The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-09-20


but to review the same. and suggest to
the management such ideas as may tend
to enhance the value of the exhibition
in the future. 1t is, think, entirely fair
to say that taken rs whole 1t was as
much of success as any show ever held
CD the grounds. Some new features
were introduced which will be noticed
further on and the officers would be
pleased to receive from any one any
ideas which would help the managers
for the coming year to still further I'M
prove The various departments and other
wise interest all farmers within Il radius
of 10 miles or more, to come out and
exhibit.
The exhibit of cattle this season was
of good quality, but outside of dairy
cows small in numbers. The oxen and
steers shown were all right, but there
was lots of room for more. Dairy cows
to the number of 80 or more were pro-
nounced fine lot. Sheep were shown
in larger numbers than for some years,
and the quality of exhibit good, also of
swine.
The show of colts was the smallest for
years and indicates that farmers are
losing their grip somewhat on this lint
of stock The year Old Percheron stall
lion shown on Wednesday by VIM. w
Young of Detroit attracted much attcn-
ton, and suggests the enquiry, whether
it might not be profitable for our far
mers to raise more of tine draft horse
stock, they are sure to be called for, and
raised here would be worth double what
the western horses are, which are prac-
tically no good the first season.
The testing of milk (of which 2G sam
pies were examined) was under the
charge of Hon. b. Walker McKeen, sec
retarv of the Maine Board of Agrcul.
ture, assisted by Bert Fish of Hartland
who took Il course in dairying at the
Maine State College, last winter. This
branch of the FAIR was somewhat OF an
innovation but proved to be of much in
terest; the working OF the "BabcocI
Tester was fully shown and explained
at the Grand stand Tuesday afternoon
in the presence of large number OF
people, of whom many were ladies.
The pulling of horses for Society's
premiums in afternoon OF Tuesday a'
usual drew an interested crowd, teams OF
| Sprague Cooke of St. Adams getting
first award, &. }. Shaw of Hartland Sc
cond and j. Ii. Baker of llartland third
| Wednesday forenoon came the match
ed driving horses. As usual Stanley go
there and the Judges awarded LIST prem
ium to 5. f. Nay of Skowhegan, II. A
Whitman of Palmyra receiving sCcont
and VIM. II. Smell of St. Adams third.
In the class of gents driving horse!
there were some good ones. G.. W
Martin of st. Adams carried off til,
first prize, w. o. Hilton of st. Aban
second, j. p, Longley of Palmyra thirC
and Fred Wyman of Pittsticld fourth.
The farmers race excited very mucl
interest. 1t was driven to wagon, NJ
horses allowed to compete which haC
been driven Tor money in any races eX
cept those who had competed for far
mers race last year were allowed to en-
ter. The following horses started out
of the nine which were named viz "Har
binger boy owned by C.. f. Mcclellan
of Skowhegan, "Black Rose" owned by
Isaac Osborne of st. Adams, "Jenni'
Boon owned by Nathaniel Hall o
Canaan and Colonel owned by j. +
Hilton of st. Adams. They started in thu
order as given. "Black Rose was Sc
cond in this race last year whil
Colonel also in the same race, at tha
time seemed to be in rather fast com
pany. This year conditions were some
what changed, Colonel winning frs
money, "Black Rose" second, "Iarbin
ger Boy third and ''Jennie Boon
fourth. Black Rose and Harbinger Boy
had speed enough to spare, but the fac
that they had been worked to sulkey
probably made them more wiry whel
being driven to wagon.
In the ladies special competition fo
Harvesting and driving, there were fou
starters. This was the first on the pro
gramme for afternoon and came of ut
O'Clock. This novel race created very
much interest, the contestants being
obliged under the rules to commence to
gether, take harness from peg, harness
| their horse, drive once around the track
remove the harness from horse hang OF
peg. The prizes going to those frs
completing the job as outlined. 1t wa,
a lively quartcttc which competed, ant
but slight difference in the time wher
they finished. The Judges awarded LIST
to Mrs. Annie Grant of st. Adams, I'd
to Mrs. n. +. Woodcock of Ripley anC
Sd. to Mrs. 5. Lancaster of Corrina. The
other contestant, Mrs. John Libby of St
Adams, claimed, and with some chanc,
for argument, that. Mrs. Lancaster liv
ing outside the County could not enter
into the competition, the Judges how
ever ruled otherwise. The result of thu
other races is given elsewhere.
NOTES.
The restaurant under the Grand stant
was a new feature and was taking one
it was run by +. \, Jones of Newport.
Less fakirs on the grounds than usua
| this wear as all remarked
AS usual Skowhegan puts in n bid fol
whatever there is going, and large
tent with variety show hailed from tn,
County seat.
The Estey organ Co. through theil
agent B. II. Mitchell of Waterville made
a fine exhibit of pianos and organs and
Mrs. Grinnell the talented pianist fur,
nished some fine music for the entertain.
ment of those in the Hall.
Hartland Cornet band furnished music
both at the park and also at the dance
| in the evening at the "Opera House in
the village, where large company were
assembled to enjoy one of the best fea.
| this is getting lengthy cannot forbear
were offered by the society this year to
the Changers in the County making the
best exhibit, and four responded
1t is perhaps not too much to say that
with the exception of fruit no better ex-
hbition has ever been seen at county
show in this part of Maine.
The committee to Judge the Grange
exhibits found hard task before them.
They finally awarded the premiums as
follows: Palmyra Grange, first, SIS;
ST. Albans Grange second Sl2: Pitts