Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-02
Big Attendance on Governors
Day at the State Fair.
Gov. Powers and Staff Present and
Immensely Enjoy Their Visit.
The Best Races Of the Week. Everything .
Grand Success.

and the largest crowd of the week
thus far has been on the grounds.
Most of the large manufacturing es-
adjustments of Lewiston and Auburn
were closed in the afternoon, that the
operatives might attend the fair 1t is
safe to say that most of them took adj
vantage of the opportunity.
This morning the trains were well
burdened with sightseers, all coming
in anticipation of the fine programme
usually offered on Governors day
There was brisk sale of grand stand
tickets as soon as the box office opened
for that is headquarters during the
afternoon when the Governor ana
Council occupy a big box at the front
During the morning, interest centered
in cattle. The premiums on some
classes were announced and those who
wished to buy young registered stock
were looking over the exhibits and
hunting up owners. r. and c. d.
Waugh of Starks, We're sought by
prospective purchasers. They showed
a herd of eight head of shorthorns and
took first prize for herd, first on two
years-old BULL first on COW, second on
three-years-o heifer, second on one
year-old heifer, second on ne-year-ol
heifer, first on heifer calf. TIL
Waughs have taken the first prize 70,
shorthorn herds for several years.
j. F. Fletcher of the Riverside Farm
at Starks, who breeds registered short
horn stock, has herd of seven head
He got second on herd. first on bull
calf, second on bull, second on four
years-old COW, first on three-years-ol.
heifer (grade). third on two-years- old
heifer. third on three-years- old heife:
(standard). Mr.. Fletcher has a four
years-old COW which weighs ISL;
pounds.
F. ]. Libby of the Cloverdale Farm
Richmond, showed a herd of Is head o.
Holsteins and two Jerseys. 1t is the
only exhibit from the lower Kennebeo
valley. He got IS ribbons, one-half Of
them being blue ones.
Howard & Ellis. Fairfield, took o
good list of prizes for shorthorns They
got first for bull, third for four-years-
old cows, first on three-years-old heifer
first on two-years- heifer, first OF
StdIllHG HClcl, l!ISl Ol yedElIDS Jul
and second and third on bull calls
They do not show beef but breeding
stock, and they raise all the calves
possible. Purchasers were with then
all day.
In Gurnseys the Kennebec valley
Jared well. H. H. Witherell of Mon
mouth, got first on three years-old bull,
first on two-years-old heifer and first
on yearling bull.
Gle Bros. of Fayette, showed somt
fine steer calves.
Hiram Grant of Scion, and Willis E
Eaton of South Scion, had fine eX-
hibits of Herefords.
G. e. Foster of Cornville. showed
prize winning herd of Gurnseys. He
took first for 3-years-old heifer, first
for yearling heifer and first for calf
months old.
The crowd began to work toward the
track at noon.
Governor Powers arrived at the
grounds at 11.O5 A. M. He came W
from the city on a dray on which Ad
jutant General Richards also rode. An
other seat was occupied by President
Jerrard, who went down town to well
come Governor Powers in behalf of the
society and Mayor w. L. Judkins, who
performed similar and equally pleas
ant duty for the city of Lewiston.
The party went to President Jerrard's
cottage and there prepared for dinner
which was taken in the private dining
room of the State Fair hotel. After
dinner the party went back to Presi-
l. 1<r,rp ri nd nf
a short rest went to the Governors box
at the grand stand. This stand COM
mands an excellent view of the track
and the events of the day were very
Governor Powers was greeted per-
by all who could get near him
while cheers from the men and wav-
ing handkerchiefs in the hands of the
ladies showed that the whole crowd
had been anxiously watching for the
appearance of the Chief Executive.
It was a fair day and State fair
day in every sense of the word. The
hustle and general good cheer which |
has always characterized the Maine |
State fair prevailed and the fun over |
Swallowed the talk of Thursday nights |
election WHICH Was AICdlo oA W. y AA"iiu
the first of the week.
With Governor Powers in his box |
were Adjutant General Richards, |
Speaker Seth L. Larrabee, Mayor Will |
bur H. Judkins of Lewiston; State Bank |
Examiner Undertake; Col. George F.
Thompson; Major Atwood Spaulding; |
Col. C. A. Eaton; Col. J. B. Printable; |
Col. H. S. Osgood; Hon. Sumner J.
ex-Gov. Perham; Col. J.
S. Wright; Senator William P. Frye; |
Warren H. Vinton, Gray; Hon. Weston
F. Milliken, Portland; Richard Libby,
Newport; ]. w. Hobert, Boston,, Hon.
Whitman Sawyer. Portland; Edward
Plummer, Lewiston; Alderman John H.
Callahan of Lewiston; A. E. McDono-
ugh, Lewiston; John Garner, Lewiston;
Col. F. M. Drew, Lewiston; Albert D.
Park, register of probate, South Paris;
J. H. Bean. register of deeds, South
Paris; E. w. Hunt Of Portland, Super
intendent of ticket department at
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