Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-13
Hall Exhibit.

An excellent display of apples was in the
hall of the following named varieties: Red
and green baldwin, baker sweet. Ben Davis
black gillihower, Burbank beauty cathead,
duchess of Oldenburg, English greening fall
Gentan, garden beauty, Grayenstine golden
ball, golden russett, northern spy, New York
russett, orange porter porter. pumpkin sw eet,
Pr. l.. greening, spitzbergen, sugar sweet,
Tolman sweet troop favorite 20 ounce ap-
pie, 20 ounce pppin, 20 ounce sweet, yellow
bellhower vandevere, Washington and west
ern apple
The award of the committee on these was
to b. Elkins first, for best general display of
twelve excellent varieties; ). A. Jewett see
ond on fourteen varieties; }. Gould third on
nine varieties VIM Moody first on basket
of very nice 20 ounce apples; jerome Leon
ard first on basket of superior duchess of
Uidenburg apple; c. II. Green of West Gar
diner, exhibited two varieties; T.. II. Lap
ham, first on pairs and crab apples; and Mrs.
+. ii. Lapham, first on canned fruit.
The display of vegetables was not large
but very excellent. If a committee was APP
pointed on them tiey taiied 10 report to the
secretary. therefore if anyone expected
first prize he will be disappointed.
H. NJ. Super exhibited beauty of Hebron,
early rose and Empire State potatoes; ID.
II. Dow. Scotch potatoes, thirty to hill,
and beauty of Hebron: 5. A. Jewett the
white rose variety, and E. IL. Lapham and
7. ). Parker the early rose.
+ II Lapham had some nice looking tur-
nius an exhibition: J. Sheaa basket of good
rutabagas. aud G. II. Mansur a lot Of very
n &c ones, Hat Dutch, early sweet and white
Russian. Il. Elkins exhibited Hubbard and
New American turban squash, also long
orange carrots and turnip beets. f.. ii. Lap
ham and T. II. Dow exhibited several vorie-
ties of pumpkins, the latter specimen of
California pumpkin.
=. II. Lapham exhibited varieties of beans
and + n bow the black eyed and yellow
eyed varieties. Mrs. T. IL. Dow speckled
cranberry and kidney varieties. very nice
looking ones ID. G5ulI and T. II. Dow,
diferent VAR lies e p,os. f. H. Lapham,
three varieties cf corr. +. Elkins. savoy
and drumhes oab bb,ys very excellent spe
cimen of ,his VT lle. L. r. Marson dis
nlaved some ~. laroe cabbage of good
onaIitv
Thsro uasa good aisnlav of flowers for
This wear of early frosts and we should Judge
,ho cxbib;tors had taken snecial care of them
IN nreserve them for this occasion. The
committee on them awarded Mrs Grace Ka-
ton Ist on nansies. Miss Linda Thomson.
2d. Mrs + II. Lapham. 3D. Dahlias, Mrs.
r II. Dow lst. ont door flowers. Mrs. T.
II Dow LIST. Mrs. J. f. Thomson. 2d. Ev-
erlasting flowers. Mrs. f. E. Murphy. lst.
R,st collection of plants. Mrs. F.. III. Lap
ham LIST Resides other beautiful plants she
had n very pretty DISPLAY of coleus. Mrs.
a Katon exhibited n very old and curious
cactus and Mrs A. Dow A log cabin with
wandering lew vines growing over it's roof,
tho workmanship of which indicated the
maker's ingenuity and skill if it it did not
her politics.
The committee ON household manufactures
awarded Mrs. William Reed LIST on log cabin
ouilts Mrs Grace katon "A years I'd old on
an odd ouiit Mrs. Grace Weston Sd.
an hlayinc star onilt A diamond quilt by
Mis-. NAV Ma-son was very pretty; so was a
very nice anil, by Mrs. Z. +. Murphy. Mrs.
VIM. Reed had a very pretty star work quilt
5isnlaved and Mrs. !. F. Thompson two
very nice silk quilts, one crazy work, the
other steps TO the White House, and Mrs.
VIM. Reed a very beautiful knit bed spread
tpi, bv her mother Mrs. Amos Palmer
when "a wears old.
preferences on rugs. Mrs. Thomas Hen
derson. of Farmingdale, first for two very
beautiful draw n in ones, Mrs. L. p Tobey,
second for drawn in one, very nice piece
of work: Mrs. 5. Custom, third for four ex-
cellsnt drawn in Zones; ste also displayed