Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-08
A Gratifying Success.

and will rank favorably with the ma
jority of county fairs. The specimens
of vegetables were most excellent, the
variety, size, beauty and quality of
fruits were of high order; the poultry
and pets gave evidence of great care
and skill in breeding and selecting the
needle and fancy work was pronounced
by competent judges as superb; and
the baby show-well, that was show
by itself A finer lot of sweet faced,
bright eyed, rosy checked, and health
ier looking babies were never brought
together in any town or country.
Every one who carried baby there
and had it on exhibition was justly
proud of her charge.
The management seem highly en-
couraged by this first attempt and we
hope they may see their way clear to
repeat the enterprise another year.
Following is the list of prizes won at
the Cameron County Agricultural Fair
held at Keystone Park, Aug. 8, 1908:
For the best eve lamb, w. R. John
son; best buck sheep, w. R Johnson;
best spring lamb, NJ. Ledbetter; best
colt under one year, M. Ledbetter; best
stallion, Frank Kinsler; best barred
Plymouth Rock chickens, w. G. Bair;
best Belgian hares, Ralph Hout; best
pen of rabbits, John Fleming; best six
pumpkins, E. G. Davey; best six
squashes, Mrs. w. J. Hughes; best bu.
beets, A. Dalphy; best bu. potatoes,
Hobson & Cousins; best bu. turnips,
Frank Kinsler; best bu. corn, N. A.
| Ostrum; best bu. wheat, R. P. Heilman;
best bu. oats, w. l.. Thomas; best half
bu. tomatoes, Mrs. w. H. Howard; best
bu. apples, Mrs. w. J. Hughes, best six
heads of cabbage, Hobson & Cousins;
best exhibit canned fruits and jellies,
Mrs. M. H. Bissel; best exhibit several
varieties of apples, Fora ID. Lewis; best
general display of vegetables, Hobson
h Cousins; best cake, Annie Quigley.
Needlework, Mrs. E. @. Davey. Quilt,
Mrs. E. f. Close; general fancy work,
Mrs. Frank Shives; first best baby,
Mrs. Gordon Baker; second best baby,
Mrs. France; third best baby, Mrs. Ed.
Murry.
| FOOT RACES
Boys under IL years old, twelve
starters: 1st, Frank Exstine; End,
Dawson Wright 3rd, Pomp Scott.
Young men under 20 years old, ten
starters: 1st, Claude Carpenter; 2nd,
Fred r. Heilman.
Men over 20 years old, seven starters
None wanting to run, the race was
opened to anyone, 1st, Claude Car
penter; End, Will Farrell.
Girls between ten and sixteen years,
twenty-one starters: 1st, Name Farrell;
End, Pearl McGrane; 3rd, Margaret
Cavey.
THE JUDGES.
BABIEs.-W. H. Howard, Mrs. w. J.
Hughes, Mrs. r. p. Heilman.
LIVE SToCK.-W. J. Hughes, E. G..
Davy, VIM. McGee.
POULTRY AND PETs.-W. J. Hughes,
E. g. Davy, w, R. johnson.
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. s.-W. l..
Thomas, Mrs. E III. Gregory, Mrs.
Walter Morrison.
FANCY AND NEEDLEwoRK Mrs. Jo-
siah Howard, Mrs. Harry Lloyd, Mrs.
Frank Moon.
GENERAL ExHIBITs.-F. G. Judd, r..
p. Heilman.
There were several exhibits in live
stock, poultry and pets, vegetable dis
plays and in baking and candy making,
that passed extra merit and deserved
and received special attention, but on
account of there being no competition,
or in noncompliance with the condi-
tions incident to receiving prize, no
premium for them could be awarded.
The judges appointed to award the
prizes for babies had an exceedingly
difficult task to perform, for the reason
that every baby placed in competition
was really handsome specimen. The
difference in them being so very slight
| ohdu ~ "eio dAhiooV C4ual " a. game vi
pitch and toss to decide. Every child
there was worthy of a place in the gal
lery of beauties. 1t is, indeed, rare
that more handsome collection is
found anywhere.
The Farmers Dinner serving in the
pavilion on Saturday was an ideal
farmers dinner and hugely enioyed by
all who partook of the meal. The ele-
CANT coffee served was prepared by
Mrs. Josiah Howard. How we came
to miss that coffee is what mystifies us.
One of the most enjoyable portions
of the days sports was the game of
ball between the fats and leans, which
resulted in favor of the leans, by a
scorh of 35 to 15. In justice to the fats,
will admit that Umpire Kirkpatrick
sold the game for one of Tom Lysett's
best cigars.