Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-09
BIG DISPLAY AT
RICHMOND FAIR

Richmond, Oct. 8.-The annual 1alr
of the Farmers and Mechanics club
was held on the local playground
Thursday. This was the largest dis
play of fancy articles, stock and pro-
duce ever shown in Richmond. This
association formerly held it's exhibit
ton about two miles from the vii
lage, but a short time ago the exhi-
bition building was destroyed b.
, lightning and it was deemed advis-
able to hold the fair nearer the vii
lage The prizes were won as fol-
lows: Draft horses owned by Asbury
Small, LIST; Harry L. Tarr, End; Hor-
ace n. Hinckley, 3rd. Driving horse,
Mrs. Ethel Silver. LIST; colts, l L.
colt, years, Donald Savage, 1st
Cattle, l Jersey COW, 10 years old,
Asbury Small. LIST; l Jersey cow,
years old, Asbury Small, End: Jersey
COW, 6 years old, Everett Douglass,
Sd. Cows owned by Everett Doug
lass, l Jersey COW, years old, LIST;
| 1 Guernsey cow. years old, list:
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old, list; l Jersey COW, 10 years old,
End; Edward Page, l heifer. 1 year
old, LIST; 1 cow, 13 years old 1st; f.
G. Herbert, l grade Jersey years
old. list; F. B. Peabody, / COW, Jer-
sey, years old, End; l heifer Hol-
stein, years old. End; 1 Holstein
heifer years, LIST: j. B. Bishop. l
heifer grade Durham. LIST; II. c. L.
Tarr' | grade yearljng heifer, Hol-
stein, LIST.
Johnson Seed Potato Co, 1 grade
Holstein cow, 4 years, Sd; grade
Holstein COW, 5 years, LIST; l grade
Holstein COW, years. md: Il. L.
Ludwig, 1 grade Durham heifer,
years, list; l grade Durham he;:er,
IL years. End.
Small q McFee. ! Guernsey COW,
l. years, md; > Jersey cows, 6 yrs:
], : and one 3rd: > Guernsey cows
. years, ], and one LIST. j. Docken-
doff, l Jersey grade, s years, list:
Carl Savage. Holstein COW, 10 years
list; Holstein COW. 5 years, 2nd:
bull, list; l Guernsey calf, LIST.
! Poultry-Ernest Rice, | pen r. L
! Reds, LIST: Harry Douglass, 1 pen
White Rocks, list; pen White Rock
(chicks). LIST; > silver-laced Wyan-
/ dottes. list.
Dorothy Shelton, l White Wyan-
dotte chick. I'd.
William Benson, ! coop White
! Rock chicks, list; l coop Barred
| Rocks, list
Donald Savage, / coop ducks, LIST
and End; l coop geese, list; / coop
bantams. LIST.
Mrs. b. l.. Ludwig, 1 pen White
| Wyandottes, LIST.
Trotting horses-Noah Alexander
l stallion, years. LIST: George Lowe,
l stallion, IL years old, I'd.
l. The races were won by Lew Am
bulator owned by Noah Alexander,
list; Black Bell owned by L. II.
! Steele, I'd.
Garden and farm produce-Larg
est collection. NJ. G. Patten, LIST; l..
K. Stewart. md.
Canned goods-Annie Shelton, 1st,
! largest collection; Annie Shelton, LIST,
t largest collection of pickles; Lillian
johnson, 1st; l dozen 2-quart Jars
, corn on cob.
Flowers-Mrs. Lon Reed, LIST;
Laura Grondin, I'd.
Fruit-Largest collection of ap-
! pies, f. r. Stewart. LIST: n. G. Pat
! ten. I'd; b. +. Sedgely, Sd.
1 Fancy and Household Articles: En-
broidered luncheon set, Margaret
Grover LIST; embroidered dining room
| set Margaret Grover, LIST; embroid-
cred library table runner, Margaret
Grover, list; embroidered table cover,
/ M. Grover, LIST; Hardanger towels,
! Margaret Grover LIST; embroidered
pillow slips. Margaret Grover, Isl;
collection of Jokes, Margaret Grover,
/ Sd
! Mrs. f. B. Peabody: / pair GRO
cheted bootees, LIST; Battenburg col
! lar, LIST; tatted edge towel. lst; col
/ lection of crocheted inserts, 1s1; GRO
cheted doilies, 1st; embroidered skirt
! hangers, 1st; embroidered pillow top.
| list; fancy work apron, I'd; fancy
work bag. I'd.
! Miss billy Oliver: Pair of en-
broidered towels, 1st.
| Ruth A. Durand: l crocheted bou-
doir cap, LIST; ! camisole, I'd; crC-
cheted yoke, LIST; l envelope, GRO
cheted yoke, I'd.
! Mrs. j. W. Haynes: | crocheted
camisole. list; l crocheted yoke 1st;
| l table cover, 1st; crocheted table
covers, LIST and second.
| Mrs. Nelson Pearson: envelope
! Gated yoke. LIST; l. embroidered nap
kin case, lst; > embroidered napkin
cases, 1st and I'd; l tray set, LIST.
Mrs. w. n. Hayes. quilt. 1st
| Mrs. c. b. Weber, braided rug. list
Mrs. AlonZo Sheldon, braided ra.;,
I'd
! Mrs. Eta Marco, braided rug, Sd.
| Music was furnished during the
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