Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-07
Inclement Weather Greets
Governor Curtis and Staff
Lewiston T Fair "Wednesday
Premiums Awarded Several Skies
Tend Lessen Recept-Fu Program Carried and
Pleases Those Present-Fine in the AfternoonAh
of Liquor Noted the Grounds

went up almost straight into the Al, =.
q great height and then cut loose lava
ing only a few hundred feet from N.
grounds. The balloon came down n.,-
the grounds and all were back in,id.
within 10 minutes.
School for Feeble Minded Exhibit
The exhibit from the State School n,
Feeble Minded is the center OF a IRA,
deal Of interest and it gives a xo,d ~.
sight into the work that Is being do,.
there. Various means for teaching N.
children simple things are shown and
some of the work that has bean done Nv
the inmates is on exhibition.
An exhibit of reproductions Of ,t,,u,
paintings is one of the attractive booth,
! on the first floor and 1t seemed 10 BE- IA.
ing good business. Some except ,na,lv
fine pictures are shown.
The fair has a particularly LARGE mum.
Der Of booths where samples are beiny
given away for advertising PURPOSES
The wrestling show has a plan al,
its own for attracting a crowd, the
barker and a young man apparently
part of the show getting into a heat.
ed argument and finally coming 10
blows. They caught one Of Lewiston's
finest Wednesday and ne rushed into
the crowd to stop the melee. They
then turned the laugh on him and he
got out of sight as quickly as possible
Interesting v. Of M. Exhibit
The University Of Maine exhibit 4
an interesting one and the people N
charge are kept busy explaining the
| various features to the many visitors.
One Of the busiest men on the
grounds is L. o. Morse, superintendent
of the ticket department. He is every.
where about the grounds to the vari.
GUS gates and there is not a minute Of
the day but what he is on the hustle.
Detective Leader Busy Man
One of the noticeable things abou.
the grounds Is the absence Of liquor
selling and Of drunken men. The State
detective, Richard Leader. is In charge
of the fair police and perfect order
has been maintained. Although few
| losses as the result Of the activities Of
pickpockets were reported. the number
| and amount was small. A feature Of
the score cards this year is the politi.
cal advertising. practically all the
space on the card being taken by the
| claims of various candidates.
Premiums Awarded
The following premiums in the agri.
cultural department were awarded to
| Kennebec county exhibitors: best gen.
eral exhibit grain and seeds, LIST, r. H
Gardiner, Gardiner; end, c. E. Baldk
Waterville. Best general exhibit mar.
ket garden truck. list, r. H. Gardner
, Gardiner; End, c. E. Baldic, Water.
vile. Best general exhibit grains and
ner. P K. wheat, 1st, r. H. Gardner.
P. K. oats, list. r. H. Gardiner; 2nd,
c. E. Baldic. Best buckwheat. list, R.
II. Gardiner. Beans, End. R. H. Gard.
ner. Peas, LIST, r. H. Gardiner; End,
C. E. Baldic. Squash, LIST, C. E. Bal.
die; End. R. H. Gardiner. Pumpkins,
LIST, r. H. Gardiner; End, C. E. Baldlc,
Cabbage, LIST, r. H. Gardiner: End, C.
E. Baldic. Celery, LIST, c. E. Baldlc
Greatest number varieties of potatoes
LIST, r. H. Gardiner; End. C. E. Baldc
r. K. potatoes. LIST, R. H. Gardner;
End. c. E. Baldic. Beets, turnips, to.
matoes and parsnips, LIST, r. H. Gard.
ner: End, c. E. Baldic. The most at.
tractive arrangement of farm and gar.
den produce, 1st, c. E. Baldic; End, R
H. Gardiner.
The following prizes in the horse De.
partment were taken by Kennebec
county representatives: j. L. Faux.
ner, Winthrop, 3rd for trotting bred
brood mares; r. c. Riley of Winthrop,
LIST, draft bred mares and stations
The same man for mare with foal got
1st.
For the cattle department.. J. B. Ad'
ans Of Madison cleaned up all prizes
in the shorthorns.
Among the winners Of sheep premi'
ums, were G. w. Weeks, Canaan. who
won LIST on Oxford Downs, with tho
exception of on eve lambs, which were
won by Elmer Nichols. Mr.. Nichols
also won LIST or all classes Of mer1nos'
In the swine department 9. 8. Smith
of Monmouth won 1st for Berkshire
boar six months old, 3rd for one unoer
six months, End for a SOW under ono
year, second for SOW under six monsas
and End for the best pen.