The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-10-13
SOMERSET CENTRAL.
Annual Exhibition This Week.
WEATHER EFFECTS
ATTENDANCE.
RACES, GAMES ETC, OF WEDNESDAY
EXCELLENT.
RACES OF THURSDAY, POSTPONED
UNTIL SATURDAY.

RACES OF THURSDAY, POSTPONED
UNTIL SATURDAY.
Tuesday, the first day OF the Somerset
Central Exhibition opened unfavorAbly,
being decidedly wet In the early morn
ing, somewhat uncertain during a part
Of the forenoon, and chilly the rest of
tho day. On this account the show waa
considerably delayed, especially the hall
exhibit which made moagre showing
the first day but recovered decidedly
under the energetic management Of Mr..
Ansel Holway and Miss Holway.
On Wednesday the display in the hall
was much improved There were some
fine specimens Of vegetables, fruit, but
ter, cheese, preserved fruits In glass
jars, ETC., also displays of quilts, rugs
and fancy articles of various kinds
The exceedingly unfavorAbe weather
had an effect to keep the exhibit Below
that OF other years in quantity but not
in quality. An exhibit OF a dozen rolls
Of cloth manufactured at the mills Of
the American Wooden Company in this
town was a valuable one and gave those
who looked upon it an idea of the variety
of high grade cloth turned out there.
A novel exhibit was collection of An
CORA cats from Spring Brook Farm,
Madison, Mrs. Eugene Danforth, man.
ager.
The number of exhibitors OF neat
stock was not arge but there were some
fine herds on the grounds among which
we note those of c w Knights of Corn
vile, 10 heads of grade Hereford and
Holstines; Clarence E. Snow, Fairfield
g pairs steers matched grade IIersfords;
w E French, Madison, l pair grades
Hereford oxen, pr 2 years old steers;
II f Danforth & Son, Madison, seven
pairs grade Hereford steers all ages; L
G Stevens herd OF II grade Herefords
COWS, calves. hsifers, bulls and steers; .
N Blanchard, Madison, grade Durham
oxen and steers; Samuel Burns, Madison
oxen and steers; Fl A Archer, Skowhe-
gan, grade Short Horn oxen and Jersey
COWS; Eli Reed, Madison, grade Durham
steers and grade Hereford oxen; A
Crowell, Skowhegan, grade Durham
oxen yrs, old; S N. Blanchard, Madi-
son, grade Durham oxen; Mary Russell,
Madison, pr Holstine steers
F. K. Barron & Son OF Anson exhibit
ed some exceedingly fine Hampshire
Downs sheep II in number including an
imported ram, also Horned Dorsets
Frank II. Parsons OF Norridgewock
showed Nerino ewes year old and
years old. A. Crowell of kowhegan
showed sheep year old and lambs,
very fine specimens of grade ShropshireG
E. f Clifford exhibited pens of Merinos
and South Downs and f, b. league a
pen OF grade Shropshres, all nice ami
mails
There were some very fine specimens
OF poultry on exhibition but the number
was lacking. Mrs. Mary Russell of
Madison exhibited turkeys and geese !;
Calvin Cleveland of Skowhegan
Single Comb and Wyandottss W. W.
Oak, skowhsgan, Single Comb. RI. Red !,
r b league, skowhsgan, six coops White
Plymouth Rocks;E N Davis, Skowhe.
gan, Golden Wyandottss.
On Wednesday morning Francis
Lowe drove through tho village
and into the gates of Fairview
park, a team that is decidedly rare now
in this town or any other town In Maine,
the property of one man, four pairs of
oxen. Three pairs were white faces
1t was grand sight, causing us to recall
the teams Of oxen of 20 to 80 years ago
In Somerset. Mr.. Lowe entered three
Jokes of these oxen in the pulling con-
test, Wednesday afternoon There were
six pairs OF oxen that took part in tho
pulling contest, three beside those of
Mr.. Lowe; one pair owned by Samuel
Burns of Madison, one owned by A..
NiO"eil VI oko"neBau anu one ny JAMES
WATSON of Madison. There were no
horses entered for the pulling match,
neither did town teams of oxen or steers
materialize.
The entries OF horses and colts for
premiums were by no means up to those
of former years. This is just where we
looked for the show to be the strongest
and were consequently disappointed.
The awards of premiums made by the
various committees will be given in the
REPORTER next week
The Races.