Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-03
THE STATE FAIR
Opens With Splendid Attend
ance for the First Day.
Finest Exhibits Ever Seen on a Fair
Ground in the Sta'e.
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Last Quarter in 35 IA.

Lewiston, Sept 2.-(SpeciaD. q
thing remains to be done to assure the
| complete success of the State fair, except
} for the clerk of the weather to give US a
pleasant week, with clear skies and com
fortably warm days. The crowd is sure
thing, it always is at the Lewiston fair
Today, the first one, there was a good
sized crowd in attendance.
| Everywhere on the grounds there is the
usual hustle which Is part OF the first
| days programme, when the late exhibit
| tors are getting their displays into shape
and the farmers come trundling in Just
a little behind time with their big
wagons filed with the good things of the
| farm and garden, pumpkins, squashes
aud turnips from out-of doors, not for
| getting the home made preserves, butter
] and cheese, the good housewives contri-
buttons to the greatRshow, and also the
quilts and rugs, displaying the patient
| work Of the grandmother Of athe house
hold. Many of the more pushing of the
business concerns are also setting up, to-
day, having put off the commencement of
| the undertaking till this morning.
Tuesday morning, however will see
everything In place and the fair moving
along like cockwork. In fact that Is
| What can be said of the stock department
| even now The horses are quietly MUNICH
| ing their oats, the oxen and cows are
| chewing their cuds us peacefully as though
| they were in their native pastures, the
sheen and lambs are contented in their
narrow quarters, and the fat, unwiedly
porkcrs are grunttng in the repose of their
pens, seemingly well contented with their
| lot and the part they perform in making
| up the great show.
The fakirs are all here every one, not
| one which has been found on the grounds
| OF Bangor or Rigby has gotten away, but
| it is q fact worthy of note that there are
no gambling schemes of any sort on the
grounds anywhere, and it is safe to say
that none will be permitted here at any
| time during the week.
A hasty trip was taken among the cattle
sheds, this afternoon, and it was found
that there is the largest exhibition in the
department. which as ever been on the
grounds, the number in excess of former
years coming up into the hundreds Com
menclng at the row of stalls at the left of
as this breed may well head the list of
| fine blooded stock, let us take a peep at
the exhibitors
A. p. Russell of Leeds, has herd of
about 40 animals, nearly all of which are
registered In the Maine Jersey Herd Book
S. NJ. King of South Paris, has fine
herd of bulls, COWS, heifels and calves, 80
animals or more in all, most of which are
| registered in the A. j. &. c. books.
George E. Aver, North Cornville, ex-
hibits fine 7-months thoroughbred
| bull
The prize herd of r. < F. H. Briggs
of Auburn attracts fully It's share of atten-
tion and well it may for it is a fine exhi-
| bition In itself 1t contains about IS ami
| mails many Of which have taken the rib
bons at Bangor and Kigby, this year.
A. C. Garland of Bangor is one of the
most prominent exhibitors of Jerseys,
| having over 80 head of cattle on the
grounds.
John +. Buker of Bowdoin Center, has
IL thoroughbred Jerseys and one fine
grade Jersey COW, which ha Il great milk
ing record.
H. d. Grover has large herd of A. J.
e. 9. and NJ. 5. J. registered stock, in
Guiding bulls, cows. beifers and calves.
r. A. Bryant of South Lewiston, has a
fine A. j. C. c. registered bull, % months
old, and W. C. Whitman Of South Turner,
has a big herd of Maine State Jersey Book
registered animals.
K o. Jones of Winslow, has herd of
80, most of which are thoroughbred Jer-
seys, registered in the A. j. G. G.. books,
those not registered being fine grade ami
mails.
In the quarters for the Hereford stock
are the following exhibitors; Ernest
Hilton, Anson who shows b head the
larger part of which are thoroughbreds
He has some fine grade animals and has
some which he will enter in the fat stock
exhibit.
Albion n. CLARK of Scion, hes II pairs
of oxen and steers.
A. J. Libby & Son Of Oakland. are on
hand with their usual big herd of fine
animals, which include bulls, the leading
one being the thoroughbred, Onward. "
They have also several cows and young
CATTLE as well as oxen and matched steers
r. G. Burleigh of Vassalboro, exhibits
IA Herefords the larger part of which are
thoroughbreds
J. g. Fish of Oakland, and Chase f. /
Fogg of Readfield, are also large exhibitor
of the Hereford breed
In Devons there are two herds quite
noticeable, those Of Gerogo G. Gilman of
Scion, who exhibits two bulls and seven
COWS, and that of Luther II. Maxim of
West Sumner, who has fine herd Of ID
animals.
In the sheds for the Guernsey breed. the
first Is the exhibition of II. Fl. Mitchell of
Monmouth. who has large herd consist
ing of bulls, cows and young stock, all
of which are fine looking animals.
George c. Foster of North Cornville,
has on exhibition one bull and one COW.
f. c, Cumming of North Harpswell, has
large herd OF this breed, also a. Rose &
Sons of North Greene. A. J. Keith of
North Chestervile, and S c. Hall Of
Shapleigh.
There are five herds OF Shorthorns, the |
exhibitors being Howard & Ellis of Fair |
field Centre, Columbus Hilton Arson, B |
NJ. Patten, Topshan, r & C. d. Waugh !
of Starks, and j. v Fletcher of the same
town Mr.. Fletcher will enter several of |