The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-04
EXHIBITS FEATURE THF
NEW PORTLAND SHOW
Success Crowns Efforts of New Port.
land Fair Promoters

The New Portland Free Cattle Sbou
and Fair was held at Trotting pa,t
Grounds, between the East and North
villages, Saturday. September 20. Tho
day was more favorable than usu.,
and In consequence a large crowd wa.
In attendance, many coming by auto
Besides all of New Portland. and
large numbers from Kingfield. there
were represented the neighborinv
towns OF Strong. Pennington, Skow.
hogan. North Arson. Scion, Bingham
Embden. Madison. Stratton and Flag.
stan.
The midway had its usual attrac.
lions of fakirs and peddlars, lunch
candy and fruit stands In the Fair
tent there was good display OF
fancy work, vegetables and fruit and
jewelry made from shells was on sale
The premiums awarded were as fol.
lows:
Old fashioned rug. Maude Nye. LIST
Knitted lace, Mrs. Sophia E Green
LIST. Towels, filet lace insertion
Mrs. w S. Stafford, LIST, End and 3rd
Handkerchief, mile-a- minute border
Rena Stafford, aged II years. LIST
Filet yoke set, Mrs. Wallace Stafford
LIST. Crochet doilies, Mrs. A. J. NIL
| lay, LIST and End. Log cabin sofa
pillow, Mrs. Frank Nye, LIST Silk
quilt, Mrs. A, J. Millay, 1st Mittens
LIST Bouquet Flox, Mrs. A. J. Millay
knit by Hilda L. Green, aged 10 years,
| LIST.
vegetables-Red pop corn, A. E.
Millay, LIST. White pop corn, Hilda
and Ruth Green, LIST. Sweet corn.
H. p Jones, LIST; II. A. Emery, End
Cabbages. Kenneth Henderson, 1st;
H. P. Jones, End. Turpips. Kenneth
Henderson, LIST. Potatoes, green
mountain, Kenneth Henderson. LIST;
Earliest Of EARLY, Chester NJ Hilton,
LIST. Carrots, Kenneth Henderson. LIST
Ralph Nichols exhibited a freak car.
rot. Beets, Kenneth Henderson, LIST.
Pumpkins, j. H. Green & Son, LIST:
G. Lisherness, End: Chester Hilton,
3rd. Cucumbers. J. H. Green & Son,
LIST. Best collection OF apples, H. P,
Jones, list; M. G. Atwood, End.
Squashes; Levi Thompson, LIST. To-
matoes. J. H.3Green q Son, 1st Beans.
Chester N. Hilton, sulphur bean, LIST.
Collection Of beans, 20 varieties, J. H.
Green. LIST. Onions. ]. H. Green &
Son, 1st.
The stock exhibited had about the
usual number and the premiums
awarded we're:
- Dairy herd, M. C. Walker, LIST; Fred
Berry, End. Dairy COW, c. ]. Luce,
l1st:l NJ C.. Walker, End; AL Hall, Sd
0xen;} Rufus Gould. LIST Two year
ODDS, Rufus Gould, End. Matched
steers, Byron Trip. LIST. Grade
Durham Cows, M. NJ. Tozier, LIST and
3rd; Perley Luce, End Two year
olds, M. M. Tozier, LIST; one year old,
NJ. NJ Tozier, 1st. One year old bull
NJ. M. Tozier, LIST. One year old
steers, NJ NJ Tozier, LIST. Grade Jer-
seys, one year old. Kenneth Hender-
son, LIST. Herefords. especially fine
pair, one year old steers, F. S. Boyn-
ton. LIST. Heifer calf, F. s. Boynton,
LIST.
Sheep, O. H. Chase, Hampshire
downs, buck lamb, LIST and End; eve,
1st and 2nd year old buck, 1st; 2
year old buck. LIST Grade Oxford
downs, Dell Green, LIST. Swine, o. |.
c., o. H. Chase, LIST; Harry Jones, I'd
An especially interesting ball game
was played In the afternoon between
the Kingfeld team and New Vine
yard nine. The lineup:
KINGFIELD NEW VINEYARD
Vaughan Davis, p Eddie Tague. C
Leland Page, Ivan Parlin,
Eroll Mckinney, fb Richardson, ID
Deans Davis, sb Verne Richardson, SD
Vaughan Huse, tb Jerry Leavitt, 3b
Asa Small, ss John Varnel, IS
Alfred Durrell, IL Barker, II
Arthur French, CT Smith, CT
Claude McMullen, RI Gray, ri
The first three innings the New
Vineyard boys showed up very well
and led the ,kingfield team In play
ing Then the Kingfield nine rallied
and at the 5th inning were ahead OF
the N. " team.1the score standing S
to 4, but in he'last half Of the inning
the New Vineyards tied the score so
1t stood 5 to S. Then the Kingf1eld
ponents letting them get only one
more score, closing the game with a
| lead of four ruins, the score standing
to 10 In favor of Kingfield.
The Cattle Show and Fair Commit
| tees were as follows:
Committee Of ARRANGEMENTS
Smith, NJ. Berry. Thurston Hutchins
| Frank jones' Will Parsons, Stanley
Perkins, E. E. Atwood.
Secretary of Fair, Mrs. Nellie Jack
| son. Judges of cattle, sheep, poul-
try and swine, H. A. Emery, P. D
| Luce, Charles Walker Judges for
pulling and show horses. Bert Savage
H. P. Jones, John Berry. Judges for
Fair fancy work and canned goods,
Mrs. Nellie Berry, Florence Norton,
Eta Knowles. Judges Fruit and
Vegetables, Granville Lisherness, H.
A. Plummer, Thurston Hutchins.
Committee to solicit exhibits, H. P.
Jones, DR.. Pratt, Vern Iishness. Del
mont Norton, Tennie Luce. Clark
Luce. Committee on ball game, NJ.
c. Quint, Earl Fenlason, Bert Savage.
Oficers-Dr. Pratt, president; Fred
Knowles, treasurer; 0. w. Chase, Sc
cretary; r. B. Hartman. collector;
II. c. Walker, marshall.