Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-29
Fourth Annual Fair Of the
Agricultural Association.
Educational Exhibit Makes a
Very Cred|iabts Showing.
Fruit Display Also Very Attractive
Many Other Features.

Monmouth, Sept. 2S.-(SpeclaD-
The Fourth Annual Exhibition OF the
Cochnewagan Agricultural Associa-
ton was held at Cumston Park. Mon
mouth, Wednesday. Sept. %. The Of
ficers have made preparations for a
more instructive and successful event
than ever before and they have been
we'll repaid for their labors. Among
the new features introduced are the
|Olympian games. for which good
number of contestants have been in
Training. A board section of Cum
ston Park has been graded for an
athletic field Many improvements
nave been made on the grounds.
grand stand has been built for those
wishing to witness the games, also a
band stand for the convenience OF the
Monmouth Military Band which fur
nishes excellent music.
| A valuable educational exhibit for
farmers and orchardists was forward
ed from the University of Maine
through the courtesy of the State
etomologist. The trustees of Cum
ston hall offer an aggregate prize of
$50 for the best agricultural exhibit;
SIS to the first winner, $40 to the sec
ond and S. to the third. Frank
March, first award; Albert King.
second; Henry Simpson, third.
| Fifty dollars from the Cumston
fund has been divided into small
prizes for special educational and in
dustrial exhibits by young people I'M
dor twenty years.
| The officers of the association: Pres
ident. N. S. Emery; vice president,
H. S. Bates; secretary and treasurer.
l. w. Pike: trustees, Harry Coch-
rane. r. o. Flanders, E. c. Hayford,
I. w. Frost. A. A. Gordon: superin-
tendent of grounds. F. Q. Flanders;
superintendent of hall. ]. Slower; su-
perintendent of horses, stock and
poultry, H. S. Bates.
Cattle Exhibit. S. Gording, Maple
Avenue Farm. cows, l bull 2 years
old, heifers, calves. All fine blood
ed Guernsey. M. A. Benner. one
short horn bull. 1 short horn 5-months
BULL short horn 5-months heifers.
George Smith, grade Jersey cows,
| Byron Shaw, Holstein heifers, S
months.
There were Is Jokes of oxen and
steers on the ground. yoke exhib-
tied by Wesley Frost. 1 pair Hen
| fords. girth TT. 3 in.
Horses--Miss Tena Jacobs, Per-
| cheron colt. year old. weight 1000 H.,
driven in harness by herself. She is
a smart young girl about IA years
old. Martin Curtis, Percheron
mare with colt 2 months old: j. B.
Packard, mare and colt. 3 months;
Berry & Philbrook. mare and colt. 3
months, year-old colt, 1 two-year-
old colt.
"A large crowd was present. Dinner
was served in large tent by the
ladies of the Methodist Society The
ladies' of the Congregational Society
served ice cream.
| The poultry exhibit was very good Mrs.
M. B. Fowler. twin duck and turkey. 4
months old. Teddy and Loney. Buff Co.
King Witherell Bantams. LIST award
Mary E.. Alger Leeds, ducks; 3 ducks,
Rouen, Sd; pr. Guneas and chicks, ID
B. l.. Robinson, Games. list; r. o. Frost,
Rhode Island Reds, LIST; White Pekin
ducks. I'd; Barred Plymouth pullets, Sd.
Cumston Farm, Barred Plymouth Rocks,
fancy. list; chicks, I'd. Henry A. Simp-
son. Barred Plymouth Rock. year old. 1
months old, I'd. o. G. Millet, Rhode Is
land Reds, Matched March 49, 1910. Gums
ton Farm, Orpington hens, pr. Orpington
hens. I'd; pair Orpington chickens, list.
Walter A. Sanderson. Partridge Cochins,
list and I'd. Tena NJ. Jacobs. Gray Guinea,
list: ducks. list; White Emblem geese. LIST
Brown Chinese. geese, list; Rouen ducks,
I'd. Berry & Philbrick, Rouen ducks, list
White Pekin ducks. LIST. taH
| APPLES: Elwood Howard exhibited Il
plates of apples; award on Northern
Spy. Nodheads. Wagner's. Wealthy,
Black oxfords. Greetings; award on
Russets, Hubbardstons, Fameuse, Bald
wins 3. L. T. Shorey exhibited Q plates
apples: Roife, LIST; st. Lawrence. list;
Milding, LIST; Blake Sweets. LIST; Pewau-
kee, list. n. ]. Potter. Russets, list: Toll
man Sweets. Porter. Hubbardston. GRAY
enstein, R. I. Greetings, I'd. L. Chase, 6
plates apples, basket potatoes. e. Lit
| tie. g plates apples. Harry Cochrane 2
plates. j. G. 'Gott, / plate. Harry Coch-
rane. Greetings, I'd award N. J. Potter.
plates. E. c. Hafford, 3 plates. ]. H.
| Gilman, Macintosh Red, list; Ben Davis
| LIST. c. Thompson, Crab apples, LIST
Northern Spy. I'd; Nodheads. Sd; Bellfow-
| ers. 3D. Balwins. I'd; Colt apple, list.
Douglas Robertson, apples. LIST. E. r.
Hanson. squash, watermelon. Exhibit of
minerals by c.. Perley. winthrop; celery,
squash.
There was fine exhibit of water
color paintings, the work of Mrs. S. E..
Mellen, who is a summer guest at East
Monmouth. This took first award and
received many compliments as to tho
delieacy and skill of workmanship.
Miss Lizzie NJ. Little exhibited two
centerpieces and pincushion. en-