Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-14

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to the father of the young mother asking him
to come on and pay the money due her
Though the word sent to the father was
against all the wishes and entreaties of his
daughter vet it is to be hoped that she will
return once more to that early home, and that
her tears and her grief may be assuaged by the
love and tenderness of forgiving parents.
White neld Farmers Club.
| This club was organized five years ago,
and is known as the Golden Harvest" II
has now about three hundred members, most
ly located at Kings Mills, a few in Alma,
Jefferson and Pittston. The exhibits in the
several departments were very good; in the
stock department there were some fine cattle.
There were ten pairs of two years old steers,
Is pairs of oxen, I entries of last spring
colts, IA entries of horses. Some fine twen-
~ ounce pippins were exhibited by +. Hatch
of Farmingdale: S. Kennedy had 10 varieties
of apples l.. Russell oc Jefferson, 81 varie-
ties of apples Cyrus r. Carleton, varieties
of apples, 4 of pears, of grapes. | of crab
apples.
In the dairy department, Mrs. Cyrus X.
Carleton exhibited fine lot of Jersey butter.
4 beautiful bouquet of flowers was exhibited
by Mrs. J. T.. Palmer; bouquet and wreath
by Miss Clara Palmer; Mrs. Eliza Witherell
had some fine canned fruit-30 cans in all.
The field crops were very fine, more cspec-
tally the vegetables, turnips, beets, cabbages
and carrots. A fair display of corn for the
year. The weather was fine and the receipts
were large. Below il a partial list of pre-
miums
HERD STocK-For the best herd of stock
owned by one man. Chas. f. Peaslee of Alma,
81.
mir Of Cot
A. J. Aver, 81; best pair of matched oxen,
c. +. Houdlettc, ST. best pair of working
oxen, G. NJ. Peasee, 81 best pair three year
old steers, T.. c. Jewett, soc best pair of two
year old steers, James Wheelan, Soc best
pair of steer calves, J. f.. Palmer. soc; best
bull one year old or more, Chas. +. Peaslee,
soc; best calf, c. r. Carleton, soc.
PorLTRY-Best geese. s. Erskine, 25c :;
best ducks, c. II. King. pc; best hens +. G..
Jewell, 25c best chickens, J. A. Carleton,
25c.
SHEEP AND SwINE--Best flock ofewe sheep
@. Turner. soc; best flock of eve lambs, s.
Erskine. soc; best boar, s. Erskine. SOC :;
best litter of pigs, A. J. Aver, soc; best
breeding sow, a. j. Aver. SOC.
Cows AND HEIFERs-Best native stock
COW, J. f. Palmer, 75c; I'd best native stock
COW, +. Morse. soc; best dairy COW, c.
Bailey. soc best two wears old heifer Henry
Clark, soc; best heifer calf, c. f. Peaslee,
CSC.
FRrIrs-Best bushel of winter apples, w.
F. Kennedy, 25c best bushel of fall apples,
A. J. Aver, 25c; best variety of apples, w.
+. Kennedy. soc: 2d best variety of apples,
A. J. Aver, 25c; best sample crop, W. +.
Kennedy, 25c; best pears, c. II. Carleton,
soc; best cranbcrres, C. ID. Houdlette, 25c
best tomatoes. S. Erskine, 25c.
GRAIN-Bcst trace of corn, c. ID. Houd-
lette, 75c; I'd best trace of corn, A. j. Aver,
soc; best bushel of wheat, A. J. Aver. soc
best bushel of yellow eyed beans, A. J. Aver.
25c; best bushel of peas. A. J. Aver, 25c
best bushel of oats. G. w. Carleton, PC
best bushcl of rye, \. J. Aver, 25c.
CANNED FRUIT AND JELLY--Best variety
of canned fruit, Mrs. s. Witherell, soc; best
jelly, Mrs. F.. c. Jewett, csc best wine, Mrs.
+. Heath, CSC.
BREAD AND CAKE.-Best bread Mrs. A.
J. Carlton 25c; cake. l.. Chapman 25c.
Pickles AND PREsERvEs.-Mrs. c. Glidden
Csc; best preserves, Mrs. Daniel Peaslee,
25c.
VEGETABLEs.-Best bushel of potatoes, c.
r. King 25c; carrots, w. F. Kennedy 25c
turnips, A. J. Aver CSC; table beets, c. II.
Carleton Csc stock beets. w. F. Kennedy 25c
cabbage, L. Palmer 25c; onions, NJ. Cum
ningham 25c; squash. A. S. Bin 25c pump
kins, VIM. Erskinc CSC
DAIRY PRoDUCTs.-Best sample print but
ter, Mrs. A. J. Aver soc; second. c. II.
Carleton. CSC; jar, Mrs. c. r. Carleton soc.
Cheese, Mrs. Daniel Peeslee soc.
QuILTs.-Best log cabin, Mrs. Hudson
CLANCY soc; second, Miss Emma J. Gidden
25c; cham, Annie Kennedy soc; second.
Mrs c. r. Carleton 25c; patchwork, Mrs. J.
King; second, Mrs. Freeman Palmer, 25c.
PLANrs.-For the prettiest plants, Mrs. L.
c. Jewett 25c.
FANCY WORK.-Leather work, Miss Clara
A. Woodman, 25c; varieties Of card work,
Mrs. A. J. Aver, 25c; needle work, Adelia
Palmer CSC; worsted tides, Miss Addie
Heath 25c; lace tides. Miss Lillian Carleton
25c best sofa pillow, Mrs. J. +. Palmer 25c
toilet set, Mrs. A. J. Carleton csc; motto,
Mrs. Levi Russell 25c.
STocKINGs.--Best lot of gents hose, Mrs.
Freeman Palmer 25c; wooden yarn, Mrs.
Freeman Palmer 25c.
RUGs.-Best rag carpet, Mrs. Daniel Peas
lee soc; hook rug, Mrs. Cyrus Bliss soc
second, Mrs. Lydia Chapman 25c; best braid
ed, Mrs. Betsey iLarbue soc; second, C. II.
Carleton 25c.
In the miscellaneous department there was
large entry, many articles of which were
worthy Of mention.
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