Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-02
MAINE STATE FAIR.
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Z. L. Allen of Hermon Center, has
string of black Polled Angus that won
blue ribbons at Bangor, last week.
Niles Bros. Of Pennington, nave
herd of IL Herefords, including 10 steers
and three cows.
E. A. Robinson Of Mt. Vernon, shows
16 head of Herefords, oxen and steers,
and like all of his stock, it is hne lot
of cattle.
A. P. Russell Of Leeds Junction,
raises Jerseys, and has a herd OF "a, TO
prove that he has good ones.
A. w. Hunt of Brunswick, has herd
of Ayrshires which are fine lot. An
other herd of Ayrshires is that of +. +.
pember of Bangor. There are Il of them
and they are representatives OF the breed
Other exhibitors are: A. A. Hunnewell
of New Gloucester. Ayrshires; X e. Civ.
en- Of Auburn Holsteins; II. l.. Maxim OF
f.insham. Durhams N. A. Ekinger of
Turner Center Holsteins: N. r.. Morrill,
of Buckfeld, Herefords; Carrabassett
Stock Farm. Holsteins and Jerseys; W. ).
Keene of Palmyra, Holsteins; Owen Rose
of Greene, Guernseys and Shorthorns; l.
T. Carville OF Lewiston. Holsteins; F. A.
Kicker Of Turner, Jerseys; John f. Baker
of Bowdoinham: Jerseys and Guernseys;
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III. Webster of Skowhegan, Guernseys;
Gordon Bros. of Mt. Vernon. Herefords.
There is good showing of sheep, which
makes UP in quality what it lacks in num-
bers. e. G. Hilton of Starks, has a flock
of 30, half and half of Hampshire Downs
and Dickinson Merinos. Six of the Hamp-,
shire Downs are imported stock, one OF
them being an s-months ram bred by Ca
rey Cole, England, and also an eve lamb
of the same breeding. Fl. II. Whitman
of SO. Turner. has q flock of a horned
Dorsets and G. r: Hamlen Of East VIII
ton flock of 80 Shropshires and others;
M. & d. Gray of Anson. and {. w. Hilton
of Starks, ShrOpshires.
In swine, f. S. Dixon & Son of Sabattus.
show six registered Berkshires; y; +.
E. L. Briggs of Minot. White Chester
boar. SOW and pigs and two shoates; A.
Sherburne Of Auburn, o. /. c. boar, sing
Peter" j. M. Woodman of Auburn, We
toria sows with pigs, and Victoria boar;
Boothby & Stevens. Cheshire sow and
pigs. Jersey red boar and sow, and three
Berkshire boars.
The poultry were hardly ready to re-
ceive callers today There We're lot or
them at the poultry house, this morning,
but more were coming all the forenoon,
SO that the condition of things inside the
house was. in a very unsettled state. But
the biddies will be open W callers, tomor-
row. and looking their pfst.
ssss 1t was the same waMsiu Exhibition hall.
Everything except pe9aiHps the exhibit OF
the Lake Auburn fish hatchery was in
state of chaos and there was much
noise that one could hardly hear them
selves think. ,.4s1sg
Outside, the display4ef farm implements,
etc, which are shown under the grand
stand, and the gasoline engines, over back
of Exhibition hall. would give the unin-
tiated an idea that all one had to do now
adays to conduct farm was to sit OH
a chair and keep the engine creased.
There is another feature which cannot
be passed unnoticed, and that is the mid
way. 1t has moved from Its old quarters
I, ,Ia,, 4 Infrr
hibition hall and the headquarters build
ing. 1t contains all the standard sattrac-
lions usually served up to the public. ex,
cept Diamond Lew and his congress of
beauty. and although the versatile Lew is
elsewhere his place is filled by the 'Mou
lin Rouge" which has sufficient flavor
of tabaScO sauce to catch its Shar9y If
patronage. Then there is Mnnehaha.. Who
Of minor tone. Verify, the Midway. to-
day. has been warm place-hut princi-
pally on account of the weather.
The storm of Monday was the cause of
the postponement of one of the principal
features of the program-the races. 1t
was hoped that some of the classes could
II be..started. 'this afternoon, but the track
was so heavy that moving on it was out
of the question.
But the crowd in the grand stand were
given good entertainment by the aerial
work near the grand stand and the ex-
hibtion by Madame Schuls trained lions
together with the music by the brigade
Band of Lewiston. At o'clock Prof
Kabrich made successful balloon asccn-
sion from the grounds. There was but
little air moving and the balloon went
nearly In perpendicular line to Il great
height coming down not far from the
grounds.
The attendance today. has been about
the average for n first day crowd, but
NOR" are looked for. tomorrow
Owing to the condition of the track the
races scheduled for today will be trotted
"Wednesday A