The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-09-21

WORK BOtn MI. Clement and | Will
be glad To answer all questions per-
tanning to agriculture that we are able
to, and get the necessary information
that we are unable to give
The moth exhibit has not been Civ
en- to the other fairs. a small por-
ton of this exhibit is also given over
to the Maine Wool Growers Associa-
ton.
SCHOOL EXHIBITS
The work of the pupils of the
Skowhegan schools will be demon
strated thru articles shown from the
manual training department and the
drawing department. Posters will
be featured, advertising several mer-
chants. who have booths in the exhi-
bition building and a prize of pair
of five dollar shoes is offered by Bis
son & Conant in this poster compe-
tition
The State Reformatory for Women
will have a display at the fair, which
will include the handWork of the in
mates. Orders may be secured for
this work To be delivered later, if the
fair patrons SO desire.
There will be opportunity to obtain
good lunches i'll the exhibition build
ing as the Methodist ladies and the
Business and Professional Womans'
Club. together with some of the reg
ular merchants, will serve lunches in
the exhibition building. The Sun
shine Society will also conduct a
booth where aprons and the like will
be for sale.
The First National Bank booth will
again this year be the general fair
pOstofflce and information center, oc-
Copying its old central position in the
auditorium.
In the balcony will be shown the
fancy work, household manufacture,
Gurios and art show. One of the
latest entries in this department Is the
handwork of Miss Marjorie Cratic of
DennistoWn.
The vegetables and fruit will be
seen on the first floor of the exhibition
building and here the usual large
showing of farm products may be ex-
pected. Altho this as an off year for
fair solicitors to keep this up to the
standard. Somerset County is reck-
oned by the State department as the
best apple country In the state. Her
orchardists then must live up to their
reputation and make a good showing
at the Fair.
During the first day the Boys and
EirIo' Ar ClIha will bovo
their annual convention in connection
with the fair They will be guests
of the management and their achieve
ments in Club work in various lines
will also be shown in the exhibition
building, first floor.
The Agricultural Society, as its
name implies, is doing everything
possible to benefit the farmer and in
terest the people in agricultural mat
ters. One of the new features will
be the milk display this year. This
is being handled thru Miss Alice II.
Parker, the local Red Cross school
nurse and Miss NJ G. Hare, the home
demonstration agent. with the assist
ance of the Farm Bureau. This dis
play will be shown in a 20x30 foot
tent at the left of the west entrance
to the exhibition building. Milk and
milk drings will be sold and there
VIII be an interesting exhibit. At the
rear of the tent will be stationed the
Red Cross emergency hospital and
chairs will be provided making it a
rest room for women and children.
THE RACING
The new race track, the new horse
sheds and the increased purses, for
this year the society is Offering $4,000
in purses. are no doubt largely re-
ponsible for the extra large list OF
entries. There will be nine classes.
Fred w Weston, superintendent of the
horse department and Archie Roder-
lex, who will officiate as starter, have
both stated that the largest field OF
racers gathered at any fair this sea-
son will be at the Skowhegan fair.
The new stalls, rs in number, which
are fifteen additional over the old
stalling capacity, will not accommodate
the horses due to arrive for the race
events. Included in this list are