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

pears. two of crab apples aad one Of ounces,
the tables being attractiyeIy set of by half a
dozen bouquets and dishes OF cutfowe rs,
including dish Of very bright paBsies-
magnificent display is made By the Insane
Hospital from their celebrated gardens and
greenhouse, which comprises 20 pots OF
greenhouse plants, 3 varieties each of pota
toes, onions, beets, squashes and cabbage
two of tQrnips, and one each of carrots, par
SHIPS aud celery, being finely grown. The
pot plants being finely grown. The pot
plants formed all interesting feature of their
table, and embraced calias, dracena, arbutllon,
solera, carnations, coleus, ETC. One OF the
best arranged tables ia the hall is that of Mr..
r. Ill. Mooers, OF Pitis0a, The seed grower
and weli known writer on market gardening
1t embraced 10 yarities of potatoes, OF
beets, of squash and one of sweet corn.
Samples of finely grown celery is exhibited
BY Samuel X. Fuller OF this city, who makes
a specially of growing this crop for our
market. The manager of the L. 5. Arsenal
sent over fine lot of vegetables from the
Justly celebrated garden connected with the
Arsenal, the table embracing plates of ap-
plies, specimens each of pears, caboages
and squash, of carrots, potatoes and beets,
and | each Of satisfy or vegetable oyster and
turnips. All the above exhibits it is under
stood came under the head of farm collec-
tons.
Charles 5. Leighton makes a tne display
of 20 varieties of fruits a sample from his
sir young orchards which yield from 100 to
| 200 barrels a year, all choice specimens.
Miss Alice Foster exhibits twenty plates OF
apples from the celebrated orchard of the
| late Nathan Foster, Gardiner. +. A. Lap
ham of Pittston displays a remarkably tne
| lot of 3 plates of we'll grown apples from
his large orchard. Hon. NJ. " B. Chase OF
this city heads one of the
tables with choice little lot
/ of two mammouLh beets, six varieties
Of apples, (including well grown specimens
the wealthy four of canned fruit and one OF
/ plums. >. A. Miller exhibits II varieties
of apples. Joseph Young of Chelsea brings
up Is varieties Of apples, 3 of potatoes, of
turnips and mammoth suufiower OF the
well known Hobbs variety, judging from Its
large size. Jas. ). Duncan shows two
specimens each of turnips, pepper, squashes,
| beets and carrots. Il. W. Whitney exhibits
a well grown sheaf of oats and IL varieties
of apples. Fred s. Beale shows carrots,
beets, onions and tomatoes. A. Stone of
Sidney has a lot of potatoes. One variety OF
apples was shown each by ii. u. Hayes, Z.
A. Bennett and Frank Lowell Farmlngdale
| The big squash was exhibited by Geo. w
| Lane. C.. w. Townsend, two cabbages. Mrs.
| G. +. Fletcher, colony of bees in observation
hive and bee appliances. Canned fruit and
| iellies are shown by Mrs. 5. Williams
and Mrs. A. ID. Townsend.
| In the display of butter there are several
| fine lots from Winthrop butter makers of
high renown, among them Mrs. Mary L..
Robbins and her daughter Margaret aged Il
years, and Olive aged II years, who are the
State Fair prize butter makers. Mrs. c. f..
Fletcher also exhibits a sample of fine but
ter Fancy cake is exhibited by Miss An
ME l.. n Cotte, and bread by Louise L.
Hunt.
Poultry is exhibited by Mrs. c. Fletcher
l.. +. Williams, Harry ii. Fuller, Emma
and Grace Fuller, S. A. Miller and James
5. Duncan. Particulars of the exhibits in
this class will be given tomorrow.
Union Hall.
Union Hall was filed with spectators at
tracted by the elegant exhibits of paintings
and the display of domestic articles. The
south anteroom is used as picture gallery,
and is completely filed with elaborate works
of art, mostly by Kennebec County talent
Among those which attracted the most at
tention were two marine paintings by G. c.
Willoughby. Twelve pictures by Miss May
Myrick are well arranged and draped
Among the most noticeable are a life-like
dogs head and winter scene. Mrs. c. o.
libbetts has SIX paintings on exhibition
among which is an exquisite representation
of hollyhocks. Miss Annie F. Clark has
two pictures, one a lake scene. Harry l..
L..
Kinney shows four pencil drawings, of which
two dogs head are exceptionally fine. Miss
Fannie NJ. Chase has a clear cut drawing
Several handsome engravings are exhibited.
In the main hall the most striking picture is
the charge of the LIST Maine Cavalry upon
Brandy statition by Isaac +. Eaton. Its
effect is much lessened by the absence of
frame.
Mrs. Ida 5. Bowie of Gardiner, has a
charming nude study and several portraits.
She also exhibits II georgeously decorated
fire screen. A large and striking picture of
the Southport cliffs by 7. S. Holmes of
Gardiner. The fancy work exhibit is large
and varied. A bewildering multitude of
afghans, quilts and rugs of every descrip-
ton hang on the walls and from above the
tables. Among them are sofa afghan
made by Mrs. G.. A. Lapham; an elegant
quilt by Cassie Walter of Waldoboro; lace
fringed quilt by Mrs. +. Gilbert; a knit
skirt, Mrs. }. :. Mckinney; quilt con
tanning 900 pieces, Miss Mary Dunn; quilt,
Mrs. G., IL. Page, Manchester; Mrs. A. C.
Williams, silk quilt trimmed with lace Mrs.
f. A. Sanbo'n, quilt with plush border
Miss Nettie NJ Bealey, fiallowell quilt Dor
dered with plush; Mrs. NJ. +. Chadbourne,
Hallowell, buffalo rug; Mrs. J. NJ. Piper,
rug representing a masonic chart; spotted
rug made by Mrs. Z. C.. Clark, 81
yrs. old. Mrs. X. f. Penney. kent rug. Mrs. A.
C.. johnson, handsome afghan and silk quilt.
fancy afghan, Miss Carrie Mckinney. Mrs.
NJ. NJ. Bowler. rugs. Mrs. J. r. Bradley,
llallowell, 2 rugs. A large number of other
beautiful articles, some of which contain
more colors than did the coat made by Jacob
for his son, I'LL the hall and will be described
more at length in our next issue. Dennis
orchestra discoursed excellent music and
will be on hand again tonight. Miss Carrie
l.. Yeaton's rendition of several difficult
pieces on the piano attracted crowd of lis
teners. The specimens of art decorating ex-
hibited by Miss Sena NJ. Chase were hand
some and showed some elaborate patterns.
Mr. T. +. Moor had fine model of rugged
schooner complete in every detail, and a box
composed of ,999 pieces of wood.