The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-09-17

eIett T Goodrich, superintendent.
MIS- Grace McGregor, Mrs {. "
Goodrich and {. VI. Lambert, com
mittee OF arrangements: r A saw
yer and Mrs. David 4. Haig. Commit
tee Of awards.
Ticket department. 3. A. Sawyer,
superintendent
Judge Of neat stock, sheep and
swine, Levi Moshier Of Farmingtop.
Judge Of horses and colts. DR.. A.
Jolly of Waterville.
Starting judge for the morse racing
events, Hugh Sweeney Of Portland.
POULTRY DEPARTMENT.
The poultry department presented
fine appearance this year with the
three hundred new coops. There
were many fine birds and Mr.. Coffin.
the Judge, who has attended all the
state fairs this year, said ne had seen
no exhibition of higher quality.
Among the most noteworthy were the
ten Plymouth Rocks from the Yards
OF the Pittsfield Poultry farm. This
institution was established three Years
ago and now represents an invest
ment OF about SIS, 900. The ave
over four thousand LAYING hens ard
breed standard thorough bred Bar
red Rocks exclusively. Both the
proprlo tors, Messrs. F. w. Briggs and
Gordon Dobson, were in attendance
at the fair and on hand at the poultry
department much of the time. While
they regard their poultry enterprise
as business proposition, they take a
great interest in breeding for perfect
individuals of the Plymouth Rock
type, much more than thew would
have from commercial instinct alone.
pair OF White Holland turkeys,
shown by Robert Snow of Nassalboro,
attracted much attention. Mr.. Snow
was formerly of this place, son OF the
late timothy Snow. The awards of
the poultry department, and of all
other departments of the fair will be
gwen In our next issue.
THE PULLING CONTESTS.
There were good number Of en-
tries in the pulling contests, both for
horses and cattle, and there was much
, interest in them. The following is
the summary of the various classes:
Draft oxen I #. in. and under,
weight of load, 1920 lbs.-H. S. Jones,
par, grit it. in, hauled load 1876
1t. in, LIST; R. Bigelow, pair, girt
It. II in, hauled load 81 #. 8 in, End;
II. F. Danforth & Son, l pair, girt
it. II in, hauled load IS fl, 3rd.
Draft oxen TT. 10 in. and under,
weight of load 437O-E. Dean & Son.
pair girt fit. in, hauled load 37s
it. in, LIST; c. P. Whittemore pair.
girt fit. in, hauled load 321 fl. 8 in.
End; d. |. Walker q Son, pair, girt
6 fit. in, hauled load 129, 3rd.
Sweepstakes for oxen-C. y. Atkin-
son, 1894 TT, LIST; H. S. Jones, 20 IT,,
End; Ed. Loomis, y it,, 3rd.
Draft Horses 5000 and under, weight
of load 5920-J. L. Eiles, POS #, lst:
Nike st. Ledger, 81 it., 3rd Skowne-
gan Lumber Co., lie fl 2nd.
Draft horses 26o0 and under, weight
/ of load, 5400-French Bros. Dos #. lst;
! Chas. Whittemore, IS #, End.
Judges, Albert Holt, Calvin Eaton.
A. B. Walker.
Two hnal sweepstake events. one
each for horses and cattle OF the
heavier class, occurred at ten O'Clock
THIS morning, the result of which will
be gwen IN our next issue.
THIS AFTERNOONS RACES
This afternoon promises to be the
best Of the entire program and in
cludes the stake race for 2.26 PAGERS
and 2.3S trotters for purse of $500.
The minute class for purse Of 500.
and the free for all class for purse OF
$3.50. There are excellent fields of
horses in all events and again We hope
to have another record breaking
crowd that will close the great snow
of 1905 in halo of glory and encour-
age the management To make the ex-
hibition of next year even better if
such were possible. There will also
be ball games and another balloon as
cension.
The complete schedule of awards in
different departments will be publish
"a IN,