The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-08-25
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

Roy Boston Of Pittsfeld, who was
sentenced last January to the Reform T
school. during his minority, at south F
Portland, WAS released Thursday nom.
ing through tie efforts of his parents
and Frank y. Hogey, Esq, Of Biddefofd.
Geo. q. Gilman has Is head register.
ed Deyons, three -year-old bulls andaz
months-old bull calf; the balance are
cows and leifers. Mr.. Gilman La
taken many premiums with his STOCK.
and according to the looks Of them It's
season he will add more premiums 70
the list.
L. { Jewett, south Scion, has aoek
Of sixty grade Shropshire sheep which
he is quite proud of. He also has two
pairs of oxen and Two pairs Of steers as
good as his sheep. He sold, short
time ago, one half ton Of Wool for
twenty cents pound. Mr. Jewett is a
thrifty farmer.
Mr.. Francis Hilton Of Arson. recently
shipped to simeon Tracy Of Deering.
two pairs OF fat steers which are to be
exhibited at five different fairs within
the State. One pair girted 7ft inches
and were three years old and the others
were ST. ) inches and were one yearold.
Both pairs wers finely matched and
very fat
Mrs. Davis, mother Of Joseph Davis Of
LQlf f.ig -
" ednesday evening. while on her way
from Fairfield Center to that town.
The horse became frightened and SHE'D
in front of the residence Of J. Higgins.
Mrs. Davis was thrown out and her arm
was badly fractured.
/ The fast trotting horse Tom Drew Of
PittstieId, by Young Dirigo, was sold
Wednesday afternoon to ". J. Howard
of Boston. This horse is eight wears
old and Las trotting recod z34. The
horse has been owned for some years
by harles Gaylord of Skowhegan, and
has for long time been a familiar
feature on the Maine Turf. Tom Drew
is full brother To Molhe G. He will
be taken to Boston at once where he
will be campaigned.
The second day of the racing at tie
Union trotting park, Pittsneld, WAS
favored with delightful weather and
fair attendance. The first event was
the 20 stake, purse 500, which was
Won in four heats by Agnes Wilkes b IN,
by 0laymoss, Wilcox, New Bedford,
Mass. The 2.23 class, purse 500, took
six heats 10 decide and was won by " in
som, G, by Diamond Prince, Kmball,
Biddeford. The 30 class. purse 500
was won by Camden Boy, & e, VIM Wei.
A. n. Clark of Scion, has sold his
fancy pair of yearling steers to S. Tracy
of Deering. This makes two pairs sold
to the same party within a week, a pair
of twoyear olds and this pair of year
lings. The price was fancy, as well as
the steers, 500 for the two year-olds.
and Sis for the yearlings, making 1925
for the two pairs. Mr.. Tracy had last
year the best team ever shown in the
New England States. He will have
three pairs raised by Mr.. Clark in his
town team this year.
Probably few rural hamlets in Maine
send larger number of school teachers
over more varied area than Fairfield
Center. Six teachers are now spending
their summer vacations at their homes
there. They are Miss Clara b. Tozier,
Colby '95, assistant in the Cottage City,
Mass, High School; Percy F. Williams,
Colby '97, recently elected principal of
Greedy Institute at Cumberland Center;
Miss Yyra L. Tozier of the Boston,
Mass, public schools Miss Lou A.
Tozier of the Belmont, Mass, public
schools; W, L. Jones, Colby "a, princ-.
pal of High school and superintendent
of schools, Wilmington, Mass; Miss
Eta NJ. Tozer of New Haven, Conu.,
public schools.
George F. Aver of Scion, is a breeder
of Jersey stock. He now has "A herd of
Jersey cows headed by full blooded
Jersey bull, perfect in color and make
up, good enough TO take the first premi-
UNI at the Maine state Fair, year 1896.
Mr. Aver bought him of John F. Buker,
proprietor of Meadow Brook Farm, Bow
dom Center, registered as Doubtful
Issue; the sire was Harry B., who won
before five years of age $50 in the show
ring. The dam of Doubtful Issue was
Lottie Gibson, one of the five in cream
test at New England Fair, 1896, winning
first prize of $50, in competition with
herds from Mass n. H. and Conn. Mr..
Ayes has large farm under good state
of cultivation, He is a young man of
bust ess qualities and has a bright
future before him.
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