The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
CATTLE SHOW AND PAIR.



The South solon cattle show and
fair was held at South Soion Saturday
October ., and brought out large
crowd for u four corners show. Whiie
the show of neat stock was not up To
former years those on exhibition show
ed that cattle raising In Maine is not q
lost art and if other ways OF making
money nj farming were not plenty
cattle raising would be more common
The fair was one OF the best ever held
here and was pronounced ny good
Judges TO be better than some county
fairs. 1t Is safe to say that better
beets. onions, cabbage. squash, etc.
also apples and canned fruit, were
never seen here before.
Oxen were exhibited by Wills
blanchard. Albert Adams. Selden Kin
caid. and G. w. Jewett, who had the
largest pair on the grounds. leone
Jackson exhibited one year old steers ;
E White. one year old heifer; l.. F.
Boardman, cows and heifer calves
Premiums were awarded as foiioWs'
Draft horses, A. G. Head. 1st. Reuben
French, End; draft oxen. Is. >. kih-
caid, ist, A. J. Adams, End.
Other exhibits were: corn, ALVIN
Heald; potatoes, w. o. Paul. Dele
ware; f. White, rural prize taker
Iongfellow; Robert Green, Green
Mountain: A. C. Heald, Delaware; w
A. Jewett. Golden Coin; turnips, ruta-
boga. C. T. Durham, A. l.. Adams, l.
c. Jewett; beets, A. l.. Adams; Col
den Tankard and Blood turnip, A. G
Head Alvin Head, G. T. Durham
numpkins. l.. F. Boardman. A. e.
Heald, w. A. Jewett; squash, Louie
Roberts Hubbard mammoth and FAX
on, Lizzie Boardman; thirteen Vari-
cites, Alvin Heald. A. C. Head; Gu
cumbers, Alvin Heald, A. c. Head
Elsie Roberts; watermelons, Lottie
Roberts, Coles early and snow
bound; citron, Lottie Roberts; car
rots. A. C. Head; cabbage, A. Il.
Adams, OK heart, all season, and RED
back; apples, w. O. Paul; 10 vari-
cites, Lottie Roberts 5. A. c. Heald IL,
Myron Jewett Z, c. T. Durham IA, H.
F. Boardman Is, L. c. Jewet&2l, y.
G. Hutchings 3; pears, Clapp'ssfavor-
ite, Hazen l.. Jewett; peaches, Hazen
L. Jewett; butter, Mrs. l.. c. Jewett;
cheese, Mrs. Alvin Head, Mrs. l.. Z.
Jewett; canned fruit, Mrs. Lena
Heald. 7 varieties, Miss Lizzie Spear
10. Mrs. w. o. Paul IL, Mrs. Ruel
Rowell 7, Mrs. L. C. Jewett 4, Mrs.
Arthur Rowell 2; jelly, Mrs. E.
White; dahlias. Mrs. Frank Parlin,
tomatoes, mock oranges, bell peppers.
The fancy work exhibits were as
follows: Family album quilt, Lucy G.
Jewett; black silk shawl, Mrs. l.. Z.
Jewett; small quilt, Eldred c. Head;
print quilt, Mrs. Louisa Spear; pat
tern quilt, Mrs. Louisa Spear; wor-
sted quilt, Mollie Jewett; Solon
Grange, prize silk quilt; silk quilt,
Lena Head; prize worsted quilt,
South Solon church; worsted quilt,
Lula Jewett: quilt. Lena Heald;
drawing, Washington school, Miss
Mollie Jewett, teacher; silk quilt
Mrs. l.. C. Jewett; worsted quilt,
Flora s. Head; quilt, Cora Lena
Head; braided rugs, Mrs. Lizzie
Boardman, Mrs w. o. Paul; sofa pill
lows, Mrs. R. w. French, Georgia
Frances Parlin, Annie Keene; hand
painted sofa pillow. Mollie Jewett;
silk sofa pillow, Annie Keene; CEN
ter piece, Mrs. w. r. French; sofa
pillow, Mrs. l.. c. Jewett; embroided
night robe, Lucy Jewett.
A novel feature of the drawing
match was the drawing over 46 feet
of the load of stone by IL men, beat
ing the best pulling of the horses, es-
innate weight of the men being 1880
pounds, of the horses, $500.