Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-02

Friday was Old Folks day at the
Central Maine fair and it was
also Veterans day and there was
a large attendance Of both. They
were the guests of the Fair As
ISOLATION and everything possible
was done to make the day pleasant
for them They were met at the gate
Iby members of the Boy Scouts and
escorted to the Office where their
names and addresses, ages. etc, were
recorded by Miss Alice LaFleur and
Miss Eva Gotlander. and then they
were given badges which would ad-
NIT them to all departments of the
fair. A total of So veterans and IS old
folks were registered during the day.
At II o'clock all were taken in auto
mobiles for a ride around the grounds,
finishing up with a turn around the
track. and as they passed the grand
stand. the band played the Star
ISpangled Banner" and everyone stood
UP and cheered.
Following the ride. which had in
icluded all departments of the fair the
lguests adjourned to the Coliseum
where there were seats reserved for
them. and listened to short address
lof welcome by Col. Silias Adams. fol-
flowed by pleasing concert by the or
Ichestra, prayer by Rev. John F.
Thurston of the Free Baptist church.
land singing by quartet. 1t was ex.
lpected that Hon. Frank L. Dutton of
Augusta would be present and deliver
an address but he was unable to do
SO and so more music was furnished
latter which lunch was served to the
lguests. The prizes, silver loving cups.
were then awarded that for the old
est man present going to Hiram Wat
lson. aged 80 years, of Rome; that
for the oldest couple to Mr.. and Mrs
A. O. Libby of Watervile, and for the
!couple married the longest to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Axiom Of Vassalboro. The
Iprize for the oldest woman present
was awarded to Mrs. Angie King. aged
SO years Of Watervile. Among the
lguests Of the fair were one man from
Fort Worth, Texas, and another from
California.
Civil War Veterans
The following were the veterans of
the civil war present:
William Gallagher, North Vassal-
| &,
James S. Emery, Vassalboro; N. P,
Beveridge Oakland; George A. Little
field, Oakland; John Perkins. Oakland;
Isaac Bingham, Auburn; John Wey-
mouth, Clinton; Gideon Harding, De-
troit; Ambrose Merrill. Winslow;
James Coombs, Waterville; W. P.
Plummer. Albion; G. H. Bryant. Oak
land; J. E. Copeland. Albion; G. A.
Savage, Fairfield; c. A. Coleman,
Benton; F. ]. Savage, Fairfield; Gran
Vile r. sibley, Waterville: Luther
Eames. Benton; S. c. Hastings. Sid
ney; o. P. Richardson. Waterville; j.
NJ. Pettigrew, Waterville; O. B. Gold
smith, yassalboro: w. H. Stevens,
Oakland; Charles Partridge, Oakland;
J. A. Sawtelle, Oakland: Frank B.
Lowe, Waterville; Benjamin Fair
banks, Mt. Vernon; H. A. Johnson,
Waterville; George T. Benson, Oak
land; Abner P. Plummer. Winslow;
Oliver Bessey, Fairfield; Retire Web
Der, Clinton; Nathaniel Pratt. Clin-
ton; George Cushman. Winslow; j. NJ
Mitchell, Milo; Noah Paul. Benton;
L. Libby, Albion; A. Ludwick, Water
Vile; P. w. Danforth, Freedom; A.
Bradbury, Fairfield; w. L. Holmes,
Fairfield S. A. Plummer, Fairfield;
B. F. Charles. Rome; Perry Brown,
Benton; A. o. Libby, Waterville; H.
NJ. Reed, Benton; A. B. Perkins, j. A.
Jones, Gardiner; George Wilson. Fair
field; Steven Pullen, Oakland; Milton
Branch, waterville; William Hersom,
| Wy oil I'll
w. Nye, Fort Worth. Texas: H. E.
Merriam, Gardiner; J. L. Merrick, Wa
terville.
The following were the old folks
present:
Alere Dusty, Waterville; Cotton
Wether, Benton; Mrs N. L. Andrews.
Fairfield; o. W. Fisher, Corinna; Mrs
E. E. Garland, Winslow; Mrs. Gold
smith, Vassalboro; Albert Fuller,
Oakland; Howard Crowell, Vassal-
boro; C. A. Wheeler, Fairfield L. NJ
Davis, Waterville: F. T. Shorey. Oak
land Geo. Decker, Oakland; Mrs. Sa-
rah Loring, Oakland; Ida Bither, Oak
land; Randall Pullen, California: Geo.
F. Pullen, Waterville; w. C. Simp.
son, Fairfield; Mrs. ]. Whittier, Fair
field: Mrs. Geo. T. Benson. Oakland;
Mrs. L. j. Cushman, Winslow; B. VIII
lette. Waterville; Alfred Roundy. Wat
erville; John S. Oliver. Garland; w.
L. Tozier, Fairfield: John Lashus.
Waterville; Mary B. Ingham, Water
Vile: Mrs. Laura o. Brown. Water
Vile: Samuel Brown, Benton; ]. F.
Wentworth, North Vassalboro: H. W.
Sargent. Sheepscot; B. B. Taylor,
Farmingdale; n. G. Yeaton. Belgrade;
Vede Lashus, Waterville: Mrs. Louisa
T. Laid, Oakland: Damase Garache,
Waterville; Thomas Cross, Scion;
Mrs. Marquis. Waterville; Mrs. Angie
King. Waterville; Levi King, Water
vile; Mr.. Baldic Waterville; Chas.
Axiom, Vassalboro; Mrs. Chas. Axiom,