The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-09-29

one of the most important events of
Somerset County for this season.
The Skowhegan Citizens Band of
Skowhegan has been engaged to fur
nish music thru the day In the
morning Somerset Academy baseball
team will play one of the neighbor-
ing high schools Arson Academy
is expected to be the opposing team.
In the afternoon the Athens Town
team expects to play sonic Somerset
team at 2.30. The manager has not
vet decided who the opposing team
will be. A fine Grange dinner will
be served in the newly finished Grange
lining hall between IL and 8 o'clock
at soc per plate. Any one who has
had one of these fine dinners in the
past will not look for any other place
to get their dinner.
Immediately after dinner will oc
cur the judging of the exhibits as the
entries for all classes close at II noon.
The management have taken great
care in their selection of Judges and
it is believed that they are the best
lot Of Judges ever secured for any
fair in Somerset County and are as
Prof Fl. L. Garrigus of the Connec
ticut Agricultural College, said to be
one of the best judges of Herefords
this side of the Mississippi river He
will begin Judging the Herefords at
1890 and then judge the oxen and
steers as soon as the Herefords are
completed At the same time Her.
bert M. Tucker, chief of the animal
division for Maine, will Judge the
dairy classes taking them up in the
following order. Jerseys, Holsteins,
Guernseys and then the other breeds.
c. H. Crawford will Judge the sheep
at 100. Mr.. Crawford is the State
sheep specialist also the secretary of
the Maine sheep and wool growers as
ISOLATION The horses, swine and
poultry will be judged by Joseph Mat
son Of Scion who has had much eX
perience in this work and judged here
for the last few years. The com
m.ttees in the hall department will be-
gin their work at l o'clock.
The pulling of draft horses at 2.30
is receiving quite a lot of attention
from owners of good pulling teams
and it is expected that these two
classes will be pretty well filled. The
two classes are under $500 and 2800
pounds and over. The premiums in
each class are as follows First $12;
End, IS; 3rd, SIS. Dancing will be
enjoved both afternoon and evening.
In the afternoon in the |. o. O. f.
build 'ng with music by Hjorts orches
ira under the auspices of the Wesser
unsett lodge. In the evening will
occur the annual fair ball in the
Grange hall with music by Cairns or
chestra of five pieces from Dover. An
oyster stew supper will be served at
intermission at soc each Attention
has been called to the fact that pri-
vate parties will hold a dance on the
same evening This is regretted by
the fair association as they feel that
it is not showing the proper public
spirit and you are cordially invited to
attend the ball at the Grange Hall.
This fair is especially noted for its
fine display of cattle. H. d. Eaton
of Watervlle and president of the
New England Hereford Breeders AS
sociaton always shows some of his
splendid stock. Both he and vice
president John Walker of New Hamp-
shire will be present at the fair Eben
Dean & Sen and ID. H. Robbins of
! Madison have signified their inten-
ton of showing their herds Also
Grant Witham of Embden Charles
Dunton and Charles Weston of Athens.
Fox Bros. and the Wards also have
some good animals. Among the Jer-
sey herds are those of the Highland
Il. Il o
Taylor John Curtis, Walter Hilton,
Parker & Brown and several others.
The Holsteins always have Sunny
side Stock Farm. F. l.. Hight Corn
Vile to hold up their end This is
cert linly fine herd Chas. Leighton,
n. H. Cook also have some good
herds Geo f. Foster of Cornville is
always on the scene with fine dis
play of Guernseys. He has recently
shipped a number to the west at
very attractive figure. These are
only a part of the herds shown.
Prominent among the eXhib tors of
oxen and steers is ]. f. Chapman who
will show a fine pair of Hereford oxen
picture of which appeared in last
weeks issue Fox Brothers have
| some HnP animals. Nbua bidbt mas
| signified his intention of bringing sew
eral. Lee Eos. Buzzell, Savage, Wes-
| ton. Stevens. Rowell are also names
of prominent exhibitors of oxen and
steers. Floyd French of Athens who
last year won the State champion
ship of the poultry club in the Boys
and Girls Club work will put on a
large exhibit of his poultry this year.
Vira Robinson also often exhibits.
! F. l.. Hight also puts on a fine dis
play of sheep These are only part
/ Of exhibitors of livestock, come and
see the exhibits.
/ In the hall department 1t is expect
ed TO see the largest exhibit ever
shown here. The Maine Sheep and
Wool Growers Association will have
on display fine lot Of yarn and
wooden goods grown on Maine sheep.
manufactured by Maine farmers and
handled by them. This should prove
a wonderful opportunity for any one
desiring wooden goods as the secre-
tary, Mr.. Crawford will have them
on sale Miss Amy Kincaid will also
have a good display of hats and m l.