Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-29
HARRINGTON FAIR
HAS BIG DAY

Pennington. Sept 2S-The S7th
annual cattle show and fair of the
Franklin County Agricultural society
opened at Franklin Park this morn
ing. under most favorable circum-
stances, with the biggest racing
stable ever seen in this part of
Maine, more than 100 horses. and
the best cattle show ever. with every
indication IT, t the exhibits in other
lines will be fully up to the standard
of former years, and some OF them
record breakers. The freeze OF yes
terday morning which put out of the
running about all ungathered crops,
did not reach the enthusiasm of the
fair exhibitors, and the grange ex-
hibits. fruit. vegetables. etc, are at
their best and that best is just a
little better than ever before, IT is
said The first day crowd. the real
cattle show crowd. is as large and as
interested as any of the first day
crowds Of former years. and the
management is satisfied that this is
to be one OF tie best years in the
history of the society. The manage
ment this year is as follows:
P. S. Hodgkins. President, Temple;
F. c. Luce, Vice President, New
Vineyard: F. E. Knowlton. Secre-
tary, Pennington; J. L. Tyler. Treas
urer and Collector. Pennington.
Trustees and superintendent
Field and Grounds c. H. Earring
ton. ChesterviAe. P. o. Dryden.
First Division-B. H. harrington.
Dryden; L. NJ. Mosher. Pennington.
Second Divisional. L. Adams, East
Wilton. Third and Fourth Divisions
r. C. Hall, East Dixfeld.
Marshal-Percy w. Gould, Farm
ington. Committee to Get Out Stock
and Town Teams: Farmington-B.
c. Hardy. Hardy Seaman. Howard
Pease, Arthur Ellsworth, George
Luce. Cliff Blanchard and w. c.
Bean. Jay-H. J. harrington. Arthur
Keyes. Merle Thompson. Leonard
Williams and e. A. Fletcher. In
dustry-F. o. Sawtelle, n. d. Keith,
George Rand and A. w. Hackett.
Strong-C. F. Lewis, Ralph Worthley
and Frank Spaulding. Avon-Ben
Toothaker. New Vineyard-Eugene
Grover. Fred c. Luce, A. P. Mills
and Washburn Luce. Phillips-Ray
Ross. Maurice Sedgeley. Arthur
Scribner. w. H. Bangs and Geo. V.
Blanchard. weld-Mendell Conant,
Bert Moves. Padie Masterman and
Oscar Sanborn. New Sharon-H. c.
Parlin, NJ. A. Dunn. Ernest Follett,
Fred o. Gray. Frank Russell and A.
l.. Perkins. Temple-Marcus Mitch
ell, c. r. Hodgkins, Alvin Smith, o.
l.. Ranger and Clair Mosher. Wilton
Clinton Savage, w. A. Palmer. Lee
Bridges. Charles Green. Fred A.
Blanchard and Bernard Staples.
Chesterville - Will c urrier. Fred
Wheeler. Clinton Robinson. Clifford
Harrington and Earle A. Cakes. Mt.
Vernon-E. A. Robinson. Will Par
lin. NJ. Williams and c. A. Hall.
VIENNA. F. Davis. Cakes Trask
and Will Richards.
Following is the complete program
for the fair:
Tuesday. September 2s-Forenoon
Exhibition of Town Teams. Regis
tered and Grade Stock, Sheep and
Poultry. Afternoon-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 Exhibition of
Swine. Premiums awarded on Poultry.
Races called at o'clock. Vaudeville
Wednesday. September 29-Fore-
noon-Trial of Strength and Discip-
line of Steers two years old and I'M
der. s IT. in. and under. It. 10 in.
and under. All Stations. Brood
Mares and Colts. Afternoon-Oxen
z It. in. and under, Special Sweep
stakes open to State. Oxen and
Steers except Glass 13. Races called
at / o'clock. Vaudeville.
Thursday. September 30--Fore-
noon-Gentlemen'sa and Ladies' Driv-
ers. Trial Of Strength of Horses
open to Franklin County only, and
Oxen In Class IS. Baby Show at II
o'clock for babies not over IL months
old: LIST prize, Silver Cup; I'd prize,
Knife, Fork and Spoon. Every baby
competing for prizes will receive
some prize. Afternoon-Races call.
ed at o'clock. Special Sweepstakes
for Draft Horses open to State.
Vaudeville.
The cattle exhibit was especially
good said by those who have fol-
lowed the fairs, to be the best In the
state this year. The stock began to
come in early. some of 1t as early as