The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-09-16
The Waldo County Fair.
!" was favored with fine weather and good
attendance. The Baby Show a great at
traction. The Premium list.

Agricultural society, held on their grounds in
TINS city, closed last Thursday afternoon. The
GROUNDS were in the best of order, the weather
conditions were ideal, the exhibits fine the
omcials competent and courteous, and the re-
suit was an unqualified success There was
some good racing each day, the Belfast band
furnishing excellent music between the heats
the fakirs were conspicuous by their absence,
ana there was nothing to mar the endowment
of this annual farmers festival.
feature of the second day was the parade
of blue ribbon oxen and steers. and which com.
petent judges say could not be excelled this
SIDE OF brockton. Mass. There were "a yoke
OF oxen, many of them very large and about
dozen pair Of trained steers driven by Waldo
county boys of IA years and under, who were
heartily cheered by the spectators. The en-
thusiasm evoked by this display should be en-
couraglng to the cattle-raisers of this county
The poultry department. of which mention
was made last week was the best ever seen on
these grounds and rivaled if it did not excel
those at the State fairs. This has encouraged
the managers to make further efforts in this
direction and they will erect large building
for the poultry exhibit south of the grand
stand and have it ready for next season.
The fruit and vegetable exhibits were un-
usually fine and ELECTED much favorable COM
ment. They filled all the allotted space and if
present interest continues more room will be
needed another season,
The fancy work department was the center
of attraction for the fair sex and was so extern
sive as to crowd out the floral display. The
latter, although smaller than usual. was un-
usually fine. There was large display of
sofa pillows in various designs, Battenburg and
other fancy work, embroidered dresses. lace
work, etc. An embroidered bedspread, the
work of Miss F. c. Sweetser from her own de-
sign, SO years ago. was exhibited by Miss Grace
E. Walton, and an embroidered black silk
Japanese silk shawl and pair of silk portieres
in the style of the old fashioned rag carpets
were among the many noticeable things in
this department.
The childrens department also came in for
its share of attention, and the exhibits by boys
and girls from II to Is years of age were cred
liable alike to their skill and ingenuity. Among
ings by H. M. Lord; pen and ink drawings and
designs for embroidery, by Linville Whitmore;
sofa pillow and several embroidered doiies
by Miss Avis Wiley. aged IL years; map of
Waldo county by Linville Whitmore; burnt
wood work and carved wood cabinet by Lin
wood and Harold Jones; embroidery by Made
line Coombs, Ruth Macomber, Ganice Little
GaII II
jig-saw work by Ray Ellingwood; and fine
display of potted plants by Mildred Arnold,
many of them grown by her from slips and
seedlings. The children were also we'll repre-
sented in the poultry and vegetable depart
ments.
The baby show was the big feature on the
last day of the fair and the crowd about the
little ones was SO great that it was difficult to
get even peep at them. The Clark triplets
and twins, children of Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Clark well known residents of Monroe, attract
ed much attention. The triplets are three
years DID, and the twins four months, and there
are two older children, Madge Eleanor, II .and
Nettie Alden, years old. The triplets-a boy
and two girls-were born at Mt Desert Ferry
and weighed at birth Z, g and s. pounds.
Phelps is remarkably strong and active boy,
and his blue-eyed sisters Phyllis and Phoebe
are beautiful children.
Mrs. Harvey S. Cunnin CHAM had sole charge
we'll The only hindrance was lack of room.
She rode 40 miles that day to accompany Mrs.
Clarke with the triplets and twins to Belfast
and was kept busy the rest of the time at the
booth. The judges did the weighing, and "Our
George" said he was overworked in his part of
the task. He thought DR.. True should have
sent enough cups to go around and could not
see why the hghtest and the heaviest babies
should have had the rings. "They were all
pretty; of course, they were" he said; "some
had hair and some did not, but that should not
have cut them out of the cup"
Contrary to custom the majority seemed
satisfied with the judges decision and the
happy mothers of the winners were evidently
pleased. The baby show should be made an
annual feature of the fair.
Following are the premiums awarded in the
several departments:
NEAT STOCK.
In three herds of cows, different breeds:
Herbert Black, Searsport; Daniel Meservey,
Morrill, and E. H. Nickerson of Swanville each
first.
Thoroughbred cows, three years or over,
Herbert Black of Searsport 1st and End on
Hereford E. H. Nickerson, 1st and End on
Guernsey; Daniel Meservey of Morrill,, lst on
| Durham
Thoroughbred heifer of two years, Herbert
Black, 1st and End on Holstein; E. H. Nicker-
son, 1st and End on Guernsey; D. Meservey 1st
on Durham.
| Thoroughbred heifer of one year Herbert
Black, 1st and End on Hostein; D. Meservey,
lst on Durham; E. H. Nickerson, 1st on Guern-
sey.
| Thoroughbred heifer calf Herbert Black, LIST
and End on Holstein; E. H. Nickerson, 1st and
End on Guernsey: D. Meservy 1st on Durham.
| Grade cows. E. H. Nickerson. 1st and End
on Jersey: Frank Wentworth, Morrill,, LIST on
| Holstein.
Grade heifer of two years, E. H. Nickerson.
1st on Guernsey; E. F. Whitcomb of Citypoint,
1st on Jersey.
Thoroughbred bull calf, Herbert Black, 1st
on Hereford; D. Meservy, 1st on Durham.
Grade heifer one year old, E. H. Nickerson,
1st and End on Jersey.
Grade calf, E. H. Nickerson, 1st and End on
Jersey; E. F. Whitcomb, 1st on Jersey; F.
Wentworth lst on Holstein.
On bulls, Herbert Black, 1st and End on
Hereford; E. H. Nickerson, 1st on Guernsey; d.
Meservy, 1st on Durham; George o. Holmes of
Belfast, 1st on Ayrshire; Hollis Wentworth,
Belfast, 1st on Holstein.
| For the best exhibition of farm stock made