The Republican journal., 1909-09-02
WALDO COUNTY FAIR NOTES.

creased interest shown there is no doubt but
that it will equal the poultry show of the
larger fairs. Superintendent Babcock, with
Superintendent Fogg of the Poultry DEPART
ment, have been authorized to have ready
some new crates of the latest design, and for
the first time in the history of the local fair all
exhibits will be shown in the crates of the
society, exhibitors in the past having been
required to furnish their own crates.
The score cards this year will be issued in
an artistic style, offering good reading with
the race program and will be gotten out by
Capt. J. W. Jones. who has looked after that
department for some years.
There is probably nothing which is attract
ing quite SO much attention as the baby show
which will be given on Thursday, the last day
of the fair, and for which there are already
many entries. At the trustees meeting the
past week a special award of five dollars in
gold was made for the twins and triplets, and
further award of one dollar each will be made
for the heaviest and lightest baby exhibited.
In addition there are offered the beautiful
cups now on exhibition in the windows of the
City Drug store and which have attracted So
much attention. The baby show will be in
special tent arranged for that purpose, and all
babies will be required to be present Thursday
at 2 p m. and they must be not over one and
half years of age. A committee of well known
Belfast gentlemen, with George A. Quimby as
chairman, have been secured as the judges and
three score or more of the young people of the
country will be present in the contest for the
rich prizes One of the cups will be presented
to the prettiest girl baby and one to the pretti-
est boy baby. The presence of the Clark trip
lets and twins from Monroe will attract much
attention, for it is seldom that parents have
the privilege of exhibiting five healthy chill
dren who are all less than four years of age
the triplets being about three years and the
twins four months. With this young family
Mrs. Clark is very busy mother and the fair
managers appreciate her acceptance of the in
vitation to be present.
Special ribbons will be awarded in the poul-
try department where single birds are exhibit
ed, and where no premium is announced in the
regular list. In the horse department there
will be similar ribbons and there will be a
special exhibition of coach horses. Diplomas
will also be issued, so that all exhibitors will
be taken care of if their exhibit is not men
toned in the regular list.
All persons are requested to add to the floral
display, which will be one of the features of
the exhibition hall. Among the best exhibits
will be those of Mrs. Fred A. Griffin and Mrs
John A. Fogg of this city, which have already
been entered, and both have beautiful gardens
Mrs. W. H. Clifford will also have an excellent
display.
Superintendent Babcock has been instructed
to have pumps in all the wells, and to
have plenty of iced water barrels so that there
will be no danger of a shortage in the water
supply.
All members of the society this year will be
required to show their membership tickets
before they will be given admission TO the
grounds James Nickerson will be one of the
police at the gate this year and Walter ]
Clifford will be the first ticket seller outside.
The laws this season such that it will be
necessary to forbid all lines of gambling and
chance games on the grounds, which may or
may not have been allowed in the past, so that
care will be required on the part of every Off
cial, else the society will be liable to lose its
State stipend, which means great deal to the
smaller fairs.
There has never been SO large entries as at
the present time and every line of the differ
ent departments gives an excellent showing
Leslie P Miller of Belfast will act as one of
the gate men this year for the three days of
the fair, serving also on the police department.
In the judges stand at the fair T. l. Huxford of
Brooks will serve one of the judges and two
of the timers will be Sherman G. Swift and Will
liam M. Thayer of Belfast. J. f. Thombs will
act as secretary of the judges stand for the
three days of the fair, and the track marshal
will be Elijah Ritchie, both of this city, A. j.
Mason will serve as ticket seller and police on
the back of the track and George Frisbee, both
of this city, will have the same positions as of
last year.
DR.. j. B. Darling and Orrin j. Dickey are in
Waterville this week, attending the Central
Maine Fair and looking after matters in con-
nection with the fair in Belfast next week.
Lynwood Thompson will act as assistant to the
secretary in his office at the fair.
Frank G. Mixer will act as starter in the
judges stand for the three days of the fair.
There has been a constant demand for space by
the fakirs and the report which has been cir
cuated that fakirs would be scarce is without
foundation.
| Parties having goods to show in the exhibition
hall may leave them at the office of the secre-
tary, Orrin ]. Dickey, in the Pythian Block, and
they will be taken to the grounds and returned
without charge. All goods should be entered in
the usual manner when left with the secretary
in order to have proper care and position
The officers of the Society this year, and
the superintendent in charge of the various
departments, are as follows:
President, j. B. Darling.
Vice Presidents, Harvey S. Cunningham,
Ralph Hayford.
Secretary and Treasurer, Orrin ]. Dickey
Trustees, E. R. Conner, E. E. Babcock, George
B. Dyer, John w. Jones, and Fred Toothaker.
Committee on Vegetables, Fred Townsend.
Neat Stock, Ralph Hayford
| Oxen and Steers, George B. Dyer
Horses and Colts, William Wight
Draft Oxen, Dwight Greenlaw
Draft Horses, Mark Wadlin.
Sheep and Swine, S. G. Norton.
Dairy Products, Fred Toothaker.
Ladies' Department, Mrs. j. w. Jones.
Poultry, John A. Fogg.
Miscellaneous, G. G. Abbott.
Races, William G. Preston.
Finance, H. S. Cunningham, J. W. Jones.
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