Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-11

placed handsome evergreen trees
which add much attractiveness OF
this section of the grounds.
All day long Monday there was a
stream of animals being driven
from all the roads leading into
SkowheGan, to the fair grounds, and
there Is no doubt that there will be
the largest number exhibited in each
department at the fair this year
ever shown at Fairview Park. The
general talk on the street Monday
. was of the fair and there is a great
interest prevalent in the 1923 fair,
as the people in this vicinity are
| aware of the efforts on the pat Of
the officials to make. this the biggest
| and best fair ever held at the park
in Skowhegan. A great amount of
| money has been expended by the
| society and If the weather man does
his part and fair weather is had for
the next four days. there is sure to
| be big attendance, and without
| doubt the most successful event in
| the history of the Somerset Agri-
| cultural Society. The following is
the list of officers, trustees and COM
| mittees to whom the success Of the
| fair in a great measure will be at
| tributed.
Officers-Elmer E. Harris, Presi-
dent; w. p Ordway, vice president;
j. w. Fogler. treasurer; George H.
| Plummer, secretary; John H. Lam
caster, assistant secretary; S. H.
Bradbury, Clerk of race course.
Trustees-Elmer E. Harris, NJ. c.
| Viles. George H. Plummer, Geo. l..
! II. Smith, j. w. Fogler, Ernest G.
Butler, j. H Lanc-ter, c. Davis Mil
| Ter, w. p. Ordway, b. w Page, w.
H. Hight, G E. Avore, S. H. Brad
bury. c. c. Cleveland, A. r. Jewett,
E. 3. Rowell, Roland T. Patten.
| Advertising Committee-W. II.
Hight, Cecil H. Tilton, Emery T.
! Dyer.
Ground. Leases and Privilegcs-C.
H. Tilton, w. p. Ordway, George H.
! Plummer.
Tickets-E. C. Butler, Ralph B.
| Hill, Carl Curtis, w. 7. Seekins, Mrs.
! b. IT. Steward
Hale. Z. Avore, Cyrus w. Good
rich. e. T. Dyer. Miss Lillian Delano,
Mrs. Harriet Gledhill, Mrs. Vivian
Woodbury.. Mrs. Maud Jewett. Mrs.
Maud Avore.
Premium Schedule-R. T. Patten, ].
H. Lancaster. Elmer f. Harris.
Horse Department-W. d. Brad
bury, A. X. Butler, c. D. Miller, Wes-
ley l.. Watson, F. w. Freeze.
Draft Horses-Edgar L. Ford,
Wesley L Watson. Albert Blaisdell
(Norr).
Cattle Departmental. c. viles.
Steward. Fred w. Weeks, b. w.
Page, Elmer E. Harrie. J. H. Ian
caster, Ansel c. Newton.
Sheep Departmental. c. Dunlap,
Frank Hight, Elmer +. Rowell.
Swine-C. c. Cleveland, Clifton
Whittemore. Henry Hoyt.
Poultry-George Innes, Ernest Bill
cdeau. Adolphe Turcotte. Harry
Buxton.
Race Horse Departments. H.
Bradbury. G. S. Robinson, A. E.
frederick, C. w. Day. Fred Weston.
Baseball-Leon Smiley, Roy +.
Pooler, Archie Dostie, S. n. Shum-
way, John Lewis.
Special tractions-George H.
Plummer, Julian Conroy, Willard
Croteau.
Selection of Judges-R. T. Patten,
John II. Lancaster, Elmer E. Harris.
Automobile Exhibit-E. l.. Saw
age, w. II. Hight, Frank Clough,
George Beers, Wallace Clark.
.EpanCe anu MuSlc-G. "A. WENT
worth, Fred ;. Poulin, Jerome Cole.
Fruit and Vegetable-R. l.. Mars
ton, Levi E. Bean, Royal Wentworth,
Elmer B. Rowell. Peregrin C. White.
Boys and Girls Clubs-S. n.
Shumway, l.. II. Goldsmith. William
b. Woodbury., John l.. Fish, Harry
Foster. SIS
Police Department-Del Porter,
George Soule, Frank Thompson.
Judges-Beef breeds, w. G. Hun
ton, Portland; dairy products, For
rest A. Barbour, Auburn; Guernseys
and Jerseys, Owen Smith, Portland;
Holsteins and Ayrshires, o. II. San
born, Orono: horticultural products,
G. A. Yeaton, Augusta; horses, DR..
p. r. Baird, Waterville; poultry, c.
/. Davis, Waterville; sheep. George
w. Weeks. Bowdoinham; swine. c..
A. Storer. North Arson; fancy work
Mrs. Mary E. Marston, Mrs. Edith
Steward. Mrs. Helen Derbyshire,
Skowhegan.
At the midway there are attrac-
tons for all, old, young and chill
dren. There will be excellent music
afternoons and evenings.