Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-24
READFlELD FAIR.
The Worlds Fair" of Kenne-
bee Is Ready for You.
Fine Fruit and Vegetable Exhibits and
Handsome Stock.
Good First Days Crowd and Big One
Expected, Today.

| the kennebec County Agricultural So
| ciety opened. today. and Will be con-
tinued Wednesday and Thursday The
heavy IoS of the early morning hours
and the threatening aspect of the wea-
ther doubtless prevented many people
| from venturing from their homes. but
| Notwithstanding this there was the
| average first day crowd in attendance
| and those who went We're we'll repaid.
| for the sun came out before noon. and
/ the balance of the day was all that
could be desired.
There is no radical departure in the
general features Of the fair from for
| l:leF years and as the visitor betook
| himself into the grounds. this morning
| II seemed as if but one more page in
| the history of the association had been
| turned over and the story was con-
| tinued as before with the usual side
| notes and illustrations of rural life
| that go With it.
Out in the field. which is enclosed
| by the tack on which the horses WILL
| today, try to beat go. were the cattle
! lots OF EN-. Readfield always has Il
good cattle show, but today it seemed
| to many that the quality of the stock
Was not quite w to what it WAS. last
year. This is explained perhaps, by
| the fart that i great deal of the best
| stock has been sold. the past season.
| on account of the high price of beef
| over back of the secretary's office
| is the midway, and it is IA very quiet
ana orderly section of the enclosure
! THIS / may receive reinforcements.
| Wednesday. which will enliven ii. but
| in toGays Coloring the neutral tints
| were very pronounced. The hit the
| mckee man has been holding forth. but
his voice was almost lost in the chorus
Of the vendors of fruit. peanuts ana
color,zl beverages.
| icy the way today has been cattle
| day. :und from the time the town teams
| lined up. this morning, until the last
yoke Of steers had been hitched TO the
stone dray. late this afternoon. the cat
tie have disported themselves for the
cdincation of the people. There were
| 4 great many cattle upon the ground.
ana the list of exhibits is given here
with:
TOWN TEAMS.
Readned-D. n. Elliott Harrison
| Godding. 2-yoke: V. Scribner. J. +.
| Mayhem, Chas II. Stevens. e. J. Beale.
| f.. A. Morgan. w. :. O. Elliott. Chase
T.. Fegg.
Mount Vernon-Ch has. o. Weston.
panai Weston Edgar Robinson. a. l..
Gordon. i. a. Weston. Henry Williams,
| Nvles Williams. \. q. Goodwin. Lin
coin Walton. Edward Robinson: A.
yoke Ernest Gilman. J. NJ. Damren.
Timothy Leighton. Weston Gilman.
STEER TEAMS.
Mt Velnon-Orlando Smith. , yoke:
AIpbonso Rice. j. NJ. Damren. Clyde
Dunn. e. u. Wadley, yoke; q. l.
Nuiley .Ir.. ]. o. Harris.
Enyettc--L. w. Hams, 2 yoke; Il. G.
Cile . yoke: w. :. Jackman x son
Guy Hubbard.
CATTLE.
Gco. Crane. Winthrop. 2-year-
old thoroughbred Jersey heifer ana
thoroug hbred calf.
James Lunt. Winthrop. herd q
thoroughbred Jerseys, headed by DUH
Emperor Palm. years old. ~ hcad ~
An: Dr. j. II. Block Readheiu'
thoroughbred Jersey COW and calf' r.
y. Watson. Readtield. Jersey cow r.
:. Packard. Readiield, grade Jersey
heifer: T., V. Hunton, Readiieid, Swear
old Jersey heifer; T.. j. Beal. Readiieiu'
pair Hereford oxen. two thoioush-
bred Jersey bun calves. thorough
bred Cattle club Jersey COW.
Grade Hereford COW. grade Hereford
heifer. W. T. Mace. Readheld, thof
oughbred Jersey bull. bull car anu
lie. calf NJ. II. p Williams MI.
Mi. Vernon. seven Holsteins' thfee JET
NJ ] Jacobs. Mt. Vernon. two
- l.. n
Al Vernon. two cows and heifer. Wal
~" RIOS Nt Vernon. two Hereford
IA one Jersey heifer. G. c. Jacobs SIX
: -. cnxvs and two heifers. l.. H.
yYsebett Rents Hill. IA head of thor
,i,,d Iarsavs and 3-year-old bull
- Allen. -. l07 Gilbert Woodward
S,p Favette. three Hereford calves
-, Jersey cows and heifers. headed
= ~ yearIing Jersey bull. Alert. n. =.
M;,s Belgrade. grade Hereford helfer.
a Jacobs. Mt. Vernon. Jersey and
y a. Hereford COW. c. w. Henderson.
! nsnafeld Holstein COW. heifcrs ana
nos eight bead F.. II. Turner y
! ~ All. Nernen. grade Jersey calves.
AB.. Wight. yearlins thoroushhre.'
F" I,sevahnll. and grade Hereford bull =.
ID3Wa dfnich. Belgrade,- grade here
III COW ard calf. Edward Griffin
o Ekustsis pairsof HNefetd steer caves.
! li,Hte Hh-$eminary: nine head or
4HAsteins. Fred M Brow''. Readheei.
vaarling Jersey bull. yearlins Jersey
L. arc Durham heifers.
10 Tho swine and sheep exhibits were
- email. In the former class, the largest
in .,xhib;t was made by the Maine ives
is leyan Seminary at kents HUI ana Was
!, - the White Chester breed. f. ]. Beale
" Peadfield. showed Berkshire SOW
md p;gs. and f. E. Wing of Readfield,
chester pigs. James Lunt of Win
.hrop. showed a Berkshire and Chester
p sow and pigs. and Gilbert Underwood
or 3 Son a Chester boar. In sheep, e. G.
Q. Jacobs of Readfield. showed a shop
!; shire buck. and Walker Bros. Mt. Yer
: non. some grade oxford Downs.
Is The poultry were out behind the cX-
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