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

SkOWnegan, Me-, sept. o-(SPeCld1)-
Everybody looked happy at the second
day Of the Somerset Central Agricul-
tural Society's fair, Friday, and es-
pecially at dinner time when those
who had come in from the surround
ing districts were eating their sand
wiches and coffee in the exhibition
hall or taking light lunches else
where. Four new shows were added
to the Midway, Friday, and freaks Of
the deepest dye were advertised. In
the Exhibition hall quite a lot more
exhibits were on view than were
shown Thursday. because Of the extra
work necessitated in getting more
cases for the showing Of the fancy
work Of which there is an exception
ally fine display Of all kinds. Mrs.
Hannah Page. grandmother OF Miss
Hannah r. Page Of Skowhegan,
lady of 90 years is exhibiting a pair OF
white angora mittens made by her
self. Evelyn Merrill has an exhibit OF
hand tinted pictures and paintings by
Miss Margery Graffte, Dennistown,
which are at the fair, though space for
hanging was lacking. j. H. Mathews
& Son, the big fur dealers Of Skowhe-
gan, have some fine skins, including
bear, wildcat, martin, lynx and beaver
Two kittens and two cunning puppies
are shown by Miss Agnes Padham OF
Madison, while DR.. E. White, one OF
Skowhegan's veterinaries, has an in
teresting exhibit of parts of lung It's
sue and other diseased parts Of cows,
hogs and sheep. Beautiful specimens
of centerpieces and quilts are shown,
and the dahlia exhibit Of E. A. Wealth
ern receives a good deal Of attention.
Judging of all classes Of stock was be-
ing done Friday and the pulling OF
cattle and horses. The looked-for bak-
ing Of biscuits was not carried out be-
cause no one entered for the prize
Baby Show
About Is babies were entered In the
show Thursday afternoon and after
considerable prinking and sprucing up
on the part of the babies mothers, the
prizes were awarded as follows: pref
test baby under one year, prize OF $40
offered by Miss Louise H. Coburn, a
tie between Virginia Mae Thomas,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A.
Thomas, and lola Mae Richardson,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood
Richardson; for best-behaved baby,
IS offered by Mrs. E. T. Goodrich, tie
between Virginia May Laney, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wardell Laney,
and Guy Linwood Adams; for heaW-
est baby, prize of S. offered by Mrs.
C. D. Miller won by Esther Josephine
Dickinson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Miles D. Dickinson Of Norridgewock.
Poultry Prizes
Prizes in the poultry department
were awarded Friday afternoon by
George D. Coffin Of Freeport, there be-
ing about 275 single entries and 81
breeding pens entered. The awards
were as follows: barred Plymouth
Rocks, Scott Robinson, Skowhegan,
cockerel, LIST and End; Carroll Good
win, Skowhegan, Bird. r. c. Rhode
Island Reds, Russell Landry. Madison,
hen, list: George K. Thomson, Show
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Skowhegan, cockerel, End and 3rd; F.
O. Eaton, Skowhegan. pen chicks, End;
Almon H. Blaisdell, Norridgewock,
pullet, 1st and End. S. c. r. I. Reds,
Frank Danforth, Skowhegan, cock,
list, hen, list, pullet. End, cockerel, LIST;
Roland Kilgore. Madison, cock, 2; Le-
on Mason, Skowhegan, pullet, 3rd; AL
mon H. Blaisdell, Norridgewock, pull
let, list; ]. P. Murray. North Arson.
pen chicks, list, pen fowl. LIST. Part
ridge Plymouth Rocks. Leon D. With
am, Smithfeld, pen fowl, End, hen, End;
F. 9. Eaton, Skowhegan, hen, LIST and
3rd, chicks, list, cock, End, pullet, 1st
S. c. White Leghorns, Burr Carnage.
Skowhegan, pen fowl. End, hen, 3rd;
Willis Bailey, Skowhegan, pen fowl,
list. pen chicks, LIST. pullet, 1st. End and
srd, cockerel list and End. hen, End:
Leon Mason, hen. LIST; Carroll Good
win, pen chicks. End. r. c. White
Leghorn, Burr Carnage. Skowhegan,
hen, 1st, End and 3rd. r. c. Brown
Leghorn, John I. Walker, Madison, pen
fowl. 1st, pen chicks. LIST, hen, LIST,
cockerel, LIST, pullet, LIST; Russell Ian
dry, Madison. pen chicks, End, hen,
2nd cockerel, End, pullet, End. White
Wyandotte, Frank Danforth, Skowhe-
gan, cock, 1st hen. End, cockerel, 1st
and End, pullet, 1st. End and 3rd: NAH
lon, Dane, hen. LIST and srd. pen chicks,
1st, pen fowl, End, cockerel. Srd; Albra
Adams, Madison, pen chicks. End. pen
fowl, list; W. E. clifford. Fairfield Gen.
ter, pen fowl. Srd, cock. End and 3rd.
Partridge Wyandottes. Lawrence Will
ley, Skowhegan, pullet, LIST and End:
Albra Adams. Madison, pen fowl, LIST.
pullet, 3rd. Columbian Wyandottes, P.
D. Witham, Skowhegan, pen chicks.
LIST, pullet, list and End, cockerel. LIST,
End and 3rd. Golden Wyandottes.
Ralph Perry, Skowhegan. hen, LIST and
End. Buff Cochin Bantams. Russell
Landry, Madison, cock, LIST, hen. LIST,
cockerel. 2nd, pullet, End: John L.
Walker, Madison, pen chicks. LIST. cock,
End, hen. End, cockerel, LIST. pullet list.
Silver Spangled Hamburg. Russell
Landry. Madison, pen chicks, LIST, cock
erel, End: John I. Walker. Madison,
pen chicks, End, cockerel, list, pullet,