Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-10
Somerset Agricultural Fair
to Be The Best Ever.
All Kind Of Racing and a Base
Ball Series Between -Four Teams.
The essnty Exesls In Sheep In.
dustry.- Town Gossip.

which is to be held at Fairview Park,
SkOwhegan, September 10, IA and Ia,
is to be the largest and best ever held
In the county The entries in every
department will be large. The horse
racing will be Of the best in the State
this year. The famous horse, Stanley
c, 80 we'll known throughout the State.
formerly owned by Stanley Chalmers,
now owned at Clinton will make up
one of the features of the racing. He
has q record of 2.17A. Another great
feature will be the $500 derby handl-
cap race The race. entries are no"
full.
There will be baseball games during
the three days of the fair. The second
day there will be games played be-
tween Athens and Bingham, and
Skowhegan and Madison. On the third
day games between Madison and Atht
ems, and Skowhegan and Bingham.
There will be good games on the first
day.
The committee on the stock exhibit
have been assured of fine exhibit
at the fair this year. The poultry ex-
hibit will be uncommonly good. There
Is to be a large entry and one OF the
features of this department will be a
44-pound turkey which will be shown
by Walter Adams. This department
will be in charge Of Harry Isles who
is putting in special efforts to make
this part Of the fair record one.
One of the predominating attractions
will be the automobile races. About
so automobiles are entered. This Will
be five mile race against time
During the three days there will be
music furnished by the Skowhegan
and Lakewood bands. The first and
second days the Skowhegan band will
furnish the music throughout the en-
tire performances and the third DAY
Lakewood band will furnish the music
and as a special feature the prodigy
boy cornetist, Victor Robbins. Wi
give solos.
It IL an undisputed fact that Som
erset county excels in the sheep IN
dustry. Bert Hilton. one of the priz'
winners at the different fairs IN Ne"
England Is in charge of this depart
ment. He and his brother will exhib-
II Shronshires and Oxfords with Other
breeds which they have won prize
with in nearly every New Engiah
state. F.. f. Clifford of Canaan, VINO
won s113 in prizes from the stat
fairs last year from seven sheep, VII
exhibit his Leicester breed. This car
not fail to be an attraction to all. +.
F.. Wentworth Of Springvale, one OF IN
hest horse men in the State, Will b'
the starter at the races.
The children of the w. G. L. L
Sewing school, under the direction o
Mrs. Philo Steward and Mrs. N. RI
Caswell beautifully carried GU
wednesday afternoon in G. A. r. hal
the following program: Devotional eN
ercises conducted by Mrs. r. U. bur
rill. chorus, Were a Band of Chill
dren;" piano duet, Miss Mary Emer.
and Miss Annie Caswell; recitation
."The Cigarette Master kenneti
Copp; piano solo. "Grande Vales'
Miss Winona Paddock: quotations.
Dorothy Drew, Doris Bullet, Dorl
Rogers, Morris Prevo; chorus. m.
country IT'S of Thee" recitation, "Th
Cnildren's Hour" Lillian Provist; vo
cal duet. .Lillies Of the Field SO Fair.
Catherine Huckins and Evelyn Heal
ey: recitation, wanted a Girl. Gear
ie Thompson; recitation. Il Cannot o.
a Washington" Gladys Crocker; plan
solo, Helen white: recitation. "kind
ness of Truth" Little Frogs FLOR
ence Lewis; song. "Some Glad Day.
Mrs. philo Steward and children; reel
ration. Mother Days" Elma Fiuett
vocal duet, Dorothy Pennell: Jense'
Pennell: recitation. THE Man in tn
Noon, Kathryn Huckins; piano SOLO
"song of the Pines" Ella FLANDERS
readings, Mrs. Ethel M. Hight; 1a'r.
story, Mrs. Nellie Copp; distpoutloh y
gifts of reward to the children FOR per
fect attendance, Improvement In Sc"
ing, etc. by Mrs. N. H. Casweli; re
port Of the season by Mrs. LaCasce' II
which she said that the average at
tendance had been over so. Ice cream
and cake were served. closing happ!
and profitable afternoon for chiidre'
and guests.