The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-09-24
OUR SHOW
The Old Somerset Central Agri-
cultural Society Provides
Fine Exhibition

Tuesday, the opening day of the fair,
the attendance was small, there being
no races or other track events. The
forenoon WAS given up to the arranging
and classifying of stock, and in the after
noon the various classes of grade cattle,
full.blood cattle, sheep, swine, ETC.,
were examined. The sheds this year
constitute a more important feature of
the show than ever before. Said an old
timer, after going the rounds of the
cattle exhibit, "It's the finest lot of
cattle I've seen here in years. and his
remark was only one of many similar
ones. The cattle raisers of Somerset
never favored the exhibition with finer
stock than this year,
B. B. Perkins excellent lot of Here
fords elected much favorable comment.
1t comprised one COW years old, one
years old, one years Odds one years
old, one heifer 2 years old, one pair
heifers one year old, one calf months
old, and one bull one year old.
S. W. Gould exhibited herd of
Holsteins, consisting of one bull a years
old, one bull 2 years old, one cow 8
years old, one heifer years old, and
twin heifers 2 ears old.
The most numerous herd WAS that of
A. E. Jewett, consisting of 20 splendid
animals of Hereford breed bulls, COWS,
heifers, calves, oxen and steers, from 8
months to years. They were fine lot
tention.
Other exhibitors in the department
were, L. e. Stevens, Cornyille, draft
oxen, Durhams and Herefords, Is cattle,
Ezra Stevens, Cornville, Herefords, 6
cattle, Clarence E Snow, steers, calves
and heifers, 10 cattle, d. l. Walker &
Son, Madison, draft oxen and steers,
Willis Blanchard, East Madison, grade
Herefords, cattle. F. T. French,
Madison, pair year old Durham oxen,
Eben Dean & Son, Madison, Herefords,
cattle, Daniel R. Blanchard, Madison,
pair working oxen, +. MITCHELL 2-year
old heifer, Frank E. Davis, grade Jersey,
Frank L. Parker, Norridgewock, grade
Hereford, cattle, Roscoe Bigelow,
Hereford and Durham steers, cattle,
1. A. Homested, matched oxen, FL. A.
Archer, Shorthorns and Jerseys,
cattle, Emerson Hall, draft oxen.
In the sheep pens, Z. L. and w. e.
Barron of Arson exhibited flock OF
Hampshire Downs, consisting of one
pair of eve lambs, one pair two year
olds, one pair four year Odds, one pair
bnck lambs and one Shropshire yearling
buck. 1t is rarely that a more promising
lot of sheep Is seen. Other exhibitors
of sheep were f. Mitchell, A. Crowell,
and S. w. Gould.
A litter of grade Chesters two weeks
old, with mother, exhibited by C. P.
| Whttemore was noticeable attraction
in the swine department 5. L. Crowell,
Eben Dean & son, II. Salley and P. f
Withee were other exhibitors of swine.
The poultry exhibit is good one this
year. S. w. Gould and Charles Cleve-
land were the leading exhibitors, the
former displaying 10 fine looking Leg
horns, Plymouth Rocks, Cochins and
| Wyandottes, and the latter SO Sher-
woods and Wyandottes. Other exhibi.
tors were Frank <. Davis, James s.
Bean, G. Davis Miller and Mary A. Rus.
sell.
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday opened bright and fair,
bringing the crowds early to the grounds,
where the increase of exhibits and the
general air of activity showed that the
fair was on In earnest. By noon the mid
way was running at full speed. Pro-
prietors of questionable enterprises who
set up shop for the unwary customer
were promptly suppressed by the Off
cials, but all who brought themselves
within the law did a hourishing bust
ness.
The African dodger, the eane-man,
the fortune-teller, the wild-man, the
bird-fancier. the vender of light drinks,
and all the other time-honored dime
chasers competed strenuously for pub
lie patronage.
The forenoon program was a continue
ton of the examination by the several
committees of the animals In the sheds.
Brood mares and colts were brought out
at nine o'clock. At ten o'clock the
stations and drawing horses were ex-
amined, and at eleven the matched and
driving horses and ponies, there being
good showing in all the classes. The
awards in the various classes will be
announced next week.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Yesterday afternoon the real fun Of
| the fair commenced, the track and dia.
mond being the main features of the
crowds amusement. 1t was first
class program, big, good natured
crowd, and a day which, barring slight
breeze, was almost ideal for fair. The
attendance, was estimated to be in the
neighborhood of 5000. A special train
from Waterville brought a good-szed
crowd at 1.45. Nothing occurred to mar
the enjoyment of the afternoon The
races were hard fought, and fairly won,