The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-25
AWARDED At
THE FAIR


OF the Somerset Agricultural Society.
A Splendid Exhibit In the Various
Departments.
In the exhibitions at the fair of the
Somerset Central Agricultural Socie-
ty held last Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, none were admired more
than the saddle horse show. There
were nine entries and the winner of
the blue ribbon was E. c. Butler, Esq.
of Skowhegan. DR.. T S. Bigelow was
awarded second premium and Harry
Day, third. The several handsome
animals were paraded in front of the
grandstand during the afternoon of
Friday.
Other awards in this department
were as follows: Parker and Nay
trotting bred stallion, 1st; Trotting
bred mare with foal at side, c. p.
Whittemore; year old trotting bred
colt, C. H. Gardner, 1st; Earle Bessey,
Hinckley, foaled 1913. lst 2 year old,
list; II. D. Eaton, Esq, draft bred
foaled of 1918. 1st; draft bred stall
lion, G. s. Benson, 1st; L. r. and W.
r. Brown, End Draft brood mare
and colt, Elmer Rowell, 1st. M. S.
Rowe, End; Paul Giles, 3rd. Matched
carriage drivers, George Tilton. 1st.
Gents Carriage Horses, G. w. Gun
bingham, 1st, P. w. Merry. End, C. II.
Gardner, 3rd, Herbert T. Jewett, 4th.
Draft colts, years old, C. B. White,
1st year old draft colt, Bradbury
Bros LIST. Yearling colts, L. G. Ste
vens, LIST, F. R. Libby, End, Paul Giles,
3rd.
Cattle Department.
Grade Shorthorns: Fred. T.
calf, LIST; Eben Dean e Son. Madison,
yearling heifer, End.
Grade Guernsey: Eaton Mt. Farm,
4 year old cows, LIST and End, 2 year
old heifers, End; Bert Hilton & Son,
Arson, year old heifer, 1st, year
ling heifer, End; Eben Dean & Son,
yearling heifer, 1st.
Working Oxen and Steers: M. and
D. Gray, Arson, years or over, 1st;
E. o. Loomis, End; Eben Dean & Son,
3rd Bert Hilton & Son, year old
LIST; l year old, r. q. Bigelow, 1st;
N. Blanchard, calves, list.
Matched Oxen and Steers: Eben
Dean & Son: year old or over, 1st i;
E. o. LOOMS, year old or over, 1st
3 year old steers. 1st; R. G. Bigelow
A year old oxen, 3rd; Leslie Williams
3 year old steer, End.
Short horn (full blood: Roscoe G
Bigelow, bull calf, list; year old
COW or over, LIST, 3 year old heifer
LIST; l year old heifer, LIST and End
heifer calf, LIST
Herefords Qull BLOODY Eben Deau
G. Son, Madison, year old bull, LIST
year old bull, LIST, heifer calf, End
4 year old cow, LIST and End, 2 year
old heifer. LIST and End, Harvey D.
Eaton, Waterville, bull and heifer,
LIST and 1st heifer calf, list.
Jerseys Gull blood) Arnold Brown
Larone, bull calf, 1st and End, 4 yaal
old COW, LIST, 2 year old heifer, Isl
l year old heifer, LIST and End, heifel
calf LIST; Theodore Vigue, Skowhegan
3 year old heifer, 1st,
Holsteins: Eaton Mountain Farm
2 year old bull or over 1st, bull calf
1st year old COW, LIST and End,
year old heifer, 1st and End yearling
1st heifer calf, ;st and End.
Grade Jerseys: C. &. Cleveland, a
year old COW. Ind; Eaton Mountain
Farm, year old COW, 1st; Bert Hill
ton &, Son, 2 year old heifer, 1st, ]
year old heifer, 1st; Perley Foss, ]
year old heifer, End hcifer calf, End.
Town Team, Oxen and Steers
Town team of oxen and steers 3-5 OF
premium money TO be given to E. o.
LOOMS there having been some mis-
unders landing among the exhibitors
in this class.
Grade Holsteins: Pcrley Foss, COW
year old, 1st and End, year old
heifer, LIST; Eben Dean & Son, heifer
calf, 1st; C. C. Cleveland, heifer calf
End
Grade Herefords: Bert Hilton &
Son, cow year old, Ist, year OLD
heifer, LIST.
Sheep Department.
Grade Sheep Gladys E. Rowel!
Madison, pen eve sheep 2 year old
LIST, pen eve sheep l year old, LIST
pen eve lambs, list; A. Crowell, per
eve sheep year old End, pen eve
lambs, End.
Merinos: Elmer Nichols, Madison
R. D., 2 year old buck. LIST and End
l year old buck, 1st and End, buck
lamb, LIST and End. year old eve
LIST and End, l year old eve, LIST and
End, eve lamb, LIST and End.
Oxford Downs; George w. Weeks