The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-09-29
THE GREAT SOMERSET CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL FAIR IS RUN
MING FULL BLAST WITH GREAT VARIETY OF ATTRACTIONS

0ssA~AA Os%A O01k O01hACS !
'--Bewildering Midway |
Burns Jr.-F NJ. Simmons,
hockiand ................ D
2. Real Charlie. z. Sterling
S-Arthur Richardson, Clin-
ton Observation-Disclosures. 763
3. Brown Stout, br &. Brown
Braden-Robert Clark, Wa
terville ................... i l ]
4. Halcium, ch g. l. c. Alcyo-
nian--F. B. Elliott, Auburn 2l
5. Col. Patch, Hughes
Brothers Bangor .......... 524
6. Addie Echo. br m, Echo
Todd-Malcolm & Towle,
Augusta .................. 3
7. Sonora, m, Be Sure-A
l.. Crosman. Gardiner -. 6
8. Lycone br 6 Stanley & Har-
low dis
Time-2.20A, 2.I9A. 21sA
In the 2.30> class Ballato won in
three stra ght heats each of the start
ers coming under the wire in the samf
order at the end of each heat. Tho
summary
l. Manrico Bel, br s. Manrco-
G. W. Bachelor Jr.-Rock-
land ...........,... ........
2. Badia, bl m. Bingara-Dr.
E. +. Russell, Pennington 3
g. Ballato, br m Bingara-Geo.
r. Palmer, Sangerville -. 1 ]
4. San Ramon, b & San Fran
cisco-Locke Farm. Farm
lngton
8. Alice Kemp, br m. Kimpton
F. p. Poulin, Freeport. dis
s. Ella Watts. IN Gen, Watts
w. A. Wescott, Skowhe-
Time-2.27A. 2.24A, 2,24A.
The officials in the stand were
Archie Roderick, starter and with him
as Judges were: Joseph Farwell o
Unity and Alton Goodrich of Canaan
timers, r. l.. Withee. Farm ngton
James Nutting and w. D. Snow o
Skowhegan. Clerk, s. H. Bradbury
THE BALL GAME
Skowhegan won another victory OF
of Madison in the game Tuesday b!
score of 10 to /. Batteries were
Hall, Murray; Fowles and Lanpher
The score by innings:
Skowhegan. -. @ 0 8 0 0 l Ole
TUESDAY EVENING
There was a blaze of lights and
general air of gaiety Tuesday night a
the park, the opening evening of the
fair time festivities. Much interes
centered about the exhibition building
VIII ch was brilliantly lighted ant
doubly attractive with its handsome
booths and fine displays of flowers and
| farm produets Al the rear end OF
the building st Cocelia's Orchestrt
furnished a delightful concert undel
the direction of Professor Kendall
1 Those participating were Miss CeciliF
Lessard, Mrs. Lydia Dean. Miss Vir
mia Ames. willard Dunbar. Hector
Chabot, Miss Cecilia Giroux, MIS-
Blanche Paradis, violins; Roy Pooler
, Miss Pauline Cloutier, cello: AltoT
Roderick, base viol; Francis f. Crot
teau. cornet; Harry Murray, from
| bone; Walter Murray, traps; Miss
Blanche Bernier. bells and Miss Ce
ella Fortier, accompan st. The va
rious attractions of the midway werC
we'll participated in by the patrons
the wrestling tent where Landers ant
Boynton performed good stunts il
we'll matched tryouts. and the dance
| hall where Isyon's Orchestra furnish
ed fine program were gay spots o
! entertainment. The vaudeville op
posite the grand stand and the fire
works were viewed by great crowd
! of people. Merriment and genera
! good time were the order of the even
ing.
/ BYRON VERGE THE SONG WRITEI
AT THE FAIR
! Byron Verge of Portland. a ship
/ yard writer of song and verse, wa
a visitor at the fair and his music
added greatly to the pleasure of thos'
/ IN attendance. In the dance hall his
singing added much to the program
Mr. Verge became we'll known dur
| ing the war thru poems and song
written liy him while working in on
! of the emergency fleet shipyards II
! Portland. He is the author of thu
Centennial song "Dirigo" which wa
sung dlteing the celebration in Port
land last year, and of several Others
OF the most popular patriot c songs
OF the day. He is also the author o.
the Boom Our State" song. Ex-
President Wilson. Ex-Presiden
Roosevelt and other prominent mel
including Governor Baxter have reaf
and commented favorably on the yer
ses of the shipyard bard. While il
town Mr. Verge offered to sing 70,
any public institution and yesterda,
morning sang before the pupils o.
the Paroch al school.
THE HORSE DEPARTMENT
There was a fine exhibit of horse
and the following awards were made
Frank l.. Row of Smithfeld. drivin'
horse. tst Bradbury Bros, draft coli
list: Bradbury Bros. draft filly, lst; NJ
r. Pooler, matched pair. lst; H. W
Austin. mached pair End; F. c. Dun
lap, Percheron stallion, LIST; Elwoot
Allen. North Anson, clyde stallion
lat. r. f. Hurd Madison three vea,