The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-10

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Athens Cattle Show and Fair.
Thursday, Oct. 2, the Athens Grange
held it's cattle show and fair. The
weather was fine and large crowd
was in attendance. There was a
large exhibit of stock and the display
at the hall compared favorably with
that of many larger places; the hall
committee, Mrs. R. L. Baird, Mrs. c.
R. Oliver, Mrs. Lizzie Corson and
Mrs. Eta Berry deserve credit for
the tasty arrangements of the hall.
The fair was held in the new Grange
building not yet completed, but din
ner and supper, also supper for the
dance, were served in the dining
room of Odd Fellows hall and Melted
sum that must have gratified the
committee on refreshments, Mrs. e.
F. Jones, Mrs. Geo. Allen and Mrs.
Fred Corson.
The following committees served
very acceptably: On best herds, OK
en-, steers and calves, James Chap
man, o. IA. Mason and VIM. Foss;
matched oxen, steers and calves,
Frank Allen, Chas. Chapman and
Chas. Taylor; horses and colts, Ora
Judkins, John Curtis and Frank Allen;
COWS, G. F. Dore, John Curtis and
Frank Hight; canned fruits and jelly,
Helen Chapman, Georgia Curtis and
Ellen P. Jones; quilts and rugs, Mrs.
James Taylor, Mrs. Fred Ward and
Mrs. Ed Ward; fancy work and mis-
cellane Gus articles, Mrs. Bertha Traf
ton, Mrs. Bert Hight and Mrs. c. R.
Oliver.
HALL EXHIBIT.
Silk quilts, Mrs. L. E. Rines, Ist, Annie
McIntire, and; worsted quilts, Mrs. Lizzie
Corson. Ist, Mrs. E. r. Berry, and; cotton
quilts, Mrs. B. H. Johnson, list and grid, Mrs
Russell Cleveland End; slumber robes, Mrs
J. T. Hight, ist, Annie Hayden. and; wovt n
rugs, Fox sisters. Ist and 2nd; Drawn rugs
Mrs. Lewellyn Eaton, Ist and and, Eta
Berry grid; Braided rugs, Mrs. Misener, list;
Knit rugs, Annie McIntire, ist; Button rugs
Christie b. Eaton, Ist, Mrs. Rose Eaton, and
knitted shawls. Mrs. c. X. Oliver, Ist
Ethel McCollar, 2nd; afghans, Annie Nc
Intire, ist; sofa pillows, Mrs. Earle Ward
Ist, Mrs. c. r. Oliver, and and grid; sofa pill
low tops, Muriel Greene, Ist; drawn work
Jennie Fox, ist, Mrs o. M. Mason. and
stand covers, Mrs. L. E. Rines. list, Mrs. O.
NJ. Mason, and; tattirg Mrs. G. w. Bailey
Ist; lace, Ethel McCollar, Ist; tray clothes
Mrs. J. T. Hight, Ist and and; bead work
Mrs. H. Johnson, lst; aprons. Mrs. Os
good York, tst; cut glass. Mrs. Lizzie Cor
son, rst; souvenir china, Helen Chapman
ist, Lizzie Corson, end; mittens, Mrs Mar
tin ZONES, Ist, Mrs. Hannah Longfellow, and
stockings, Mrs. Hannah Longfellow, ust
Mrs. Martin Jones, and; potted plants
Helen Chapman, LIST, Fox sisters, End
shell ornaments, Mrs. B. H. Johnson. Ist
doilies, Mrs. o. M. Mason, rst; tides (silk)
Mrs. Helen Chapman, list, Fox sisters. and
Curios, Mrs. c K Oliver, Italian Rosary from
Rome, Italy; Oreon Wing, an ancient Ian
tern for burning whale oil; A. N. Whittier
handmade apple paret made, in 1885 b,
Smith Whittier f Harmony; Mrs. Mar.
Fisher, an immense gourd.
Canned Fruit Sweet apple, Fox sisters
Ist; crab-apple. Eta Chapman, Ist; pl1ms
Eta Chapman, Ist blackberry and swee
apple. Fox sisters, ist Eta Chapman, and
gooseberry, Fox sisters, lst; raspberries
Eta Chapman, ist, Fox sisters, and; straw
berry, Fox sisters, Ist, Eta Chapman, and
damsons. Fox sisters, Ist; pears, Eta Chap
man, Ist; black currants, Fox sisters, ist
plums, Eta Chapman, Ist; blueberries, Fo'
sisters, ist, Eta Chapman. and; picked
pears. Eta Chapman. list.
Jelly: Raspberry, strawberry and grape
Fox sisters. Ist; cranberry and apple, Ett'
Chapman, Ist; crab-apple, Ellen P. Jones
Ist: shrub RASPBERRY and strawberry 70,
sisters, Ist.
Apples: Perley Fogg heads the list will
~ varieties, Fox brothers, az, f. X. Berry
IA; other exhibitors of fine fruit were: Geo
Allen, Fred Corson leach with 5 varieties)
Mrs. O. NJ. N son, c. F. Barker and JOSEPH
Barker; pears, Mrs. o. Nj. Mason; grapes
Mrs Eta Berry; potatoes, Peter F. Hurd
E. R. Berry "a kinds), Wallace Jones. w
K. Magoon, A. N. Whittier, Joseph Barker
Arthur York, Floyd o. York and Bert Hight
pumpkins, Manley Mason and Benz. Meserve
beets, Alden Bucknam, Charles Cleveland
Benz. Meserve and A. N. Whittier; carrots
Alden buchanan; turnips, c. F. Barker, Fo,
brothers; squash, Wallace Jones, Benz
Meserve, Miss Evelyn Fogg and R. II. Booth
by; cabbage, Miss Evelyn Fogg; corn. Alder
Buchanan, Z X. Berry; cncumbers, Erpes
Moody, Henry Later and Mary Fisher; To
matoes, Ellen P. Jones.
There was fine display of fruit ant
vegetables, but owing to misunder
standing, no preference can be an
nounced; perhaps this is fortunate
since it may be construed that eacl
exhibitor was LIST in his department
The largest general exhibit wa
made by E. r. Berry: Potatoes, {
kinds) oats, India wheat, beans, (;
kinds J, corn and grapes.
One of the most pleasing exhibits
was collection Of 81 sketches, chief
ly watercolors but few oil painting
by Mrs. r. L. Baird, these added
greatly to appearance of the hall anC
were much enjoyed. There was also
an exhibition of the work of her class
in free hand drawing.
The display of cut flowers was very
attractive. Among the contributor
we're: Mrs. Almon Whittier, Mrs L
e. Rines, Mrs. B. H. johnson, Mrs
Geo. Allen, Evelyn Fogg, Lizzie Cor
son and Hannah Barker.
A bear shot by Maurice Small wa
on exhibition at the entrance to ths
hall, and attracted considerable at
tention.
LIVE STOCK.
Largest exhibit OF stock, C. II. Buzzell, Ist
best pair oxen. Ray E. Jones. list, Georg
Ward, and, Chas. Chapman, sd; 3 year oil
steers. Chas. Taylor, list, Ira Poland. and
James Chapman, sd; q year old steers, Lee
Foss. list; year old steers, B. P. Barker