Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-26
Somerset Central Cattle show and Fair Al
Snow hogan.


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and frequent drops of rain prevented a large
assembly at the park, consequently the lis
of entries of horses and colts fell much be
low the expected number. The exhibit o.
four year old colts was good. The whole
number of four year old colts entered was
six. These by Chas. and Benz. Gaylord
Cornville; A. X. Perkins, G. b. White, G. 5,
Hill and Wm Blunt, Skowhegan.
Three year olds-Chas. Gaylord, Corn
Vile. /; A. X. Perkins, $. 5. Bowman, }. Is
Nutting, 5. 4. Smith, Skowhegan.-4.
| Two year olds-Chas. Gaylord, Cornville,
One year old-Chas. Gaylord, Cornvile,
A. X. Perkins, Milton Smith, II. +. levitt,
Skowhegan, 3; total, 4.
Trotting stallons-F. b. Hesclton, Show
hogan, "lno."
Gents driving HORSES. +. Watts, Nor
ridgewock, +. Is. Heselton, Baker 4 Marble,
Il. 5. Hill, Skowhegan.
Family horses--G. Nolin, II. S. levitt,
Baker and Marble, &. 5. Hill, Skowhegan.
Stations four years and overt. J. Shaw,
Detroit, 3 +. b. Heselton, Skowhegan, /.
| Draft horses--B. +. Ford, Skowhegan one
pair: +. I. Estes, Skowhegan, one pair; /.
&. Stevens, Brighton, one pair.
| Walking horses-G. s. Hill, Skowhegan, !.
COBURN HALL.
| The hall is under the management of B. NJ.
Hight. Esq, trustee of the Association, with
| c. X. Turner, Esq, assistant to W. II. Ham
| sou, secretary. Never before did the hall
present SO beautiful an appearance. The
stage is prettily draped with flags and adorned
with rich oil paintings. The platform is oc-
cupied by a fine display of furniture, carpet
ing. upholstery and house furnishing goods
| Al 1, l.,
front of the platform Mr.. T.. II. Dinsmore
makes grand display in Mason & Ilamlin
md the Palace Organs. The twelve long
lables through the centre of the hall are filled
With cases OF fine silver ware, wOolens, cot
| .ons, crockery ware, gloves and mittens, boots
| and shoes, fancy needle and feather work,
| ,ibles, albums, &C., &c. The most prOini-
rent displays are from Geo. Wentworths S,
arming implements, wringing machines.
wooden and plated ware Messrs. G. & NJ.
| Nolin. sythes and grass hooks, prize at State
| air; Hecker's self raising -four, tarna and
racked wheat; nice griddle cake in two
minutes. NJ. c. Gushing, harnesses, robes.
runks. valises, travelling bags, &C., &c.
iasters Leighton. Fuller and fucker, speci-
nens of stones, minerals, birds nests, fish
! nd stuffed birds. beaver works, Sc. Bixby &
suck, champion condition powders, silver
luu piutSu ""iSs Soiu PN"S "'A PN"N'", "a
| Hes, albums, stationery in every style.
| tray & FUss, stoves, furnaces, fittings, tin
| nd britannia ware. |. n. & |. j. Smith,
| Prescott organs and the New Home sewing
| machine. The Singer Sewing Machine Com
| ANY. Boston, specimens of their manutac-
lures, VIM. NJ. Duprce, general manager
Kendall Manufacturing Co., Providence, X. l.,
| /. Williams, agent, soaps OF nnmberless va
icty. q. IL. Flagg, delicious fruit and rich
confectionery. Fred Hoyt Son, boots and
,hoes. A. &. Blunt, hardware, cutlery, oils,
,eltng. a fine display of edge tools. Mrs.
| B. +. BiglUw, specimens of Co lfederate money,
| lncient coin, ancient china ware, pictures,
;cather. hair and embroidery work. Mrs.
| Il. Il. Bean, stuffed birds, natives OF Florida.
| Mrs Ida Pulsiter, stuffed birds partly the
work of Mrs. b. F. Biglow. Stevens wood
IN safety pump, +. II. Howard, agent. Mrs.
John Vosmus. shell work. W. {. Pearson.
silver and plated ware. watches and clocks,
| W. ii. Ward, gloves and mittens. Martell
Co., jelly, soap, canned goods. spices, etc.
Miss L. T.. Joyce, pickles, flowers, fernery,
preserved fruit, &c. Mrs. l.. W. Weston,
collection of flowers. Wiggin Ross, stoves
md ranges. II. NJ. Foster & Co, axes.
frank +. Thompson, Portland, patent jack
screws. late invention of practical utility
IN raising and moving heavy bodies. Joseph
| Wood, specimens OF card and label printing.
| \ case Of feather flowers wrought by Mrs.
stephen Steward OF Newport, sixty years of
| ige; her hands are badly deformcd By hard
work. and she is confined to her chair by lame
ness. The exhibition of oats, corn, beans.
turnips, onions, and potatoes is large and the
specimens are remarkable in size. The prin-
cipal contributors are +. c. Adams, II. 5.
steward, Thomas Pratt, q. Malben, ChaS.
Whiltemore and I. c. Gilman. Mr.. Amos
rohsy exhibits fifteen varieties of apples,
pears and grapes. There is II large number
Of contributors of fruit and honey.
The following are the entries and awards
made the first day;
| Mernoes-w. T. PoOer, pen sheep, Hilton Bros
Arson, bucks, pens OF sheep, pen eve lambs AND
| ; bucks one year old, Nathan Ihoaius, Skowhegau,
one buck years old. Il. c. ID. Waugh, starks, Ne
rino spring lambs, X. Is. shepherd, Merino ram, =
ears aid. ram, year old | pen Meiino sheep. I
| H. Pratt, skowhegan, Merino buck one year old.
Awards Bucks, years old and upwards, LIST, HI
aud under =, LIST, Hilton Bros. Pen of sheep, not les,
than 10, ist aud I'd. Hilton Bros.
| Committee: Geo. Flint, A. W. Greenwood, {. r
| smith.
| Long wool-En,ries-N. c. Thomas one grad,
>outhdowu Buck. Alex. Crawford. DR.. two pens
sheep, Two pens spring lambs, VI. L. Pooler, one pen
| sheep, NJ. .. Dean, one buck.
Awards \. L. Thomas, It on Buck; N. c. Dean
I'd; Alex Crawford, LIST on lambs AMI LIST and I'd Oh
| -Http
| Committee J.P. Ellis. A. S. Dennis, Nathan Yves
ton.
| OXEN.
| Working and Draft Observation-Disclosures Snow
Uhas Ia, lord, Warren Russell, Freeman Allen, Al
Dion McIntire, }. ". Packard, W. Is. Reed, Amos
Adams, j. L. W httemore, Joseph W hittemore, Joi
Weston, - Gilman, pair eacn; VIM. Il. Heseltoh
pairs. 49,, .
Awards Warren Russell. Madison, LIST p. Whit
teinore, SkowIegan, III. ~
| Committee Charles Conforth. Asa Blackwell, Eli
jan Hilton.
| Town ream-2 Entries -Skowhegan, VIM. McDer
| mid, W. Is. Fletcher, ". Is. Reed, Danl cnow L.. Is
81. pherd, e p.iirs) f. Alien, L. ". Parker, A. Nc
| Iutire, joan Weston. Ten pairs aterase AT. IN
Madison, Sheiden Reed, Lawberry king. u. W
| howell, q pairs), >. \. blanchard, 4. Gilman
Amos Auams, Warren Russell. samuel Burns
| len pairs average II.
| Award ,kown,gan LIST; Madison, d.
| Committee; Charles Gaylord, Calvin Eaton JOIN
| +. Parsons.
steers-Madison LIST Skowhegan I'd.
| COMMITTEE Cnas. Whitttemvr., Hai per Allen Geo
Iadd.
observation-disclosures Reed John Wentworth
j. L. Whittemore, Oscar Williams. pairs each. "
Il. Heseiton, steers, Dan !, r.. Reed =. b. stevens
A. N. Perkins, Joshua Burns, Daniel snow, Chas
! GAY lord, skownegan Town Farm, Joseph French. A
| ". snow, j. W. Packard, l.. l.. Morrison, Fiant
Parker, Asa Blackwell, >. \. blanchard, samuel
| Wnitteinore, Cnas. LoOmis, Abel Homstec. pail
eacn. David Horn, pr calves. Nathan Fowler,
pr steers and pr. Calves a. W. snow, pr. calves
John Weston, Or. steers and pr. calves, Alien u