Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-25

! poultry show was one of the best ever
seen here and a fine poultry show 1t
| is The largest exhibitors are Her
man Corbett and his son. Arthur and
| GLAND J. Sawyer, each of whons has
a large exhibit and great variety of
birds. John Tufts, Sumner Mills.
Mrs. Chester Hamlin, are aoinng
| those who have some very fine poul-
try, and there are many others. The
utility birds are very largely Rhode
Island Reds, this being a favorite va
riety in this section. There Us n
fairly good showing of ducks. but not
many turkeys and geese are shown,
although the few shown are, fine
! specimens.
| SOther exhibitors Of poultry worthy
OF special mention include e. A. Gas
sett of Jay, r. L. Worthley and Carl
Worthley of Strong. r. L. Kimball OF
Kingfield, B. E. Vaughan of Straaton,
Mrs. Walter Smith of New Sharon,
Howard Pease, G. r. kershners and
M. l.. Butterfield of Pennington,
Vance E. Hammond and Neil Luce of
Strong, the latter two promoters of
the new Central Maine Poultry asso-
citation; also Charles T. Gay, sRoy
Spaulding, G. NJ. Goldsmith. Harry
! Craig, Mrs. d. d. Warwick. A. c.
Macomber. Frank Osborne and e. E.
Flood of Harrington and James H.
Pulsifer OF Canton, who recently re-
/ tired as county agent OF the Earnr
! Bureau, who served very accepfably
in Franklin county in that capacity.
! Sheep exhibitors not already men
toned included o. ]. Sawyer, Flank
! L. Osborne, Herman Corbett, d. D.
Warwick, John Mason, ]. l.. Tufts, A.
| w. Tilton, Bridges Bros, Rupert D.
Kinney, r L. Worthley, F. A. Spauld-
| ing, Chas. T. Gay and Raymond Lar
com. Handsome swine were shown
by d. ID. Brown of Pennington and
| A. G. Macomber of Wilton.
Grange Displays
| One of the most attractive features
of the whole exhibition was the de-
partment devoted to the grange dis
plays and particularly the exhibit of
the Pennington Grange, which had
been very tastefully arranged by Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis w. Ripley. 1t was
not especially large as an exhibit,
and what struck one most favorably
was the great beauty of arrangement.
The other grange displays were also
attractively arranged, but the Farm
ington exhibit Is certainly worthy of
special mention.
Speaking of the fancy work depart
ment in the upper story of the main
building, one gentleman who has Wis
TIED all the large fairs in Maine up
to the present time this year, said
that he had never seen anything that
will in any way compare with this de-
partment of the Pennington fair AS
a matter of fact there is larger dis
play and greater variety of fancy
work than usual and the artistic
manner in which it is arranged adds
greatly to it's attractiveness.
Two bands supply a plenty of
music, one being stationed on the
vaudeville stage during the races, and
the other nea- the pulling ground and
the midway. OF the vaudeville. per-
laps the less said the better, for it
is certainly not up to the standard Of
the fair itself.
The housing of the entire automo-
hlle display under one mammoth tent
was certainly novelty. and the ex-
hlblts at the entrance had a fine on
portunity to display their new models
put those farther in do not have the
same opportunity. with the sides
down.
The special features of the We'd
nesday program which created the
most interest and held the crowd the
longest were the trial and discipline
of oxen and steers, the showing of
stations, brood mares and colts and
OF course the races.
the officials in charge of the trot-
tlng, starter, j. H. Farwell of Unity;
presiding judge, Harry Williams of
Hartland; other judges and timers.
Il. S. Withee of Pennington, Charles
Withee OF Winsiow, r. S. johnson Of
strong and Il. M. White of Livermore
falls; clerk of the course, Augustus
b. Stewart of Pennington.