Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-11
Entries at Pennington
Fair to Be Held
September 30

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The following rules will govern the
special divisions at the Franklin
county fair to be held at Pennington
Sept. 80:
All entries in divisions one and two
must b made on or before one week
previous to the show, and stock, ex-
eepting horses only. must be on the
grounds in the places assigned them.
1T 1000 o'clock, Tuesday, Sept. %.
and remain until as late as 1 o'clock.
Horses in classes 90, rs and 81 must
be on the ground at 10 o'clock on
Thursday and all articles in division
three should be entered on the books
Of the society and placed in the ex-
hibItion spaces provided on Monday.
Sept. 81, and must be in place before
10 A. NJ. Tuesday. During the past
year two life members have been add
cd to the membership Of the society.
from Pennington, E. W. Luce and
Lynn Savage; one from New Sharon.
G. w. Buchanan, and one from Jay,
Loon A. Kyes. Since last year there
have been q number Of important
changes in the premiums. The Guern-
sey special award this year is $40 in
stead Of $50. For draft horses the
weight has been changed to include
weighing 5000 lbs. and under and
$500 lbs. and under For speed horses
the purses total $500. For the best
display Of farm products from any
one farm. raised In 1925, by any boy
under Is years Of age. the prizes have
been increased to $50, $40, SO and SIS,
and the same are offered for the best
display of farm products. White kid.
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proved yelloweye beans are to be
shown in displays Of four quarts in
stead of one peck, as heretofore, and
the same change has also been made
for cranberries. A new premium Sc
ries Is offered under the head of
Boys and Girls Dairy Club. The
American Jersey Cattle Club and the
Franklin County Agricultural Socie-
ty jointly offer as prizes for compe-
tition, a sum equal to IS for each
member Of and standard dairy club
owning registered Jersey cattle. No
award will be made If there are less
than five members having exhibits,
and in no case shall the awards ex-
coed $50, no matter how great the
number Of exhibits. In the ladies' de-
partment for fancy hearth rug pre-
miums Of 81, 75c and SOC are offered;
for hose. hand knitted. children's.
silk or wooden. there are premiums of
75c, SOC and 35c offered. Under fancy
work the following items will be of
special interest to the ladies'. Cut
work and crochet. 81, 75c. soc: best
set Of sheets and pillow slips, cut
work, SO, $3.50 and So: bureau scarf,
fancy. 81, 75c, soc: cut work. bureau
scarf. $3.50. 81. 75c: cut work, buffet
runner. $3.50. 81, 75c: cut work. lunch
con set, Use. The first day will be
distinctively cattle show day, but
there will also be the judging Of the
poultry the afternoon of that day,
snd there will be three good races in
the afternoon, interspersed with high
grade vaudeville. and other features
The forenoon Of that day will be de-
voted to the exhibition of town teams,
registered and grade sheep, and
poultry. In the afternoon there will
be shown the best and best-matched
oxen and steers, working oxen. and
steers, trial Of trained steers two
years old and under. beef oxen and
steers, and the exhibition Of swine.
Wednesday, the second day, in the
forenoon will come the trial of
strength and discipline of steers two
years old and under. feet inches
and under, and feet 10 inches and
under, also all StaIllOuS, prooo mares,
and colts. In the afternoon, oxen Z
feet inches and under. special sweep
stakes open to the entire State, oxen
and steers, except draft oxen. There
will also be three good races and
vaudeville this afternoon. The Thurs
day program includes the showing of
driving horses, trial of the strength
of horses, open to Franklin county
only, and draft oxen. besides the baby
show, and the racing and vaudeville
in the afternoon. There will be three
good races each day, and two good
bands will be in attendance all day
each day. There will be no evening
programs on the fair grounds. but
there will be special features in the
various amusement places in town.