Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-04
Fair Closes

day evening, Oct. %.
Fair Closes
All mercantile houses in town
closed Saturday at noon until 6 to
permit their employees to attend the
! fair on it's closing afternoon.
/ The Somerset Central Agricultu-
raj fair closed Saturday, after being
postponed from Wednesday on ac-
! count of the bad weather. There
was u full program, with two flying
machines with Aviator Jones and
Lieut. MOffatt in charge. The mid
way was the biggest ever on the
Fairview park. There was excellent
music in the afternoon by the Citi-
Zens' band: dancing both afternoon
and evening. with music by Welch's
orchestra and a concert in the eX-
hibition hal by st. Cecelia's or
chestra, afternoon and evening. The
exhibits in the hall are said to be
the best in the history of the soci-
ETY.. The First National bank had a
reSlst: booth in the center of
the hall and many people registered
during the far. Tnc rec telephone
service, %hicE provided the patrons
/ of the fair by the bank, was much
appreciated. and was great conve-
n:ence to many in attendance
Handwork Of all sorts and de-
scriptions was displayed. The exhi-
rcultural Clubs were centers of great
attraction and represented much
! faithful work on the part of the
Young people of the county. The
exhibit of cattle, horses, sheep and
| swine was largo and much of the
best stock in ire country was seen
Although the fair IVES greatly inter-
rupted by the stormy weather. it has
been most slir;'s sscul b, many wa, 8
AT! tnr $500 iaiion mas cone ~>er,-
! thing in its power for the interest
az pleasure of the patrons and to
! make things as comfortable as wea-
ther conditions would allow for the
/ exhibitors and takers. Other fairs
will be held il the county this week
in North Arson today. Arson, Well
nesday and Thursday; Athens. We'd
|
| Of next week. .-...
The Races
Just Sunshine in the 222, Billy the
Rabbit in the 2.1S and Miss Peter
Lincoln in the 230 were the race
j winners on the final day of the fair
The Summary:
o.22 CLASS-PURSE 5000
Just Sunshine. b. 6, by
Justice NWaite) NAL
colin & Towle, Augusta l l i
George w, b. g., Lander)
H. II. Lander, (Stratton) a TO
Bells Trinity, b.. M. by
Trinity Bells (Hans-
comb +. G.. Colburn.
Pennington ........ ) Z Z no
Star Marquc. b. m, Sir.
Marquc (Colburn) F. G.
Colburn, Pennington. 70
| Bolain. &. {. by Bingara
Wcbb) W. G. Morrill,,
Pittsficld ... 2 3 3
Seddie Man, br. m. by
Northern Man per
kins) L. L. Perkins,
AllstOn. Mass. ... 3 4
Toss Boy. b. 6. by Toss
dale (Walton) Nick
Walton, Thorndikc ....6 d
Beau Dewey. blk. m. by
Scientin Ryan) f. Q.
kidder. Rumford . 3
Time, 221 IA, 2.2O 1-2, Els 81.
222
o1S CTASS-pIrPSE co0O
Minnie Be Sure. b. m by
BE Sure, (Waite) Malcolm
& Towle, Augusta .. 3
Acmo A. b. e. byNightnning
Jim (Holmes) Hudson
Farm. Guilford ........ 2 3
Billy The Rabbit, b. g. by
Eolus (B. Worthing) c. j.
Worthen. st. Adams. ..
Charles W., b. &. by charlie
Hoyt. &C.. Worthing) C. j.
Worthen. st. Adams. .... 4 2
Time, 2.19 "a, 2.19 Ia 2.191-2.
$50 CLASS-PURSE 5000
Miss Pctar Lincoln, br. m. by
Peter The Great (Perkins)
f. l.. Perkins, Allston,
Mass.
Iowa j., b. &. by Mott Will
liams tWheeler) F. l.. Toz-
Ter, Fairfield .. &
McGara Todd, hr. &. by Bin
CARA Could Fl. N. Gould,
Pennington ......,... 3
Dora Mack. b. m. by Wedge
wood webb w. c. Nor
rill, Pittsfield ........
Sister Todd. blk m. by Main
Todd (Clukey) Henry Gu
key. ST. Adams ..2 2
Time, 2.25 1-2, 2.25 IA, 225 ia.
Skowhegan 66-OakIand o
Oakland High offered feeble resist
ance to Skowhegan High in the foot
ball game and was overwhelmed by a
score of 66 to 0. The, summary;
SKOWHEGAN OAKLAND
Thompson. le............ re, Nader
Lewia
TObey, 1t OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES . Fowls
Hastings, lg ..............rg, Dulier
Crocker
SihiieS' ''..'..'. ....'.c' fcck
SuTfier, fg. :. Zig. Lewis