The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-09-30

st. Cecela's orchestra, whose music
so charmed the large audience last
night, will play again this evening.
The air battles. the pleasures of the
midway and all other events sehedul-
ed will take place today and tomor-
row. Everybody come and get the
real pleasure of an old fashioned agri-
cultural fair with all the up to date
features to enliven the event. The
Skowhegan Citizens Band is in at
tendance all three days.
In spite of unfavorable weather
Tuesday the Somerset Central Fair
started off with plenty of pep and en-
thusiasm, thanks to the speedy work
and efficient direction of President
George H. Plummer and the other Of
ficers. There was plenty to amuse
the good sized crowd of people even
though the first day program was not
carried out A lot of the fakirs were
already on the scene, enough GER
tainly to separate the people of this
section from quite bit of their good
money. Where they were not in ac-
tive operation they were getting ready
and the erection OF tents and stalls
was not an uninteresting pastime Tor
the on-lookers. Over on the athle-
tic ground bunch of huskies from
the high school were getting ready for
the next days football game and Lieut.
Jones with his aeroplane was watched
with interest during his frequent
flights into mid air with Skowhegan
people as passengers. Down in the
old exhibition building there was
merry throng OF dancers and the
catchy strains OF jazz which fioated
thru the windows from the skilled
hands of Welch's orchestra enlivened
the entire environment thereabouts. A
large percentage of the stock was IN
its place on the first day and 1t proved
a good opportunity for the towns
people to get better acquainted with
the live products of our surrounding
towns. The exhibition building was
another interesting place the greater
part of the exhibits being arranged
during the first day. Around the
walls were the booths of many of the
local business firms and these with
their artistic decorations and bright
colors added a distinct touch of sun
shine to the otherwise somewhat
gloomy day Here was the farm
produce and the flowers with big
display of fancy work on the second
floor.
EXHIBIT OF AGRICULTURAL CLUB
In this building was also displayed
the great array OF vegetables, canned
goods and domestic arts shown by the
BOYS and girls who have worked so
faithfully in the various agricultural
clubs during the past season. IN
each instance the work of these ex-
hibitors must be classed collectively
because of lack of space in our col
umns, but throughout the entire dis-
play there was evidence of skill ana
a thorough understanding OF 1arm
production or housewifery as the case
might be. Sweet corn exhibitors were
Bertha Hunnewell. Albert McMichael'
PALMYRA. Alice Mclean, North An
son. Earl II. Stapleford, North An
son: Stanley Sleeves, Fairfield; Mark
Rand. North Anson; Alfred McMich-
ael George r. Patten, George Wood
r Mendall Tozier, Wilbur Dunphy,
North Anson; Armand Mayo, Fair
field Center; Norman S. Tozier, Fair
fold and Harry Wood. Potato grow
orc we're Albert Heald. Wilbur Dun
phv, Donald Berry, Blinn MeCollor'
Robert Chase, w. r. McCollor, Leon
French. Kenneth Hunnewell, Newall
Davis George f. Patten, Adelbert
3adger Charles Stapleford, Ronald
Gilbert. Kenneth Huff. Leon French,
Robert French, Sam Perry, Henry
Rarron. Other vegetables, yellow
corn and beans were shown by the
following club members, Prescott
Wood. Hdlen and Adelbert Badger
George e. Patten, Earl StapleNrd'
George Wellington, Florin Ellis, H. b.
Hubbard, Lawrence Turcotte, Ken
meth Cole, Iinwood Beauford, Ethel
Smith. Fayette Moulton, Harry Bux-
ton. Edith Hunnewell and virginia
Smith. An especially fine exhibit OF
bread was exhibited by the young
bousekeepers from different parts OF
the county who are classed as agri-
cultural club members Perhaps no
table at the fair attracted more fay-
orable comment than the canned
goods table in the club exhibit. There
were tiers and tiers of fine specimens
in glass jars neatly labeled which
showed ali manner of canned food
stuffs. Among these exhibitors were
Verna Sidell, Skowhegan, r. F. D.;
Maud Chamberlain, North Anson
Ella C. Paul, Solon; Mildred V. Jones
skowhegan Christine P. Adams, So
on: Gladys Mantor, Skowhegan; Cora
L. Head, Solon; Nellie Green Madi-
son; Laura M. Chapman, North An
son; Virginia Smith, North Anson
Dorothy E. Lane, Solon; Nellie L.
Sabin, North Fairfield; Hattie Fenla-
son. Fairfield Center: G. L Theo