Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-10-09
$, Robbins, Winthrop. Plume, lst, J. II. Moore,

| varieties; gratuty to Dr. Jersey for peaches, ant
| to Mrs. j. Lambert for pickles.
Now let us enter the ''sanctum sanctorum
or holy of boies" of this agricultural temple
where are displayed the
| HOUSEHOLD FABRICS,
the artistic and patient work of the wives ant
daughters, who through the rainy DAYS and
| long winter evenings, have been cudgeline
their brains for patterns of fancy work, and
| thereafter making their fingers fly to form
something Of use or beauty BETTING the home
festival in which they take such a deep interest
Home made cloth is a rarity now but for goot
show OF full cloth the first premium is given tc
| Mrs. S. b. Bean of Mt. Vernon; ID, Mrs. j
M. Robinson of Mt. Vernon; Sd, Mrs. j. c.
| Dudley of Readield. Cotton and wool flan
| mel, LIST, Mrs. Geo. M. Hall, Mt. Vernon
Braided rugs. an almost endless variety Of ex-
cellent workmanship, lst, to Mrs. S. S. Max.
| i'm, North Wayne; Cd, Mrs. ii. Bean, Mt
Vernon; Sd, Mrs. A. Thomas, Mt Vernon.
Drawn-in rugs, LIST. Miss Ella NJ. Frost,
Wayne; I'd, Mrs. Sears Frost, North Wayne
| Sd, Miss Melvina Brainerd, Mt. Vernon
There are II patchwork quilts, of mos,
| unique and beautiful pattern; LIST, Mrs. A.
w. Brainerd, Readfield; I'd, Mrs. M f..
Jones, Fayette; Sd, Miss Emily Currier,
Readfeld. An ancient but finely wrought
WOOlcn quit, Induc Ill lIIO, is presented DS
Mrs. Oliver Billings of Fayette. A quilt
| tains POO peices. For bedspreads, the lst
premium given to Mrs. S. S. Maxim, Wayne,
| I'd, Mrs. M. j. Nickerson of Readfield, and
| the 30 to Amy w. Fish of Mt. Vernon, whose
spread was made up of 1925 pieces. Cover
| lets, LIST, Emma A. futile, Readfeli; I'd,
Mrs. Oliver Billings, Fayette. Comforters,
LIST, to Mrs. Peter Folsom, Mt. Vernon %,
Mrs. Reuben Russell, Readfield, Sd Mrs A.
w. Brainerd, Readfeld. For Gents scarfs
a premium was awarded to Mrs. S. G. Fogg
of Readfeld. In rag carpets there are IL
entries. 1st premium to S. S. Gilman, Kent's
IIil %, Mrs. Hiram Whittier, Vienna 50,
Mrs. Sears Frost, North Wayne. The best
display of wooden yarn was made by Mrs.
Geo. Royal of Readfield the best double
stockings by Mrs. Emily Briggs of Winthrop,
who took the LIST premium. The johnson
Wooden Mills of SO. Wayne, send in their
products of flannels of good thickness and
fine texture, and Of course receive the first
premium. These mills have been in opera
ton but a short time. Mr.. Merriam Of
Readfeld makes a good display of boots and
shoes of his own manufacture In the line of
fine arts, the first premium for oil paintings is
awarded to Annie l.. Dinsmore Of Winthrop;
%, Z. F. Floyd of Winthrop. Crayons, LIST,
Mrs. H. O. Nickerson of Kent's Hill, I'd, My
IA l.. Freeman of Manchester 1.-TWO portraits,
showing true artistic skill in the handling of
the crayon.) For flowers, lst premium
Miss Hattie Stanley, Winthrop; %, Mrs. Hi
| ram Leavitt, East Winthrop; 80, Mrs II. O.
J Sewall, the anti-tobacco apostle of Winthrop,
who is in the s0th year OF his age, has made
| little tablets suitable TO hang in churches and
Sunday Schools, showing familiar texts of
| scriptures in plain gilt letters.
But why linger longer here? There are
| articles we have overlooked and could not
,, therefore mention, and others that we have
seen and have not room to enumerste. In
this department alone there were one hundred
and eighteen entries, from pin cushion to
fifty yard rag carpet. There seemed to be
everything needfui for domestic comfort, not
excepting the important article of the house
keeper; and judging from the remarks of the
| reporter OF the Lewiston Journal, to secure
that prize would only be question of merit
on the part of the applicant. 1t is with great
reluctance that we withdraw from this com.
pany OF the immortals, where the pleasant
clatter of feminine voices makes not unwel-
come music, to the outer court, where the
harsh voice of the horseman is heard.
AMONG TIE HORSES.
bition of colts and breeding mares. A large
enclosure within the track was alive with
horses and colts and their owners and admir-
ers very few professional jockies being pres
ent. The Morrill, stock was we'll represented
but the Knox stock largely predominated.
There were AZ sucking colts on exhibition, and
more that number of one, two and three year
olds. Should we dare to particularize in this
department, we should mention b. S. Farm
hams Sanford Knox colt, mos. old John
Putnam, Readfeld, Knox, year; Samuel g..
Foeg, Readtield, Drew, years; G. A. Rus
sell, Readfield, years, standing - l2 hands
high; Mr.. Young, Winthrop, Winthrop Nor
rill, years l. n. Packard, Winthrop, Knox
breed, 10 hands high, years; Geo. L. Ward
we'll, Monmouth, Winthrop Morrill,, years !;
Isaac NJ. Wardwell, Monmouth, year.
AS the motherly looking brood mares were
led about by the halter, closely followed by
their affectionate offspring, and those that
were capable of going along had their speed
and ether good points exhibited, the specta-
tors are very much interested. We hear ex-
CARNATIONS like these, as the sons of toll go
about among the animals: Saint he ron
cher?" "See that Teller step now Jim, he's
got all the pints of a roader.' "By gosh he
can jest step it out well, can't her" A poor
pitiful colt stands in the midst Of the sleek
ones, LOOKING even more pItdUIe ny way OF
contrast: "They don't take no notice of that
colt, Bill, cause he's had the boss all" The
ocious judges armed with the necessary pa
pers, are on their way to pass judgment upon
magnificent looking colt: Giles good one,
Captain; you wouldn't mistrust he's a two
year old" "There's horse tina: we kinder
kalkerate will fly one of these days There
is real solid comfort in these examinations,
official or unofficial, and to many it is the best
part Of the feast, showing the progress that is
being made in the county in the raising of
horses, and the careful attention given to the
selection Of the best breeds. At two o'clock,
we are summoned to purely
AGRICULTURAL Horse TRoT.
And there is a world of difference between il
and trot conducted by the professionals who
look upon the mistakes incident upon the
moral conduct of the affair as extremely ludi-
erous. No peol-selling, no offering to bet,
no selling races, but the chief judge "shns"
up the "grand stand by the corner post, and
with hemlock club in hand strikes upon the
hemlock boards of the stand, calls upon the
Marshal to "bring'up the horses. No red tape
about that business, no cheating of any de-
scrption, the horse that carries off the money
and the honors must earn them by hard work.
The first race was for best Trotting Stall
lions within the limits of the Sociaty. no IN