The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-10-26
Canaan Grange Fair.

fair was held at canaan by canaan
grange, No. 239, Wednesday and Thurs
day, Oct. 4th and 5th, 1899. The first
day was devoted to the cattle show,
pulling match and bicycle race. Pref.
and sheep as follows:
| On herds OF cattle-Fred Rolfe, 1; 3
Gardner, 2; Horace Mason, 3.
Durham stock ows, Benz. Chase,
c B Gardner, 2; N K Saulsbery, 8; w {
Fitzgerald, A Steers, yrs old, Frank
Rand, l; Horace Mason, 2; year Odds,
David Goodridge, /; G B Gardner, 2
Heifers, year old, Benjamin Chase, /.
Herefords-Oxen, grades, Isaac G
Bean, l. Steers, yrs old, Horace Ma
son, / Frank Rand, 2; 2 yrs old, Isaac
G Bean, l; Horace Mason, q steer
calves, Frank Nelson, 1.
Matched cattle-Frank Rand, / !; Frank
Nelson, 2.
Jerseys-Cows, n K Saulsbery, 4; W
Z Fitzgerald, 2; Fred Rolfe, 3; G B
Gardner, 4. Heifers, yrs old. N K
saulsbery, e1; VIM Goodwin, 2; c b
Gardner, 3; year old, VIM Goodwin, /;
Fred Rolfe, 2; N X ~aulsoery, 8.
Calves-C b Gardner, /; Fred Rolfe, 2
Grade cows-Fred Rolfe, /; " c Fitz
gerald, 2; 2 yrs old, Fred Rolfe, L; year
olds, g Bean, l. N K Saulsbery, 2.
Bulls year DID, Durham, 5 M
| Rowell, /; Durham calf, 4 > Foster &
| Son, l.; Jersey, year old, Fred Rolfe, /.
DEMONSTRATING mares and colts, Z
Foster q Son, L; 2 yrs old, Alton Good
ridge, 1.
Sheep-Lot, G Gardner, /; Y K
>aulsbery, 2. Bucks, Harris q Gardner,
/. Lamb, Gardner, 1.
Pulling match came off at O'Clock
for which purse of $500 was offered
in premiums as follows LIST, 50 so, I'd,
S1.50, Sd, s1.00. G.. E. Burrill awarded
LIST, 81 so; q p Fitzgerald, I'd, $3.50;
Henry Harden, Sd, $1.00. Immediately
after the pulling match the bicycle race
came off, pnrse $100 in premiums as
follows, 1st, so cts, I'd, 25 cts, Sd, Is cts,
4th, 10 cts. o S Piper won 1st; Fred
Provencal, I'd; Perley Gowen, Sd; E L
White, 4th.
Thursday, the second day, was the
fair in town hall. The display of fruit
and farm products was not what ii
might have been if people, especially
grangers, had taken little more inter
est in the fair, however, what was
brought was very good. Preferences
were awarded exhibitors as follows:
! Farm products--t orn, w & Fitzgerald,
1 Geo Dunlap, 2; S Foster & son, 8.
Potatoes-C b Gardner, l; w c Fi,z-
gerald, 2; L w Shean, 8.
Pumpkins-E b Richardson, 1; L w
3, Shean, q; FL Fl Ihurlow,3
Oats-W G Fitzgerald, /; E B Rich
ardson, 2.
Peas-E B Richardson, /.
Garden fruit, apples-Number of va
rieties, G Gardner, /; 80, w G Fitz.
gerald, I'd; Is, G Bean, Sd; different
varieties; Barrett Greening, G Penney,
| /; g b Gardner, q; Kingston Russet, w
& Fitzgerald, l.; q Gardner, 2; Nc
Intosh Red, F G Penney, 1; L VI bragg,
2; Northern Spy, + G Penney, /; Bel
flower, G Bean, l; G Penney, 2;
Nodhead, G b Gardner, /; / G Bean, 2;
Wealthy, G Gardner, !; w G Fitz
gerald, 2; Mann, L w Bragg, l. Black
Oxford, w c Fitzgerald, /; G Gard
ner, 2; Newtown Pippin, w G Fitzger-
aid, /; Rhode Island Greening, b
Gardner, /; arren Greening, | G Bean,
l.; Golden Russell, e b Gardner, l s;
Baldwin, G b Gardner, / | & Bean, g.
Garden crops-Tomatoes Mrs Geo II
Ames. / l. Shean, q grape tomato,
Mrs Geo II Ames, /. Squash, VIM
Goodwin, /; R II Harris, 2; l. W Shean,
3; fancy gourd squash, Mrs Jane Horne,
l; " G Fitzgerald, and 3. Sweet corn,
w G Fitzgerald, / Pop corn, WILDER
Richardson, /; l. w Shean, 2; Geo
Dunlap, 3. Onions, W G Fitzgerald, |;
l. w Bragg, 2. arrots, l. " Bragg, /.
Beets l. w Shean, and 2. Turnips,
" G Fitzgerald, /
Poultry-Fred Rolfe, l.
Honey-Fred RoIfe, 1 Alonzo Rich
ardson, 2.
Dairy products Cheese, Mrs L f
Crowoll, 1; Mrs E : Foster, 2, Butter,
Mrs Fifield Mitchell, /.
Jellies and canned goods, Mrs II c
Cover, /.
Domestic yarn--Mrs Lyman Barnes, /.
Crochet and fancy articles II cad rest,
Shelie Harris, |. Dolly, Etfie Crowell,
l. Lamp mat, Anna Nelson, /. Tidy,
Eta Kicker l. Knit slipper, Miss NJ i"
Goodwin, l. Crochet lace, Effie Gro
well, /; Addie Cover, 2. Sofa pillows,
Mrs Eta Patten, 1; Mrs C d Harris 2;
Miss Eliza Dunlap, 3.
Quilts--Pressed wooden, Simon Row
ell, 1; patchwork, Master Harold Nut
ting, 1 crazy quilt, Mrs Alonzo Richard
son, S64 pieces made in her S1st year;
log cabin, Alma Hussey, /; Mrs W {
Fitzgerald, 2; puff, Mrs c w Good
ridge, l.
Rugs-Crochet, Mrs Abbie Berwise,
/ and 2; Smyrna, Mrs Ruth A Drawn, /;
drawn, Mrs L q webb, L; Miss Alma
Hussey, 2; Mrs L c " ebb, 8.
Pillow slips-Mrs Geo II Ames, |;
Mrs G d Harris, 2
Pictures-Crayon, Miss Alma Hussey,
l (; oil paintings, Mrs Clifton Jewell, /;
Mrs G ID Harris, 2; Miss Addie Cover, 8
Miscellaneous and fancy articles
Carriage robes, Mason & Harris,
Cuba bean, Mrs. Ashley Keene, l. Pa.
per flowers ano pitcher, Mrs Owen Hus
sey, /. Work box, Mrs James jenkins,
l. Toy chair, Mrs. James Jenkins, 1.
Polished horn, Mrs Clifton Jewell, /.
Table mat, Miss Lucille Barret, l. Spool
stand of 395 pieces, wooden pinchers,
stand of 463 pieces, two blocks, double
dovetailed together and a box double
dovetailed at four corners, all executed
in a neat and workmanlike manner by
Wallace Ireland. The box was the
greatest curiosity of the fair. To dove
tail box one way is simple enough, but
to dovetail both sides and ends looks to
be an impossibility. Mr.. Ireland says
there are natural laws by which it can
be done, but none have been able to tell
how.
! Ancient curiosities-Bear trap and
reel dog, used in up and down saw mills,
Geo w Lambert, l.
Lal hot I,