Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-12
EAST PirTsToH FAIR.
op,ning Day Promises Great Successfully
~. Wins z SO Race.

W. HlfS oU HdCs-
EAST PIsrsIoN, Sept. 1l.-(SpeciaD -
The State fsic Of Pi,tston is TO be the big
gest success for years, if the opening day
is snytli ing to go b..
There was gooI attendance fer the first
day. Teams lined the west side of the
4 race track, AMI the bicycles were thick as
black berries il July. The fakrs were full
! Of guile and ginger, and all the star attrae-
tions of this kind were on the grounds. They
will be busy as mischief in country school
room, today.
TIE men who have to look after the de-
tails have more business to the square inch
than they do in Chicago. The president,
A. f. Marson, is a hustler, and
G.. r. Mansur. the secretary, and
| IL. A. Clark the treasurer, has been hard at
work since Monday morning.
The man expected as starter for the race
di not arrive and Mr.. Marson was obliged
to act in that capacity. c. Nj. Gle, l.. L.
Wellman and IL. M. Davis were judges and
+. w. Mansur was clerk.
The weather was excelle mt for the racing
although the rain of the night before had
left III. track little heavy. Frank Well
mans game little black mare was the favor
| tie from the first and the young stallion
Mozart disported himself well. Ludlow
didn't quite meet the expectation OF his
| friends but was game to the last. There
WAS loud, long ''kick" because the judges
set MCzrt, which finished pretty second
in the third heat, back to sixth place. The
grounds taken were breaking and the
| shouting of his driver. The judges drew
| pretty fine line in this and the remarks of
the driver were not ,difying. Following IS
the summary: H.
800 CLASS, TROT AND PACE-$lOO DIVIDED. =
Dotty W, blk IN. Welman.
Mystic Girl, b m, II Ii McCaasland.
Mozart, c :, 'Chas Millkeu Amgu ia, ) 8 ?
| Ludlow, oh g, c + Stackpole, q rdiuer. 3 3
| Iuty Fruty, or ILL., Henry Fow-s, Pats :.
tons D
Bessie B. br m, Ralph Estes, Weeks
Time, 30, 800. 39l, eel.
There was a race between Little Actor
and Alcantara Boy, won by the former.
Wednesday, there will be trotting in the
40 and 80 classes AID the 2-years-0ld
colt race.
G.. w. Stafford has a good restaurant,
and, what is better, the crowd appreciates
the fact.
C. J. Cheney shows some handsome
Jumbo Mangel beets, of unusual size, and
other varieties. Other exhibitors of beets
are: john Moody, a basket Of fine table
beets; Lorenzo Hallowell, table beets;
L. W. Adams, the same, all good speCi
mems. 3. w. Il. ed shows very fine large
strap leaf turnips, and box of rutab iga
turnips is shown by c. j. Cheney. Among
other vegetables is box of fiat tuIDips,
shown by Lorenzo Hallowell, and parsnips
by B. w. Reed. .
w. S. Blinn exhibits one of the be
traces of yellow corn we have seen. 1t is
eight rows, with very large kernels and
long, slight cob.
B. II. Reed has splendid trace of
Marblehead sweet corn. :.-..
The potato exhibit is very large and ia
clu les of the best specimens shown at any
of the fairs this fall. The exhibits today,
are those of LorerZo Hallowell, John
Moody, L. w. Adams, B. Kenney, c.. j.
| Cheney, who has 10 varieties, and w. S.
| Blnn of Dresden.
| B. II. Reed exhibits some fine squashes
and pumpkins.
| Among the quilts were those shown by
Miss Lillian Bailey, Ada F. Dow of East
Plttston, Mrs. Alonzo Stilphen, one by Mel
lie Moody, two by Mrs. VIM Reed. Mrs.
Lillian J. Bailey has handsome yarn rug,
and very pretty rug is shown by Edith G.
Blnn, age 8 years. Grace Blinn shows a
very pretty worsted tidy. A lovely daily
thy is shown by Margie L. Stilphen.
Another finely wrought tidy is shown by
Mrs. Chas. Fossett.
J. S. Hsnllet of Dresden has good but
ter exhibit. :~.-
Miss AFRO Pottle exhibits tea cup aud
saucer so years old, piece of delicate
china IS years old by Mrs. William =.
Reed Mrs AFRO Pottle has pitcher over
| 100 years old. Miss May Knight. ~ years
old, has very pretty sofa pillow. Other
exhibits in that line are by Miss Knight, by
Miss Annie Adams and beauty by the
Young Ladies' Helping Hand Society of
East Pittston.
Three very pretty afghans are entered
by Mrs. Dorr of Dresden.
Mrs. Jasper Uoudlett of Dresden, has a
large display of cut flowers, including at
least II different kind of asters, pinks, pam
sizes, cosmos and other varieties, &c in all.
Jasper Houdlett makes fine display of
tomatoes. c. j. Cheney has eight varieties
of apples, and VIM. Reed has IL varieties.
j. A. Kenney has &c varieties of apples and
six varieties of pears and three of plums.