Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-22

weight IL lbs, son Of Mr. and Mrs.
James Stinehfield, Skowhesan. Best
pehaVed baby-lst, Ada Eudora Wat
son, Skowhegan, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Watson; md, Pearl AL
thea Tague, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Tague. Prettiest baby-1st.
Emily Elizabeth Weston, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred W. Weston, Show
hogan; End, Harriet Davis.
There We're probably 5000 people on
the grounds Friday and everything
passed off very favorable. The avia-
TOR made two successful flights. The
nrst regiment band furnished music
and many veterans of the Civil war
who We're guests of the fair msnaea-
ment were in attendance. The aero
plane flights will be repeated Saturday
and a good list of fast steppers will
appear on the racing program.
Many Added Exhibits
BY Friday morning, the second dav of
the lar OF the Somerset Central Agricul-
tural society, many exhibits had been
added IN various departments In the ex-
hlbition building the domestic. depart-
ment contained many exhibits fine Quilts.
dainty and elaborate sofa pillows. and
hand made rugs, four handsome braided
ones displayed by Mrs. Fred McCollar be-
ing especially noticeable. A Porto Rican
exhibit of hats. necklace, and trinkets
proved to be of much interest as did the
manual training department where yari-
Gus articles were shown made by Som
erset county boys. The Red Cross Chap
ter exhibit was in charge of Mrs B. T.
Steward and Mrs. Alice Wildes, while a
bedspread made over 80 years ago by the
grandmother Of Mrs. L. j. Smith was
greatly admired. Plants were shown BY
Mrs. Lizzie Parsons and Mrs. Simon
Gates and Mrs. c. B. futile and Mrs
Charles Carnage showed bouquets Mrs
c. B. futile also had an elaborate dis
play Of food Miss Alta Rowell and Miss
Mildred Rowell being other exhibitors in
this department. In the dairy DEPART
ment Mrs. c. B. futile, the Skowhegan
Jersey creamery, Mrs. Zetta Rowell, F.
o. Eaton and Miss Alta Rowel were
leading exhibitors.
Live stock growers are interested in the
tent Of the Skowhegan Jersey creamery
where stand the young stock Of Sorer-
set county boys and girls competing for
the creamery's special prizes. There are
@ entries and in tIe lot are a young Jer-
sey bull shown by Master Nyron X.
A Withee of East Madison has both a
Jersey bull and a Jersey heifer: Phillip
Chandler has a Jersey heifer; Ruth HON.
sted, Jersey heifer; Ralph Dunlap, a
grade Ayrshire hefer; Gordon P. Dunlap,
a purebred Ayrshire bull and Ruth HON
sted Jersey heifer. The stock all looks
exceedingly we'll and indicates that the
boys and girls have shown great care in
the rearing of the calves to their present
state. Milk skim milk and buttermlk
are dispensed from this tent.
The Poultry Department
The poultry show looked little light
the first day but by night some of the
county's finest birds were making them
selves heard from the old exhibition hall.
now poultry headquarters. Among the
exhibitors were: Scott Robinson, Barred
Plymouth Rocks and Single Comb Rhode
Island Reds: c. r. Fuller, trio of Golden
IHcdSdillS, ~ r. Mason, Sl1lSle COmD
Rhode Island Reds; ii. z. Weeks, Rose
Comb Rhode Island Reds; Leon Mason,
White Leghorns, Partridge Rocks and
Black Minorcas; Lawrence Demo, Buff
and Blue Orpingtons: F. 0. Eaton, Barred
Plymouth Rocks, S. C. r. l. Reds; Seth
Devoll, Black Langshangs; Mrs Albert
Blair. Columbia Wyandottes. Brahmas,
White Orpin gton's; Mitchell Murray. An
conias: Phillip Chandler Bantams; John
I Walker, Madison Silver Spangled Ham
burg Silver Duckling Game Bantam,
Pearl Guiana, Buff Cochin Bantams; l..
Edwin Hobart. White Orpingtons: w. A.
Bailey, White Leghorns: L. 6. Whitney,
Norridgewock, Barred Plymouth Rocks.
White and Black Leghorns; Thos. Hodge
DON Brahmas. White Leghorns. Clifton
whittemore. White Leghorns; Fernsde
Dairy, Norridgewock. Buff Leghorns, and
Eva Blair. Pekin Duck.
The Sheep Department
The sheep exhibit was excellent al
though a little late because of the inclem-
ency Of the weather Thursday. Big
showers are Frank H. Parsons of Nor
ridgewock with Rambouilets and Oxford
Downs including triplets: Geo ". Weeks,
Canaan, proprietor of Pararie Maple
farm with pure bred Oxford Downs: H.
G. Gray. Arson. shropshires; Elmer
Nichols. Madison, Merinos. Various
other pens remained unmarked up until