Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-14
At Annual Meeting Of the
Central Maine Fair.
4 Feast Of Wit and Wis dom
Around The Banquet 30 ard.
Plans for Next Exhibition Will Make
Il the Best Ever Held.


trail Maine Fair Association was held
at the Coliseum Wednesday. The meet
ing opened at II o'clock in the fore
noon with the business session. At noon
a banquet was enjoyed, followed by
speaking, which continued until 3 P. NJ.
The principal items Of the business
session were the reception of the re-
ports Of the officers, the reading of the
records of the last regular meeting.
the delivery by President T.. p. Mayo
of his annual address, the vote To
change the time Of the annual meeting
to the Saturday following Thanksgiv-
ing. and the reference to the trustees
of the recommendation of President
Mayo for holding the fair six days.
George Fred Terry offered a prize of
800 as special premium to potato
growers. The fair association offered a
prize Of $40 to the person who will
send to the secretary before June ! the
best suggestion for improving the Cen
trail Maine Fair of 1907. 4 prize of $50
was voted to the person making the
most words out of the letters cantaincd
in the words Central Maine Fair
with a second prize of So. Il third prize
Va sip anu d louil UilIt VI 9i'.
The officers. except the president.
who holds office for two years. were
then elected. The following will consti-
tute the board of officers of the Cen
trail Maine Fair for 1o06-7:
President. T.. p. Mayo: secretary,
George r. Fuller. Winslow; treasurer.
Martin Blaisdrll. Watervile.
Executive committee. Cyrus W.
Davis. Watcrvilc: Amos f. Gerald.
Fairfield: +. f.. Clifford. Canaan; Fl. w.
Greeley. Oakland J. w Bassctt, Wins
low; Martin Blaisdcll, Watcrville: Coo.
+. Terry. Watervillc; r. l.. Cove, Wat
crvillc: T.. r. Mayo. Waterville: Mar
tin Bartlett. Waterville: Geo. X. Fuller.
Winslow. Vice presidents. Col. q. A.
Leighton, Watervill": DR.. F. c.
Thayer. Watcrvillc: Geo. Il. WinncGar.
Oakland: Horace P,Irinton. WatCrvillc;
A. Fl. Ellis, Fairfield; DR. T.. y. Turner.
New Vineyard; \. \. Hodges Wins
low: DR.. +. l.. Jones, Waterviile; :. p.
Fclkcr, Clinton; G. =. Burleigh. Angus
ia: c. V. Bailey. North Arson: r. J.
Libby. Oakland; o. Meader. Albion;
Patterson. Winslnw.
vile: Geo. F. Terry, Watervillc: Or. j.
f. Hill, Watervil!c: Frank R"dington.
Watervillc: II. Union. Waterviil": T..
T.. Clifford. Canaan; +. \. Wing. Wat
erville; Jules Gamache. Waterville:
Manlcy Morrison. Clinton: w II. Sto-
bic. WinsloW: j. l.. Robinson South
Windham: DR. II! NJ Moultrn. Cum
berland Center: Frank |. Ress"y. Gin
ton: J. r. Buker. BoWdoin; GEORGE K.
Fuller. Winslow; Harold +. Cook. Nat
ervil!c: VIM. II. Hainoe. Waterviii.: A.
r. Gerald. Fairfield: T.. T. Mayo, Fair
field Elmer f.. Smith. WinsloW: w. $.
Keenc. Palmyra: W. r. IIunneWell.
Pittsfield: Rev. T.. +. Prmber. Bangor:
Lyman Blair. Gre"uviIl": C.. +. John
son. Watcrvi,ie; ii. ". Greeley. oak
land: T.. l.. Cove. Wat"rvillc. DIR. NJ.
S. Goodrich Watcrvillc; J. w. E"ssatt,
Winslow; Martin Blaistlcll Waterville,
y. A. Lombard. Watcrville; Arthur
Richardson. Clinton.
The dinner was an excellent one. aud
was followed by addresses by the fol
the University of Maine. 1.-The t,iuca-
Farm: T. l.. White of Bowdoinhan
''The Proper Handling of Fruit Trees:
Rev. T.. +. Pember of Bangor. "tipw
Can We Improve the Central Maine
Fair" II. +. Thorpe. editor Of the
Maine Farmer. More Object Lessons
Needed at our Fairs: Prof Luther c.
Iateman Of Lewiston. The Cow in
Politics.: Dennis l.. bowman. supcrin-