Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-25

been relegated far to the rear. TIL,
| outfit includes Gypsy fortune tellers
| moving picture shows, vaudevill,
shows, snake and freak shows and al
the other accessories that go to max.
up real midway.
The dog show, which is a compare
lively new feature, this being it's sec.
ond year, will open Wednesday witt
about 100 dogs from all over New Eng.
land. Performing dogs will be fea
sure Of the exhibit. The American
Kennel rules will be used in judging
the exhibit and Thomas s. Middle
worth of Boston will superintend tn.
show.
Exhibition hall contains an UNUSUAL,
good line of exhibits and includes (;
number Of instructive ones in additior
70 the products of the different manu-
features. One which appealed par.
ticularly to the National Home veter-
ans on the occasion of their visit to
he Fair Tuesday was that of "a war
scenes. taken by the United States
government photographer on the bat
tlefields during the Civil War of 1861 81
and the Spanish American War of 1893
The State department of agriculture
las an exhibit of 4S mounts, showing
Injurious and beneficial insects. This
exhibit Is in charge of G. A. Yeatoi
of Augusta. Charts describing the re
suits of tuberculosis and it's cure with
photographs of the Maine State Sana-
forum at Hebron are exhibited by the
State Board of Health.
The fruit, jellies, canned fruits, bread
cake. eggs and butter exhibitions 1,
this hall are under the charge of Assis-
tant Superintendent H. A. Wentworth
of the Agricultural department of tn.
Fair.
One of the largest exhibitions of frui,
and vegetables shown is that of c. E
Baldic. market gardener of Waterville
This is the first time that Mr.. Baldit
has exhibited at the Eastern Maine
Fa1r. He has in all 50 varieties and his
display covers q floor space of abou,
100 feet.
Abel F. Stevens of the Woodstock
Stock Farm Of Wellesley, Mass, was
on the ground early Tuesday for the
purpose of judging the cattle. poultry
sheep and swine. Mr.. Stevens holds
the record in the United States and
Canada for Judging a single fair as
this is his 18th consecutive year a.
judge at the Eastern Maine State Fair
Il have noticed general improvement;
each year in the stock exhibit at this
Far" said Mr.. Stevens Tuesday morn
ing. S. N. Luce, the superintendent OF
the cattle department holds a service
contemporary with Mr.. Stevens, al
though his is in different capacity
for he also has seen 26 years of ser.
vice with the Fair.
Among the Kennebec and Somerse;
county exhibitors of cattle are Frank
b. Brooks, Clinton. Hherefords; H. F
Danforth & Son, North Anson, steer.
and oxen: F.. f. Clifford. Canaan
bucks. ewes and lambs: f. T.. Gle, Fay
cite. Herefords; Walter A. Gleason
Waterviile. Is pairs oxen: D. H. Ting.
ley & Son, Readtield. Herefords. The
FIltons of Arson are the largest ex.
hibitors of sheep. Their exhibits ar,
AS follows: F. D. & F. 6. Hilton
Hampshire Downs. five rams. two pc
ewes, one pen eve lamb; Dickinson
MerinO. four rams, two ram lambs, two
pens ewes. one pen eve lambs; Der;
Hilton. Oxford Downs; three rams
two pens ram lambs. four pens ewes
two pens eve lambs, Shropshire, tive
rams. two ram lambs. four pens ewes
two pens eve lambs: Everett B. Hill.
ton, Southdowns, two rams, one ram
lamb, four pens ewes, two pens ew.
lc-,hs
The hog exhibit although not a.
largo as in some years is the best II
quality ever exhibited at this fair
says Superintendent Luce.
An interesting feature of the Agrf
cultural exhibit is the Lombard Road
Leveler. exhibited by the Lombard
Steam Log Hauler Co. Of Waterville
, This machine is exhibited for the frs,
ti-re on fair ground in this Stat.
; and is the second machine of it's kint
ever built. The maker claims thai
with it a road can be constructed twic.
as fast as with any other road machin,
and with the use of single pair q