Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-28
RICHMOND FAIR.
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Annual Exhibition ofFarrrl-
erS and Mechanics Club.
Cold Weather, but a Good Crowd
And Fine Exhibits.
Stock and Farm Products in Album
dance.-The Premiums.

| Richmond. Me-, Sept 27.--(SpeciaD
The annual exhibition of the Farm
| ers' and Mechanics. Club of Richmond
| was held at the Fair grounds ON the
Alexander road today. Considering
| the cold and disagreeable weather a
good crowd attended. They came from
| far ON foot, in carriages and motor
cars. In the morning everything WAS
| in readiness as the booths and tables
| had been fixed the day before and
the hall prettily decorated. A good
| showing was made in the cattle de-
partment as in former years and the
farmers We're proud to exhibit their
poultry. The Richmond Band furnish
ed music during the day and added
much to the success of the fair Many
patronized the lunch tent and candy
counter as well as the out door takers
The president, George NJ. Curtis,
deserves much credit for the effort he
has made in behalf of the Farmers
and Mechanics Club.
The other officers are Vice Pres,
+. j. Libby and Edwin Totman; Sec,
L. II. SHELTON; Treas, w. r. Fair
clough: directors. L. G. Patten, f.
A. Shepard S. y. Hathorne. ID. \.
Pinltham and w e. Douglass.
The pulling contests were the at
fractions of the day.
The following premiums were u
warded:
FULL. BLOOD CATTLE.
G. \. Johnson. LIST ON year old bull;
Alfred Niles. LIST on Short Horn, 3
yrs. old; Alfred Niles. LIST on Short
Horn bull. II mos. old; Charles
Ward, LIST on Il yr. old COW; Charles
Ward. LIST on Vt. old heifer; Charles
Ward. list on / VI old heifer; Charles
Ward. 1st on . mos. old calf; w. H.
Farley, 2nd on bull calf; w. II. Far
Hey. 1st on = yr. old heifer; w II.
Farley, LIST on yearlng heifer: w. II.
Farley. LIST on yearling bull; w. NJ.
Dingley, 1st on yr. old Gurnsey COW;
W. NJ. Dingley, 2nd on 4 yr. old Gurn-
sey COW: w NJ. Dingley, ist ON
mos. old bull: w NJ. Dngley, LIST on
8 weeks old heifer.
GRADE COWS.
Carl Dixon. list on 9-months-old grade
Jersey heifcr; :. r. Hathorne, LIST on
4-year-old grade Holstein COW; Lester
Nichols. 2d on grade Holstein cow
Iestern Nichols. 1st on grade Gurnses
COW: Frank Biship, LIST ON grade fole
Angus COW; G. \. Johnson. LIST ON /
rear-old grade Swiss: Alfred Niles, lst
on > grade Hereford COWS: Alfred
Niles. I'd on grade Hereford COWS; Al
frad Niles 1st on 3-year-old grade Her
efore; Alfred Niles. LIST on l-year-oia
grade Hereford heifer; Alfred Niles,
LIST or 7-months-old grade Hereford
heifer.
WORKING OXEN.
6. B. Hathorne, 1st on pair working
even. II. w. Farley. I'd on pair working
oxen, III. w. Farley, 1st on pair match-
cd oxen. s. b. Hathorne, LIST on pair
fat oxen.
HORSES FOR DRIVING AND BuSl-
NESS.
George Totman, LIST on brood mare
! Otto. Cd on brood mare: w. H Far
ley, 80 on brood mare; H. F. smith,
LIST on 1l-year-old stallion; j. otto, Isl
on avear-old colt: j. Otto, LIST on l.
year-old colt: J. Otto, 1st on 5-months-
old colt: w. 81. Farley, I'd on 3-months-
old colt; George Totman, 81 on .
months-old colt; w. II. Smith, list on
| farm team: Alfred Niles, I'd on iaiiH
team; c. NJ. Curtis, Sd on farm team
HORSTS AND COLTS FOR DRAFT
| AND FARM.
Melvin Frasier, LIST on 1-year-old
celt. ]. G. Galusha, I'd on l-year ole
| colt: r.. p. Stewart, LIST on S-year-oil
colt: ]. G. Gadusha, lst on 2-year-oia
F., colt. ]. G.. Galusha, 1st on 5-months'
old colt; n. II. Shelton q SON "a Oh
| 5-months-old colt: \. II. Shelton
SON 1st on brood mare; j. G. Galasha
ID on brood mare.
TROTTING STALLION.
II. f. Smith, Isl on 9year-old stall
lion. g. II. Curtis, LIST on 2-months-ois
colt. G. II, curtis. 1st on brood mare
lroothaker Bros, LIST on 3-year-old colt
w. X. Buker, list on l-year-oid COZ,
Geo. A. Edison, I'd on l-year-oio con
STEERS.
Grown BIOS LIST on pair best steer
10 and II years. C. A. Johnson. md d
pair best steers. year old.
FARM STOCKS.
Alfred Niles. list IN herd farm stocf
POULTRY.
Lester Nichols LIST ON pair bantan'
Frank Bishop lst on pair White Peki
lducks. Frank Bishop LIST on 3-mohthf
,old ducks. Frank bishop, list on pal
,Guinea hens. Mrs. S. H.. Hathorh'
list OF, pair II. l. chickens. Mrs ). !
ffathornc. LIST on pair r. |. fowl !
II. Plummer. LIST on pen Columpi
IWvandotte chicks. A. ii. Plummcr. u
lon pen Blick Bearded Polish. c. /
Ward. 1st on pair Light Drama fow
c. II. Ward, list on pair DARK l'fam
, fowl. e. IL. Ward, 1st on pair Oar
Drama chicks. G. II. Ward, list on pa
silver Laced wyandotte fowl. c. }
Ward. 1st on pair Silver Laced WyaI
dotte chicks. G. II. Ward, list on pa
Golden Wyandottc chicks. G. ii. war
lst ON Golden Wyandotte fowl. C.si
Ward. LIST on Houdan fowl. G. |
Ward. list on Black Minorca TOW
lcs IL. Ward, list on lsouen ducks. C. !
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