Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-09-27
READFIELD FAl z
Fine Weather for Opening ot
62d Annual Meeting.
Attendance Small But Wednesday and
Thursday viii Draw Big Crowds.
Coed Display si catiIe-Ths Days Rsces-
Tbs Prsmiums awarded.

Rg4pFIELp, Sept 2s.--{Specia Fine
weather greeted the opening day Of the 62s
annual fair of the Kennebec County Agri
cultural Society.
President r. II. Jacobs, Secretary G. E
Coleman snd Marshal +. L. Hunton Ter'
hustling all the day getting things ,ogethei
and in shape, and succeeded, as they
always do. in bringing order out Of chaos
antiringiy for the success of the fair. The
officers of "Oii Kennebee" are as follows
President, r. II. Jacobs, Mt, Vernon
Independents, j. T.. Brainerd, East Win
throp; j. X. Yeaton. Mt. Vernon; George
| keish, Fayette; secretary, George E. Cole
nian. ReaGfield; treasurer and librarian
w. A. Lord, Read6eid; agent and collec
tor, Chase f. Fogg. Reai6eld.
Trustees-R. II. Jacobs, ex-oficio, Mt
| Vernon; VI. +. Noreross, Winthrop; ID.
B. Savage, Augusta; B. r. Stuart, Bel
grade; F. T. Kent, Fayettei W. G. Hun
ton Resdheld.
Division superintendent.-B F. Maxim
horses Elisry Wentworth, neat stock; w
B. Frost, sheep, swine, poultry n. c
Leighton. show building and halls; Geo
L. Minot, grand stand.
Marshall. L. Hunton, Readfield.
| The attendance was rather smaller than
usual but those that were present had a
good time. The display of cattle was
good.
There were 50 pairs of oxen and steers,
making three town teams, as follows: Mt.
Vernon had Is pairs; Readfield, l2 pairs;
and Gile Bros, Fayette, 10 pairs of 2-year-
old steers.
f. Pettingill, Livermore Falls, showed
! "a head. II COWS, 2-year-old steers and
pair oxen. G. q. Damren Belgrade, had
3 head of Sussex, bull and cows. Reu.
/ ben Russell and Clarence Fogg showed
| Eolsteins.
| Gle Bros. Fayette, had 30 head of Here
foris cows and heifers, bull and
pair of steers.
Jerseys, full bloods, Geo. Crane, Win
throp, showed ) cows; NJ. +. Norcross,
! Winthrop. had 3 cows, . 2-year-olis,
year olds and bull; A. 5. Perry, Win
lhrop, hid l-year-old bull; A. S.Weston
kent's Hill, has & Jersey grade cows; G. c,
Jacobs, Nj. Vernon, had l6 cows and
beifer calves grade; J. ID. Hunton, Read
| field, > cows.
! Sheep-There were 80 shown. \. n
MaDter, Wayne, had pen of ewes
Sonthdown and buck; C.. II. Hall, Mt.
| Vernon. had pen of Cotswoids and
pen of 8 lambs.
Swine-A. Z. Carr. Winthrop, had one
SOW, nine pigs and a boar all Chesters
Chas. Fogg Rcadteld. had SOW and pigs
| wm. Hunt. East Readfield, had SOW and
pigs c. H. Stevens, Readfield, SOW and
! pigs.
c. X Page, East Livermore Falls
showcd pair OF steers, grade Hereford.
The following premiums were awarded
! Icrsey bull years old and UPWARD, Russell
! Readaeld. lat NJ Smith. WiGth1op. "a. onettai
old, a ; Perry, Winthrop. ist; Norcrgss' "a
| Jersey cows Samuel Crane, winthrop, lsti N
! / Nurcross, Winthrop, 2d.
! Jersey hr,fers, 2-year -ods, VI + Norcross, Is
nus year old. .Io.eph farpt'. Cd
| 1t. samuel 'rane Winthrop, I'd year OLD, !
| II .lacobs, Keadhed, ist. II + Weston, Kent
/ iIlt, 2d
fi.e Mainc Farmer .p,eial. best 2-l ear-old Jer
scy hcifcr, Norerass, ist, - ,....u....
| year-ol steers. & Page, Fast iiVeFhoft
/ Falf- Ist; l. IA stevens, Belgrade, I'd. ? year oil
! stpers George Lane, E-adHeld, lst' tc.tnslii
/ Eas i.isernore Falls, ~; t'de Bros faytite "a
| Sussex cattis, teprg" T. l'hmren, Be5Graue' ist
| dtt'u cows ant he. trr.. .
/ To.n teams, MI Vernon. ist; Readd'ld' I'd
Git Bso., 81.
/ !, ye,r.vld eow; s,sI Bius ID. Ferry. winthrop
oae pair oxen. is'
Among the Augusta people present were
MAYOR Leighton. G. A. Cony. Mr.. ant
/ Mrs. Charles Miliken Mr.. and Mrs. Well
man Curtis. D. b. Savage, W. F. Walker
!. II. Grant, George Mulligan and others.
The programme for "Wednesday ane
Thursday is as follows:
Wednesday-9. A. NJ, examination o
horses and colts $50 A. NJ, drawing ant
listiplne of hors $. 10 A. NJ, examina
! tiun of articles in the halt. l.30 Z. NJ
tro- tirg; No 5. $50. for year-olds; No
4. sl0O for 3-minuta class; No. ., $40,
tor > ~ '-lass.
/ Thursdas-ll A. NJ, annual al ires'
50 +. VI, tt citing; No. 6, purse $50, fo