The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-09-30
THE SOMERSET CENTRAL FAIR IS IN FULL SWING At FAIR
VIEW PARK WITH GREAT ATTRACTIONS BIG CROWDS
Bad Weather Of Tuesday Gives Four Days Instead of Thee E
hbi Splendid The Races SpeedyEvent Closes Friday

crochet the latter predominant
ing. The Parochial schools show an
exhibit of beautiful handwork and
crochet while the public schools have
equally as attractive a display along
similar lines OF handiwork. The
Manual Training department also
has good exhibit including furni-
ture artistic and we'll made. S. f.
Emerson in the curiosity department
shows corn plucked from the Gettys-
burg battlefield in 1915 and from
Southern Illionis field in September
OF 1900. Mrs. J. A. Kendall shows a
pine needle tray made from the pine
needles of Florida trees. ". J.
Martin of Skowhegan has a box
which he made and which contains
2S5S pieces of wood
The curiosity department is far from
being we'll filed, however. The
courtesy of Mrs w p. Ordway. Mrs
G. e Avore, Mrs. Morris Gledhill
and Mrs. H. C. Woodbury.. is greatly
in this department.
THE CATTLE DEPARTMENT
A big display of livestock in every
sence of the word is one Of the feat
ures of the fair Some of the finest
stock of the county is being shown
in the cattle stalls and in the big tent
especially fitted up to accommodate
the large number of extra cows. Jer-
seys predominant. Among the exhi-
bitors being Leon Foss, l.. G. Traf-
ton. C. c. Cleveland. p. F. Withee,
F.. o. Eaton, p C. White and w. C.
Weston. In the Ayrshire class are
b. d. Dunlop, S. r. Moore C Son,
Bin w. Page and +. e. Hurd have
Holstein stock and Guernseys are ex-
hibited by Fred Russell, A. J. Foss,
Elmer Roweh and John II. Lancaster.
Hereford stock is shown by Eben
Dean & Son, H. D. Eaton, Perley
Foss and Ed Loomis.
THE HORSE SHOW
Lovers Of good horse flesh are find
ing a lot OF amusement in this de-
partment at the fair. DR.. f. H
Stevens has a yearlng colt draft; c.
l.. Bowden has mare and colt trot-
ting bred and Alton Richardson also
has mare and colt trotting bred
S. c. Dunlop is showing his percheron
stallion and DR.. f. H. Stevens has
two draft bred colts each two years
old. Bradbury Bros. have draft
bred percheron two years old and
carriage horses are shown by Free
man Jones, C. d. Miller and Maurice
Provincial. Draft brood mare and
srl,S y I
percheron colts are exhibited by Eben
Dean & Son and Harry Hoyt. Hiram
Berce shows his trotting bred stallion.
Ed Burgess has a pair Of draft horses.
THE SHEEP AND SWINE
George w. Weeks of Canaan has ten
of his fine Oxfords here in this depart
ment. A. D. Bailey has fine dis
play of Suffolks, Leicesters and Ram
bouillett; II. L. Watson, Cheviots;
James Tisker, Scotch Highland sheep;
w C. Weston grade sheep. F. c. Dun
lap of Skowhegan also has fine
show in this department. In the
swine department W. c. Weston has
a Berkshire boar, American Berk-
shire registry, whose name is Madison
Boy third. S. B. Moore & Son, c. c.
Cleveland, H. G.. Hoyt are exhibitors
in this class.
THE RESULT OF THE RACES
2:27 CLASS, TROT OR PACE, 5000
Winnendon Wilkes. 6 Could
p 2 /
Peter Jay, b g (Colburn)
(ruled OUT
Harlem Express, ch & (Mo-
rang) l
Miss Peter Lincoln, br m
(Perkins) 3
Modette, m (Wheeler) 4
Miss q. blk IN (Ganeau) 6 6
(ruled ou)
Time-2:23A; 2:20; 219 IA 2:2O%
2:20 CLASS, TROT AND PACE, 5000
May Below, m (Danforth)
trulcd OUT
Lady Dirl, b m (Hudson
Farml 3
Ross Directum. b
fWorthen & Richardsonl l l
Billy The Rabbit, b &
CWorthen) lRuled oub 7 8 4
I lBi ne AEdlut III tNOHCoj = =
Evelyn b b m daley l drawn
Beau Dewey 4
Time 2.lS l.; 2:15 L.; 21S IL;
2:17 "A.
According 10 the standing of the
2:27 class at the time of going to
press there were three starters left
for the fifth heat. These were
Winncndon Wilkes. Harlem Express
and Miss Peter Lincoln. This was
in accordance with the ruling that no
horse is allowed to start in the 5th
heat unless they had previously won
at least one heat. Ii was not decided
as to the condition in the 2:2Q class
because of Evelyn b. having been
drawn because of lameness in the
third heat. although she had been a
winner of the frs. heat. One or
more of the judges believe that be
cause she had been drawn Lady Dir
would be promoted because OF being
second to Evelyn b. in the first heat.
The football game between SkoW-
hegan High and Oak Grove Seminary
was won by the local team 46 10 o.