Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-11-13
The Fair at Lamoine.

1air was lelu at LaHlOiue uTdust hnii
under the auspices of Lamoine Grange on
the afternoon and evening of October
twenty fourth which was great success.
Considering the short time for preparation
(only four weeks it was certainly very
successful enterprise.
There were tables set around three sides
of the large hail. which were loaded with
farm products and fancy articles. Lines
stretched over the tables and twice across
the hall hung down with the weight Of
quilts, rugs, afghans, and other specimens
of feminine handiwork.
In farm produce there were forty-two
exhibitors, eighteen of whom were ladies'.
Changers 33, non Changers 8.
Stock-A handsome Jersey bull shown by
Robert Grindle, seven months old, grit
four feet good for Jersey.
Poul,ry-A fine trio of white Plymouth
Rocks, by Ralph Young.
Four boxes OF honey, exhibited by Ed
muud Hodgkins looked sweet and tempt
ing.
Pears exhibited by Mrs. Tom Spiing-
er were very large and fine looking.
The display of vegetables was large in
quantity. and excellent in quality Green
cucumbers were shown weighing pound
and half apiece. which had been taken
from the vines four weeks and were near
ly as good as new Otis Collins showed a
very large white cucumber
Dyer Hodgkins exhibited dried cod
fish, from his fish yard, tina. weighed
twenty-six pounds.
The curio table attracted a great deal Of
attention. a boa constructors skin ten feet
long or more, hung over the back side. At
one end was table covering, brought
from China, hand embroidered with silk
in designs which are peculiar to the
Chinese. All the shades aud tints were
a nicely executed as the finest paintings.
Among the antiques were a Bible three
hundred years old. copy book printed in
London in 1856. cane and pipe somewhat
past century. and a fax-comb that did
its work more than a hundred years ago.
There were also North and South America,
Europe. Asia aud Africa W. l. and Prince
Edward Isle Pacific and Atlantic oceans
curios represented.
Domestic yarn manufactured by Mrs
Susan Salisbury. was shown In the nstnral
| color, Of the wool viz white, gray aud
| brown. 1t was very nice and handsome.
VIM. Rice exhibited sunilower stalk
which measured eight feet and nine inches
in height
owing to the cold not many plants were
| exhibited,
| Mrs. Lizzie IIodgkiu> had tinc display
| OF house plants. Harriet Cousins apnafore
| fuchsia in full bloom Julia Convey two vari-
| cites of coleu-. Susan Salisbury n happy
thought gerinilm. and Sarah Young a
| Gala, all of which. with some others. were
worthy of mention.
| Prominent among the quilts was the
guess quilt made by ladies' Of the Grange,
! which was blcached >hccting embroidered
| in outline with red cotton. in one hundrct!
! and thirty different patterns. Ter cents
/ was the price fYr guess as 10 how many
| beans were in bottle, which cont ined
seven hundred anitScnty-l There We're
| eighty-twO gue-scs. lothian Reynolds was
| the winner with the number seven hundred
aud nine.
\ cradle quilt made by Mrs Nellie F.
| Dcycrrux when She was twelve years OF
| age, contained two thousand squares, and
! four thousand pieces.
Two quilts with history" of one
| the outside was made from the wedding
dress OF Jane Goosins wife Of Benz,
! Googins, married in 1895, quilted by her
self and Mrs. Betsey Mcfarland wife OF
Nathaniel Mcfarland. Lining, which was
| Of white cotton cloth was carded, spun,
| and woven by Mrs. Polly King. The
! Inning was nicely spun and woven as
| any factory work nowadays
| The other was made by Mrs. Eliza Brooks
| when seventeen wear, Of age. The out
| side which was red bombazne, was pur-
| chased in Boston, by Mr.. Whitney with
! yarn she carded and spun. The bate n
was wool bats cardcd by herself Who
| also carled spun aud wove the lining
from wool The design for quilting was
drawn b. Mrs Foster of Trenton. OF the
good Old time quilting, there are but two
| survivors Emma Delaitte and Eliza Brooks.
/ The fancy work department was ''be
wildering" The articles were 50 nicely
executed, and 50 extensively varied that
it was difficult for the committee to de-
eide,
Mrs Harriet Cousins had some rare
shells from Scotland. also some pieces OF
shell work, which were very nicely done.
Mrs Charles Wooster and Blanche Smith
| from Hancock had fine display of paint
ings, pencil drawings, lava and wax work
also darned lace apron, and a picture
frame. Mrs. Nellie Haslem had bureau
scarf of Mexican work on linen, and Addie
Clark adoyly of drawn work on linen.
Both were fine work
Premiums on farm products .-Ralph
! Younx. squash, corrie corn; Eta Richard
| son, pumpkins; F. S. Bickford, carrots
n. b. Coolidge, parsDips; John Whitaker,
beets and turnips; A5bie Hutchins citron
J. III. Austin, red and white pop corn
Robert Grinde. peas and field corn
Melatiah Salisbury, white beans; James
Berry, cranberres Mrs. Thomas Springer
pears; Carrie Morrison, apples Hannah
| Mcfarland, butter.
On stock Robert Grindle, Jersey bull
On poultry, Ralph Young, trio white
Plymouth Rocks.
Domestic articles.-Mrs. Fannie Gilpat-
rick, so years old, pair of mems stockings,
hand woven rug; Mrs. Eliza Brooks. 20
years old, worsted quilt; Susan Salisbury,
wooden yarn; Mrs. Nathan King. afghan
Julia Bartlett, knit rug; Mrs. j. B. Cool
idge, braided rug Emeline Hutchins, drawn
rug; Susan Whitaker, random rug
Hannah Mcfarland, leaf rug; Caro- Smith,
| crochet rug Louis Gilpatrick, knit quilt
! Julia Convey, print quilt; Caroline Eaton,
silk quilt.
Premiums awarded fancy articles, 80
exhibiters-Caro Smith. mantel lambrequin
and paper flowers; NJ. J. Desisle. sofa
pillow; Agnes Boynton, table scarf; Mrs.
Joseph Eddy, tidy in cross stitch pattern
Phebe Bartlett, pin cushion; Emma Austin,
knit edging. Mrs. Julia Convey showed a