Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-09
Babies and Horses Showed
by the Kennebec People.
Paintings and Products Of the House.
hold in the Big Hall.
Prizes for Poultry, Butter and Other Farm
Exhibits Awarded Premiums.

morning, was threatening people turned
out well many coming from distance
The showing and judging of colts
family horses and the baby show were
the events that attracted general in
terest.
There was during the morning an ac-
cdcnt that caused considerable excite
ment. 1cuchre, owned by Andrew Rice
If Oakland, ran away while being
worked. His driver was thrown and
the animal went nearly half a mile
1T a breakneck pace. He collided with
and ran shaft into q horse owned by
Gorham Wadleigh of Readfield, and the
animal was instantly killed. Euchrc
kept on and passed dozen or more
people who tried to stop him. When he
reached the gate near the exhibition
building, James Diamond of Winthrop
reached out and seized one rein. He
pulled the horses head around so sud
denly that the terrified animal soon
found himself outside of the track with
his nose held up to a gate post. 1t was
4 remarkable feat.
The judging was resumed. today
with the following results:
OXEN.
Town teams-Mt. Vernon, 1st and Sd
Readfield, I'd.
Steers, 3 years old and 2-years- old
e. J. Gilman, one pair, each.
Steers. years old-E. A. Robinson,
Mt. Vernon, LIST.
Yearling steers-Merton Jacobs, Mt.
Vernon, LIST.
Steer calves-Gile Bros, two pair, list
J. r. Raymond Winthrop, I'd: Robert
Harris, Mt. Vernon Sd: C. L. Williams.
Fayette.
Steers to drag-C. S. Williams. Mt.
Vernon, 1st; e. w. Pettingill, East
Livermore, I'd; y. C. Dudley, Belgrade.
Sd.
Trained steers, years old-E. W.
Pettingill one pair, LIST; c. 0. Weston.
Readfield, one pair. I'd: e. A. Robinson,
Mt. Vernon, one pair; Alfred Norton.
Mt. Vernon
Trained steers. / year old-W. L.
Robinson. Mt. Vernon, 1st.
Working oxen. years old-W. H.
Hunt. Readfield, one pair, list; E. A.
Robinson, Mt. Vernon, two pair, I'd; j.
NJ. Dameren, Mt. Vernon, one pair, Sd; :
Gorham Palmer. Readfield, one pair:
Charles Fogg, Readfield, one pair.
POULTRY.
Fowl-Light Brahma, Cyrus D. Man.
Ter, Kent's Hill, 1st. Brown .-eghorn
towl and chicks. Hedley c. Black, Read
field, 1st on each. Wyandotte fowls,
Charles Riggs, Wayne. list; 1st and I'd
IN chicks. also 1st on Leghorn fowls
Milo A. Hubbard, Fayette. got the
first prizes on white Wyandotte fowl,
white Wyandotte chicks, buff Wyan-
lotte fowl, buff Wyandotte chicks, buff
plymouth Rocks fowl. buff Plymouth
Rock chicks. buff Partridge Cochin
owl and second on white Wyandotte
hicks. The prize winning list includes
he whole exhibit of fowl
In Pratt's special class, Cyrus d.
Kent's Hill, was first on light
Brahmas, and Milo A. Hubbard, Fay
,tte, first on American Dominiques and
first on buff Cochins.
BABIES.
Edgar Il. Robinson, son of Mrs. E.
Cone Robinson, North Monmouth, LIST
Handsomely; Hazel Taylor. daughter
of Mrs. Angie Taylor, Belgrade, 2d
,fattesD; Rowena A. Wadleigh, daugh-
.er of Mrs. A. NJ. Wadleigh. Belgrade
ID (smallesD. Other competitors were
earle S. Bean, son of Mrs. Eva A. Bean,
Augusta; Edward S. Meader, son of
Mrs. Carrie d. Meader Rome; Samuel
w. Fogg, son of Mrs. Charles Fogg,
and Ellen d. Lovejoy.
laughter Of Mrs A. M. Lovejoy.
HORSES.
Family horses-Harry Alexander.
North Belgrade, horse, list; J. NJ. Dam
ron. Oakland, mare, I'd: c. T. Swift,
Wayne, mare; ]. H. Black, Readfield.
horse.
Gentlemen's driving horse-Horace
FULLER, West Gardiner, Bon Ton. LIST; L. |
:. Berry, North Monmouth, horse, Cd:
w. Underwood, Fayette, Atkinson.
d; Harry Alexander North Belgrade, |
lorse. 4th; c. T. Swift. Wayne mare;
Foster Of Rome, Echo, Of |
oakland; S. G. Child, Vienna, Dawn;
!. G. Bartlett. Belgrade, Scribner.
Matched pairs-L A. Bartlett, Bel
trade, 1st
PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS.
Display-Della Hewins. Manchester,
st; LaForest Gile, Readfield I'd.
Painting-Julia A. Fisher, LIST and I'd.
Oil painting-Julia Fisher, Readfieli,
st and I'd.
Display of water colors-Mary M.
'ogg, Readfield, 1st and I'd.
BREAD.
Flour-Mrs. d. w. Ladd, Readfield,
st; Mrs. w. L. Mace, East Winthrop.
d.
Graham-Mrs. Francis Hoyt. Win
hrop, list; Mrs. A. N. Loughton, I'd.
Brown-Mrs. Francis Hoyt, Win
hrop, LIST; Mrs. w. L. Mace. East
I'd.
PRESERVES.
Mrs. J. v. Penney, Belgrade. 1st.
1rs. L. F. Gle, Readfield I'd; Mrs.
'rancis Hoyt, Winthrop, Sd. ii
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