Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-30

Is varieties Of apples, chiefly winter
varieties and all finely grown.
Lew Russell, Jefersor, ls varieties apples
in collection. four fall, AID ave winter
varieties. E a. Lapaam. Piitson, . splsn-
did collection OF 2s varieties Of apples in
collection, all correctly named, with four
varieties fall sorts, ave Of winter, Is Jingle
plates Of selected varieties, and I've plate,
Of grapes.
Notes Of vegetables, canned goods, ladies'
York and miscellaneous articles must be
given suhse Quently-
The Baby Show
took place st O'Clock in the hall and vas
one Of the most pleasing and jolly evsnts
OF the Cay, large hunter Of people being
in attendance. Twelve or thirteen hand
some babies put in an sppearanee, accom-
panied BY fond parents and anxious grand
mothers. They al seemed to enjoy the
reception they were holding, and croved,
cried, lsughed and pulled hair TO the great
cortsnt Of their little white souls. We be-
li=ve the following comprises full list Of
the pretty eompe .itors, their names and
ages, but - they stirred about pretty lively
it may be one or two got tired out and
started for home before the JOURNAL man
held an interview with them. II So
q, polo ,ies will be In order when We next see
them. Fred b. Proctor, nine months;
Harry Hysom. eight months; Helena Pink
ham fve months; Earle Haskell, niae
NJ 1uths; Annie Frances Lyon, Eve months;
Walter Albert Stewart, six mo aths; Clyde
Chamberlain, ten months; Edith Given,
fve months; Lena Pinkham, four months;
A ret havta mis- vrran ~
Doyle, nine months. The committee con-
sisted of FIVE ladie, Of good judgment,
thor oughly disintere s.ed, snd Of excellent
accomplishment, viz Mrs. G. W. Brown,
Randolph; Mrs. Frances Colburn. Wind
sor; Mrs. A. II. Wave, Windsor; Mrs.
George Lynn, South Windsor; and Miss
Addie Gray, South Windsor. After very
careful and most perplexing examination
where each one richly deserved first
prze-,he committee awarded the society
premiums ss follows: lst, Earle Haskell;
I'd. Clyde Chamberlain; Sd, Edith Given.
The Kennebec JOURNAL special was aws,d-
ed to Helena Pnkham. With this dc cision
Of the most excellent committee every body
seemed we'll satisfied.
The Races
this afternoon we're only those for the
society's prizes in the one. and four year
old classes. In the one year old class there
were four entries, viz: Venus, entered by
Z W Hanks, Augusta; the l y l. colt
owned by @ II Simpson, South windsor;
Baymont, by Geo X Mcguire, South Wind
sor, and the Kelley colt by l.. entered
by j T McGugins, Windsor. The first
heat was won by Simpson, with the Kelley
colt second; Venus third and Baymont
fourth. Time, so. half mile heats. The
second heat WAS won by Venus, Simpson
colt second; Kelley colt third, and Bay
mont fourth. Time 50. The third heat
vas WOE by the Kelley colt; Venus second
and Simpson third; Bsymont drawn. This
was where the race was resting when the
grounds.
For the four-year- old race there were
three entries: Bay Rolfe, by Young
Rolfe. Jr., w + Walker, Augusta; Mag
gle g., by Cushnoc, dam Drew mare, W
M Grady, Joyce, aud Black Annie. j +
Piummer, South China. Two heats hsd
been trot,ed when the JOURNAL man was
obliged to leave. both Of which had been
won by Bay Rolfe, and there was every in-
dication that he would win in the next. On
the first heat Maggie G. was second and
Black Annie third and in the second heat
this was reversed, Black Annie being sec
ond and Maggie G. third. Time. 3.ll 8 10
Notes.
Gov. Burleigh will visit the fair today
wednesday,, should the weather be
favorable, as the guest Of the society. He
will arrive upon the ground shout ii
o'clock, and will be accompanied BY Hon
S. W. Matthews, State labor commissioner,
and Hon. l.. ID. Carver, State librarian.
Gov. Burleigh's visit will be entirely in
formal.
There 10 no tsgrsphic service at South
Windsor, and we cannot publish the con-
clusion Of tod,y's races till Thurrday.
The committee appointed by the society
to receive Gov. Burleish aud company
him about the grounds ard hall, consists
of the president, David Given, Esq., and
f. A. Laphsm, F. ii. Mooers, ], s. Gray
and VIM. A. Nolan.
Gen. Luther Stephenson Jr., governor
OF National Soldiers Home, will be the
guest Of the society today. Receipts OF
today have been $50 against $50 on the
rst day in 1890. This shows the strength
and growth Of the society, which is one OF
the best managed local agricultural socie-
lies in Maine.
The judges of the races today hsve been
Isaac +. Thompson, Augusta, Ira Perkins,
Windsor, viii Jones, China.
Ten new stables have been erected upon
the park this fall.
II looks like rain tonight and everybody
is feeling somewhat anxious about the
weather.