Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-11
CENTRAL MAINE FAIR
STARTS OFF LIVELY.
Departments Are Crowded. AirShip
Flies on Time--Edna B., Gilbert
Todd and Dexter P. Are Win
nerS in Fast Time.

| Turkeys are shown by S. II. Pitts.
Mrs. NJ. T. Shores, Y. B. Burleigh Of
North Vassalboro and George w. Tay-
Tor.
Live Stock.
Supt A. Fl. Ellis of the cattle,
sheep and swine departments. feels
much elated over the exhibits in his
departments. Everyone of them are
well filled and the number of swine
ana the sheep here are very pleasing
to this hustling head of departments.
Albra Adams & Son of Madison have
nearly 10 Poland China hogs and
little pigs. c. IL. Perry of Mon
mouth also has large number of
the same breed while the Berkshircs
shown by f. $. Dixon & Son Of
wales is far ahead of any ever seen
here in previous years.
The tent occupied by the sheep is
filed in every pen. Among the prin-
cipal exhibitors in this department are
w. c. Whitman & Son of Turner,
with Southdowns; Chester p Ham
lin of East Wilton. with several large
pens of the same breed; Frank Moore
of Madison; NJ. & ID. Gray of Will
ton; The Hiltons of Wilton and f.
l.. Gilbert of Pennington.
While the cattle shown here are
not SO many, this year. in point of
numbers" said Mr.. Ellis to the Jour
nah the quality is improving each
year" The judges of the cattle. this
year, are Prof J. c. Kendall of the
Agricultural Experiment station. Dur
ham, \. H., and j. NJ. Jones from the
same place.
O. n. Rose of Green has a herd of
10 Guernseys and 8 Ayrshires; L.
S. Cooling of Monmouth has 10 fine
Guernseys; George Stobie of Oakland
shows IL Holsteins. II. l.. Head
shows grade cows and calves while
Chester p. Hamlin of East Wilton has
some fine Devon stock. The Valley
Farm, j. A. Wilson, Brunswick. shows
Dutch Belted cattle The Hackett
Farm of Kents Hill has fine A. j. C.
c. Jerseys Charles |. Barker of East
Nassalboro shows Herefords. The Elm
Hill Farm from Cumberland Center.
II. NJ. Moulton. has their exhibit of
Jerseys in. a separate tent.
Among those here with oxen are:
r. G. Bigelow of Skowhegan. who has
some prize winning stock both in beef
and pulling cattle: NJ. e D. Gray OF
Arson and a. J. Remission of Bangor.
The Midway Alive.
S. L. Berry is in charge of the con-
cessions, this year, and this takes in
the management of the Midway. 1t
is live, busting place and the bust
ness done, Monday, was but a slight
indication of what will probably be
done the remaining days of the fair.
OF course. there is the merry-go.
round and the ocean wave, eating
booths, the ossified man, hoop-la
games, four places where the ladies
and children may have a chance to
take home a poodle dog and the usu-
al number of baseball and tent pin
games together with the chance for
the strong man to swing the hammer
and get smoke The show, which
did a big business, Monday was that
of Crazy Sue, the Terror of the
Rockies" The little folks were
around the place in swarms and the
shrieks of alarm that went up when
Sue went crazy were enough to draw
still larger crowds. There are palm
lists and fortune tellers of various
sorts but Queen Eta" who has been
here for eight years. is the queen of
them all. She tells your name and
gives you n reading satisfactory or
money refunded" The Midway oc-
cupies two lanes in the rear of the
grandstand and being right along the
main travelled roads is a hard place
TO walk along without spending cash.
over in the rear of the Midway arc
located the agricultural implements
and gasoline power farm machines.
Kendall & Whitney of Portland and
Bracket, Shaw and Lunt are among
he big exhibitors.