vary C Rsynoids, 81 >.aIs
OF age. Grad q ne; silk quill, cr,zy pat |
tern, Bls .che Hammond; Miss ID n Good |
hue, sl,o psi: VI hand made ard hand
WORK. d blshk.ts; Miss Cora A ClAIk; Mrs |
james Minos; Mrs + A D.vi-; Mrs Mary
Gave, (sged so yeSr.). t~o q ,ilt.; Mrs j |,
NJ Palmer; Mrs NJ A Brosn.
In the afternoon the examinations Of |
hrrses and trial of draft oxen took place,
and ~srr Witnessed by = large number OF
people, the halls also being throhged ~ith
visitors. In the class Of carriage horses
there were several contestants. Two Of the |
hor.es we're driven by young ladies, one b,
Miss Minnie Townsend and the other by
Mrs Addie SSvtell both proving Them
selves very capable reins omen. O,her
were 5 w Bragg. james II.
Bean, Danisl Perkins and Fred Hsmlen.
Tie exhibition IN this class was interesting.
The uisl OF daft Ken was we'll conduct
ed ard spirit.d The con estants were
were Calvin Graves, Geo r Bowman, j NJ
Hammond. l. H Wymao. Daniel Bartlett
abd Il A Field. Premiums are given in
t1e tso classes, the first cors sting Of
large oxen and the second of SIX feet cat
lie. Below is iist OF the leAuing awards
Premiums.
DRAwIsG OF OxEN-First clsss: 1s',
6 G'orge Bowman; ID, Carlos Hammond;
Sd. mas + H4mnoud SecoDd class l.t,
Llodiey WymAn; I'd, E A Field; Sd, Dan
lei Ba'ilat,.
FAT CA1TLE-1t. Carlos Hammond; Cd,
George Swif.; Sd. II B W. man.
SUCKING CoLTs -lst, Whirl. WP Lyon;
%. W X Field; Sd, moIi'e, Fred Hsnlin
One YEAR-oLp CoLTs - let, Dude,
A Arlhur stevens ID, Luher, Fred o Ham
len.
CARRIAGE HoRsEs-lst, D L Sswtelle
I'd, DANIEL X Tnwe send; 81. F o Hamlin
Iwo.YEAR OLD CoLTs--lt, + U Haw-
en; 2t. E H.Il-r; 80, W r Field.
THREE YEARoLD CoLTs-lst, Aivah
Brsgg; %, George York; Sd, Clinton Good
lue
-Four YEAR OLD CoLrs-1st, d L Saw
elie.
SrALLIoxs-lst. W r Field; I'd, WP
Lyon; g., Fred Hamiin.
PoULrSY-I't, L G 1illey; Guinea fowl,
Ist, Mrs 4 A Field
Notes.
Visitors at the fair think that another
'exr 1t should be held two days instead Of
me. L. crowds too much Into one day and
max, 1t too hard work for all concerned
.et the first dsy be devoted to cattle, the
eco 3 10 hnr.es a. d colts; have farmers
institute in the upper hall during the even
ng, held the hal' exhibition two days ard
sidney fair would be bard to. beat.
The Grange cleared the handsome rum
f $50 on the dinner furnished vpitors.
This vii help clear up the email d. bt yet
emainiDs upon their hall.
Oakland band, 2l pieces, j Wesley Gi- 1
nan. leader, furnished music during the
lay.
Miss Hattie Z Field, young artist only
3 years old, showed t~o very creditable
ieces Of her work. One was = ske en- Of |
echo Lake. Whlte MuuntAins. In oil ibe
ther spray Of ample blossoms on v.lve,
The year old Ally Baby Nelson. owned {
y ID l.. SsvteIle, WAS much admired for
er perfect movement sDd fine s,yie. She
by Mellon, dam BY Gi'eon (f45). Mr.. =
swtelle j Issly values h = very higuiy.
Some snsrpfrs attempted to plv snide
sme. upon the grounds, fu, When Dspu'y j
heriff Hersom of Oakland arrived on the
oene he made th.m "tet up and get" in
ouble qaick time.
A large punber Of Augusta people
isited the fair. among them heing B F /
'srrott, Esq, Ira d S,urgis, f q w ID
tinson, assistant postma.tsr, Street Com
Missioner ID ttoD, L Pinhhsm, Howard
wen of the Maine Farmer, John Z Wy