Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-23

!, The snnu ] address will b, deliver
J, rhuf.d.y BY Dr.. 9. n. Twitchsli. SCR
. taTy Of the State Agricultural Sscisty.
A good move BY the Socieg-shst
; putting the sales stands OF the ayenne
front Of the secfetaSys quarters. and Q
} dgning ihem to the rear Of exhibition bal
!, The receipts at the gate 70 day vel
S46i 45; go more than on the nrst day
the fair last year
The papers are Of great value 10 agr
! culture and the agricultural fAirs." say
Trustee G,le. They do us lots Of eoc
and make known the breeders Of hns stoc
ard those Who have good stock for cal
Many Of Gu bresders make their best sal,
out Of the eouny through the ID, srts,
ment which papers 9 We sx' ih'sors A.
his remsk is . t,us one. Sub crihe I,
The JOURNAL
The old he nebee Socisty's sppor.io'
nent Of the agricultural report 10 l5o Col
les They v. NJ OF fspid,y today And IL
telhsent farm rs we're eager to carry on
home
| Governor Burleish and party visited th
Faif Grounds 'oday anu toas great pl.asur
N ths trisi Of drAfa ca tie OF the track i
he afternoon III m 'me r. VI his part
s.re Al General oprssde; Hon 8 v
MI hess, Sat labor comm. s.ioIe-; H.
L d Caver STATE IiorAr,sn and Seeretxr
Gilbert Of the boar VI AZ iepltIrs.
City Marshal II I Myr.e Of August
visited the fair today.
L.F Abbott of the lewiston journal, an,
Howard O~en Of the Name Farmer wer
amor The pencil pushsrs n the fair Tues
day.
| II the weather should be f-vorabl,
Wednesday the Attendsace Of August.
peo.le at the fair vi b. large. Th !,
always like to g t1 the '0d Kennebe J
cAslv sho~.
The stock should be kept on the ground
two days
Ge mee Uade-~ood Of Fay 'tts, ons Of III.
great Hereford breeders OF X 'nnsbec. /,
not ber, hAs sing taken his herl of Is ah0ics
animals tt the Cornish fair this week.
Hon. G-mgs Z Minot OF Belgrade VA
upon the show ground .xami log the stoeh
this m Uping
R I'D led. SIa one p pen acre sarss selier, NJ :,
aud calves. shown BY three boys, each / /
years old. They were very proud Of their
contribution to the fair, and each deserves q
premium.
Oh riley Frost and Herbert Hopkins OF
Readhsld are two ether young farmers.
l3 years old, who make . good show Of
stock raised by themselves.
A large humber Of Augusta people At
tended the fair today.
The sUcie1y furnished hay free to ex-
hibi.ors Of cattle II took Ave tons Of
choice hay TO CIV. the st ick dinner today.
Mt. Vernon got big slice of the pre-
miuns On d aft horses.
E'eryb 10Y that saw it condemned the
acuon Of F. i. Packard in driving his team
for the prize for draft horses. His acii i,n
sas cruel to the noble animal. ths, behaved
much better than their driver. ana ungen
tlemAniy to the spectators WIN witnessed
the .xhi,iton. The mmi,tee should
have Int rfered earlier than they did
Two plates of besu,iful Maiae grown
peach. -, the Ct~s;Qrds Early, raised this
season BY VIM II lines, East ResjasId
are shown in the ffdit deparsmens. They
are jas. splendid" aud NO mistake.
Tbs genisl presence Of Ex Secretary
Nick.rson is great y missed st lhe Z, iii ers'
heacq isrters. .nd the sy mpsthi4s VI vide
circle Of friends rest with the sfIl ,cted
family
Few agricultural societies in the State
keep up that real, old fashioned, genuine
interest in the "show business" that 10 done
by old KsnUebec. IL Leads all the county
fairs ia Maine.
The e are 81 crops Of poultry in the dii-
fsrent classes on exhibition, full notes Of
which viii be given ia the rep ,rt for Wed
nesday The largest exhibitor is W. B.
Fros. Of Wayne.
1he new secretary, Mr.. George Z. Cole
mar, has peffo, med h duties most accept-
ably pleased every body by his gentlemaniy
d. meAnoi, and proved bimself deservedly
popular st the start. Ever, body who
knows him extends congratulations
Hon. Emery o Bean, formerly presi-
DEM Of the society, WAS upon the park This
afternoon drisiog = handsome pair of bays.
The grand stand was filled during the
risls Of draft cattle in the afternoon with
persons deeply inter.s st.d in the conrests.
The dea,h OF Mr.. II. o Nickerson,
form ec secretary OF the society, who was
member of the Board Of Agriculture, will
reDd, necessary new election 10 d the
v, esbcy oc.. stoned by his death, As he had
served only Is months Of the three years'
term. Delegates from Ghis socisy will be
ltcted on Thursday, and the convention
to elect q member will ne he'd a. Augusta
\. as early d+'e as po,slble consissent with
the time for legal noucs.
John Msce. Esq the popular and veteran
Mar Central conductor on the Belfast
branch, was smoDg the visitors to the fair
today. He is q native Of Read6e Id, ard
has been in tie service of the Msiae Cen
tfsl % yeats.
dll hope for peasant weather W. dnesday
sni IhursdAy.
Prsm,ums Awarded.
TowN TEAMS OF STEERs--Ist, town Of
Resc field, for one aud three yea!-olds
BsEF CATrLE-Oxen. lst, + II Kent
2nd. } A Robinson. Cows, lst, G leers
U dsr~ood, Fsyet,e; I'd. G B Judkins,
Fayette.
DUkHAMs AND GRADE DURHAMs-Cows,
let. y G F.ag R.sdde.d; I'd, l. Harris,
Fayette Sd, f E & G X Gile, Readfi I'D
2 yesr-oid heifer LIST, Henry A Wright;
year old heifer, Let, Hollis Bickford, Mt.
Vernon; "a, r Packard. Resdaeld; he fer
calves. 1st. L Paris.
ArRsBrREs AND THEIR GRApEs-C)ws.
ls Gep q Jacobs, Readf.Id; I'd, + S
Psckard. Resdi Id; heifets, Let, Reuben
Russell. ken field; ~, F. r Packard;
calves, let, J Z Davis, Readfeld.
HoLsTgrss AND THEIR GRApxs-Bulis,
Il II X Ste vens. B, igr sde %, X Russell;
pull c.lves, let. X Russ one. ear old
hsif r lst and %. r Russell; cow, 1st sod
Cd X Russell; hsifer calves, 1st Lson
.ibbsus, R-adH Id; 81, S G F,gg; one
esr-nlr heifsr, lst, A II graham, ReahHeld;
I'd, G Pslmer, ReadHeld 3 year he,fer.
1t Leon 1ihbetts; cows, lat and %, Geo
9 Jacobs. Res66e d
JERsEYs AND OTHER GRADES ;-Buls,
2 yesr o.ds, Ist, A g Hayford, Wayne; 2d,
L + DIlItf; year old brlIs, 1s, J ID
" .ltoo, Wsyie; 81, Mrs NJ L Rob9in
Winthrop; CO.'S. It, J A Wig, Favett-
~, G E Cram; y-s- cd tei'ers lu, v
q Dudley; q, MF Norcross. wnibsop;
| year old b tiers. 1st, MF No,cro.s 81,
A G Hay ford W.yne; hsifer csff. lst, A
G Has ford; -, Mrs M l. Robbins; grade
:o~, Is, NJ + Norcrcs.; "a, George ia
cots Resd6eld; grade year old hei o..
1st, Mrs M L Robhias; 81, Bert ApbUti,
keadf ID; war I'll. I.t, J ID Walton,
wsyte; 2f, Ms N L Robbins; .p-cisls Of
M.ine farmer, 1G, z Cram; 81. Mrs M
l. X ybbins
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