Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-19
Perfect Weather and a
Big Crowd, Saturday.
Great Racing, Baseball and Hall
Exhibits, Attractions.
Some Good Races Were Features-Thc
Winners.

Hartland, Ne. Sept. ESPECIALLY
The list annual cattle show and fair
OF the East Somerset Agricultural So
ciety closed here, Saturday afternoon
after most successful session, and Il
grand series of events for a program
About 33U9 people We're present today,
and everybody had good time and
were we'll satisfied with the attractions.
me weather was about the incest
article that could be produced in this
line, but it was nothing more than was
deserved after such drenching rain
as the weather man presented on the,
opening day.
The exhibits of dairy products, vege-
tables, fruit, preserves and jellies,
fancy work, sofa pillows and other
products of the farm and handiwork of
the thrifty housewife were numerous
ana of excellent quality.
Chas. c. Woodruff of West Pitts
field. who has extensive gardens and
greenhouses, where quantities of ye-e-
tables are raised to supply the various
towns hereabouts, had fine exhibit
OF garden stuff in the hall which took
first premium for excellence.
Joshua Patten, another West Pitts
field farmer, had another good display.
and was given second premium. This
speaks pretty well for West Pittsfield
as a productive farming section an, is
a good recommendation for the farmers
in this part of the town.
David Libby of Detroit, had 4 fine
display of apples which ELECTED much
admiratior from the spectators in the
nail and evidently favorahly impressCt,
the judges, for they gave the first pre-
MUM to Mr. Libby.
A. J. Loler of Pittsfield, bad an at
tcactive display of cabinet photographs
and views in one corner of the hall
which attracted their share of atten-
ton from the crowd.
There were any number of other eX-
hiDits of The most appetiZing kind
which the Journal man did not have
time to enumarate. but which will be
given IN full by the secretary, Ed Web.
Der in his report of the award of pre-
Iliums which will be published later
The Midway attracted lots of peopr,
all day long ana was made IN of \
large number Of attractions for Young
ana old. Gallons ana gallons of red
lemonade and soft beer were consumed
ana peanuts We're disposed of by the
buShel.
Uncle Treat was there. too, With his
famous brand of CLANS and it is I'M
necessary to say that he sold all he
had. n midway without Uncle Trea,
1
one very noticeable feature Of tho |
fair WAS the absolute absence of drunk |
eEness. Not one drunken persons was |
found during the day, fact which |
speaks well for Somerset enforcement. !,
Friday. owing to the rain of the pre- |
Nious day. which made the track ra her
heavy. it was thought advisable to
postpone the races until Saturday fore
noon.
The only events Of Friday afternoon
were the / ling contest with a purse
of 500. open to State, and a baseball
game between TIE HartIand Academy
nine and team from COrinna.
There We're three contestants in me
pulling match. The drag upon which
WAS placed 6O4O pounds of stone was
'crses owned by Harry Williams. Hart
land. pair belonging to S. o. Har-
rinSton of Parkman. then hauled it
1521a feet. The last team in the con-
test was that of John Jones of Ripley,
wrich moved the load 37ls feet.
The baseball contest was q thinning
game which abnunded in sensational
plays by both teams. The game was
finally won by the Corinna lads by a
score of 8 to s.
"Rube" was there and the real thing,
too, with lots of hayseed in his hair,
and kept the audience in a continuous
uproar by his droll remarks, funny
songs and endeavOrs to engage the
pretty girls in conversation. Mr.
Moulton certainly played the role Of
'rube' to perfection and made lots of
friends during his stay here.
Saturday forenoon's program includ-
I'd two good races. a 2.27 class with 4
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