Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-28
Big Crowd at An
nual Starks Fair.


Opportunities for seeing some of the
best cattle in Maine, visiting with the
neighbors and eating first class
baked bean dinner drew a surprisingly
large crowd. Tuesday, to the annua,
Grange Fair in Starks The Sandy
River Valley has long been famous
as the home of blue ribbon stock, and
through the energetic work of Master
w. w. Creation and his associates,
some of the best ones were brought
ont for tie occasion. j. V. Fletcher
had Il pair of 3-year-old white faces
that looked good enough TO win first
in the swiftest company, While w. W
Farrand and J. E. Wood each showed
d pair of 4-year-olds that would keep
a judge busy for some time Anothef
remarkable feature was q string OF
pure white Shorthorns shown by J. x
T.. Nichols. Two of them were twins
and the other four were closely re-
lated. The string was descended from
one 12-year- old COW. Other exhibitors
of stock We're: y. II. Waugh, Dur
ham bull calf, and grade oxford sheep;
J. V. Fletcher, Durham bull and oxen,
u. G.. Jones, Durham bull with l.
cows and calves; B. b. Moore. five
pair and one minated Hereford
Amos Buzzell, Durham bull, cows
and two pair oxen: Ira & j. NJ. Hilton
Durham oxen; j. * E. Nichols herd of
Durhams; Mark Gray, Shropshire
sheep; ii. A. Merrill grade oxford
sheep; Fred &. Upper brood mare
with colt and Elmer Nichols. flock of
registered Merino sheep. In the peul-
try department w. w. Farrand exhib-
tied Barred Plymouth Rocks, II. I.
Reds ard Brown Leghorns; Walter
Pollard. White Guineas and Lester
Pollarfi some ducks from Pellin and
Wild Duck cross
The vegetable and grain exhibit in
the hall was not large. but more than
made mp in quality for any lack of
size. The traces of yellow flint corn
were particularly fine. F. f. Greenleaf
showed the biggest squash or pump
kin, and the other exhibitors We're as
follows: F. Nichols. potatoes: A. P.
Entrom. kale; Peter Enstrom, Hub
bard squash. pumpkins. citron and
kohl rabi; Elmer Nichols, yellow flint
corn; Walter G.. Hilton, mangles and
sugar beets; Lee Fletcher, pumpkins.
yellow flint corn and Hubbard squash:
Mrs. Harvey r. DUMMY, citron and
potatoes: Ira & j. NJ. Hilton, yellow
tint corn: A. II. Waugh. yellow flint
corn; Hilton Wood, white pop corn;
]. B. Wood. beets and yellow flint
corn: F. B. Topper yellow flint corn;
and II. A. Merrill yellow flint corn.
l1a fruit 1iStl1 fnf No
of the handsomest apples ever grown
in Maine. or for that matter the United
States. w w. Creation showed
some red fall apples of the variety
known as Cat Head. that for size
shape, color and flavor could hardly
be beaten. He also had some ounces
which are rarely seen in this part OF
the State. Other exhibitors of fruit
were: Mrs. Harvey +. Quimby, APP
pies and canned goods; L. S. Upper,
apples; NJ. D. Sterry. apples; and Mrs
L. G.. Jones, canned fruit.
One long table down the center OF
the hall was entirely covered with
fancy work. principally embroidered
articles for household or toilet use.
Those displaying their handiwork
We're: Annie Story. Bessie Ultz. Mrs
Bert Baker. Mrs. H. r. Quimby, Ger
trude Waugh and Susie Fletcher. Mrs
Mary L. Mase showed three particu-
larly good pencil portraits. and Mrs
A. III. Waugh exhibited some home
made butter and cheese that looked
50 good as to materially stimulate the
demand for dinner tickets. A goodly
number of the usual midway attrac-
tons We're also on hand and every
one appeared TO do a thriving bust
ness.