The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30
Athens Cattle Show and Fair.

Inc Northeastern Somerset Agricul-
tural Society held their annual cattle
show and fair at Athens village, Monday
Sept. 81, 1897.
Notwithstanding the cold northwest
wind which blew all day, the people
were not deferred from turning out and
bringing their live stock and the pro-
ducts of the farm, hands and brains, and
although late In getting into town, yet
before noon there was large showing
OF stock and all the available space in
Wesserunsett hall was filled with the
abundance of interesting things brought
into the fair.
The live stock was large In numbers,
large in size, sleek and fat and no better
showing of live stock can be found In
New England. The herd of Willie 4.
Eaton OF Scion, which took the first
premium at the State and New England
fairs was early on the grounds and it Is
we'll worth ride of miles to see this
herd alone Also the herd exhibited bv
Eastman Hathorn is we'll worth seeing
aud it Is safe to say that he has raised as
much good stock as any farmer in Som
erset county.
There were many pairs of fine oxen
| and steers we'll worth mentioning, also
the pure blood hereford bull of James
II. Tuttle is one of the best that can be
found in the State.
Preferences were awarded as follows:
Eastman Hathorn, lst on herd, lst and
3D. on two year old steers, I'd on year
ling steers, 1st on steer calves, st on
matched two year old steers, lst on
matched steer calves. lat and "a on fat
cows, lst and I'd on best cows, 1st on
yearlings and calves. Sd on corn and
lst on apples.
VIM. Ladd ID on working oxen,
matched oxen and best pair.
Zenas f. Hathorn lst on working and
best pair of oxen and I'd on fat oxen, LIST
on pop corn and I'd on sweet corn.
Chapman brothers, LIST on matched
| yearling steers, Sd on working oxen. ID
on three year old steers, Sd on best pair
oxen. I'd on matched three year old
steers.
| B. 7. Barker lst on matched and best
three year old steers.
l.. Is. Taylor LIST on best pair and Sd
on two year old steers.
! NJ. ID. Estes LIST on three year old
steers and lst on yellow corn.
Fox brothers LIST on matched oxen and
best yearlng steers, I'd on matched
yearling steers and Sd on fat oxen.
W. M. Phelps Sd on best pair yearling
steers.
Clark E. Smith I'd on steer calves and
matched steer calves.
Chas. Chapman Sd on matched oxen.
Conev Loring LIST on 2 year old heifers.
W. w. Russell LIST on matched and
draft horses.
Berlin Trafton ID on draft horses.
Fred kincaid, lst on stations, being a
four year old, Wilkes Hambletonian
stock, name Trotwood, very promis-
ing high headed, good stepping colt,
blood bay.
james Hussey of East Madison exhib-
tied SOW and boar, very fine specimens
of pure blood Berkshire.
VIM. Roberts exhibited SOW and
litter of pigs, pure blood White Chester
Geo. G. Hight ID on field corn.
Albert Leavltt lSt ON sweet corn.
L. j. Calden LIST on rice corn and coon
kittens.
Geo. II. Allen , | on apples.
Mrs. &. +. Dore lst on hooked rugs.
Mrs. d. M. Allen lst on cheese and
canned currants, gooseberries, rasp-
berries and honey, I'd on hooked quilt.
Mrs. II. n. Lougfellow 30 on hooked
rugs.
Mrs. M. S. Preble lst on apple Jelly.
Mrs. l.. c. Elliott I'd on apple Jelly.
Mrs. Philip Gardner 1st on woven
rugs, 81 on crazy quilt.
Mrs. Abbie Fox I'd on woven rugs.
Mrs. A. w. Eaton lst on crazy quilt.
Mrs. +. S. Dore Sd on crazy quilt.
Mrs. Lucy q. Stilson 1st on print
quilt.
Mrs. A. J. Goodwin I'd on silk sofa
pillow and Sd on.print quilt.
Mrs. Eastman Hathorn I'd on cheese
and lst on mittens and socks.
Mrs. Georgia Curtis 1st on silk sofa
pillow.
Mrs, o, II. Case LIST on linen sofa pill
low.
Mrs. C. C. Wade lst on doiies two
sly les.
Grace Weston lst on hand made lace.
Eta Chapman lst on picture throw.
Alice Case lat on linen center cloth,
lace doilies, and Mexican wrought hand
kerchief.
John T. Hight exhibited fine secre.
tary made by himself. Dir. Tarbell ex-
hibited a case of Chinese and japanese
curios, also old books, old horse pistols,
old foot stove 200 vars old, and many
old bric-a-brae and eurios helped make
up large and interesting fair.
j. F. HOLMAN, Sec.