The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-19


the old Somerset Central Agricultural
Society is now in full swing and the
exhibition in its entirety is one that is
not only credit to its management,
but is replete with benefit and pleas
ure to all who attend. The weather
is glorious and today the last of the
show should see a crowd in excess of
any gathering seen heretofore within
the gates of Fairview Park.
AS early as Monday morning, the
stock began to arrive in large num-
bers and exhibitors found everything
neat and span awaiting them, and to
the interested ones, who have given
so freely of their time to make the
exhibition this year the success it has
proved, many thanks are due from
all.
Nothing like so large exhibits in all
departments has ever been seen here
before, and the best feature of the
whole, is the fact that many of the
best exhibits come from surrounding
towns, a showing which proves the
interest taken in the good old Somer-
set Central Society throughout the
county.
In the cattle department there were
over 200 head, and every variety and
the best of it's respective kind was
here. In the poultry show over 1900
birds were on exhibition, many of
them being prize birds from the Maine
State and Central Maine Fairs, the
homes of whose owners are in this
county. 1t is the largest by three
fold ever made here and Prof. George
P. Coffin, the expert poultry man from
Freeport, who is acting as judge in
this department, pronounces it the
best collection he has ever seen to-
gether. The report of the cattle and
poultry exhibit is equally true of the
sheep and swine, best ever.
The HALL EXHIBIT.
Not for years has Exhibition Hall
presented as pleasing sight as greets
the eyes of visitors. AS usual, j. N.
and l. j. Smith are on hand with a
fine showing of musical instruments
and their booth receives lots of atten-
tion from the fact that all love music.
Skowhegan's hustling G nwoo d
agent, F. A. Wood, has fine showing
of these popular ranges and heaters.
L. L. Morrison of the Skowhegan Rug
Works shows many pretty designs of
their manufacture. The display of
fancy work, oil paintings, ETC., is
pleasing, but the horticultural exhibit,
that of the canned fruit, and more es-
pecially the appetizing showing of
fruit and vegetables, is of the first
quality and we question If even our
State shows had a display the equal
that is seen here of products from the
farms.
Nothing in the entire exhibit i'll the
hall attracted more attention or can
prove of more benefit to the unin-
formed than the showing of the draw
ing and color work by pupils of our
{
work from the manual training de-
partment. This exhibition tells sto-
ry much more emphatic than words
of the wisdom of introducing these
valuable adjuncts to the education OF
our young. They were pleasing in
the extreme.
TUESDAYS PROGRAMME.
There were but two events on the
racing card for Tuesday, the first day
This in itself was an innovation, as in
former years the first day has been
devoted wholly to the cattle, the pull
ing of the town teams and the exami-
nation of the various departments of
sheep, swine and poultry.
The first event was the colt stake
race for three year olds, there being
six starters out of nine entries. Much
interest was taken in this race from
the fact that the entries were confined
to Somerset county horses. 1t was
open to both trotters aud PAGERS,
hopples were barred, the purse was
800 and the heats were one-half mile,
best three in five. The summary:
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