Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-06
The Poultry Department


! In the poultry depa rtment kennebec
county is not very well represented, but
there are number of fire birds in the
exhibits of the fanciers from this county.
c. J. Davis of Watervlle. poultry super
intendent at the Central Maine Fir has
E good number of pens. and f. L7combe.
also Of Watervlle. and Y. B. Grant of
Hallowell have a number of good birds.
Other exhibitors are 4. J. keriston OF
! Bangor. q. j. Sawyer Of Pennington. T..
A. Drinkwater of Sabattus j. f. FRYE of
Lewiston. Stanley Robinson Of Lewis
ton. Mrs c. W. Priest of Auburn. Clinton
Parker of Auburn. II. X Hayes of Au-
burn. p. G. Robinson of Auburn. q. C.
Robinson {: Son Of Auburn, Guy W. COT
fin Of Mechanic Falls. T. NJ Cummings Of
Auburn. F. b. Wakefield of Auburn, J. r
BlaisdnlI Of Auburn. o. NJ. stuart Of Lew
istor. Mrs. r. A. Wilder Of Auburn, r.
c. Dick Of Brunswick. G. ~ Patterson Of
Auburn. Franklin Danforth of Skowhe-
gan. A. Myers, Of Lewiston Chas $. Mar
she'll Of Auburn. I. NJ. Loring of Auburn
c. G. Lane OF Auburn. !. r Moody Of
Hebron, Chas f. Gray Of Cedar Grove
Cornish and F. r. Atwood of Auburn
The judges had completed their work
there Oh Wednesday and the Kennebec
birds were found to have carried away
A good share Of the premiums That thew
were able 70 do 50 speaks well for their
quality. as there was sharp competition
in each class
In the poultry building is also large
EXHIBIT OF guinea pigs. placed there by
G. K. Conner of Auburn and they at
tract great 3sal ~ attention. The little
fellows are vnrv plea sinc II look AZ and
especially delight the little folks
kennebee County Horses
In the horse department kennebec
county is again well represented with the
Tappan Stock Farm of Winthrop leading
The exhibit Of this farm is all French
Percheron stock and it is some of the
finest in the country. j. Fl. Jenness Of
Monmouth also has fine string headed
by Roland Artel well known racing
sire. Other exhibitors are the Elmhurs-
Farm of Bath with fine matched nair
NJ. Alexander OF Richmond and Fra nj,
Hayden of Lewiston.
The price of hot dogs is 10 cents eacb
this year and the innova ton Sc No. ~
all pleasing to the people who wish to in
duge in this delicacy
number OF new auto exhibits were q,
the grounds Wednesday and they vera
all surrounded by an interested crowd
Several Of the officials Of the watervi,,.
fair were on the grounds Wednesday with
advertising matter for the fair.
Wednesdays Races
Today's races were decided j.,
straight heats. drives for third MACE
developing the best competition Mas
ter Mariners final mile in 2.14 was tho
hest If the meeting. The summary.
222 PACE, PURSE $500;
Colonel. by Mansfield tJohn-
SOM '..''','''''.'. '.'............11 /
MISS Rollins m CBurrilD ..32
GAY cara, Pottle) ...23
Time Iii Ia: 217 IL; s.17 1-e.
2.2s TROT. PURSE $500:
Peter Billings, b g by Peter The
Great (Jarvis) ........ 80
The Acrobat. b tHennessey). ..322
Margaret o.. b m fWatson) .os
Ringona. (Pottle). ...4s5
Earl of Delaware. Frank Ward and
Kitty Bell Todd also started
Time 2.19 10; al: 2.2l IA
2.15 PACE. PURSE $500:
Master Mariner, oh z, by Wotan.
CPottle) ..................
Eva Dare. b m (Metcalf)
Atnifriction. oh & (Jack) ..ass
Indiana Dillon. B Johnson) ...s4s.
Wehdlewood and Ben Q. also started