Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-05
FAIR POSTPONED
Big Day at Readfeld
Will Be Saturday
Rain Makes Il Necessary to Defer
Thursday Prosram-Governor Mill.
ken Present with Staff Thursday

Readfield, Me-, Oct. 4.-Saturday
will be the big day of the Readheld
fair. the rain of today having made
it necessary to postpone the races ana
athletic events scheduled for that day.
A good sized crowd arrived al the falr
grounds before the rain OF TINS
morning and everything but the
weather gave promise Of one Of the
most successful years that the fair
has had in many years. But WIN
the first drops Of rain the teams pc
gan TO leave the grounds.
! Governor Milliken was in attend
ance with the members Of his stan.
I Captain W. c. Goodwin, Adjutant Cen
eral George Mel. Presson and Major
Charles f. Davis, all of Augusta, and
Captain H. p. Winslow of the Quar-
termaster's Corps. A good number OF
people gathered in the grand stand
I late in the forenoon to listen to the
Governors remarks. in which he point
ed out the necessity for those who
cannot go to the front in the great war
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the soldiers. He said that if there
was any lesson that people should
learn it is that Of overcoming the ten
dency to waste and he gave a word
of warning against the wasting of
food.
4 The Governor spoke OF the working
out of the Junior Volunteer Farmer
movement in this State, in which 700
f-y1
to work this summer and he said that
the best proof of the success, Of the
movement was the demand from the
farms for more boys. And he said
that the thing for all the people to DO
was to feel that their activities must
he tested by this standard: That they
are doing their best to back up the
Government in the wa,.
Governor Milliken and his party left
the fair grounds by automobile short
ly before noon. The rain at that
time showed no signs Of letting up
and the crowd soon took its depar-
ture
The only thrilling event Of the aft
ernoon was one that was not on the
schedule, a runaway. A number OF
boys were riding across the field near
the exhibit hall in a team, owned by
n. w. Durgin of Readfeld and driv-
en- by Master Ohio Fogg of Read
held and the horse turned the corner
j to the race track with such speed
That the team was overturned and the
animal broke free from his harness
and ran down the track. The bows
we're thrown out of the team but
very fortunately no one was injured.
! The team, however, was quite badly
smashed up.
! The judging in the departments of
( fruit. farm and garden produce. and
poultry took place during the day. Re-
garding the fruit exhibit Assistant
state Horticulturlst S. H. Eaton. who
judged that department, stated that
1t was very good. the fruit being very
we'll colored, of good size and free
from imperfections. Ellsworth E. Pea
cock was judge Of the poultry and
the farm and garden produce was
Judged by NJ. F. Norcross of Win
throp.
Premiums for Poultry
! The premiums in the poultry depart
/ ment were made as follows: Pair
Plymouth Rocks-1st Donald Smith of
Readfield. Pen Bantam chicks-1st,
Reginald Smith Of Readfeld. Pair
Bantams-1st, Reginald Smith. Pair
/ Guinea pigs-1st. Reginald Smith.
Pen chickens. White Leghorn-1st, Ed
ward Tinglev Of Readfield Pair Pekin
ducks, chicks-1st Cyrus Winters Of
Kents Hill. Pair Toulouse geese-1st.
Cyrus Winters. Display Guinea pigs
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list. Cyrus Winters. Rhode Island
Reds, chicks, four female and one male
list F. A. Walker Of Mt Vernon.
Rhode Island Reds. chicks. one female
and one male-1st. F. A. Walker Of Mt.
Vernon. White Wyandottes, four fe-
amles and one male-1st, F. A. Walk
er. Pair Phode Island Reds-ond. Cy-
rus Winters White wyandottes, pen
list, F. A. Walker
Hall Exhibits
The exhibit Of the fancy work de-
partment, which was in charge of Mrs.
Fred Packard OF Readfield and Miss
Lura Wells Of North Wayne, is ex-
ceptionally fine and was admired
Thursday by all. Among the excellent
exhibits are: Embroidered table COW
I ers by Mrs. K. A. Latin Of Windsor
vile and Mrs. Carl Hanson of North
Monmouth; a framed embroidered flag
by Bertha Knowles OF Belgrade; a
large display Of crochet by Miss Alice
Marstons of East Readfeld; another
display by Mrs Clyde Watson Of Read
field; large fancy work displays by
Mrs. Carl Hanson Of Monmouth, Mrs.
Mona Elliott Of Readheld and Mrs.
Fred Walker Of Mt. Vernon. and silk
quilt exhibited by Mrs. Whittier Of