The Somerset reporter., 1885-09-23
CoRNXILLE FARMERS.
Big Broad Backed Bovlnes Bend
Beneath Burdens
AN OLD FASHIONED COUNTRY FAIR
MopEHlLED.

MppEklIlb.
We know of no fair held hercahouts
where all the good elements of the Old
time fair are preserved, and all inoNations
that are worthy are adopted To any such
"A degree as in Cornyille. There may he
jealousies and predjudlces in the town, as
in all Others hut none of them crop out
in the arrangements for their fair There
are no purses or premiums offered for
anything, and yet the farmers are just a
anxious to get out their best oxen and
horses, and the ladies AS proud of their
fine needle work, and choice butter and
cheese, rs though large sums were offered.
know of no fairs in the county, where
this good feeling prevades As far rs in
Cornville. 1t is Il goodly town, and is
chuck full of nice people. They came
out last Thursday in right royal style and
had Il fine show They took possession
of the high school building. which, by
the way, Is the old church the mention of
which recalls to the average Skowhegan-
itc Cornville baked beans by the mile,
and brown bread and pumpkin pie by the
acre. The efficient teacher, Mr., Small,
kindly gave way for the festival, and sus-
pended school. At an early hour the big
broad backed cattle and the light stepping
horses began to arrive and take their
places around the old church, which form
erly had such a high pulpit at one end,
and from which, has gone forth so many
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length and doctrine. But wasn't there
sight of fine oxen and steers there. If
half of them come to the Skowhegan fair,
they will walk away with yards of blue
and red ribbon while Skowhegan cattle
will have to content themselves with pure
white. The drawing which came in the
afternoon, showed that the oxen not only
looked fine, but were fine, for didn't they
pull. Why after all the cattle had pulled
themselves all to pieces, they put on a
little pair of Jerseys, l always supposed
Jerseys were simply to give milk, and
they started to run away with two tons of
stones on drag. The pulling seemed to
be infectious, for saw one womas catch
hold of her husband, and pull him away
from board where man was urging
him to throw dice, and see what he would
as the Jerseys too.
There was no end of peddlers, not to
omit our own "Puss" who wore his States
Prison suit set OFF in the back with an ad-
vertisemcnt from the REPORTER. They did
not do as good business as of yore
Formerly it was new thing, and the
dear people took hold of the stuff sold in
this way, but now they are tired, and
weary, and buy slow. Many of the goods
thus sold are good, but many of them are
not.
But began to tell about the oxen and
steers shown. OF course | did not see
them all, but saw few of them; Clark
f. Smith came out with a string of eight
yokes. He had two yoke of three years
old, two yokcs of two year olds, and three
pairs of yearlings. Samuel Chadborn
had fine yoke Of ycarlings, that girted
five feet, eight inches. Horace Ridley
beat him just an inch, however, on a pair
the same age, and breed. Fred Perkins
had the best pair of three year olds. They
were beauties, and girted feet in. He
saw yoke owned by Clark Smith, and
thought he wanted the two best yoke, and
bought them, then and there, for just
500, d. S. Wiley, showed PAIR of
grade Durham years old, Edwin Whit
tier, David Perkins, Thomas Blackwell,
and A. +. Courier, yokes of same age.
M. J. Weston showed q nice yoke of three
years old and good pair of yearling
Herefords. w. r. Flanders had a yoke of
3 year olds, Mrs. c. Mechanics, a yoke,
same age, X. Ii. Robinson's cattle were
Alden Russell showed fine year old
Durham bull r. Dennis Hereford, and
B. A. Fogg two year old, same blood.
The show of sheep, swine and poultry
was small, Alden Russell had some fine
white Chester pigs, and B. A. Fogg q
Berkshire SOW. Mr.. Fogg also showed
some fine Hereford and Durham steers.
Henry Fogg had a couple of Dutch and
Jersey cows.
VIM. Tolman Jr., showed a fine black
Sultan mare with a fine foal at her side,
by Cunard Jr. He refused 500 for the
filly. S. S. Woodman, showed two fine
HampletoniOn colts, one and the other
| year old. N. Hall had his Locomotive
stallion on the grounds, and took first
preference. In the hall there were host
of things, worth looking at, among them
was black walnut frame, made by H. G.
Smith, of 1864 pieces. Levi +. Judkins,
showed an ear of corn, more than - inch
es in length.
The articles shown were as follows:
Mrs. Fred Hintan, three rugs. C. L. Brad
ley, MARYLAND carpetng Mrs. A. l.. Maxwell,
knit skirts, five pairs; three pairs of leggins.
Mrs. Philip Gardiner, 2 pairs double mittens
pairs linen hose; pairs yarn hose; pouquet
Emma g. Flanders, tidy. Miss Ara Robin
son, tidy. Hortence II. Bigelow, skirt. Mrs.
Hannah NJ. Freeman, basket Of flowers. Mrs.
Merrill Flanders, guilt. Ann c. Reed, one
hooked rug. Mrs. Joseph T. Flanders. basket
Of flowers. Mrs. r. F. Holt, vase of fowere.
Mrs. Richard Robinson, silk quilt and oil paint
ing. H. A. Drake, lamp mat: Mrs. Julia
French, yarn rug. Cora L. Flanders, one yarn
and two braided rugs. Mrs. S. G.. Woodman,
hooked rug. Mrs. Rachel Grant, silk quilt.
Mrs. o. J. Homes, quilt, step to the White
House. Mrs. II. II. Johnson, hooked rug. Mrs.
Samuel Longfellow, yarn rug. Mrs. Stillman
Blaisdell, rag carpet. Mrs. Thomas ENERGY, two
hooked rugs. Mrs. Geo. f. Wyman, crazy
tidy. Ira A. Baker, oil painting. Mrs. Morrill,
Flanders, bed blankets. Mrs. Roscoe Mcclure
pair feeting. Mrs. Samuel Longfellow, feet
ing, pairs. Mrs. J. Moody, shell monument.
Mrs. Byron Robinson, cushion and piece jax.
Hortence II. Bigelow, silk quilt.
vEGITABLgs.-W. b. Flanders, squash. S. &
A. Chapman, Athens, potatoes. d. d. Tufts.
peachblow potatoes. l.. L. Judkins s rowed
corn. w. B. Flanders, | hill corn.
CHEEsE.-Alden Russell, 2 cheese. L. A.
Whittier, cheese. Mrs. Thomas Blackwell, 2
cheese,
BEES. w. II. Norton, land apiary.
SEWING MAcHlNE.-J. n. K |. J. Smith.
CLoAXs.-White & Wildes.
FRUIT-C. L. Judkins, varieties of apples,
varieties of pears. Philip Gardiner yarie-
ties Of apples. c. +. Smith, % varieties pears.
Sylyesta Ham, cranberries. ]. f. Flanders, %
apples; varieties pears. J. I. Flanders, va
rietes grapes. Mrs. i. +. Trask, | variety APP
pies. CIR French, l6 varieties apples.
CANNED FRuIT.-Martha Callings, cans
crab apples; | can strawberries, | can raspber
rics, 2 of pears.
The following are the preferences awarded by
the several committees
SrALLIoSs.-N. Hall, LIST. on Bay Hall
years old.
BRoop MAZE lst w. Tolman, Jr., I'd L. b.
Trask.
SHROPSHIRE SHEgP-lst and 3D., Sidney p.
Smith; also LIST on lambs and bucks. Duford
Down buck lambs-lst, Albert Moody. Grade
Merino buck S. S. Woodman, LIST.
WORKING OxEN.-S. Dow, LIST, Frank Walker
I'd, Mrs. c. McDaniels, 3rd.
MATCHED OxgN-J. +. & II. w. French, LIST,
S. n. Dow I'd, J. F. Flanders, 3rd
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