Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-16

day, and today was no exception In the
exhibition hall there was a big assort-
| inent of children with their prond
mothers. and as usual, the judges had
a hard time Of it, picking out the hand
soonest babies in the two classes that
had been arbitrarily marked OF in or
der to give children of different ages
the same chances. The question of
which was the heaviest baby. the fat
test baby. the smallest baby and the
baby with the curliest hair, would have
seemed 20 offer very few difficulties.
hat those who have o:ficiated ,t suob
functions, or have watched others do
so, 1t Is unnecessary to say that the
Judges had a difficult time of II all
around. Notwithstanding all this. thew
finally, after much comparing of .otes.
reached the following verdict:
Glass A. under one year-Handsonos+
baby. Earle F. Holmes, four months.
entered by Mrs. Fl. F. Holmes. Win
throp; latest baby, Charles Henry
Robinson. 5la months, entered by
Mrs. j. w. Robinson. Monmouth:
smallest baby, Ralph Idell Cloug,,. So
months. entered by George c. Ilough,
Mount Vernon; baby with the darkest
|
Halves. eight months, entered bv Mrs.
r. }. Halves. Readfield. and Frank LAT
lin. six months entered by Edna Ruth
Latin. Winthrop Center
Class Il, over one Northumberland
laby. Grace f. Berry. 10 months. en-
tered by Mrs. c. H. Berry, North Nom
mouth; latest baby. Clayton w. Hall.
| ~ months, entered by Mrs. Mertha
Hall, Readfeld smallest baby. Ruth
Clifford Reed. is months. entered by
Mrs. F. G. Reed, Winthrop; baby with
the blacklist eyes. Cyrus Kenneth
Winters. entered by Mrs c. D. Win
| tiers, Readfield; baby with the curliest
mar Emma Louise Cottle, entered by
Mrs. Ed Cottle, Readfield
Like most of the county fairs, the
Readfield fair this year is very strong
IN its cattle exhibit. The best of it is
that the cattle which are being shown
come from the farms of the vicinity
and are the best of stock bred for ac-
tual use on the farm and not for show
purposes. There is a tang Of artificial
lty about the big fair but the county
| fair gets back to nature.
| The Readfeld fair this year gives
promise of even better things in the
| ll4e lOudy anu thursday.
| The poultry exhibit while not large
when compared with the mammoth
shows of the big State fairs which
have been held the past three weeks,
yet it is an interesting and instruc-
tive display. Those who have contrib
uted to it are entitled to much COM
mendation. and will doubtless receive
their reward at the hands of the
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have been offered
In the exhibition hall this year there
Is hig variety of good things which
to name individually would necessitate
| giving a catalogue of the exhibits.
| Readfield Grange does itself proud
in fine Grange exhibit, comprising
| the usual display of vegetables and
| fruits from the farm, and quilts and
fancy work from the sewing room and
things good to eat from the kitchens.
AS an example of how the past gener-
ations of New England housewives
were obliged to labor in order to keep
their husbands and children clothed,
a loom is shown in actual operation,
| just as it used to be in the old-fash-
| toned kitchens a hundred years ago.
There has been for many years
This year it is just as lively. Several
of the photographers and fortune tel
lers have had space at the larger
fairs, and their faces were familiar to
some who had attended one or more of
the big fairs.
| A real snake charmer. with real
snakes; a two-legged lamb; the usual
baseball throwing games. and the
time honored mery-go-round are
among the things to be seen.
But this Is neglecting the fine DEM
onstrations which are being made of
farm and dairy machinery. The bulk of
this exhibit is in Exhibition hall. and
careful statesmen. whose business Is to
satisfy the customer, attend to the
wishes of the visitors.
There are a lot of good things for
those who come, and Wednesday. If
pleasant. should be a record breaker
for the kennebec County fair
Attention is called to the advertise
ment telling the leaving time on the
| Winthrop cars, which connect at the
boat landing with the steamer Mara
nacook. crossing the lake to Readf1eld
ard lands the visitors about three min
utes' walk from the fair grounds. The
fare is IS cents for the round trip, in
GLIDING admission to the grounds. The
| cars which connect with the steamer
leave Augusta at 8. 9. 10 A. NJ. IL NJ.
and l p. M Careful note should be
taken that the II A. M. car out of Au-
gusta does not connect with the steam
err On the return trip, the steamer VIII
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