The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-06
SkOwhegan Merchants Offer
Special Premiums.

The merchants OF Skowhegan have
asked to be permitted to take a hand
In booming the forthcoming Fair, Of the
Somerset Central Agricultural society
rather more directly than In former
years aud the trustees have arranged for
them to offer special premiums, the
donor specifying for what product Or
conteRt 1t shall be awarded. These
special premiums, with the name Of
the firm or individual by whom they
are furnished, are shown in the follow
ing list. 1t should be borne in mind
they are In addition to those offered by
the society in previous years and as
| will be noted they add materially to the
variety and awards to be competed for.
Bragg & Varney will give a rocker
worth $3 so for best domestic cheese.
{. Z. Ward Co. will give a $1,000 suit
of clothes for the best and largest dis
play Of farm products.
C.. Ward Co. will give q o. % suit OF
clothes for the best 2 year colt owned
and exhibited on track by a boz under
l6 years of age.
steward Bros. will give a bicycle
grinder for the best hatch Of incubator
chickens TO come out In the ball the
second day OF the fair.
Blunt Hardware Co. will give an $500
gun for the best trained pair of steer
calves exhibited by boy under le years
of age.
Walter P. Ordwsy will give a good
~ Ir NJ Lag 10 he
hibit.
X. c. Woodland & Son will give a Is so
Dbl of flour for the best 8 year old draft
colt.
c. W. Day will give Dbl. luxury -four
$3.50, for the fastest year old colt, to
harness, for a quarter mile.
S. ". Gould, ESQ. will give $10 90
cash for the beat tin of biscuit baked in
Society hall by girl not over Is years.
Frank & Abel Thompson will give
S. 90 for the best litter of pigs.
Ira A. Norton will give suit of
clothes, $1,000, for the best gentleman's
carriage horse.
r. v" Bucknam, the druggist, will
give $1,000 worth of wall paper for the
best display of home made rugs.
Walter r Robbins will give a gold
brooch, IS 90, for the best embroidery.
Somerset Traction Co. will give cash,
$40. 90. for the best display of fruit
r. Fl. Merrill & Son offer one pair
Walk-Over Shoes for the best pair of
Oxford Down lambs; amounting to
81 90.
Mr.. n. r. Besrce offers the following
specials: One set of hand turned shoes,
put on, for the highest scoring Trotting
bred yearling shown at the Somerset
Central Agricultural fair. 1906, the
same as above for the highest scoring
two year old Trotting bred, amounting
to 81 90
Mr.. D. B. Besrce offers a set of hand
turned shoes for the highest scoring
three year old colt, Trotting bred,
amounting to SO 90.
Mr.. Geo. Morrill, offers one % pound
pail of Nutritone (sold By him) for the
best draft weanlng colt.
Ivory Homestead offers, as special
premium, the service of Trotwood, sea
son of 1907, for the best weanling; also
the same for the best yearling by his
horse, to be shown at Somerset Central
Agricultural Fair, 1906 amounting to
$40 90.
Parker & Robinson offer as special
premium the services of their horse,
Pilot Nelson, 1907 for the best wesnling,
best yearling, best two year old, by
Pilot Nelson, to be shown at Somerset
entral Agricultural Fair, 1905, amount
Ing to $50 90
Mr. |. g. Traitor offers the services
of his horse, season of 1907. for the best
| weanling, also same for best yearling by
his horse, shown at the Somerset Central
| Agricultural Fair, 1906, amounting to
$1,000
The Farm Journal, Philadelphia, Pa.
will give five year subscription to
above Journal for the best pen of sheep
of each breed; for the best COW of each
br ed for the best trios of poultry as
follows: Barred and White Plymouth
Rocks, White Wysndottes, Rhode Island
Reds, Leghorns, white and brown,
single comb best Bronze Turkey COOLER;
best pair Pekin Ducks; best pair of
broken steer calves; for the best plate
of Baldwin Apples; for the best plate
of spy Apples; for the best display o:
canned fruit; for the best six pumpkins;
for the six best Hubbard squash for the
six best oushel Green Mountain po-
tatoes.
Articles entered in competition for
no aoO'o PiOhii NO arc W oS Pail u
the great fair to be held at Fairview
park, Skowhegan, Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday, September 25, 20 and
III and all contests for the various
awards will take place at that time. If
you are not already fully posted about
the fair, write to Ansel Holway secre
tary, for the schedule of premiums just
issued, which gives with the, list Of
premiums offered the full program for
the three days and other information
May Make Alcohol
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