The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-09-29
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THE MIDWAY OF SOMERSET CEN
TRIAL
All along the midway from the Red
Cross and Public Health tent where
patients were applying and where
gracious group of ladies including,
Miss Alice r. Parker, the school
nurse OF Skowhegan; Mss Edith
Soule from the Health Department,
and Miss Hilda Rowe of kennebec
Valley Hospital. down the gay white
way to the dance hall there is gaiety
and heaps of amusement for old and
young. The flying horses, the great
ferris wheel; the circling train and
the great array of lunch places, hot
dog saloons and drinking places with
the occasional glittering popcorn
stand are all patronized. OF course
there are all sorts of ring games
where prizes of various kinds and
sorts are won by patrons and round
by the end of the Exhibition building
is the World OF Wonders with Its
snake eater, its Siamese twins,
magician, etc. all taken in by the
multitudes. There are plenty of
wrestling tents and boxing rings for
the sporting element. Ozaneo the wild
girl comes in for her share of atten-
ton, while Paris at Night" sounds
mighty alluring to the male sex, and
even the fair females wonder not a
little. The music wagon, the twin
colts and countless other attractions
set forth by loud voiced announcement
men are on the program for visits
during the fair. 1t is a great m d-way
and aroused great enthusiasm.
THE BOYS AND GIRLS
The presence of many lads and lass
les as guests of the Fair management
was a great feature on the first day.
These young people represented the
Agricultural Clubs of the county and
their fine exhibit on the second floor
of the Exhibition Building attracted
much favorable comment and showed
the value of this wonderful movement
for Somerset County young folks.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT
The vegetables and fruit show at
| the fair are of a very superior quail
ity this year in spite OF the dry sea-
son which has been so bitterly COM
| planned of by farmers. John l. wal
ker of Madison, the leading vegetable
| exhibitor of the show, stated that In
spite of the season he never had 50
! good a garden In his life. II vege-
| tables are of staple and fancy KINDS
and found a ready sale to falr pa
irons. Elwood Allen of North Anson
Clyde l.. Allen of Skowhegan, Chas
H Tuttle of Skowhegan, w. l.. Hill
! of Skowhegan. Carl Hunnewell OF
Madison, Elmer b. Rowell of Skowhe-
! gan, w. ID. Seamans of Skowhegan
| L. l.. Sandford of Skowhegan and e.
w. Taylor Skowhegan are also IN
cluded on the list of fruit and Vege-
table exhibitors Henry Wentworth
has very notable display OF fruit
and the magnificent display of flow
ers of different species shown by Mel
| lie Robertson of Detroit arc a Drlehl
spot in the exhibition hall. a great
| number of mammoth squashes are
shown. samples from the gardens OF
the State Reformatory, c. Davis MID
ler and Levi Bean being included f.
| d. Nelson is showing two squashes
which weighed 40 and SIN POUNDS
respectively. Tash and Groder, local
grocers, have two spuashes IN the lot
| the combined weight of which Is ll'
/ pounds.
THE RACES TUESDAY
| Horse race enthusiasts were de-
lighted with the races OF the opening
day, as they were with the splendlc
music furnished by the tizens' Banc
under the leadership of that notaD't
bandrnaster, Elmer E. Towne and the
] excellent vaudeville performances op
posite the grandstand.
! The 2.l7 class was whizzer enc
great interest was manifested In TINS
punched up tryout. At the END OF the
fifth heat 1t was necessary to suspend
because of the lateness OF the houl
and at that time Junior Forrest hau
won two heats out of the hve whlie
Charlie Again had won similar non,
ors and Little Peter. although tnira
under the W re, in the last heat, mao
been first In the opening heat. sum
mary Tuesday night.
/. Lady Spencer, m
Commodore Bingen, B.
w. Wells. winthrop. I TO
2. Charlie Again. ch &.
Sterling S, Arthur
Richardson. Clinton.
3. Junior Forrest, br &,
Col Forrest, F. B. Pou-
lin. Freeport .......3
4. Miss Peter Lincoln, br
m, Peter the Great;
Stanley & Harlow
Corp. Boston, Mass. 3 ro
Il s. Little Peter. ch &. Pc
ter the Great; Victor
w. Dowse. st. Steph-
ems, N. B...........,.
6. May Bellows. br m,
Sunono; d. B. Berse.
Skowhegan. an........,,s To
4. DIR. Brooks br &; John
Stobie, Mad son .....5 ro
Time-21SA. 219h. 2.16A. 21Sh !:
In the Spec al Named Race trot ana
pace for $500, Brown Stout won the
rac. in three straight heats with Hal