Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-12
PHTST0N FAIR.
About 25OO People on the
Grounds, Thursday.
Granite Wilkes Wins 2.4O ard Maud
N. the, ,2.3O Races.
ne Finest Display of Cattle Made for
Years.


dawned with the coming NJ The ,;o.
thursday morning, and it is safe to
say that seldom has d more iovous
'eeIinS pervaded the human heart than
was felt by the officers of tba
ana T. Association. as in response IN
the cheerV call Of the barnyard rooster
they arose to prepare for the festivi-
ties of the day.
| Inc morning was more like June than
/ september. with an atmosphere that
was the superlative degree of purity
! ana which made everybody glad thar
! they were living. And not ONLY was
the morning beautiful, but so was the
| entire day. 1t was Il day that called
| everyone out, and judging from the
crowd upon the grounds, after dinner.
| one would get the impression that
aDout tWo-thirds of the population of
| Pittston and the surrounding towns
We're within the encsure
Rut to go back to the morning. We
| all remember the stirring poem which
| begins: There was tumuIt in the
! city'-Well. there was tumult in Pitts
| ton. at very early hour, but it was
| not due 20 any cause of a political ma
| ture-only the lowing of mild-eyed kline
| 1t was Cattle day" at the fair, and
! from the time that the first warm rays
| of the sun kissed the tree tops on
Blenn's hill. until 10 O'Clock. these pa
| tient. plodding servants of man We're
arriving from all directions.
1t was the largest display Of cattle
| that Pittston has had for years. and
| was another proof of the fact that is
| noticed by everybody who makes IL
business of following up the fairs from
year 70 year-that Maine cattle are i'm
proving in condition each year.
There We're upwards of so yoke of
| oxen and steers, to say nothing of the
| odd individuals that were scattered
around the enclosure. One noticeable
thing about the exhibit was the small
lot of dairy stock there being but very
| few COWS shown at all.
For herds. F. c. Jewett Of North
| Whitefeld. had very nice herd of
grade Holsteins. and John Leonard of
Pittston. showed a handsome herd OF
! 81 Herefords. J. H. Bailey Of Pittston,
! had 4 herd Of 10 grade Hercfords ana
| Durhams.
| Exhibitors who contributed to the
| makeup OF tIlb low II teams Ntlt-
| Pittston-A. S. Marson. r. \. Mar
son. Wesley Moody, j. II. Bailey, |. r.
Marson, Thos. Dow, Wesley Moody,
Chas. Thayer, Geo Crocker. Scott Still
phen. l.. Stilkey. VIM. Pulsifer. Geo.
Moody. Henry Moody, Chas. p. Thomp
| son. VIM Kelly. VIM. Shea, Millard
Hunt and Orlando Moody.
Whitefield-Aug Little, Newman
Felt. VIM. Grady Horatio Lewis, w.
! II. Kennedy. Walter Peaslee. F.. {.
| Jcvett Albert Matthews. c. d. Bailey.
| Thomas Kelly. L. :. Heath, s. y. King.
| Clarence Ford. ]. Haley, Andrew Lion
and j. Mooney.
| Alna-Clarence Hilton. p. E- JeWett.
r. A. Bailey. B. F. Rankins H. Ran
kins Chas. Peaslee.
Pittston. 3-year-olds-A. l.. Stilphen
John Bailey, Millard Hunt. A. II. Nash,
| Herbert G. Thompson, j. y. carter.
! Whitefield. steers-Joe Kaley. Thomas
DoyIe. f. {. Dunton. VIM Rooney }.
II Kelly. David Matthews, Albert
Matthews. Fred y. King, r. A. King.
'rhe cattle were practically ut all
dav from the time they came IN 20 inc
r,u~ic of their own voices, in III" morn
inc until the last pair of steers mad
,I,7,ost nulIed themselves black i'm the
r,ra tsome of the HoIsteins did trying
IN move the stone drag one yard more.
! pi+,s,on beat out Whitefield on town
toar,s but on steer teams Nhitefield
! ,,t,,c out first and left the second
/ ,nonav for Alma The pulling oxen han
| d. loDe afternoons work over hack oi
tbo iudees' stand. and made sonle re-
| will he given later.
| put there was something elsewhere
! -. ,to same time Up in the hall, wnefe
ti,a ladies reign. there are lots of things
do,r 70 the feminine heart but OIL
,,.,icb man as a whole knows but little'
ana which. when displayed before the
ayoe of the average masculine mortal
,,,,,oor 10 him a trfie short of mar
| vCllous. .,,,,-
| nm really. the display of fancy work
while not large contains some exqu1S-
;ta. snecimens of woman's skill. ihe
o>,,ihits of Misses George Peasiee oi
,,na and of Miss Cora Rritton OF
pittston. in which are included lace
,,art, and embroidery. are too well
i1.,ov.r TO need comment. The skill OF
-, ~ tbese ladies is known in many
Dl,ccs. and their exhibits are always
! eagerly sought for.
There are also several quilts and rugs
n, exhibition that tell of the patience
Land skill Of their makers Mrs. j. H.
paiIey of East Pittston. shows two
cr,zy quilts and three odd coverlids
tho latter being hand made ana very
old other exhibitors in the hail are
Mr. Abbie r. Carlton. quilt; Mrs. sam
uel Kennedy. Whitefield. log cabin
ouilt. Mrs Rose Nudd. silk crazy quit
Ms. r. A. Marson. braided rug: bread
ed rugs are also shown by Mrs. Sanlue
Kennedy and Mrs. Wnl. Reed.
: Several fancy rugs are shown bs
Nellie A. Moody. Mrs. j. E. Marson
Mrs Fannie Huntington and Mrs. A
A. Cerlton. and drawn rugs by Mrs
gsmucl Kennedy, Mrs. Emma Greer
and Mrs. c. f. Kennedy; yarn rugs b,
Mrs. Frank Huntington. and lamp
tongue rug by Mrs. A. A. Kennedy.
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