The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-10-05
SPLENDID ARRAY OF An
IMALS AND PRODUCE
Large Crowd Was Present to Partici.
pate in the Worlds Fair nj Athens
and Greet Old Friends


name implied The weather was
perfect and the village swarmed with
people all day long. During the at
ternoon there were probably from
three thousand to thirty-fye hun
dred people in attendance. The
stock exhibition included magnif-
cent collection of animals from the
fine farms of the Wesserunsctt Val
ley section. Harvey D. Eaton. the
president of the Fair Association had
string of handsome Herefords
from his Cornyille farm, also some of
his Percheron horses, while other
big exhibitors Of stock were Geo. +.
Foster of Cornville with Guernsey
cattle; Eben Dean & Son Of Madison
with Hereford stock and Frank
Hight of Cornyille with cattle of the
Holstein breed These animals were
shown in the field adjacent TO Elm
wood, the lovely old country place
of the Wares, now owned by Dr. Ell
lingwood. while the midway was sta
toned along the highway close to
Monument Park One of the at
tractiye booths in this section of the
Fair was the refreshment place
conducted by the pupils of Somerset
Academy, which had been deliberately
trimmed with greenery. Grange
Hall was also another place of great
interest especially to the women and
agriculturists, for within its auditori-
UNI was a wonderful collection of
vegetables and household arts. r.
L. Hurd and Mrs. VIII Eldridge eX-
hibited paintings, While there were
many varieties of fancy work of in
tricate fashion and much value. In
the farm produce department. hand
some fruits were shown by Mrs. E.
r. Berry of Athens and Harry Good
win of South Scion Bert Corson
had big pumpkins; Osgood S. York,
corn and potatoes; G. F. Flewellyn,
| NCSttdDl0o anu uOhtlSt I1tl btl L.
Corson of Brighton, big squashes; J.
c. Kincaid ropes Of onions in garland
fashion; Mrs. Eta X. Cooley and
Forrest Cleaves, big cucumbers and
Mrs. ]. F. Sidell, a collection of huge
eggs and a contrasting one of tiny
measurements. Potatoes were shown
by Lewis Smith and Forrest Bos-
worth and quantity Of corn by
Arthur l.. Williams. Probably moth
ing in the exhibition line attracted
more attention than the special eX-
hibits. Among these were the fine
showing of vegetables by Barker &
Brown, progressive farmers in Ath-
ent, while the unique arrangement of
A. A. Halls exhibit was a notable
one. Various fruits. tomatoes, red
yellow and green and grains and
beans of various kinds were placed
in compartments of wooden bas-
kct. The columns and cross pieces
supporting the same were embellish-
ed with flowers and vegetables while
tiny bottle of milk was a reminder
of the dairy products of the farm as
was the tiny egg basket of its poul-
= try department. The Fox Sisters
also had a fine collection of agricul-
tural produce, canned fruits. butter,
cheese and nearly everything else
that grows on a farm The stuffed
chicken in this big exhibit certainly
/ looked good enough to eat as did all
/ the other eatible goods these capable
housewives had prepared for the
/ fair. Joseph Matson won second on
his fine showing of produce. The
/ butter and cheese department
contained samples from the
diaries of Mrs. Ellen p. Jones and
Mrs Stillman Blaisdell and there
were quantities of other things in the
hall but space Will not permit of a
complete enumeration of the articles
therein. A unique sign told the Wis
itors that the Cornville NJ. E. B. So
ciety were conducting a sale, and
many flowers added to the beauty of
that department, while one of the
most interesting places in the build
ing was the display of work done by
| the school pupils which was shown
in the small room of the Grange
Building upstairs. In l. o. O. F.
Hall dancing was in order and this
proved very alluring place to many
of the younger element while the
Changers fed large number of the
visitors during the noon hour There
were very many people from out of
the town present during the day and
among them were Robt NJ. Stiles, the
newly appointed Agricultural Agent
for Somerset County, whose head
quarters are for the present in Hart
land.
BUNKER HILI-ATHENS
Mrs = r Rraeipr md con CaOrUn