Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-02
Ideal Weather Draws
Many to Popular
Rural Event
Dancing and Midway Exhibits
and Baby Show Baseball
Won by Sidney After Hard
Battle-Many Lucious Fruits
and Vegetables Entered for
Prizes

Sidney, Sept. 30-(SpeciaD. Ideal
weather was the lot Of the annual
Grange fair which was held Saturday
at Sidney Grange hall. Indian sum
mer with its clear blue sky, and
warmth like an afterthought of sum-
mer, came at just the right time for
the fair and the result was a crowd
which overlooked the hall and the
grounds.
Up and down the road were placed
the various booths of the Midway.
Cries of "Getababydoll," "A little dime
gets a big blanket" and Hot Dawgs"
resounded all day, punctuated at regu-
lar intervals by the voice of woman
calling See the smallest baby in cap
tivity." The whirr of the wheels and
the cries of the bankers were as music
to the ears Of those who always pat
ronize this fair, and a rushing buincss
was done by all Of the concessions
Both in the afternoon and evening
dance was staged in the hall, and
although the weather in the afternoon
was slightly warm for this popular
indoor sport there was never a scar
city of dancers or spectators.
The live stock exhibit was not up to
the standard Of former years but. con-
sidering the season, the exhibit Of
vegetables was well above the avera ge.
Many splendid specimens of different
kinds of garden produce were arranged
oLo Ln 80 n
available space being utilized for these
exhibits.
In the afternoon a ball game be-
tween the Sidney and North Augusta
teams was played. AS these teams
had eoch taken one game in the Sc
rics wi Ach was played at the North
Augusta fair, The rivalry was strong.
Sidney finally won by a score of 16 to
II after hard and bitter contest. The
the fair watched the battle and every
brilliant play won great applause.
Baby Show
-Four babies were entered in the baby
show, prizes being offered for the larg-
est and smallest children. The largest
sma Hest. Marjorie Ella Barr Virginia
q. Graves and Barbara Il. Carver were
also entered.
The premium awards were as fol-
lows:
Live Stock
Carriage horses-A. Logan Clark,
1 st; Thayer Wiltshire, end; Lucille De-
Rocher; Irene Hughes.
Brood mare with foal-W. Scott
Bracket. LIST.
Matched stecrs-Henry l.. Goodhue,
list; Arthur J.. Clark, End.
Matched oxcn-A. J.. Clark, 1st.
Draft oxen--A. T.. Clark, LIST.
Bulls-Franll Taught, calf five
months old. list; threc-year-old bull,
LIST
Fat oattle-A. l.. Clark, 1st; Henry
J.. Goodhue, End.
Mich cows-Grade Guernseys, CLYDE
NJ. Bracket, 1st; Shore Horns, Frank
Taught, 1st and End
Heifer calves-Frank Taught, LIST.
Poultry
Barred Rocks-Bcst pen, Dorcas
Greed.
Rhode Island Reds-Bcst pen, Will
liam Mills; best paid, c. S. Taylor Ar
thur Clark end
White Wyandottes-Best pen, c. s.
Taylor.
Vegetables
General display-T. w. Longley, 1st;
George S. Shaw, End; George Graves,
5rd; w. M. Cowan.
POTATOES-Gcorgc S. Shaw, 1st; r.
W. Longley, End.
Fruit
Peaches-G. NJ. Graves, list; T. w.
Longley. End; J. B. Abbott, 3rd.
Cut Flowers and Potted Plants
Mrs. G. NJ. Graves. 1st; Dorcas
Greed, Bertha Robbins.
Dairy Products
Cheese-Martha Goodhue, list.
Honey-Miss George Shaw, 1st.
Specials for Boys and Girls
Garden produce-Lawrence Peter
son. list: Robert l.. Clark, End.
Canned fruits-Alice Hammond, list.
Canned Fruit
Mrs. G. S. Taylor. LIST; Alice HAM
mond, End; Miss Florence Haskell, 3rd.