Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-23
Kennebec County Fair.

The eightieth annual fair held by the
Kennebec Agricultural Society will be
held at the fair grounds. Readheld,
Sept 24-26. Not many people are
aware that this society WAS estab-
lished in 17S7 and is the Oldest agri-
cultural society in the United States.
and it has held an annual fair since 1892.
The management is now in the hands
of active members and they have
worked hard to make this years fair
bigger and better one than has been
held for years. They have visited all
the surrounding fairs and have secur-
ed the best midway attractions seen
in Maine this year and the midway
will be the best ana largest ever seen
on these grounds,
The Base ball games will Fbe good
ones and worth going to see alone. On
Wednesday WAYNE and Winthrop will
have another game, These teams have
PLAYED several times this year and
it is an even choice as TO the winner.
on Thursday the winner of the
Wayne Winthrop game will play
Kent's Hill team. Both games called
at 10 A NJ. Tuesday the opening day
will be Old Folks day. all over 10 years
of age admitted free The cattle and
horses will be the special features and
entries have been pouring in. such
herds as the Kent's Hill Seminary have
been entered and some of the finest
cattle in the county will be exhibited.
The cattle pulling promises to be OF
much interest. also the work horse eX-
hibits for this day. This day is pro-
vided for all lovers of goetl-stock and
it will be an exhibition we'll worth
seeing.
Wednesday will be the great grange
day state Master c, s. Stetson win
give an address of interest to all He
will he introduced by Prof. Ralph
Mitchell of Kent's Hill Seminary. Fol-
lowing the address an informal recep
ton will be rendered state Master
Stetson. All Changers are requested to
register at the secretary's office and
the Grange making the best showing
win be given a trophy.
The Baby Show at p. M. Wednes-
day has already many entries, and
more interest than ever is shown this
year and it will be a good one.
On the last two days, the Readfeld
Brass Band will furnish music at the
grand stand. There will also be vaude-
Vile between the heats of the races.
Wednesday afternoon. special
horse race has been arranged to de-
eide a dispute as to whether Repre-
sentative Peacock or Road Commits
sioner Gay of Readfield has the hest
horse. Local interest is much aroused
and there VIII be some fun in this
race. Thursday morningwill be OF spe
Cal interest to children. School closes
for this day and tile children are 60
ing to have many contests for purses,
running races, bicycles, potato pea
nuts. sack and tire legged races, epen
to all children IA years or younger.
These contests will be full Of entries
and LOIS of fun and every one ought
to bring a child to see them. Even II
you have to borrow the child. In the
afternoon the farmers race will be one
of the best ever held, horses are enter
cd from all over the county and
large number will start.
There viii be something doing all
the time, and this year a proGrame has
been printed for distribution so that
every one can tell when each event
comes off and not miss anything. The
Ian exhibits are going to b. many
and varied as every one is working for
exhibits. There is more interest being
shown this year, than for some time,
in the old Kennehec County fair and
certainly things never looked brighter
than now, for big fair and big crowd.