Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-03
THE STATE FAIR.
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Smith & Moody Of Augusta, have their
musical display in very attractive
booth. with w. E. Moody in charge.
The Geo. B. Haskell Co. of Lewiston.
show stock foods, medicines, poultry
foods, ensilage and corn, and also in
another booth, the Sharpless cream
separator.
F. E. Tainter of Lewiston, has fine
display Of pianos and musical goods,
and with several young ladies to
manipulate the keys and contribute to
the pleasure of the visitors at the hall.
The Atkinson Furnishing Co. of Lew
iston, show a fine assortment Of goods
in their line, artistically arranged.
An attractive corner of the hall is
that which contains the fish and game
exhiit. It contains a number of tanks
of fish from the Auburn hatchery, and
is in charge of Ernest Neal. The
tanks contain brown, hybrid, rainbow
and brook trout, steelhead trout,
landlocked salmon, and albino salmon,
and the fish range in size from the
little fellows from four months old to
the big ones which have a tank all to
themselves, and will weigh six or seven
pounds.
The butter and cheese are also on
this floor. Ada +. Rose Of Greene, has
a private dairy display Of both, and
the Waterford and Turner Center
creameries both display some good
specimens Of butter.
On the second floor is the genealogical
display, but it is not what one would
expect in a fruit growing State like
Maine. 1t is a handsome display, how
ever, what there is of it. Exhibitors
for the State display are F. A. Kicker
of Turner; T. M. Lombard of Auburn;
Henry Johnson of Turner; E. l.. Lin
coin of Wayne; and John Wallingford
of Auburn.
For counties:-Androsco A. c.
Day of South Turner; T. M. Lombard
of Auburn; F. A. Kicker of Turner; D.
p. True of Leeds Center; and John
Wallingford of Auburn.
Franklin County, Geo. S. Smith of
Livermore Falls.
Oxford county, c. H. George Of
Hebron.
Kennebec county, E. L. Lincoln of
Wayne.
Sagadohoc county, S. w. Nelson of
Bowdoinham.
About 600 plates of apples are chown
from all over the State. One general
exhibitor, Chas. Gee of Lewiston,
shows pears, and specimens of this
fruit are also shown by D. P. True of
Leeds Center, c. II. George of Hebron,
e. M. Lombard Of Auburn, and E. L..
Lincoln of Wayne. There are also
about Is specimen plates of pears.
In vegetables, the display is limited
to a few. squash, potatoes, and some
grasses by E. B. Johnson of South
makes a good display of honey of all
kinds.
There has been great deal of I'M
favorable comment made because OF
the removal of the exhibition of fancy
work and art work in kindred lines,
to City hall where it is shown, this
year, thus taking one of the most at
tractive departments from the fair.
The poultry are now "at home" to
visitors, today. and are getting their
share of attention. They do not need
any barker with a dinner horn to tell
where they are, for the ROSTERS at
tend to that part of the business. And
it is astonishing to hear the racket
that these early risers make in the
morning, in conjunction with the geese
and other feathered hipeds. Boarders
in the lodging houses in that section
don't need any rising bell.
The exhibit is not so large as it has
been some years, although it is above
the average. but it is better in quality
fhop hoc Ia =
kins says that it keeps growing better
year by year.
The largest exhibitors are Parker &
Scripture of Bangor, and A. J. Ken
niston of Hermon Centre. Mr.. Ken
niston shows all of the leading varie-
ties of land and water fowl, including
turkeys. geese, ducks and hens, and
Parker & Scripture have a similar ex-
hibit supplemented by a large lot of
games and banta!ns.
The veteran exhibitor, I. V. McKen-
ney of North Auburn, is here with
some of his choice specimens of Barred
Plymouth Rocks Mr.. McKenney has
been on the entry lists of the fair for
years. and always has standard birds
in his coops.
f.. c. Atwood OF Auburn. one of the
finest breeders in the country, is also
here with a choice lot of Barred Ply
mouth Rocks.
j. w. Lowell of Gardiner, shows
barred Plymouth Rocks; George A.
Jones of Auburn, Barred and White
Plymouth Rocks; Silas Bartlett of
Lewiston. Silver Laced and White
Wyandottes; A. Z. Merrill of Auburn.
White and Buff Wyandottes: E. A.
Drinkwater of Sabattus, H. varieties of
poultry: Ernest Larrabee of Auburn,
White Plymouth Rocks and White wy
andottes: J. w. West of Auburn, White
Plymouth Rocks and White Wyan-
dottes; f. H. Burnham of Auburn, has
SO coops of different varieties.
In the way of novelties, ]. A. Lin
nehan of Auburn, has mice display of
pigeons, and c. p. Mattocks of Port
land shows some collie pups. Parker
& Scripture show a cage of ferrets, the
first ever shown on the Lewiston fair