The Republican journal., 1912-08-29
The Waldo County Fair.
Three Days of Good Weather, Good Races
and Many Attractions.


in this city, closed last Thursday after
noon after three days of favorable
weather. Had the heavy rain of Thurs
day night come twenty-four hours earli-
er it would have put the track out of
commission and caused setback gen.
orally. As usual the largest attendance
was on the second day. The fine poultry
exhibit was mentioned last week and
other departments were given brief
notice The ladies' department deserves
further mention. The exhibits included
many pieces of hand and art embroidery
in new stitches and some beautiful
pieces of Irish crochet and other hand
made laces. The baskets, rugs, ham,
mered copper and other handcraft work
by the members of the Belfast Arts
and Crafts society were special attrac-
ton. Mrs. j. S. Hartman, Mrs. E. R.
Pierce and Mrs. L. C. Brown contributed
to the rug display. A particularly at
tractive exhibit was an old sampler bear
ing the inscription done in worsteds,
Wrought by Angelette O. Brown aged
Is years, 1884" The sampler contained
many fancy stitches worked into many
unique designs, including the alphabet
in old English, script, capitals and small,
with trees, flowers and conventional de-
signs in the borders. The sampler was
loaned by j. L. Sleeper. Mrs. Vesta
Davis Higgins of Brooks loaned several
valuable pieces of embroidery, including
an imported lace dress, which were
much admired, and Mrs. Charles Bart
lett beautifully embroidered blue satin
apron, Is years old.
In the lower hall the following local
business concerns had exhibits: Spencer,
Eaton & Co., furniture and stoves; ]. L.
Sleeper & Co., Edison monographs;
Mudgett Variety Store, souvenirs and
jewelry; E. A. Banks, jewelry and card
writing; Swan Whitten-Bickford Co.,
flour. There were half dozen booths
for the sale of jewelry, and Louis Shire
had a stand for the sale of candy and ice
cream. There was also an exhibit of
fruit and vegetables on this floor.
The Belfast Band furnished excellent
music during the three days of the fair,
and as was the case last year, the balloon
ascensions and parachute drops by Prof
Cannon were of thrilling interest.
Wednesdays exhibition was particularly
exciting. The quartette of japanese
performed some remarkable stunts be-
tween the heats of the races and certain
ly pleased the crowd. The fancy shoot
ing. which was to have been a feature.
did not materialize because of an auto
mobile accident in which William S. Hill
of Portland, one of the best known trap
shooters in the country and who was to
have appeared here, was severely in.
jured.
FRUIT, VEGETABLES, ETC.
Fred Townsend, superintendent, Percy
S. Edgecomb and Charles 0. Dickey,
judges.
Best exhibit of largest variety: 81, G..
E. Marsh, Belfast, 1st; C. B. Thompson,
Belfast, 40, End.
Best fruit of all kinds, H. w. Little
field, LIST; W. N. Robertson, Brooks, End;
George lines, Bird.
Best plums, H. W. Littlefeld, 1st; W.
M. Hodgdon, Belfast, End.
Best peas, C. B. Thompson, LIST; W.
M. Hodsdon, End.
Best beans, W. NJ. Hodsdon, LIST; G.
E. Marsh, End,
Best sheaf blue joint, Geo lnnes, LIST;
G. 3. Marsh, End. Oats, c. B. Thomp-
son, LIST; G. E. Marsh, End.
Herds grass, G. E. Marsh, LIST. Best
Hungarian grass, millet, red Top and al
slke clover, c. B. Thompson, LIST on ALL
Best corn, G. E. Marsh, LIST; Sidney
Evans, End.
Best celery, C. B. Thompson, 1st.
Best cucumbers, G. E. Marsh, LIST.
Best grapes, Harry W. Littlefeld, LIST
and 2nd.
Best ha!f bushel apples for market, H.
W. Littlefield, 1st; w. M. Hodsdon, End.
Wolf River, H. w. Littletield, LIST and
End.
Best potatoes, Quick Lunch, w. M.
Hodsdon, alst c. c. Ham, 2nd. Early
rose, c. B. Thompson, 1st; G. E. Marsh,
End. NJ, Beauty, G. E. Marsh, LIST. Nine
varieties, C. B. Thompson, 1st on all.
Best cabbage, G. e. Marsh, LIST.
Best beets, table and cattle, C. B.
Thompson, lst on each; blood. G. E.
Marsh, End.
Best squash, LIST on three varieties; G.
E. Marsh.
Best rurnips, G. E. Marsh, LIST.
Best pumpkins, sugar, G.E. Marsh, 1st;
Z. b. Thompson, End.
Biggest pumpkin. G. E. Marsh, LIST;
Geo. lines, End.
Best tomatoes, G. E. Marsh, LIST.
Best yoke of steers, Edwin Greeley,
1st
NEAT STOCK.
Ralph Shute, superintendent, William
Vaughan, Jr., judge.
Best herd, Ayrshire, F. H. Quimby,
Brooks, LIST; Durham, Daniel Meservey,
LIST.
Best COW, Ayrshire, F. H. Quimby,
LIST and End; G. 0. Holmes, Belfast, 3rd;
Guernsey, F. W. Gibbs, Brooks, LIST;
Durham, Daniel Meservey, LIST; Here
ford, H. w. Littlefield, Brooks, LIST.
Best 2-year-heifer, Ayrshire, F. H.
Quimby, LIST, G. o. Holmes, End; Dur
ham, Daniel Meservey, LIST; Hereford,
H. w. Littlefeld, LIST.
One-year-heifer, F. H. Quimby, 1st;
r: Merriam. Belfast, End; Guernsey, F.