The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-03-17
OUR TRAVELLING MAN.

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HORSE FLESH
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TOOK place laSl Fr'aa!' ABOUT 90 seh'''=
men accepted the invitation Of the genial
proprietor and were early on hand at his
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uaA WIS spent Ill i'"hih3 ofeI '1e >'''z
lions and trottcrs. kept at the home sta
bles At HIGH noon all hrjnp ready. a
start was maap for the obiectivc point f
No ono ,vos in any rartfr1lar haste in
maxine the trim and a, the travelling was
bnd ma record. were broken. Arriving
NJ the farm the horse, and colts were
rar.ruiI, and critically examined until
III .rb.u tho ,i.itnrs r,.naired Ia the
bonso whore a bonutifnl rpnaSt awaitrd
,hem TIN .opper. AT Cream Brook are
al,ya,s nm, hut hi. far ,urpasSed any
nrr,ions re,rt. lpnwn To The writer
Nft,r full iusfirc Ind hecu done 10 the
MD tb, marry adinurued To- the par,or.
md Mr. SHAW introduced !. q. bradbury.
Tso a, master Of ceremonies First he
a.ted Mr. Rraabury IA read An announce
mont h. had prcnarrd for the meet
i'm, Tn nnner urrunr,a wa, A. follows
II T., vim treat pleasure thai am
AGAIN called unnu TO welcome vnu to
Cream Brook Farm. II VA. a happy
thonobt when This idea Of an annual yl,-
il tiret came into my mind. and if | NAV
indie from the many faces that see
Ior'. IN. e,enfug that have seen here
an hntb of onr prr,ious visits can nuly
,anetn,, that tI,nv are also "A pleasure Ia
io.t uone Of II. former GOOD reputation.
If may lac allowed Ia use the term
Nv sales during the past year. exceed
iug in vaIur those of any nrcyinus wear.
on1 for mi. rcnson we are not able to
show van to.dav. so larpe a collection of
colts ~ in urryigus Years. but "A larger
aud better displny of Brood Mares
y another Illustration of the prospcri-
tv Of Cream Brook. | will state that at
the last State Fair held in Lewiston.
about ~. or almost = of the premiums
awarded in the horse department. aside
from those in classes for Draft Horses
were made to horses owned at Cream
Brook. Horses formerly owned or bred
nj Cream Brook and horses tracing in
their breeding through Sire or Dam, to
stations doing service Mt Cream Brook 4
Contrary to the opinion of many, have
not followed this business for pleasure
alone, but with determination from the
STAFF to make it a success as IA business
cntcrprisc, believing that such could be
done here in Maine. rs we'll rs in some of
the Middle and Western States know
that have attained that object and that
this business is with me to-day more than
self sustaining. 1t has also been "A great
source of pleasure to me, and like it
better than any other, yet it is not all
sunshine in this business 4 man in this
as in most any other business, is depend
cnt ON the public for support, without
which. he surely could not succeed, and
Mt fines must Weld largely to their many
words of advice and wishes some of
which. perhaps | ought not to say, have
been very unpleasant to me. know that
but few. If any, Of YOU have any idea of
the amount of labor one has to perform
that follows this business, as II business,
and not solely for pleasure, | have been
n slave to this work for years, against
the wishes of nv family and my partners
in other business. am convinced that |
can make life more pleasant for the form
cr, easier for myself and be of more SER
vice to my associates in other cuisines, if
| give up this, and | take this opportuni
ty, to inform YOU, and my friends and
patrons and brother breeders elsewhere,
that | am going to retire from this bust
ness. This farm and all the stock are not
only for sale, but are going to be sold. Re
serving only my Stations, Gen. Withcrs
and Gideon for this season at least |
hope may not be compelled to sell at
auction, but that the reputation of the
farm, the stock, their value, and the
,n INV nnn wishing ia nurchase. will en-
able me to CLOSE it out 1t an early day.
care not now soon IT wall DC no pleas,
any, .eas ~. nv J." :, P' 'ninn, al" wish tn
thank tbc nress for the assistance and en-
enlargement you have given me in this
business. To yon, | rs well AS every
breeder in Maine, owe much Tor our sue
scss, and while shall no longer consider
myself rs one of them ana snail not lkc-
~ again appear aS competitor at our
Annual Fairs, ! shall always nave an III
terest IN the welfare OF our pree' crs ana
our agricultural soclc les ana ask OF
you one favor, Tor what / consider lhclr
interest. rye upon our societies. the
necessity of their living up to the rules
themselves, OF making thelr awards tH-
PdHimty ana without lear or favor III
tivate among the breeders, desire Tor a |
more friendly and honorable competition
at our fairs, and If you can accomplish
this, you VIII more than ever deserve 'he
thanks of every exhibitor III Name
And now friends may you one ana al
enjoy yourselves to the utmost until broad
day light, during THIS our undoubtedly
last night at Cream Brook as Nlsltofs, Is
my sincere wish.
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surprise, but poorly expresses the lecl-
ings of the company. They were in the
fuIl nniov,nrut of what il always n mnu-
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it was their last visit of the kind The
speakers who followed Mr. Bradbury one
and all, expressed themselves as heartily
sorry that their host had felt obliged to
take the step just announced. Mr.. =. l..
l'oardman, editor of the Home fdim
spoke of Mr. Shaws great success aS
breeder of fine stock, and said that what
he had done would 20 far towards max
ing our state second to none rs home
for fine horses. He spoke at some length
and advised farmers and breeders IN