Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-03
Racing Program For Som.
erset Central Fair.
Co. { Band Gives Successful
Concert al Lakewood.
Personal Notes Of skowheganItes
And Their Guests.

The following Is the complete racing
program for the annual cattle show
| and-fair OF the Somerset Central Ag-
ricultural Society which will he held
here at Fairview park on Sept. IL, IL
and II:
First day-240 stake, trot and pace,
purse $500; matinee race, 3-:ninuw,
class, premium $50; $25 harness to win
ner, SIS suit to second, $3.50 blanket
to third, $3.50 whip to fourth. There
will be no entrance fee for this event
and no mark will be given.
Second day-227 class trot and pace,
purse $50; 2.20 stake, trot and pace,
purse 5000.
| Third day-3-minute class, trot and
pace, purse s1O0; 2.25 stake, purse $500;
frce-for-all, trot or pace, purse $3.50.
The three stake races arc closed and
| the entry list was large one. The
| aggregate amount of these races IS
$3.50. There will be baseball games on
Sept. 16 and II.
There was d large attendance at the
| concert '~'v"n at Lakewood Sunday by
the Co. e Military Band under the d.
le,tion of b. +. Washburn. The usual
excursion was run from Waterville and
way stations. The program was long
and good one.
Saturday night the local banG gave
| short open air concert in front Of
the restaurant on Water street which
was opened that day by one Of its
members, Mr.. Whittemore. The band
| then crossed the street and played in
! front of the skating rink which was
re-opened that evening
H. y. Wood, who is in Portland for a
few weeks. passed Sunday in town
with his family.
II. p. Mckinney, who is building a
hotel in the vicinity of Parlin pond,
was in town Saturday on business.
Mrs. Helen C. Wing and little laugh
ter. Miss Lucille, who had been with
q party OF friends at cottage at Mon
hogan for. the past 10 days, returned
| home on the late train Saturday night
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Reynolds
of Portland were in town Saturday,
calling on friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Williams of West
Newton. Mass, were in town Satur-
day. They are enjoying carriage
| drive through this section Of the State.
Miss Mary E. Wentworth of Fair
field was il town Saturday, the guest
of Mrs. J. r. Malbon.
Fl. l.. SWEET passed Sunday with
relatives i'll his former home in Ban
goI.
q. r. Perry of Bingham was a bust
ness caller i'll town Saturday.
Mrs Louise Mahoney of Salem was
the guest of friends here Saturday. She
was accompanied by her daughter,
Miss Emma.
Mrs. II. c. Hilton of Lewiston was
in town Saturday. She is the wife OF
Conductor Hilton of the Skowhegan-
South Gardiner passenger run.
DR.. Lillian p. Wentworth of Augusta
was in town Saturday for few hours.
She was accompanied by Sarah Fl.
Leary of that city.
&C. l.. Bagley, quartermaSter ser
geant of Co. E and the two cooks, John
NuttinG ard Mike BOuiette, left Sat
urday for Augusta to attend the an
nual muster of the LIST and I'd Regi-
ments of the N. G. S. M.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Stinch1eld and
little daughter Virginia left Saturday
for Boston. where they will be pres
ent this week at the meeting of the
Knights of Pythias.
Miss Lizzie Haines has gone to Au-
gusta, where she will be the guest for
a few days of her aunt, Mrs. Lot NJ.
Morrill,