Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27
Famous Town Exhibition
Is Largely Attended.
Baby Show and Middle Of the
Road Pulling Contests.
Fruit Exhibit One Of the Best In
History Of Fair.

tended the famous Sidney town 1alf al
Center Sidney. Saturday. The fair itself
was fully eGua! in every respect to any
held there on previous years. The eN-
hibits in the hall were of high order
Of merit ard the exhibition of horses
ard pulling contests. which were
held IN he road in trent Of the town
hall, were watched with much inter-
est.
A great deal Of interest was shown
in the baby show. which Was held AT
100 in the upper nall The judges were
Mrs. Cora Bailey. Mrs. Ethel Thayer
and Mrs. H. l.. Johnson and they We're
obliged to pass upon the merits OF
seven as pretty babies as have been
seen together at any baby show in the
State. The contestants were Ralph f.
Williams, son of DIR. and Mrs. Edward
Williams, Marjorie T. Bragg, daughter
of. Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Bragg. Nlra
NJ Branch daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Branch. Herbert Page, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Page, Shirley v.
Brackctt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arson Backett, Harlan BlaisdeI son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Blaisdell and
Muriel Morrow, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Morrow.
The first prize, which is given for
the hardsomest baby, was awarded
to Marjorie T. Bragg, the second prize
went to Herbert Page and the third to
Nira NJ. Branch. Only Sidney babies
are eligible for prizes in the contest
but the committee decided to award a
special blue ribbon to Harlan Blaisdell,
whose home is in bingham. Mass, and
would have been one of the regular
prize winners had he been eligible.
President L. E. Bowman stated to a
Journal reporter during the afternoon
that he considered the hall exhibit the
best in the history of the fair. ''The
fruit exhibit is Il particularly fine one
taking into consideration the bad sea-
son." he added.
Among the larger exhibitors of fruit
and vegetables were D. l.. Weeks, who
took up long table, running the en-
tire length Of the hall. c. A. Groves.
who in addition to other vegetables
had d special exhibit of potatoes. in
Guiding some fine specimens of TIL"
Goth Century variety and large seed
llngS raised from the potato ball.
Frank Bowman had ali exhibit Of ap-
pies, including many varieties and II.
G.. Farnham's vegetable exhibit was
particularly noticeable on account of
The two mammoth pumpkins included in
it. Will Mitchell exhibited potatoes
planted June II, which had matured
and grown to a length of seven inches.
The exhibits in the hall were ar
ranged in very tasty manner re-
fcctirg much credit upon the SUPER
int"ndcrts of the hail. Mr. and Mrs T.
a. Barr. The fancy work of which
there was a good sized display was ex-
hibitcd at the rear of the PLATFORM
while unon the platform We're the
flowers OF which there was display
notable alike for quality and quantity
The fruit and vegetables occupied long
tasles running the length of the hall.
Mrs. Charles Waite and Mrs. A. D.
Stevens both had a large display OF
canned goods and Martin l.. GOodhue
ard Mrs. Charles Waite were included
among the exhibitors of cheese Mrs
G.. B. Reynolds exhibited in a cage
upon the platform four pretty econ
kittens. all so much alike and so near
ly of size that it is doubtful if their
owner could tell them apart.
A number of fine driving horses were
exhibited, some of them of trotting
bred stock. Among them were
matched pair of bays owned by c. A.
Houghton and sired by Sidney, he by
Nelson. Sidney himself was exhibited
by DeMerritt l.. Sawtelle and Martin
Goodhue showed a bay carriage horse,
which attracted much attention.
Jerseys. grade Durhams and Ho-
stems were exhibited in the neat stock
department and their quality showed
that the Sidney farmers are giving
careful attention to cattle raising. The
two youngest exhibitors of cattle We're
Doris Wyman, eight years old, who ex-
hlbited two Jersey heifers, and Irene
Field little miss of the same age.
also exhibiting Jersey heifer.
The crowd was a trifle slow in arriv-
ing in the morning. but Just u" 90
nooa the visitors began to pour in from
Vassalbcro, Oakland. Belgrade ana
Augusta, While practically every farm
house in Sidney was deserted during
the hours Of the fair The usual num-
Der of fakirs and dealers in fruit and
other wares were gathered about the
$500 ''' SAtIc. Siue vi Tie Iodu anu Ultl
lively business during the entire day.
Inc crowd was very quiet and order
ly one. Ora of the busiest men about
the ialr grounds was Deputy Sheriff
r. e. Blake. who had entire charge
of the sccr"tary's Office. C. A. Hough-
ton was marshal w. A. Field, super
intendeIt of grounds r. A. Barr. su-
Baco,. superintendent of neat stock
The event of the day at Sidney, as
1t is at most town fairs. was the pull
lrg. There wore but two contests, but
they We're watched with much inter-
est and the road on which they took
place was lined with spectators for
fully half mile. The drag was
weighted for both the pulling horses
and tho pulling cattle with two rocks
aggregating $500 pounds. JOSEPH Oar
row was the winner in the horse pull
ing contest, his pair having no diff
Guilty in getting away with the load
and moving it 120 feet A much lighter
and younger pair. owned by Martin
Goodhue moved it so fe ct and took Sec