The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-10-06
Scion Fair.


fair and teams were on the road early
going to the Solon cattle show, A good
crowd WAS In attendance in the fore
noon and in the afternoon il was estimat-
ed that there were 1000 people on the
ground. Every one pronounced ii the
largest crowd ever in town to cattle
show and Scion generally gets there
with both feet. A good exhibition of
cattle was held, there being 55 head.
The following is a list of officers and
committees and the prizes awarded:
President Fred Magoon directors, NJ.
p. Pollard, Nelson W. Curtis, Asher
Davis, NJ. l.. Merrill, Hiram Grant !;
treasurer, A. b. Walker; marshall
Frank Curtis; secretary, W. K. Drury.
Pure bred Jersey cows, Stephen
Merrill, Fred Russell, 5. P. Tinkham,
committee; T. G. Jones, l. Grade
Jerseys, Maurice Hall, l.
Fat steers, yrs. old and under, Amos
Chapman, James Chapman, c. A. Mer-
rill, committee; 3 yrs. old. Mark Pol
lard, l, and 3; yrs. old, Mark Pol.
lard, |.
at OACns NhhSs IINluF. 4NtlSbl RuIIlS,
George Patten, committee; Luther
Hunnerwell, John T. Baker, 2; Mark
Pollard, 3.
Working oxen and steers, Henry May
nard, Thomas Emberton, Lyman
Bassett, committee; steers, Oliver
Irvine, | Fred Vittum, 2. Oxen, Hiram
Grant, /; John L. Baker, 2; Eugene
Danforth, 3.
Oxen aud steers, grade Hereford, o
W. Bryant, c. >. Healey, committee
oxen, John Z. Baker, /; Luther Hume,
well, 2; Eugene Danforth, 3. Steers, 3
yrs. old, Hiram Grant, l Mark Pollard,
2 and 3. 2 yrs. old, Hiram Grant. :;
Mark Pollard, 2.
Grade Durham oxen, Nelson Curtis,
Fred Drury, committee; Mark p. Pol
lard, |.
Matched oxen and steers, grade Here
ford, Fred Drury, Eben Dean, Bert
French, commit ee; oxen, Fred Vittum,
John I. Baker, 2; Eugene Danforth, 3.
3 yrs. old, Oliver Irvine, ID; Maurice
Hall, 2; Mark p. Pollard, 3. yrs. old,
Mark 2. Pollard, l. l yr. old, Hiram
Grant, and 2. Calves, John Baker, l;
Hiram Graut, 2.
Grade Hereford heifers, Hiram Grant,
committee; yrs. old, Mark p. Pollard,
|. 2 yrs. old, W. w. Russell. l. | yr.
old grade Hereford bull, w. w. Russell.
ID. X. Williams exhibited a fine pure
bred Durham bull yr cd, girth it,,
weight 1870 lbs. and took the lst prize.
Grade Durham heifer, Henry May
nard, committee; 2 yrs. old, Mark z.
Pollard, l.
HORSES.
The horse department was not very
well represented in numbers, but good
in quality.
Peter Hurd exhibited a fine Clydes-
dale stallion 10 yrs old, weight about
400 lbs, and trappy for one of his size.
The farmers are beginning to breed to
larger horses in this section and Mr..
Hurd's horse has been we'll patronized
the past season. He took the first prize.
Joseph Matson showed his trotting
bred stallion Weymouth Chief No. 20
IT'S. He is fine horse in every respect,
LIST prize.
2-yr-old stations. P. Tinkham, LIST,
F. A. Coolidge and G. X. Brown, Com.
Brood mares-W. w. Russell, Z. F.
Hurd, Com; Joseph Matson, /.
colts, yr.olds and under--Maurice
Hall and Oliver Irwin, Com; l-yr-olds,
Nelson Curtis showed fine year old,
weight 500 lbs, and took first prize; g.
months old colt sired by Weymouth
Chief, named Hobson, Joseph Matson, l
Family driving HORSES F Green,
Com; Coolidge, lip S Longley,
2.
Matched horses-M P Pollard, w
A Head, Com; Albert Thompson, l; D
F Steward, 2.
Swine--L L Steward, Com; Albra Adj
ans, No Madison, one pen Ohio I'M
proved Chester bears, p mos old, l;
one pen 0 G sows, 81 and mos old, l.
Poultry-Fred Magoon, Com, Leon
arm Cate showed one monster full blood
Emblem gander, LIST prize.
Draft oxen >alnuel Walker, G A
Whipple, Com; Fred Vittum, /, IS Fred
Vittum, =, 81.
er, Fred Curtis, Henry Maynard, Com;
F H Colby, /, 552 #, So; Asher Davis, 2,
352 fit, So; F Davis, 3, 1872 fit, 81.
Draft horses under 2600, w w Rus
SELL /, 34i it, So; d F Steward, 2, 21t TT,
So.
Willis Eaton showed his herd of pure
bred Herefords. This herd has taken
1915 in prizes at Rigby. Bangor, Lewis
ton and Rochester fairs this season
and are we'll worth going a long way to
see. Some of the spectators thought
they were badly punched up, but it was
nothing but fat. Evidently Mr.. Eaton
knows how TO feed.
W. f. DRURY, Sec.
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