The independent-reporter., 1910-09-22
ANNUAL FAIR At
ATHENS VILLAGE
No Better Cattle Exhibit
In County
Athenians and Others Agree in Pro-
R0uncing 1t a Success.

Every Athenian and everybody
who had the opportunity of attend
ing the annual fair which was held
at Athens village Tuesday are ready
to pronounce the affair a success. At
early morning clouds threatened and
discouraged for time many of the
people but before noon fully a thou
sand people were in Athens. The ex-
hibits were large and of an unusually
good variety. 1t can be truly said
that no fair held in the county thus
far, including the Skowhegan fair,
has had a better exhibit of cattle than
was seen on the fair grounds at Ath-
ems Tuesday. Joseph Barker had a
| fine exhibit of Hereford steers. A good
yoke of two year old Hereford
steers was exhibited by George Ward
Floyd York had a dandy pair of two
year old Durhams. Fox Brothers
had big exhibit and many that were
unsurpassed by any. His were Dur
hams and Grade Herefords. They
ranged from two year olds to one
year olds, there being several yoke of
them. George Ward had a yoke of
working oxen that girted about sew
en- feet b. p. Barker had a fine yoke
| of Holstein oxen; also A. 7. Hilton
& Son, A c. Buzzell, L. B. Taylor and
Charles Buzzell. The best pair of
work horses shown at the fair were
owned by Mr.. Eaton of Cornville
There were two two year old colts
exhibited sired by Pilot Nelson. One
was owned by Guy Barker and one
by b. p Barker. Fox brothers had a
three year old colt sired by Trot-
wood that showed off we'll. One of
the finest exhibits was Holstein
heifer calf exhibited by Charles En-
cry and a Grade Hereford heifer calf
by B. P. Barker. T. C. Fox took the
exhibit. He had a calf six months
old and COW Alden Bucknam had
the prize dairy Jersey COW and q
| JCloN9 NoIl bNS
old C. F. Dore had a Jersey COW
and calf that pleased the eye; also
]. E. Chapman a Jersey cow. The
prize pigs were shown by e. H
Cook. They had had no mother since
they were nine days old They are
now several weeks old and thrifty
The dinner prepared by the Athens
Grange In the beautiful new Grange
| AaJ oP ha ohiQf atfrqCfinnE
and joys of most people present
When it comes to a cracking good
dinner the ladies of the Athens
Grange are always present with the
prize caps. A general satisfaction
spread along through the hall as
everybody seated themselves at the
dinner table Tuesday, there were sc
many good things-pies, cakes and
such excellent beans.
The people of Athens always plan
to have a good hall exhibit at their
annual fair and this one was one OF
the best Every exhibitor appeared
to want to beat somebody else. Eph
rain Berry evidently wanted to have
the biggest squash. H. w. Rowel
had fine trace of corn; old bounc-
ing turnips were exhibited by Alden
Bucknam. C. H. Taylor exhibited
choice kinds of beets. Rousing big
turnips measuring from to 10 inch
es across them were shown by Hor-
ace Elliott. Two mammoth pump
kins were shown by Ed Nelson one
weighing 38 pounds and the other Al
The prize exhibit of apples was
shown by Charles Barker, one of the
thrifty farmers of Athens. Hattie
Dore, the queen butter maker Of the
town showed some excellent palate lu-
bricator. When the exhibition hall
opened a stalk of corn that measured
ten feet high was standing in the
corner and in half an hour Charles
Taylor had standing beside it two
stalks that measured IL to IA feet
high. Plants exhibited by Hattie
Dore attracted a good deal of at
tention. An old gun picked up the
time of Braddocks defeat in 1875
was shown by Claude Barker, the
we'll known cornetist, native of Ath-
ems. A very pretty silk crazy quilt
stood prominent, the maker being
Mrs. Leonard Leighton; also one by
Helen Mclaughlin. Florice York had
pretty drawn work handkerchief. A
sofa pillow worked by Edgar Fox was
unique among the several exhibits
Mr.. Fox is a camera artist. This
pillow had views of the different
buildings and places In and about
Athens, they being printed on the
cloth Of the pillow.
Ida Barker and Mrs. F. B. Stod-
dard, the artists of Athens, showed
some fine specimens of their work. Miss
Barker showed a toad stool on which
she had pricked with a pin. a view