The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-10-13

| Two better DAYS could not he selected
for the cattle show and fair than Oct. 9TH
ami 9TH. Tue show OF oxen was small
compared with former years. There
We're but II yoke Of oxen on the grounds
but most of them were very good ones,
The southern part of the town failed
from want of interest in the show to
bring up their oxen. The show of cows,
steers, &c was small but of good size and
quality. The horse department was well
| filled, there being some OF the best colts
cred NJ the trotting park and the trottinS
horses made good time Thehall exhibits
were very good indeed especially III"
field garden and fruit crops. No better
apples can he found in the county than
were shown here The president and DR.
Lowe each made short address to a
crowded house and Canaan Band furnish
ed the music. \ large crowd is not often
seen in this village.
odd Canaan is famous for getting up Il
big crowd ON such occasions. The rail
road meetings, the Salvation Army and
fair never fail of drawing out II big crowd
of people.
TIE AN ARDS.
Below will be found preferences FOR the
show and fair as reported by the several
committees:
HORSES AND COLTS.
Carriage Horses has. Gardner, LIST;
Thomas Gleason, ,; Benz. Chase, 3rd.
Q. Moody drove 1 year old colt half
mile 81. Ned II. by +. j. Haskell half
mile in l.l9.
Matched Horses. Parker and Good
ridge LIST.
Colts Matched year ode, Goodroge
and Harris, list; , year Odds, J. ternald,
lst: +. Penny, md. 3 year olds, Geo,
Foster. l>t Lyman Barnes, md; year
old,, Joseph Jewell list; Wilbur Mitchell.
2nd.
Stations. -Gorham Rove. list \ very
| good horse.
Breeding Mares and Colts E j. Mitch
ell, LIST W. Jewell, md; Benjamin Chase.
3rd Very nice mares and colts were also
exhibited hy the following persons: +. j
| Haskell. ". NJ. Sanborn. AlonAo Richard
SON. e. II. Foster ,, Elbrdgc Richardson,
Charles Ayc, II. {. Cover
Stallion year old-Dayid Goodridgc,
| LIST: ~ Hall, md Fred ToWlc, ird. one
wear old Gcldings .tIlscl Goodridge l>t ,
| VIM. Harris 2nd; 5. 7. Penney, 3rd; A.
D. Barrett 18th year old Fillics,
Rufus Williams, lst Chas. Gardner, 2nd;
s. b. Penney, Bird. Geo Lane, eth.
? year old Colts, Josiah Fernald, list;
S. i. Penney md; AuSel Goodridgc, 3rd;
Henry Corson, 4th, . year old FillcS
! Erwin Foster, list; Rufus Williams, md
CATTLE.
Draft Oxen WIN. Church, LIST; Hen
ry johnson, .; j. Drew, 3rd.
Jersey Cows -Bcnjamin Chase, LIST:
! H. c. Cover, 2nd Gardner Brothers, Bird.
Hereford Cattle Isaac Bean, list; Sal
lem EdmundS, 2nd; John Drew, 3rd
Durham OXen.-Hcnry Johnson, lst;
Gardiner Brothers, md; Il. NJ. Fairbanks
3rd. VIM. Church. 18th; Van W. Nelson,
9th.
Slecrs.--4 year olds, Hiram Burrill lst.
Three year old steers Asa Tozicr, list; f..
! !. Haskell, 2nd: LaForcst Jewell, 3rd.
Two year old steers, ". {. Fitzgerald.
lst and 2nd. Ycarlng steers. Wilbur
Mitchell, LIST. Gardiner Brother, 2nd :;
w. C.. Fitzgerald, 3rd. Steer Calves, Vim
! Church. list: Gardner Brothers, 2ud;
Alton Goodrdgc, 3rd Mosie fnrbcr, ith.
Hereford Calves Hiram Burrill, list.
Jersey Calycs-lIarrv Brown, lNt.
Matched ONen.-Furbcr and Johnson,
list; Isaac Bean, 2nd Salem Edmunds.
Bird.
Bulls and Bull CalveS.-Iliram Burrill.
lst on , year old bun grade Hereford .
g. ". Lane. lst on , year old bull Here
ford: &. W. Lane l>t ON months old
calf, Hereford; VIM. Church. st on q