Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-03
ATHENS

Carl Rhodes of Harmony, son of Mr..
and Mrs George Rhodes has accepted
position as superintendent of schools
in this town together with the schools
in Harmony, Cornville and Scion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Menges and
two children have arrived from Ralti-
more, Nd for a visit with his mother
at the Athens Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Foss have been
visiting with relatives in Auburn dur
ing the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Ward of Fox
croft We're among the visitors here
during thg past week.
Mrs. frederick Judd and child Of
New York and Mrs. Doane Candage Of
Seal Harbor have been passing several
days with their parents, Judge and
Mrs. John r. Holman
Mrs. H. F.. Thompson OF Skowhegan
has been visiting with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Goodwin
Lights have been installed in SOM
erset Academy in accordance with
vote taken at the annual reunion of
the Somerset Academy Alumni.
The following list of awards were
made at the annual fair of the Wesse-
runsett Valley Associations: Best dairy
herd, Geo. Foster, COrnville list; +. l..
Hight. Cornville. I'd; Beckwith & Tay-
Tor, Athens, Sd. Best dairy COW.
George Foster, list; F. L. Hight, Cd:
Beckwith & Taylor, Sd. Best heifer 3
years old. Beckwith & Taylor, 1st: F.
l.. Hight I'd: Geo Foster. Sd. Best
hnifor nj 81
Geo. Foster I'd and Sd. Best heifer !
year old, c. s. Leighton. l year old. 1st
and Sd: Geo. Foster, Cd. Best heifer
calf, r. l.. Hight, LIST and I'd; Beckwith
& Taylor, Sd. Stock herd-best stock
herd. Eben Deane & Son, Madison. list.
Best stock COW, c. F. Dunton, Athens.
lst: Eben Deane &, Son, I'd. Best
heifer. years old, Eben Deane &,
Son. LIST; Beckwith & TAYLOR. I'd. Best
heifer years old, C. f. Dunton. 1st:
Beckwith & Taylor, I'd. Best hefer
L year old, Eben Deane & Son. list:
Fox Bros, Athens, Cd Best heifer
Golf, Eben Deane e. Son. LIST and ID
Fat oxen and steers-best pair
years old and over r. ]. Hall, Corn
vile, lst: Amos Chapman. Athens, "a.
Best pair years old, Fox Bros,
Athens, list: Eben Deane e. Son, Madf-
son. I'd. Best pair steers year old.
Fox Bros. list; Eben Deane & Son, Cd.
Best pair steer calves, Fox Bros.
Athens. 1st
Matched oxen and steers Best pair
years old or over, Lyman Buzzell.
Athens, list: A. J. Ward. Athens. I'd.
Best pair ? years old Fox Bros.
Athens. 1st: Eben Deane & Son. I'd.
F. L. Hight Sd. Best pair one wear
old, Chas. Weston. Athens, 1st: F. T..
Hight. I'd: A. J. Ward Sd. Rest pair
steer calves, Fox Bros, list
Town team Of oxen and steers five
pair to the team four years old and
over-Athens Town Team. LIST. Best
town team of steers years old and
under Eben Deane & Son. 1st: Fox
Bros %
Bulls-Best Hereford bull 3 years
old. Eben Deane & Son, 1st. Rest
Guernsey bull years old. Geo. Foster
LIST. Best Holstein bull years old
F. L. Hight. 1st. Best Jersey bull
wear old. M. Thompson. Cornville. ,st
Best Holstein bull year old, G. 6
leighton 1st. Best Guernsey bull
year old, Geo Fogg, cornville. 1st
Best bull calf Hereford-Eben
Deane E. Son, list; A. J. Ward 81
Best Holstein bull calf, r. T.. Hight
LIST and I'd: H. w Rowell. Sd Resi-
Jersey bull calf. H. w. Wood Athens
1st; John Curtis. Athens "a. Pes,
Guernsey bull calf Geo Foster. 1st
Trotting bred horses-best driving
horse, style and speed considered. r p
McColler, Cornville, LIST
Draft bred horses-Best breed,ng
mare and foal, Fox Bros. Athens ~.
= L. Wyman, CornviIIe, I'd; John Cur.
lis, 30. Best colt. mare or gelding
years old. Fl. W. RowelI, Cornyi,,e 1s+.
Beckwith & Taylor. Athens, 2: r r.
Hight. Cornville. Sd. Best colt wears
Old John Brason. Athens. LIST. FranL
Gardiner. Cornville I'd. Best colt
years old, F. L. Hight, list: Donald Mo
Lean, I'd. ''A w
Sheep-Best buck, any age or breed
John Mclean, Athens, 1st Best nen
lambs, six In number. F. L. Hight
Cornville. LIST. -"
Swine-Best boar any age or brood
Cony Foster. LIST.
Poultry-Best pen OF fowls not less
IMAM 4 hens and / cock-best pen OF
wnfte Plymouth Rocks, vira Allen,
Athens, LIST. Best pen of white wv
andottes, Vira Allen. LIST. Best pen of
chicks classed same as fowl-best pen
OF White Brahmas, C. F. Dore, Athens,
LIST.
Special mention should be made OF
draft horses exhibited by A. r. Moody
OF Cornville and Frank Robinson of
Cornville. No premiums were offered
In this class. The cattle show and
fair was the best ever this year and
plans are already being laid to make
it even more successful next year.