Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-01
R|EADFIELD FAIR
The Annual Exhibition
=. Opens Tuesday

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Fine Attendance on Opening Day
Much Interest in Pulling Contests
Fine Array Of Exhibits-Fair
Continues Today
Readaeid, Me-. Sept. so-Fast comm; !
back into its own. the annual exhibi.
ton Of the Kennebec County Axricul-
tural Society was opened today at the ,
fair grounds with a fine attendance and !
hrst class program, and will be con-
tinuel Wednesday. All roads in the
county led to the Readfeld fair and
the first day was the most successful
In many years. Tho fair. as it used to
be. was again the gathering place for
people 70. miles around and with good
weather Wednesday it will go down into !
history as one of the best ever.
The opening day Of the exhibition was
given over to the entering Of exhibits,
the judging Of cattle and the pulling of
the oxen, steers and horses. Some un-
Usually good stock is entered this wear
and the pulling contests were attrac-
,ion5 OF great interest. resulting as fol-
lows: Yoke of year-old steers owned by
Timothy Fogg of Readfield. LIST Yoke
of three-year-old steers owned by Will
liam H. Hunt of Readfeld, 1st Yoke
of oxen. six feet and two inches, owned
by w. H. Hunt. LIST. Yoke of oxen. six
feet and six inches, owned by Archie
Stain Mt. Vernon. LIST. Oxen, six feet
10 inches class-1st owned by f. h.
Luce of Mt. Vernon I'd. John Damren
Of Mt. Vernon. Sweepstakes. oxen OF
any size-1st and Sd. owned by c. A.
Cummings of Winthrop. I'd. owned b..
Chase Ftgg Of Readfc:d Committee of
judges: Harry Mills and Andrew Dud-
ley of Belgrade and Frank Robinson of
Manchester.
There was great competition in the
horse pulling contests and they will be
continued as a part of Wednesday,
program. The honors of Tuesday vera
between a pair owned by Sherman RAM
sey Of Readfield and a pair ownedsby
Charles Reynolds of Readfield. Asy
Jackson entered a horse that did Iine
stunt in pulling the load alone. and Il
horse owned by Martin Curtis also did
the trek. These horses and others will
compete in tomorrow's contests for the
pr .miums in the class.
Among the stock entries on Tuesday
were number of fine sheep entered by
Peter Dunn Of Mt. Vernon.
Displays in Exhibition Hall
The exhibition hall was certainly
a busy place and the many entries in
all classes gave evidence of the great
interest that is being taken in the
fair. One side of the hall is taken up
with the displays of fruit and garden
produce and this exhibit is the best IN
years. showing the high quality Of
crops that can be raised on kennebec
county farms. The apple exhibit won
the admiration of all on account Of
the size and quality. Among the ex-
hibitors in this class are: Frank
Wadleigh, Helen Harvey. Roy Bates,
Il. l.. Palmer, 0. l.. Dunn, c. Il.
Fogg. Charles Crosby. Miss Eleanor
Peacock, William +. Bourne, C. G.
Freere, Lawrence Turner and A. G..
Russell, all of Readfield, and r. II.
Hunt. Augusta. r. F. u.
Other notable exhibits in the fruit
and farm produce departments are:
Farmexhibit by {. G. Freer of Read
field; farm exhibits by Leon r. Burr
of Winthrop; Maine grown peanuts,
L. E. Weeks of North Wayne: pump
Kin. So pounds, Laura Cooper of Win
throp; vegetable exhibit, William r.
Wright; early Crosby corn, Rodney
S. Palmer, IL years old, Of Readfield;
flint corn. Mrs. c. Written of Read
field; large golden Hubbard squash,
NJ A. Stoddard of Winthrop; pump
kins and squash, Lawrence Turner
of Readfeld; beets, Edward Neal of
Winthrop; grapes, e. V. Davis #
kents Hill; giant sweet peppers, L.
V. Davis: Readfield boys and girls
garden club contestant, Eleanor Pea
cock of. Readfield; potatoes, Ernest
Pearl and Stanley Wright of Read
field; large pumpkin, Ray Bates If
Winthrop; squash. George Coffin Of
Readfield. The farm exhibit of MT.
Freer is not in competition, but is
certainly dandy and his Wolf River
apples are remarkable in size. Large
cucumbers and Hubbard squash are
exhibited by, o. l.. Dunn of Readfield.
Vegetables are exhibited by Edward
Neal Of Winthrop.
The entries ir the ladies' depart
ment were many and most interest
ing. Among those winning much
favorable comment were the follow
ing: Spanish and Mexican shawls,
Mrs. Margaret Nickerson of Read
field; crocheted rugs, Mrs. Stephen
ALLEN Of North Wayne; drawn rugs.
Flora Richards of North Wayne;
sideboard scarf and pillow slips, Mrs. |
Nellie Packard of Readfield; child's
dress. Lillian Manter of Readfield;
solid embroidery. Alice H. Manter
Of Readfield; apron lace. Mrs. Will
liam Cunningham Of Gardiner;
quilts, Rebecca Lodge and Mrs. !
Frank Horne. Winthrop; quilt top.
Mrs. Lora Bradford of Winthrop; |
eandlestick, Mrs. Ella Maxim of
Winthrop; Taft School. art exhibit. |
Mrs. Hewitt. Readfield; lace pillow
slips and bag made of Allies colors. !
soldiers and sailors prayer book. !
used cartridges for knitting needles. !