The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-10-10
CATTLE SHOW AND FAIR
Somerset Central Society makes a
Successful Exhibit.
LARGE SHOWING OF CATTLE AND HORSES
A FINE HALL EXHIBIT AND LARGE
ATTENDANCE

The Somerset Central Agricultural So
ciety closed a very successful Cattle Show
and Fair, Friday. The unfavorable wealth
er of Tuesday and Wednesday undoubt-
eddy had the effect to keep some stock at
home that would otherwise have been ex-
hibited, but upon the whole the exhibit
was large and fine one particularly of
horses and neat stock.
We briefly mentioned some notable
features of the fair in Coburn Hall last
week, among which was the remarkably
extensive line of taxidermist work by W.
X Clifford. As the premium that could
be given for this exhibit, under the
schedule, was but five dollars, our bust
ness men ON the street and others made
up purse and gave it to the society to
be given Mr.. Clifford as evidence of their
appreciation of the display. BY over
sight the REPORTER did not give the
name of Messrs Bragg & Varney among
those exhibiting goods. The display of
this firm was something more than a
nice display of merchandise. 1t was in
addition TO this, an exhibition of articles
Of furniture manufactured at their es-
Establishment on Madison Street, and of
very nice upholstering done there.
G. A Williams Co. exhibited nice
case of hammers and hatchets manufact-
ured at their factory on the South side
These are as nne specimens as can be
shown in Maine. Mr. Williams also cx-
hioited several articles of corn. He rails
es large quantities of pop corn.
There were some remarkably fine speci-
maps of cprp ayhihitaJ (which indicutas
that it has been good year for corn,
when planted in season and taken proper
care of. The pumpkins and squash were
numerous and some of them were enor-
nous, the heaviest squash tipping the
scale to l6O lbs, others weighed 100 and
l2O IDS.
GOODS op;I;s rnas r,ots also faro,,
worL wos oytoro;,a ond ohoioo
To thu eyh;bitu ~ n w uowoo and
Coo W.ymontb ,iy.n hv ,ha pr.nurr,,
Loot .ya.L n. morchondis, ohnpIJ ho oda
ed some sui,s NJ fine ciotbino ootter nm
in tho ta;lorino es,ahjisbment Of thu
forner and t,yn Arc, cIos. harnass n,snn>
factnred at tho shon of tho Iattar
The Somer.et Steam Janndrv oxb,h;ted
a casc of laund,ied linen elegantly nolisb.
c6 and huisbnd
~. ..,a D., .,,. $50. ...,.
MT. Lewis peai lne toie anu enereet'c
superintendent OF the hail Mrs, II N0lln,
the ooliglng and efficient secretary and
their able assistants IN the several de-
partments, are to he congratulated upon
their management and should be given
much credit lot the success OF the lar
mere Is large amount Vi haro "orh
ana some worry conhecteu "'.h such
business That Is not realized lully by
Iii y,
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ne at.enua"ce VIC ILL, ~. esen'uss , anu .n
o"o ais.inoons % Inc Ian eAuoeueo s,d
~ tle i,iA1 n.saa aha
neiPeu 'u' h"e'y 'n '''o ""'"'o Vi '"e
The colt races occurred thursday al
ternoon. The track was In good condl-
ton. but the weather was raw and not
,a,or.hI. RI fast tima A Iary. crowd
WINS III 80 aS.e"".u si. "any " .o1, ~
1rn r.n .o uere nnt varu exci,;na In the
- ,,. ia rsna Iann,., NJ had i, oil bar
20" ron ,v,nnina ,yithomt mncl eyer.
U t;"n Tbo snmmarv
,,,a'., ,..ar o,d i, h,rn.ss
NJ Ee,pald. Canaan. ms blk m Jennie M.....lI
Gardner Bros. Canaan. II blk Di'eo'....,.E a
G9wen Meymou'h' DIX oe''o''''''''''
o- ri, oo,.s .ho
III lne iaIe i t,;,, sh,, " . oo' a Vn
49,, - snaaa Nd c,oyar tro,,iny haing
bursts .. sPeeu anu o'o,o' .'o'. rhs o s
700 Ins' io' HIS company 4 "' ''''
mary
Three year ODDS in harness ,,
/ Jndk,ns, hartiana ms Or ,,.nn Noun
~ tain B oy''' ....................
Joseph Jewell. Canaan. ms blk. Enterprise. J
Time-a;s3' a+s "a
The other event on the programme was
also 3 procession and Ben Butler found
no difilculty 10 leau'ne the he'u' ."no,n nc
could have distanceu hau ue 80 ues'reu'
The summary;
Four wear Odds, in harness.
I, E,,u.r u,,,l,nd. ms h $ Ben Butler al I
ialn,,, Ie,y.,i Canaan. ms b m Nellie ii a 4
Am Perkins, Norrdgewock ms IN Lady
M Observation-Disclosures
Time''3 o' "a $50. sst
On the grounds Thursday afternoon D;
Whipple OF Solon' exhioited I'VE @alneu
steers, and Manley Poolers great year