Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-30
SIDNEY FAIR
Held on Saturday Is
Well Attended


Exhibits in All Departments
Center sidney. Ma. Sept. 2-Fair
weather favored the annual exhibition
Of the Sidney Town Fair hsd today at
the Town hall and the event was sue
cess in every way. although the attend
ance was not az large as usual, due to
the influenza epidemic in Maine. The
exhibits in all departments were fine,
Of especial interest being the splendid
display Of fruits and vegetables in the
hall.
The attractions Of the day included
baseball game. singing by the Liberty
Chorus of Sidney, dance in the hall
throughout the afternoon. and talks
upon the Liberty Loan and upon the
record OF the boys in the Second Maine
Regiment. now the 1854 Y. s. Infantry.
given by c. S. Pettengili Of Augusta and
Judge Harold E. Cook of Gardner. And
in tbs afternoon there was the usual
baby show in the hall in which a good
number of babies were entered and
prizes were awarded the prettiest. the
SdS6Vbt anu Iia0 bIuai0St boOiOS'
The exhibit Of stock although not so
large as in some previous years was OF
fine quality. Excellent exhibsts of farm
produce were displayed in the hall by
George E. Shaw OF Fa.rview Farm ami
r. w. Longley. the pumpkins and
squashes in both displays being especial
Iy noteworthy. And when il comes to
large squashes l.. H. WymAn had on
display one Of the New York variety
which weighed nearly 100 pounds and
measured about 80 inches in length and
20 inches in diameter
Another interesting exhibit was that
Of F. Eugene Cowan, which showed
honey in the making and the exhibit In
cluded 100 pounds OF clever leaf honey
The information was given that good
authorities claim that there are about
1900 bee loads in . single pound OF
money.
John H. Swift exhibited many large
Hubbard squashes. Mrs. George Austin
and Grace Graves had fine looking dis
plays OF canned fruits. vegetables and
jelIies. The fancy work department in
eiudsd- many excellsAt displays. Mrs
Dorcas Greed being awarded first pre-.
MUM in that department.
At noon all in attendance did ample
justice to baked bean dinner served
in the hall upstairs by the ladies Of the
Sidney auxiliary Of the Red Cross FOL
the benefit of the Red Cross. The corn
mittee in charge Of the dinner was com
posed Of Mrs. William Longley. Mrs
orrin Davenport, Mrs. Eugene Grave.
ana Mrs. Warren Lathe.
Dancing was enjoyed in the hal
from 8 to S o'clock. music being fur
nishsd by Mobiles orchestra.
In charge Of the musica program
OF the Liberty Chorus which render
| ed selections previous to the speak
ing program. was Mrs. Dorca:
Creed. The speakers Of the after
noon, Judge Cook and Mr.. Pettengtll
were introduced by H. c. Hammond
chairman OF the Liberty Loan com
mittee Of Sidney. All present were
greatly interested in listening TO thu
message from tie Maine boys at tn
front told by Judge Cook.
The young people found pleasure
and enjoyment the merry-go
| round.
i The officers Of the fair were: Pres
ident, e. e. Robbins; secretary. c
| S. Taylor; assistAntspecretAry, NJ. N
Taylor; marshal, Field; direc
tors. e. q. Robhi&J George Austin
C. S. Taylor, Ernest Wyman, 6. S
Shaw and James Dyer; superintend
ent of grounds, W. A. Fields; super
| intendent Of hall, Mr.. and Mrs. 9.
| Shaw; superintendent Of horses, "
1 B. Haskell; superintendent Of nea
stock. Frank Taught.
Premiums Awarded
Premiums were awarded in the DIFF
ferent departments as follows:
Iarm prcduce-lst. Geo. s. Shaw
ard. T. W. Longley: srd, Geo. Aus
tin. COMMITTEES: A. H. swift and q
A. Taught.
Canned fruit-1st, Grace Graves
End, Mrs. Geo. Austin. Committee
Aibbie e. Davies. Angelina Sawteil
and Mrs. F. c. Moore.
Potatoes-1st, Geo. S. Shaw: End
r. w. Longley. COMMITTEES: G. E
Davies. D. M. Perkins.
I Fruit-1st, Graves Bros; End. Gee
| S. Shaw; 3rd, c. A. Houghton.
Dairy products-lst, Mrs. Cor
Bailey. COMMITTEES: Mrs. p. l.. Week
| and Mrs. W. S. Bracket.
Fancy work-Best display. LIST. Mrs
Dorcas Greed: End. Mrs. Velina Ell
lis. Largest display. Florence Has
kell. Committee: Mrs. Ernest Sibiey
Mrs. G, S. Shaw and Mrs. NJ. w
| Cowan.
Cut f,owers-Best display. Mis-
Helen M. Graves. Committee: Mrs. W
| w. Cowan. Mrs. D. L. Weeks ant
Mrs. G.. H. Lyon.
Bread-1st, Cora. Bailey; End. Alice
Bracket; 3rd. Ruth Lewis. Commit
tee: Mrs. E. H, Bragg and Mrs. j. E
Sawtelle.
Premiums for Stock
| Fat cattie-lst, A. T. Clark; End
John H. Wyman. Committee, S. N
Warren, NJ. L. Goodhue and H.. A
Taught. :,
! Matched Oxen-1st, A. T. Clark;
End. Clark and Wymap.
Best pair 2-year-eld steers-1sf
Charles Robertson. Committee, 7. A
Barr, W. p. Lyon and c. A. Graves.
Best 2-year-old heifer-1st, F. "
1 Taught; End, Anna Field. Best one
year-old-1st, F. w. Taught. Bes
heller calf-1st and End, F. w
Taught. Committee, c. A. Graves, T
A. Barr, W. P. Lyon.
Mich cows-Durham COW. list and
End, F. W. Waught. Grage Guernsey
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