The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-15
Athens Cattle Show and Fair.

he nearly perfect day called Iarg'
crowd, and interest seemed asDu
equally divided between out-of. doc
sports and inside attractions.
close and exciting ball game between
Skowhegan and Athens kept tht
Academy campus filed till a late
hour, Wesserrunsett Hall was crowd.
ed with dancers, Grange Hall wat
overlooking with spectators and still
there remained a fair sized crowd
upon the grounds, though the games
of chance, swings, fruit vendors, etc
were not SO well patronized as last
year.
The thrifty grangers had booths
fitted up zone at the entrance to
Grange Hall and another on the
grounds where they sold ice cream,
pop corn, candy, etc. They also
furnished dinner and supper for all
who wished, and a midnight supper
for the ball. James E. Chapman in
defiance of superstition, gave Is fine
squashes to be sold at tic per 10 for
benefit of grange, and another grang e
err, c. R. Oliver, / believe, gave an
ing nearest to its weight, guesses two
cents each, proceeds to go to grange.
This was won by J. F. Chapman who
guessed All lbs. 1t Weighs Az lbs
The exhibition of stock WAS not so
good as last year. Pastures have
been unusually short and stock is not
in good showing condition. Prem
iums were awarded as follows:
Best pair of oxen, Chas. Chapman
1st, Joseph Barker I'd, Geo. and
Frank Fox 3d.
Working oxen, 3. P Barker 1st, L.
B, Tay lor I'd, Ira Poland Sd.
Best pair 3-year- old steers, Geo.
and Frank Fox LIST, L. B. Taylor ID.
Matched 3year-old steers, L. B.
Taylor LIST, Fox Bros. I'd.
Two-year- old steers, Cecil Chap
man LIST
One -year-old steers, T. c. Fox LIST.
Best bull, Fred McColar 1st, P. II.
Cromwell I'd.
Best dairy COW, J. E. Chapman 1st,
Fred McCollar I'd, Wiley Hight Sd.
Three-y year old heifers, P. H. Crom-
well 1st and ID.
Two-year- heifers, Fred Nc
Collar LIST.
One year-old heifers, Fred Nc
collar LIST and Sd, P. s. Poland I'd.
Best pair matched horses, Gus
Nelson 1st, Arthur Rowell ID.
Three -year-old colt, Ira Poland LIST.
Two-year- old colt, Ed Goodrich
LIST, P. S. Poland I'd.
The hall exhibit was excellent, es-
pecially in the vegetable line. The
first shown was good but not in the
usual quantity. Following is the re-
port of judges in the different de-
partments
Apples: Ben Davis, Amos Chap
man LIST, Merle Hall ID. Alexander,
L. +. Hunnewell LIST. Fameuse,
Almon Whittier LIST. Mcintosh,
Almon Whittier 1st. Baldwins,
Almon Whittier LIST, Amos Chapman
ID, G. F. Barker Sd. BeIlhower, F.
G. Hight LIST. Maiden Blush, F. G.
Hight LIST. Wealthy, Amos Chap
man LIST. Peck's Favorite, Amos
Chapman list. Arctic, James Taylor
LIST, Almon Whittier ID. Kings, G. F.
Barker LIST, Almon Whittier ID.
Northern Spy, Amos Chapman 1st.
Hass, F. G. Hight 1st. Stark, c. F.
Barker LIST, F. P Collins ID. Maine,
Amos Chapman 1st. Russell, Rox-
bury F. G.. Hight LIST, Golden,
R. l. Greetings, Osgood York LIST.
Pound Sweet, G. +. Barker LIST, James
Taylor ID. Grapes, F. V. Barker LIST,
Fred Hight ID.
Vegetables: Pumpkins, Fred Nc
Collar, LIST; Geo. Scribner, ID; Par
NJ, IL
Jas. Taylor, ID; Howard E. Chap
man, 3. Potatoes, Chas. S. Leighton,
list; Geo. Scribner, I'd; j. B. Wiley,
Sd. Cabbage, James Taylor, LIST j;
Ellen Jones, End. Beets, II. S.
Elliott, LIST; Par Nelson, ID; Merle
Hall, Sd. Carrots, Alden Bucknam,
LIST; Par Nelson, ID. Turnips, Rev.
w. E. Greene, LIST; H. S. Elliott, ID
Par Nelson, Sd. Cucumber, Rev. w
E. Greene, LIST. Onions, F. V. Barker,
LIST. Field Corn, George Scribner,
LIST; Merle Hall, ID; Charles Chap
man, Sd. Sweet Corn, Almon Whit
tier, LIST; Fred Barker, I'd. Tomatoes,
Ellen Jones, LIST; Fox Sisters, I'd
Fred Hight, Sd.
Butter: lin fancy prints Mrs
Fred Corson, LIST and I'd.
Canned Fruit and Pickles: There
were but three exhibitors of these
but the array looked very tempting
Mrs. Eta Chapman, IA varieties, was
awarded LIST; Mrs. +. V. Barker, l.
varieties, I'd; Ellen P. Jones, Sd;
Mrs. Jones also had canned corn and
jelly.
Miss Hazel Goodwin of Brighton
and Dwight Emery each contributed
Gourds. Little Miss Goodwin's were
of the mixed variety and contained
81 kinds making an interesting study
Among big potatoes, MyIon Mason
brought seven that weighed IA lbs.
and Osgood York ten Planet that
weighed 10 lbs. and one weighed Il
lbs. Robert Hayden brought a stalk
of Sweet Corn That was 9 fit. 9 in.
high, and Geo. Gardner, Tobacco
plant, Oft. 10 in high. While Master
Howard Chapman brought the
daintiest, ripe pumpkin imaginable.
Donald Bowman contributed pair
of Angora Guinea pigs that proved a
great attraction.
Drawn work, lunch cloth Mildred
Baird, LIST, Mrs. Lizzie Eaton Stevens,
I'd and Sd; eyelet work, Mrs. A. T.
Hilton, 1st; crochet, Mrs. G. R.Oliver,
lst, corset cover }, Mrs. L. E. Rines, I'd.
Doilies, Mrs. o. NJ. Mason, LIST, Mrs.
Estelle Chapman, I'd and 3D.; tides,
Mrs. A. T. Hilton, LIST; burnt wood
work, Mylen Elliott, beautiful waste
paper basket; handkerchief case, Mrs.
g. K. Drake, list; woven basket work,
Mrs. r. l.. Baird, LIST and ID; sofa pill
lows, Mrs. Eta Chapman, LIST, Mrs.
Florence Elliott, ID, Mrs. c. r. Drake,
Sd; fancy aprons, Mrs. C. P. Oliver,