Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-30
FAIR At BANGOR.
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Chas. Viewer Of Bar Harbor, has but
Zone horse with him, Daybreak.
Hiram B. Tozier of Portland. has st.
Croix. Jr.. 2.16A and Louis. 2.25%.
Bob Waites horses from Bangor. are
Ibsen. Jay and John G.
f. L. Melville Of Exeter, has GladyA
NJ, and Laundryman.
J. H. Manter. Guilford, Impudence
and Alsultan.
w. L. Eaton. Calais, Nellie Eaton
and Nominee Prince.
Harry Haley, st. Stephen. Jock
Bounce.
Chas. Gone. Calais, Jim Weeks.
N. G. Crawford. Rockport, Wilton
| wood. Dewdrop. Tom Drew.
F. H. Osgood. Ellsworth. Donham.
l.. NJ Tyler. sRockland. Peter Q.
Geo. Bryant. Augusta, Lady Ged-
wood:
c.. H. Andrews. Bangor, Dustmont,
1874; Lady Dustmont, Index, Daily
News. F. o., Scat. Nahumkeag. Matte
Westland, De Long and Emma X.
Hon. F. o. Beal of Bangor has a
| stable full, IA green horses and colts,
| none of which ever started, but are all
| promising.
j. b. Woodbury., Lewiston, Bunker,
Reno K, and Beatrice.
John Mccoy, Fredericton, N. B.,
| Montrose.
| A. X. Libby. Hartland, Gypsey Boy
| and Wedgewood. Jr.
| W. F. Clark, BROOKLYN, Miss Hannah.
A. J. Libby. Farmingdale. Silver
Pilot, Nancy Wilkes and Lackawanna
C. H. Nelson, Waterville, I'll Do
Silver Street, Little Law and Vogelson
Horses expected. tonight. are Nelson,
Maud Nelson, Silky and Callwell.
The cattle sheds are not yet all filled
but there is a large sized herd with
more to come Exhibitors are:
X and c. d. Waugh, Starks, Short
horn Durham.
E. A. Hilton, Arson, Grade Short
horn.
j. v. Fletcher. Starks, Shorthorns.
T. G. Burleigh, Vassalboro Sussucks.
F. ]. Libby. Richmond, Holstein.
B. F. and F. H. Briggs of Auburn
and D. NJ King of South Paris have
herds Of Jerseys that are prize win
ners every one of them and are said
TO be the finest Jersey cattle to BIZ
found in the State.
Leighton Bros, Bowdoinham, Jer-
seys. t.
A. w. Hunt. Brunswick. Ayrshire.
c. A. Garland. Bangor. Jersey
A. j. Remission and Nell Allen.
Dixmont, Polled Angus.
There is a good field Of runners,
mostly from Connecticut. including St.
Lawrence, End, Milton. End. Miss o. b
Lula Ryder. Amerique. Corsair, Cam
paign and Jumpaway.
The pig pens contain specimens Of
the pig kind in all sizes and colors
from the sedate patriarch of 700 pounds
avoirdupois to the little fellows whose
earthly existence dates not farthe:
back than two weeks. The largest ex-
hibit is that of Alvin Adams of Madi-
son. and includes Ohio Improved Ches-
tiers. Cheshires and Lancasters. J. NJ
Halves of East Madison, has some fine
Berkshires.
The sheep exhibit is in keeping with
other grades of stock. f. A. Hilton oi
Anson,i has a flock of oxford Downs
and Shropshires led by a 3-year-old
ram weighing 405 pounds. T. H. Hill
ton of Arson. some fine importel
!. Hampshire Downs and flock of Dick
erson Delaine Merinos.
Mr.. Hamlin of, Temple. shows SOM
fine Shropshires sheep, and Hermor
Corbett of Pennington. a good flock
of Hampshire Downs and there are
others.
The poultry arrived late in the day. bu
became at once the center of attraction
for the crowd who visited the park in The
afternoon The exhibits We're not ar
ranged at late hour, but include every
kind of feathered biped that is dOmes
ticated and propagated by man. There
are hens galore, of all colors and style
turkeys in black. white. bronze ant
brown. common ducks. and uncommon
ones. Pekn ducks and ducks with top
knots. and ducks. too. with faces so rec
that they presented a decidedly dissipatet
appearance. Then there Is goodly mum
mber of geese that make the welkin ring
with their clamor. AS sort of auxiliary
to poultry show are, cages OF rabbits
guinea pigs and puppies.
A great and noticeable Improvement i:
the new grand stand. Is feet by 3O4. ant
capable of seating 1000 people. Underneath
is an exhibition hall. which is filled with
ii varied and beautiful assortment OF
manufactured goods and also fruit ant
vegetables.
At the north end. in charge of Miss Cor
nelia Crosby. is the sportsmen's exhibit
which at once charms the visitor ant
makes him almost think that he is in the
Maine wilderness. There is a. log cabin
| AhOcsN
deer. bears and other game among thu
trees, as natural as Crosby, the Bangor
taxidermist. can make them. and that !!
next to life. There is a live bear cub
too, and the little fellow seems to fee
every bit of the dignity to which his pos!
, ton entities him. There are also spec.
mems of trout. from the S-pound square
tail to the landlocked salmon of Il pounds
from the Rangeley lakes.
Miss Crosby will have the celebra tee
Indian beauty. Bright Eyes. from Ok
Town. accompanied by her mother ant
sister. who will occupy the wigwam ant
make the scene more realistic. i e..
There is a fine exhibition of canoes ant
paddles by Gould Brothers. and also on
fby Daine. Stoddard & Kendall of Boston
| of imported fishing tackle.
Miss Crosby has to assist her Guides
Jim Wilcox and Ben Gle of Rangeley
who built Camp Penobscot," as the lot
cabin is called. Leon Olcott of Ashland
and Irwin o. Hunt of NOrcross. Messrs
Wilcox and Hunt are special police dur
ing the fair. Miss Crosby has WORKED
hard to make the exhibit what 1t is. ant
deserves the many compliments that arr
heard on every side. An exhibit of which
she is justly. proud is the head of, tn.
, caribou which she killed last winter will
her own Winchester. ~,
This IS about all that can be said of thu
fair, today. Everything is ready, to