Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-14
Announce List
Of Officers for
Fair at SkoWhegan

The management of the Somerset
Central Agricultural Society has aimed
to create a fair for 1926 that will
eclipse the monster aggregation of
wonders that made the 1925 fair such
remarkable success, and they state
that the 1925 fair is to be so far
ahead of 1925 that those attending
will be amazed at its proportions.
Many costly entertainment features
will be offered. The management sug-
gests that the fair IL an institution
of the people, by the people and for
the people," and an urgent invitation
Is extended to the public to enter ex-
hibits and to attend the show. The
dates set for the 1926 show are Sep
TENDER IA, Is, 16 and II, and the pro-
gram includes racing each day at 100
o'clock, baseball each day at $50 P.
M. and evening programs at 7.30. Live
stock exhibits all four days and the
first three evenings of the fair. All
exhibits in the hall will be displayed
all four days and first three evenings.
Skowhegan Citizens Band will furnish
music at the grandstand each day and
| evening of the fair. st. Cecilia or
chestra of Notre Dame de Lourdes
church Will give concerts in the exhi-
bltion building each afternoon. Free
acts and attractions on the vaudeville
stage all four afternoons and first two
evenings. All are high-class and have
! been selected with much care. Fire
works first and second evenings of the
| fair, which will be produced at great
expense by the American Fireworks
Company of Boston, and expected to
| be the best ever shown in the county.
| A wonderful pageant, The Pageant of
| Progress" by local talent, will be
staged the last two evenings by John
| p. Rogers Producing Company of Eos
toria, Ohio. Pulling of the draft
horses will occur as follows: Under
| 5000 pounds, 10 A. NJ. Wednesday, Sep
TENDER Is; over 5000 pounds, 10 A. NJ
| Thursday. September 16: and free-for-
all. 10 A. M. Friday, September II
I Judging of all exhibits will start
| Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
| Special premiums are offered TO SOM
! erset county Oranges as follows
| Grange making the best exhibit, 500;
| Grange making second best exhibit
| $50; Grange making third best exhibit
! $40: gratuities Of SIS to otheI
| Oranges making creditable exhibits.
| The 1926 officers and superinten-
| dents are: President. Walter p Ord
| way; vice president, Ernest c. Butler;
| treasurer, John w. Fogler; secretary
! George Fl. Plummer; assistant secre-
tary. John II. Lancaster: clerk OF
race course, Fred w. Weston; trus-
| tees, Leslie H. Goldsmith, George II
! Plummer. John w. Fogler, John II
| Lancaster Walter p. Ordway, Walter
H. Hight, Frank W. Buchanan, Arthur
| r. Jewett, Marshall c. Viles, John II
! Jenkins, Ernest c. Butler, C. Davis
| Miller. Blinn w. Page G. Ernest
! Avore, Charles c. Cleveland, Roland
T. Patten and Fred w. Weston: de.
partment superintendent: General
livestock, Howard E. Chapman; cattle
NJ. c. Viles; sheep. Henry Hoyt: swine
Charles c, Cleveland; poultry, Arthur
| r. Jewett; advertising, Walter II
| Hight; ground leases and privileges
Cecil H. Tilton; tickets. Blinn w
| Page: hall. Frank w Buchanan: draf,
and driving horses, Wesley L. Watson
race horses, Fred w Weston; baseball
John II. Lancaster; special attractions
| George FL. Plummer; automobile eX-
hibit, w. H. Hight: dance and music
| G. Allan Wentworth: fruit and vege-
| tables. Royal Wentworth: boys an6
| girls clubs, Ernest c. Butler; Grange
exhibits, Rolan r. Patten; school chill
| dren's day, William PhiIbrick: pa.
geant. Carlton p. Merrill; premium
| books, Howard E. Chapman; judges
| Roland T. Patten.
| Miss Evangline Rowe of Bridge
! port, Conn, arrived in town Friday
for a visit With her father, w. S
! Rowe and her brother. Earl Rowe.
Miss Hazel Weber of Jay, was in
, town Friday On her way to Jackman
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Johnston