The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-02
SOLON FAIR OPENS TO.
MORROW
Plenty OF SpOrts-GOod Music
Grand Ball In the Evening

The Solon Agricultural Society will
hold their annual Cattle Show and
Fair tomorrow (Friday). Ii stormy,
next fair day, except Sunday. The
Fair will be held in Grange Hall,
show on School lot
The society has made great Ell
fort to make this the best exhibition
in its history There will be spleI-
did exhibit of stock for which the
town is noted. Two ball games have
been arranged the first between
Solon High school and Somerset Aca-
deny and the second between Solon
town team and Anson town team.
There will also be a basket ball game
between the girls of Solon High and
the girls of Anson Academy This
is an innovation in out-of-door sports
and will he well worth watching.
Dancing will be in progress both af-
ternoon and evening with music by
Welch's famous jazz orchestra of
Waterville
The following premiums have been
offered for the various displays.
Draft horses. over 260O pounds,
$500 first; $500 I'd; $1,000, Sd.
draft horses, 5000 pounds or under,
$500, $500, $1,000. Three year
old colt, draft bred. $500, $500.
Three year old colt, trotting bred,
$500, $500. Two year old colt. draft
bred. $500, 5000. two year old colt,
trotting bred, $500, $500; one year
old colt, draft bred, $500, $500. One
year old colt trotting bred, $500, 50.
Foal of 1919. draft bred $500 $500.
Foal of 1919, trotting bred $500, So.
Bull beef breed $500. $500 Bull,
dairy breed, $780, $500. Bull calf
beef breed. $500, $1.OO. Bull calf,
dairy breed, $500, $1OO. Herd of
cows, beef breed,( not less than four
or more than six, $1,000. $500 Herd
of cows. dairy breed mot less than
four or more than siX), $1,000. $500
Cow dairy breed, $500, $500 Cow
beef breed, $500. $500. Three year
old heifer. beef breed. $500 $100
Three year old heifer, dairy breed So
ST. Two year old heifer, beef breed
81 90, $100. Two year old hefer
dairy breed. $500, 500 One year
old heifer, beef breed, $500 81 90
One year old heifer, dairy breed $500
$100. Eeifer calf, beef breed. $500
Sl00. Heifer calf, dairy breed 5000
$100. Pair oxen, $500, $500. Pair
three year old steers, $500 $500
Pair one year old steers, $500, $500
Pair two year old steers, $500, $500
Pair calves. $500 5000 Best pen
of five sheep. any breed, $500. $500
Best pen hogs, any breed, $500 $500
Best display of farm produce in Hall
$500 $500. Best display of fancy
work. $500, 5000 Best display OF
canned goods $500. 5000 Spring
pig grown by member of BOYS and
Girls Club, $500. $500. $1OO. Dis
play of chickens raised by member OF
Boys and Girls Club, $500, $500
$500. Corn raised by member OF
Boys and Girls Club. $500, $500
$1.O0 Potatoes raised by member Of
Boys and Girls Club, $500, $500
$1oo Display of canned fruit put VI
by member of BOYS and Girls Club
$500, 50 90. 800 Entrance fee for
draft horses 5000. All other exhibits
free Two or more teams must be
entered in each class for the pulling
and a weigh bill giving the weight OF
each team on day of show must be
produced if required by judges
The officers of the society are A, c
Head, president; Joseph Matson
secretary; John McCollor, treasurer