Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-01
Lincoln County Fair Opens
AuspiciousIy, Tuesday.
Corn and Colt Races and Big
Cattle Exhibit EntertalnS.
Fast Racing, Today..Swsspstakes
For Pulling cattie..MIdway.

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cial-In spite of the northwest wind
which seemed to give warning that
a storm was imminent, crisp air and
bright sunshine greeted the opening
of the 57th annual exhibition of Lin
coin county fair here, today. The day
will not go down in history as
record breaker so far as attendance Is
concerned, but it was up to expecta-
tions, however, and everybody was
well pleased with the exhibitions, and
the show is considered one of the best
ever conducted by the association.
A Midway of small but good pro-
portions enliVens the grounds and
| everybody seemed to be in good humor.
The race track is in fine condition and
| many of the horsemen took occasion
| to try out their speedy animals, this
afternoon. The corn and colt races
were held in the afternoon with a
goodly number of entries in each. Te-
| morrow and the next day. however.
| will see the best racing. For tomor-
rows card there are the 2.45 and 2.24
classes, each for purses of 800, ana.
| on Thursday, the 2.35 and 2.20 classes
will be pulled off, the former for "A
| purse of 500 and the latter for $3.50.
Agricultural Exhibits.
The agricultural exhibits on the
unusually fine, the display being
varied and the results all that could
be asked for. On the second floor is
an excellent genealogical exhibition as
well as a fine display of fine needle
work accomplished by the women of
| Lincoln county.
| Leslie Boynton of jefferson, president
OF the Lincoln county fair, was every
where present, to see that everything
| was in running order.
Big Cattle Exhibit.
One of the big exhibits of the fail
| s the 60 head of cattle, mostly Here
fords, shown by George d. Pastorius.
| President Boynton has offered !:
purse of $50 for drawing oxen sweep
stakes, open to the entire State, the
| winner to take the entire purse
Among the other special premiums ars
prizes of So and 81 by j. A. Perkins
for the best trace of field corn, no
less than p ears: another of thu
same cash amount by Secretary A. (.
Shaw for the hest exhibit of farm pre-
ducts containing not less than eigh
varieties: w. 4. Smith and G. A. Illus.
ton offer prizes of 81 and 81 each, til,
former for the best exhibit of grab
and field crops with not less than 81,
varieties and the latter for the hes
| colIapfinn of Wi mill
less than six varieties.
The Management.
The fair is under good management
this year. with Mr.. Boynton for presi-
dent and A. l.. Shaw of Damariseotta
secretary. The vice presidents are L.
+. Albee of Wiscasset, w. &. AchorY
of Damariscotta, +. l. Carney .
| Sheepscot, A, j. Avery of Jefferson
and O. II. Rollins of Nobleboro. G
A. Huston of Bristol, J. A. Perkins o.
Nobleboro and W. A. Smith of Nortt
| Edgecomb are trustees, Harvey +,
Winslow Of Damarscotta treasurer, T.
+. Metcalf of Damariscotta auditor
and the department superintendent.
are Mr.. Huston Of hall and grounds
| Mr.. Perkins of horses and colts anc
Mr.. Smith of stock, poultry, sheep ant
swine.
The town agents are A. Q. r. Peas
lee of Alma, &. X. Wellman of Bremen
w. H. Prentice and A. p. Little q
Bristol, Byron Giles of Boothbay. f.
b. Greene. Jr., of Boothbay Harbor
A. a. Partridge and Rufus Hitehcoer
Of Damariscotta, j. l.. Houdlette ant
+. ". cate of Dresden, f. Z. Somes
| w. w. Cochran and Edwin Merry q
| Edgecomb, II. A. Clark and II. f.. Gun.
ninsham of Jefferson, b. Frank Van
nah of North Newcastle, w. L. Shat
| tuck of Newcastle, NJ. j. Perkins anf
Arthur Flagg of Nobleboro. A p
Greenleaf of Southport. A. T.. Boggs
and owen Winslow of Waldoboro Der.
ID. Jewett and Herman Thayer OF
Whitefield, Herman Green,eaf of Yves. :
port, DIR. Il. A. Bailey and d. d. Page
| of Wiscasset, G. W. Wright of Wool
wich, A. J. Leonard and Ed Marson
of Pittston, +. r. Foye of Randolph