The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-10-08
Mercer Cattle Show.

MERGERS annual cattle show and fair
was held Thursday and despite the
threatening weather there was large
attendance and good display of live
stock, farm products, fancy work, etc.
The village streets were thronged with
teams and people and presented a very
lively and animated appearance. There
were good number of people of sur
rounding towns in attendance.
The display in Blasdells hall was
made up of products of the farm, the
dairy, and the kitchen, besides many
fancy articles. Henry 7. Croswell had
on exhibition a fine display of Indian
corn. During the entire summer he has
been working early and late to pro-
duce better grade of corn than one of
his neighbors, Edward Wilson, and the
contest for supremacy between the two
men has been protracted and exciting
The grange furnished dinner at its
headquarters, and large number of out
of town grangers were present. 1t is ex-
pected that the next annual cattle show
and fair will be held under the auspices
of the grange. A member of the organ
ization said Thursday that he thought a
better and more satisfactory cattle show
could be given if the grange took it in
charge as members of the organization
from the surrounding towns would not
only bring exhibits, but would come
themselves In large numbers.
Premiums are awarded as follows:
Draft and working oxen, Clarence Brown,
Ist; Fernando Worthen, I'D; Chas. Presley,
| Sd; Wilson Rowe, 4th.
Pearl Otis exhibited a fine Durham COW
and calf and James Coupe showed likely
four-months-old colt
Sheep--Hampshire, J. II. Stevens, Ist.
| Oxford Downs, J. H. Stevens, Ist.
Swine-Berkshire hogs, J. II. Stevens, Ist.
Pigs, E. ]. Walton, Ist.
Geese, Fred Nickerson, Ist.
Corn, II. F. Croswell, 1st; James Coupe,
Squashes, Wesley Taylor, Ist; n. E. True,
I'd. Summer squash, n. E. True. list.
Potatoes, James Coupe, Ist.
| Appes-Nodheads, Wealthy and Twenty
ounces, J. II. Stevens, Ist; Baldwins, Ben
Davis. Page, Wagner, Northern spy, Green
ings, Mcintosh Red, Charles Corson, Ist; I.
H, Stevens, I'd; Bellhower, J. H. Stevens,
list. Shows, +. Snow, Ist Stark, c. 5.
Presley, list. Kings, Cummings, J. w. Tyler,
list.
CdiSI vi ~ hlOlSCt iSts duo IGaIHlll, J.
| A. Williamson, Ist
Cheese, Mrs. N. E. True, Ist.
Butter, Mrs. {. II. Presley, list; Mrs. J.
| w. Tyler, I'd.
Preserves-Committee unable to decide
between Mrs. J. II. Stevens and Mrs. C. E.
Varney for Ist; Mrs. Charles f. Presley, I'd /;
Mrs. Geo. E. Snow, I'd.
| Jelly, Mrs. G. E. Snow, list.
Pickles, Helen Gordon, Ist.
Quilts-Silk, Mrs. John Walton, aged 70,
Ist Mrs. Alma Lowe, I'd. Patchwork, little
Genevieye H. LeBaron, aged 6, Of Rome, Ist
Mrs. L. A. Williamson, I'd.
Rugs, Mrs. John Walton, Ist on knit rug;
Mrs. Elizabeth Lowe, Ist on knit silk rug;
Leone Lowe, list on hooked rug; Mrs. Al
berta Cunlif, Ist on burlap rugs
Some fine Photographic views of the White
Mountains were exhibited by a. T. Harris.
Other exhibits won: fancy stand covers by
Mrs. Ida b. Morse and Miss Edna L. Wood /;
sofa pillows by NJ. w. Huntoon, Mrs. Alice
Owens, Mrs. J. c. Ceilings, Nina Wade and
Nellie Fenton; crochet work, Hannah Malin;
table mats, fancy watch chain, dolly, NJ. w.
Huntoon; commode set, Mrs. Z. J. Walton;
Mexican work, Agnes b. Fenton; fancy tidy
and mat, Mrs. J. c. Ceilings; pin cushion,
Mrs. !. L. Williamson; slippers, Edna L.
Wood doilies and collar, Lizzie True.
In the evening there was a ball in Blais-
dell hail.