Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-26
The Grange Exh,bits.

The hbe.s! prixes Of the society called oui
good exhibitions from Rsadieii and starting
North Fayettel Oranges. The latter had
an exhibit whIch exteuied TO sir hundred and
tSeaty-seven contributions Among these
we're the following Fancy articles Of ladies'
work, rugs, quilts, ornamental work. ETC.,
it2; garden vegetables. 40; flowers, in
ciuiinz . large pyramid of flowers
in the centre of the space oe
cupied By the collection: plates of
fruit, IS cans Of fruit, l2o plates Of pears,
Il. plates Of grapes, 8 one loaf of bread
made by Mrs. j. II True. and fancy grange
cake made by Miss W. NJ. Fellows. Here
we're fine examples Of fruit in this collection,
with choice dairy products, and large col
Lection of samples of corn, pumpkin. squash
and apple put up al the factory of J. II True,
ESQ. An enumeration Of the articles making
up the exhibit Of Readheld Grange, consisted
of the following:
One hundred and four jars canned fruit,
pickles. etc, ll6 dishes apples and pears,
( : dishes grapes, l2 varieties grasses, l dish
peppers, entry honey, Il varieties garden
vegetables, 7 entries corn, | entry potatoes,
. barrels apples, 1 entries butter 80 varieties
wood By NJ. V. B. Dudley, go entries fancy
articles, NJ. v b. Dudley's collection, So
different coins and u different kinds scrip,
entries bread, W. r. Mace's collection
birds eggs, entries Old dishes, entries
minerals, 10 entries flowers.
Flowers.
Mr.. II W. Fuller. Readheld has col
lection OF eight designs of cut flowers,
among them pillos of pinks, tray of pan
sies design of asters. vase of Wild flowers,
tray of phlox and verbenas, mound of
dahiias, gladiolas and ANNALS. Mrs. Harri-
son Warner, Winthrop, vase of wild flowers.
Mrs Charles Stanley, eight floral designs,
baskets ard vases. A basket Of about thirty
varieties wa, especially fine. among the
varieties being new green dahlia from
Germany. Gladiolss, basket of verbenas,
and star design of plnsies. very noticeable
for their fine arrangement OF colors. Wild
flowers, Mrs l. +. Gile. Readfeld; Mrs
F. W Lowell, South Fayette. Bouquet,
Mrs. + Hoyt, Winthrop. Table piece, Mrs
A. F, Williams. Mt. Vernon. Collection of
pot plants aad cut flowers. Mrs. C. A.
French. Mt Vernon, incluf'ing well grown
begonias fuscbias, and Mrs. Pollock. gera-
NUNS. Wild flowers, "a collection of thirty
three named varietes) shown by Mrs. W.
h. Atkinson, winthrop. Mrs Atkinson also
shows basket of Phlox Drummondii;
very prettly arranged. Basket of dahiias,
Mr Daniel Lcce, Readfield. An especially
fine exhibition Of floral designs and pot
beauty is placed on the tables by Mrs. ID.
". Ilaines. Readfeid. II comprises six
teen splendidly grown plants, comprising
fuschias ivy gersniums, begonia, heliotrope
ard several kinds Of geranums. parlor
vase, cross OF flowers, and floral design are
artistically arranged. The designs which
At ract- the most attention, Is part of an
open fire place in moss and white flowers.
fire on the anAirons Of scarlet geraniums
hearth # tie l,ases of tiiver edged ger
anium'. with vase Of flowers upon the
msntle. It's a somewhat odd and very
handsomely treated design.