Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-14
TOPSHAM FAIR.
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fine one. Mrs. Harry Avery has
| collection of fine hooked rugs ana
Miss Emily L. Pease of Richmond ex-
hibits silk hooked rugs. Drawn rugs
are shown by Mrs. Della Nero of
Richmond and braided rugs by Mrs.
Harry Avery, Brunswick Rag car
pets are displayed by Mrs. Josiah
Collins of Topsham and Mrs. William
Cobb of Topsham. Yarn and hose are
shown by Mrs. Benz. Ella keay of
BowdOinham and braided and hooked
rugs by Mrs. H. o. Curtis, Brunswick.
A braided rug exhibited by Mrs. J. NJ.
Kendall BOwdonham, So years old,
attracts a great deal of attention as
does also a hooked rug and embroid
cry done by Mrs. ]. E. Fish of Bath,
who is totally blind. Mrs. Rachel Will
son of Richmond, 81 years old, eX
hibits hooked rug Afghans are
shown by Mrs. Hathorn of Bruins
wick, Carrie L. Libby, West Durham.
and Mrs A. B. Watson Of Brunswick
A worsted quilt is shown by Mrs.
Harry Avery, Brunswick. Mrs w. B.
Goodrich of Brunswick exhibits
patchwork quilt with squares of, the
old log cabin variety Mrs. William
Cornish of Bowdoin exhibits a wooden
| spread
The committee in charge OF this de-
partment consists of Mrs. Anna
White, Bowdoinham, Mrs. Martha
Tarr. Topsham. Miss Hattie knight,
Bowdoinham, Mrs. Ada Lanaler, West
Bath.
w. J. Colby of Brunswick. chief of
the fair police, was on hand with his
force at the opening of the fair
Wednesday morning but up to noon
had found no serious matters to de-
mand his attention. His force con-
sists of James Nolan and Henry
Lizotte of the Lewiston police force.
Osborne Hamilton and James Dono-
van OF the Portland police force.
Everett Morton of Brunswick. Georg"
iCrowlcy Of Toosham, A. H. Morrow III
TopSham, William Wilson of Tops
ham and Mr.. Muligan of Bowdoin.
\ noteworthy feature of the mid
Wav this year is the number of negro
dodgers There arc at least half Il
dozen. among them the Alabama
Coon. st. Louis Dodgcr. Kentucky
Kid and BLACK Beauty. and many balls
were aimed at the coi"red faces dur
vile show has a prominent place on
the~midway and the merry go round
is also in operation.
One of the youngest drivers of cat
tic on tho grounds is Leroy Harris
Green cf Lisbon Falls who was out
Wednesday morning with a pair Of
matched yearlnG steers owned by
Brice Patten Of Topsham.
Thursdays Races,
Following are the entries for the
rae" of Thursday:
.ic.I8 CLASS TEnT AND PACE
PURSE 5000
Dorthy p, J. Bradbury. Presano
Isle; onward Grafton. J. Bradbury.
Pressure Isle: Croydon. j. Bradbury.
Pressure Isle: Black Velvet, A. Rich
ardson, Jr,, Clinton; Mercer c.. A.
Richardson. Jr., Clinton; Blanche B..
NJ. Frank Donahue, Rockland; DR..
Jeff, r. w. Burril, Bangor; Clorinda.
r. w Burrll, Bangor: Frank c., II.
B. Small Augusta; Fannie Wilkes. f.
L. Southland. Union: Marvel c.. F. E
Southland. Union; Frank r. H., G. A..
Smith. Portland; Altissimus, Pottle &
Wiggin, lewiston Rather G., G. z.
Haywood; Garth, DR. Powers. Bath:
Roland O.. George W., Ross. Portland.
Lady Stanford, Pleasant Hill Farm.
South Portland; Stanley c., Howard
Small, Augusta, Brushy Mound. r. r.
Hail. Damariscotta; Doris, W. g.
Reynolds. Winslow: Beverage, Byron
G. Kimball, Haverhill, Mass; Aley
Bell, f. r. Hayden, Lewiston.
lag CLASS-TROT AND PACE
PURSE 5000
Fred H.. L. f. Withee, Bangor; on
ward Grafton, J. Bradbury, Pressure
ISLE Croydon. j. Bradbury. Pressure
Isle; Whisper, J. Bradbury. Presque
Isle: F'lashlight. B. w. Penley. Lewis
ton: Black Velvet, A. Richardson. Jr..
Clinton; Mercer c., A. Richardson. Jr..
Clinton: Prince Bayard, r. S. Jones,
Georgetown. DR.. Jeff. r. w. Burril
, Bangor. Clorinda, r. w. Burrill, Ban
gor; Lady Mallett. A. L. Caswell,
Newport; Emperor Wilkes. Jr.. H. b.
Small Augusta; Bayard NJ, H. B.
Small. Augusta: Anne Hesperus. Hor-
!, ace Cheney, Belfast: Fannie Wilkes.
F. E. Southland. Union; Marvel c.. F.