The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-10-22
The Madison Fair.
Following are the awards of premiums
made at the cattle show and fair held at
Madison the 9 b and 10Th instant:

made at the cattle show and fair held at
Madison the 8 h and 10Th instant:
Cattle-Thorough Hereford f \ Hill
ton, bull, year old, Ist; + Preble, calf,
Ist Full blood Jersey COWS, Hiram Gilman,
Ist; c " Luce, I'D; Ernest Hilton, Sd.
Full blood short horns, Ernest Hilton, heller,
years old, Ist; J Y Fletcher, bull, years
old, Ist; J V Fletcher I COW, years old,
Ist; 0 NJ Hilton & Son, bull, 4 years old,
Ist, Ernest Hilton, bull calf, list; flet-
cher, bull calf, mos old, I'd. Grade short
horn stock NJ and d Gray, list; +
A Hilton, I'd; Ernest Hilton, sd. Grade
shorthorn stock and dairy, { w Luce, COW,
Ist; Ernest Hilton, 2 COWS, I'd and sd.
Grade Hereford, 3 years old, Ernest Hilton,
Ist; E \ Hilton, I'D; + d and T q Hilton,
I'd. Two years old, Ernest Hilton, 1st; L
Hilton. I'd; + ID and T G Hilton. Sd; Q NJ
Hilton. One year old, f a Hilton. Ist;
Ernest Hilton, I'd; D and T G Hilton, sd.
Grade Hereford stock and dairy cows, E A
Hilton, Ist; O NJ Hilton, I'd; NJ and D
Gray, I'd. Grade Hereford COWS, d and I
G Hilton, Ist; { w Lnce, I'd. Full blood
Hereford calves, one heller. + ID and 7 O
Hilton, lst. Grade Hereford stock T and
IT G Hilton, I COW, 1st Grade short
horn bull, 5 Ellis, Ist; o NJ Hilton bull
calf. Ist. Grade shorthorn heifers, NJ and ID
Gray, years old, Ist; o NJ Hilton, 3 years
old, I'd; NJ and d Cray years old, ist; E
A Hilton, year old, Ist. f a Hilton,
heifer calf Ist; Selden Ellis, hefer calf, i'd.
Grade Durham COWS, 0 NJ Hilton, list; ( A
Hilton, id; Hiram Gilman, 3d. Grade
Holstein Ernest Hilton, three year old heifer,
Ist. Grade Gurnsey COWS, Hiram Gilman,
Ist; { w Luce, I'D. Grade Gurnsey heifers,
yrs. old, Hiram Gilman, Ist. Grade Jersey
cows, c w Luce, Ist; o NJ Hilton, I'd;
Hiram Gilman, 3d. Grade Jersey hefers,
two years old, + E Barrow, Ist; Hiram
Gilman, I'D; Ernest Hilton, sd. One year
old, NJ and d Gray, Ist. Best dairy cows,
Hiram Gilman, Ist
Working Oxen-D | Walker, Ist; B
Creation, I'd. Working steers, one year old,
V Fletcher, Ist, D | Walker, I'd; J b
Creation, 3D. and Nichols, 3 years old,
1st Working steers, years old, WILDER
Hilton, Ist; ! Creation, I'D; Ben Adams,
Cd. Working calves, NJ and d Gray, 10
months old, Ist. Matched oxen, G f Gray,
Ist; Ben Adams, years old, Ist; + d and
T G Hilton, pair calves, Ist. Matched
st ers, b Creation, year old, Ist; o M
Hilton, year old, Id; d Walker, year
old, I'd; Ben Adams, one pair draft oXen,%
feet and over, d Walker, Ist; J b Creation,
I'd. ? feet and under, J w WATSON pair,
Ist, T WATSON, pair. I'd; { { WATSON,
par, sd. Draft steers, ) years old, Webber
Hilton, pr. Ist; and + Nichols, l pr,
I'd. Fat oxen, J and E Nichols, pr, ist;
b 2 Weston pr, I'd; f \ Hilton, 2 Pr,
sd. Fat steers, yrs. old, c w Luce, l pr,
list. One yr. old, { W Luce, tst.
Town Teams Of Oxen-Madson, b P
Weston, pr, d J Walker, l pr, Ben Adams
pr, { { Wasson & Son, pr, w WATSON,
Eden Gray, Ist. Starks, steer team, { w
Luce 4 prs, J b Creation, prs, J : Flet-
cher, pr, Ist.
Matched horses, X Walker, pr, Ist
f Walker, stallion, Ist. Draft horses
26oo lbs. and over Elmer Adams, sos feet
Ist; b + Burns, $50 feet, 2d; + ed Ward
60 feet, sd.
Draft horses, 1000 lbs. and under, S
Dunbar, pr. Io8 feet, Ist; b P J Weston
I pr. 90 it,, I'd; Ben Adams, pr. Is IT,, Sd
Orrin Lane, pair II feet, Fred Ward, Al
feet.
Trotting Bred Colts-Three yr. old, w
Clark, one, Ist; l. A Gill, one, I'D; { W
Luce, one, sd, Cyrus Walker, 2, sd, two year
old, E K Walker. 1, Ist; Z A Hilton, !, I'D
A S Beal, I, sd, Ben Adams, /. One year
| old, Ben Fletcher, /, Jst
Draft bred colts, Omar Fletcher, mare and
foal ist. Two year old, Cyrus Walker, 2
list and sd; John Fletcher, /, I'd.
Sheep-Full blood Oxford Downs, Z A
Hilton, prs. ewes, list and I'D; f A Hilton
I pr. eve lambs, Ist; f A Hilton, buck
Ist. Full blood Shropshires, NJ & d Gray
Ist and I'd on prs. ewes, I'd on buck, Tyr
old, lst and I'd on buck lambs, Ist on pr.
eve lambs; T G & f ID Hilton, Tyr. old
buck, Ist. Grade South Downs, Barron,
Ist on pr. ewes, list on l pr. lambs. Grade
oxford Downs, A Hilton, pr. ewes Ist,
eve lambs, I'd; A II Waugh, prs. eve
lambs, ist; buck lambs Ist and I'D; 1
buck, yrs. old, Ist. Grade Merinos, + +
Barron, pr. ewes, Ist; & f Nichols, ?
bucks, Ist and I'd; buck lamb, Ist Full
bloods, d & T 6 Hilton, pr. ewes, Ist i;
pr. eve lambs, Ist. buck, yrs old, I'd !,
buck lamb, Ist. Hampshire Downs, Full
bloods, + d & + & Hilton, 5 buck lambs, Ist
fand sd; 3 prs. ewes, Ist and I'd, 1 pr.
eve lambs, Ist + f Barron, pr. eve lambs,
l pr. ewes, I'd; buck lamb, Grade, F d &
7 G Hilton, pr. lambs, list; l buck lamb,
| Ist; + + Barron, 3 ewes, lst.
Poultry-E A Hilton, prs. Plymouth
| Rock fowls, lst and I'd.
Butter-5 lbs. butter, o Walker, list; w
| II Nicholson, I'd.
Cheese-Mrs. w w Moore, Ist.
Canned fruit, Mrs. + w Bowiey list; Mrs.
o Walker, I'd. Pickles, Mrs. + w Bowley,
Ist. Homemade yeast bread, Mrs. Belle
| Hilton, Ist
Vegetables-D Walker, beets, ist car
rots, Ist turnips, I'd; traces 8-rowed seed
corn, Ist; A II Nickerson, potatoes, Ist;
Selden Ellis, potatoes, I'd; Otis Hilton, po-
tatoes; J B Adams, potatoes; A II Ncker-
son, cabbages, list; turnips, Ist; w II
Nicholson, golden pie pumpkin, Ist; NJ & d
Gray, trace onions, Ist. Best display oil
farm products, D Walker, Ist; A II Nicker-
son, I'D; Selden Ellis, cd. Willis Clough,
pumpkins, Ist; Mrs. F w Bowley, squash,
rst; A NJ Hilton, I'D.
Fruit-Apples, Walter Robinson, Ist;
Norris Luce, I'D; D Walker, "a varieties
c M Pease, II varieties; NJ and d Gray;
Otis Hilton; J B Adams.
Cut Flowers-Mrs. Walter Hilton, Ist
Miss Annie Hilton, adj Miss Annie Walker
3D. Miss Grace Hilton; Mrs. A G Sawyer;
Mrs II Beal. Potted plants, Mrs. Otis Hill
ton, list.
Drawings, pen and ink Miss Augusta
Bracket, list; Miss Viola Bracket, 2d
Paintings, fancy, Mrs. o B Fletcher, Ist
Oil, Mrs. Edward Brewster, flowers, list; 2
landscapes. I'd.
Linen embroidery, Mrs. II II Steward
infants gown, hand made, in the year of 1857,
list.