The Republican journal., 1903-09-03
WALDO COUNTY FAIR.

The Waldo county fair was advertised to
be held in Belfast Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, September 1st, I'd and Sd.
Tuesday morning slight rain was falling
and the weather looked threatening, and
the trustees decided to postpone the fair one
day. The weather cleared somewhat dur
ing the forenoon, and no more rain fell, but
it did not fully clear until evening.
Many exhibitors were Kept away by the
weather, especially those who had long dis
tances to drive stock or to haul produce.
There was, however, fair showing of stock
the first day and several exhibitors brought
in vegetables, implements, fancy articles,
etc., while the venders, fakirs and other side
issues were got ready for business. Among
the exhibits on the grounds the first day
were the following:
| The H. W. Wescott Farm, Knox, thorough
bred imported Chester pigs; thoroughbred
Ramboullet buck; grade buck; thorough
bred Ayrshire bull.
| Evans Farm, Waldo, Jersey cows !;
thoroughbred Jersey bull; thoroughbred
Jersey heifer; 10 Angora goats; dairy but
| ter.
| John Jackson, Belmont, brood mare and
colt; pair steers.
| Daniel Meservey, Morrill,, thoroughbred
Durham bull; thoroughbred Hereford COW ;
pair oxen, 5 years DID, pair steers, 3 years
old; pair steers, 2 years old.
E. S. Achorn, Morrill,, pair working oxen.
Joshua C. Lttlefield, Waldo, pair work
| ing oxen.
A. ]. Woodbury., Morrill,, thoroughbred
Hereford bull; pair Hereford-Holstein
grade bulls, broken to work; a Hereford
bull and steer working together.
Chas. Hoffses, Morrill,, Hereford bull calf
5 months old, weight 500 pounds; Hereford
Durham grade cow pair steers, years old
Paul Bros, Waldo, White Chester SOW
and pigs; thoroughbred Holstein bull :;
thoroughbred Jersey bull; pairs work
horses.
Melvin Knowlton, NOrthport, pair match
ed calves; pair grade Holstein yearling
heifers.
Harold Patch, Northport, Hereford heifer
calf
Stanley Knowlton, Northport, Hereford
bull calf
Iven Bartlett, Waldo, White Chester boar.
Ed. Hart, Belfast, pair trained steers.
c. b. Thompson, North Searsmont, thor
oughbred Shropshire buck 3 grade Shrop-
shire lambs; 3 crates coon cats.
J. W. Wallace, Belfast. trio Light Brahma
fowls; trio Buff Cochins trio White Wyan-
dotts; trio barred Plymouth Rocks, trio
White Leghorns.
W. a. johnson, Belfast, trio barred Ply
mouth Rocks, Matched March %, pullets
White LeghornS.
j. II. Ems, Belfast, beets. turnips, pota-
toes, pumpkins,
Henry Reynolds, Brooks, pair work
horses: > varieties potatoes trio turkeys.
David Ladd, Belfast, 3 var. apples.
NJ E. Knowlton, North Belfast, sheaf
oats.
Mrs. w. L. Langill, Waldo, trio full blood
ed Pekin ducks.
|. \. Flagg, Belmont, var. potatoes; ;
beets, cabbage; celery squash carrots.
R. NJ Tibbetts, Belfast, beets; squash; !;
carrots.
W. H. Beck with, Waldo, potatoes.
VIM. Sprague Belmont & var. apples
j. c. Townsend, Belfast, 81 var. apples !,
2 var. pears.
C. E. Long, Lncolnville, brood mare and
colts.
C. P. Morrill,, Belmont, road stallion.
| c. a. Morse, Belmont, 2-year- old stallion !;
yearling tilly.
H. Nj. Flagg, Belmont, stallion, years
old
Augustus Woods, Belfast, case black
smith work.
IV. Miller, Belfast, bushel potatoes.
Paul Bros, Waldo, . var. potatoes; peck
plums peck tomatoes; pumpkin.
Worcester Salt Co., display of salt.
Potts Food Co., display of cattle and
poultry food.
A. A. Howes & Co., floor, etc.
F. L. Toothaker, Belfast, exhibit of dairy
machinery!
| Mason & Hall, Belfast, exhibit of agricul-
tural implements.
| Singer Sewing Machine Co., machines
and samples of work.
Wednesday opened with fine weather and
the fair began under most favorable aus
pices. A large number of exhibits came
for all the departments, but owing to lack
of space we must defer mention of the en-
tries until next week. The first days races
were held and were on when The Journal
went to press.
The entries for all the classes are large
To-day's races are the 2.24 class, purse
$125, with 90 horses named; 2.34 class. 500.
! with II horses named. Tomorrow, Friday,
the races will be the 2.19 class, $500, with %
! horses named, and the 2.40 class, $50, 1C
horses named.