Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-20
About the Grounds,

the grand stand was filled and there
We're crowds all over the grounds. IL
was late in the day before the cx-
hibitors began to move away and
even after many Of the exhibits had
been taken away crowds visited the
cattle department, the poultry depart
meEt and Exhibition hall to get one
last look at such exhibitions as they
had not seen before in years. One
man, carried away by Il huge wave of
enthusiasm. after inspecting the
produce exhibits in the hall was heard
to declare that this particular depart
ment eclipsrd the produce depaI tment
at the Central Maine fair at Water
ville-one Of the biggest ana best fairs
in Maine.
Filled with pride by the success Of
the 1907 fair, the management is al
ready thinking of the fair for next
year-in fact We're thinking Of it be-
fore the 1861 fair was opened.
At the semi-annual meeting held at
the fair grounds on the second
Wednesday of August, 1907, the society
voted to have an all-day's session at
the next annual meeting to invite the
visitors and friends Of the members,
to have Il banquet, and an attractive
program arranged for the day. The
object of the meeting is to add new
members, discuss ways and means.
and to stir up enthusiasm for Il bigger,
better and buster kcnnebcc county
fair
The next annual meeting Of The so
ciety will be held at Readfiell Corner
the first Monday in January, 1908.
The following are these who have
had charge of the departments at the
fair of 1907 and who have contributed
largely to the success of the fair, are
as follows:
General Experimentation. F. 7.
Brown. Readtield
Superintendent Of Grounds-F. w.
Brown, Readficld; II. II. McCausland,
assistant, Readfield.
Superintendent Of Hall-M. F. Nor
cross, Readfield: ]. c. Hewitt, as
>istant, Belgrade. ~
Superintendent Of Horses-H. II. Nc
Causland, Readficld; l.. C. Berry, as
siStant, Monmouth.
Superintendent of Cattle-H. r.
Jacobs, Mt. Ncraon.
Superintendent of Sheep. Swine and
Poultry-L. c. Berry. Monmouth.
Superintendent Of Grandstand-M
S. Gordon. Vienna; Z. L. Gle, assis-
tant, Fayctte
Superintendent Of Printing and Adj
vc1tisirS. f. f. Peacock Readfield.
Committee to get out stock and town
teamS-W. =. Atherton. Samuel Otis
Halowell; +. +. Blake. J. II. Swift. d.
l.. Slwtcll, Sidney; Wallace Sanborn,
7. K, Hradley. Vienna; John Fish. A.
d. Libby, Oakland; II. d. Blaisdell
George Mosher, Rome: j. l.. Slower. L.
S. Gordon. w. +. Keith. Monmouth; &.
f.. Weber G. +. Williams, Miles Will
liams. Mt Vernon; w. p. Frost, II. G..
Norris. A. S. George. Wayne; Geo.
Crane, Everett Williams. Winthrop;
Pert Stewart. l.. A. Bartlett. f. @.
Rogers. Belgrade: Joseph Underwood.
Elmer Gile Henry Hubbard. Fayetto;
w. II. Hunt. d. III. Tngley. II. ).
Brown Readfield; c. $. Pope, John
Filield. H. II. Knowles. Manchester.
The officers of the society, whose ef-
forts to produce the biggest and best
| fair ever, and whose laborS have been
crowned with such signal success arc:
Prcsident-Hon. f. /. Brown, Read
| field.
| Vice-presidents- f. Crane,
| Winthrop; Ernest ]. Gilman. Mt Yer
| non: Geo. A. Russell. Readfield.
Spcretary-E. r.. Peacock. Readfc'd.
| Trea II. Stevens. fsoadiieid.
Agcnt-F ". Trown. Readtield.
Trustees-Hon. f. I. Brown, ex-
| ofIicio. Readfield: ]. C. Hewitt, Bel
! grade; Elmer f. Gle. Fayettc; T.. c,
| Berry. Monmouth; II. II. McCausland
| Rcadfield: VI. F. N"rcross, Winthrop;
I'll. II. Jacobs. Mt. Vernon; NJ. $. Cor
! don. Vienna.
| Superintendent Of Police-Fred "
| Brown. Readticld.
| Marshal-E. L. Hunton, Readfleid.