Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-11-19
Lamoine Grange Fair.

The tar held at Iamoine Grange
Hall under the auspices Of Lamoiue
Grange. Oct 10, was a decided sue
cess. notwithstanding the uufayorable
weather which kept many at home.
quite an attraction in the afternoon
was a game of base bail, North La
moline V. Hancock club. result. is to
,. LamOine ahead.
The Grange quilt was Or. wn bv Gil
man Jlodgkins. he having guessed with
III two the number of beans in the lar.
The sale table, presided over by
Miss Addle Clark. was very attractive
aud remuneratlve. Candy counter,
Miss Edith Rice as sale.woman. was
we'll patronized Fish pond had mer-
ry and eager fishers, until the last nib
bier Was drawn out.
supper was served from 6 to s P. VI.
IN appetizing clam stew was furnished
a the expense Of the Grange The
rnalnder Of the ''frst-rate supper
which we always get at Lamoine, " was
gcne'cusly contributed by sisters Of
the order. Later in the evening ice
cream was served
The dance al the Town Hall in he ev-
enirg was private affair and well
| attended
The president, j. f. Lear, being ah
Sent the whole management Of the fair
afternoon aud evening, was ably and
successfully conducted by Mrs. Carrie
/ lingerihy. represident.
pInmlttec> IN vegetables. fruit
grain, etc. made the following awards !:
Potatoc,-oeauty Of Hebron, Ralph
Young; Dakota red, Gilman Hodg-
kln-. Cahhage-Dunlap's all seasons,
Ralph Young. Onions-yellow Dan
vers, Abram Trueworthy Beets-
blood tnrnip, y. b Coolidge; yellow
globe, Ralph Young. Cucumber,-
mammoth, Mrs. Caldie Berry. Toma-
to, acme, \. b. Coolidge. Water-mcl-
on>. phinneys, \. b. Coolidge. Git
ron. MIS- \. Holt. Parsnips. loug
sugar. J, B. Coolidge. Turnips, ru-
ta-baga, ID Y. Mcfarland Pumpkins,
largest sugar. Hollis Austin. squash.
Hubbard, ID. \ Mcfarland Beans
small. Charles Whitaker; We How
eyed. Abram Irueworlhv; white bush,
J. b. Coolidge; speckled cranberry,
Mrs. Caroline Eaton.
Grain-oats, white bonanza. n. b.
Young; corn, King Philip, William
Young pop corn. red Henry Bartlett.
Fruif-apple-, Mr. Lauras er: Gran
! berries, Cape Cod, Miss Olive Coolidge.
Butter, ID. Y. Mcfarland. Honey.
/ Edmund HoIgkins.
Farm stock Henry Bartlett exhib-
tied a fine colt five months Oh.
Poultry-trio. white Plymouth
Rocks, Ralph Young; trio, specked
Bantams, Miss Dellie Hodgkius.
LADIES DEPARTMENT.
-l'cards on Fancy H'orh, Quilts,
Haqs. etc
sofa pillow, Mrs. Martha Coolidge
cushion, Roman embroidery. Mrs.
Lydia Berry best hand sewing, pill
low slips. hemstitched and rutfled,
Mrs. Mary King; best machine sew
ing, ladies' Undertaking, Mrs. VI. J.
DeslsIes; tidy, cross stitch, Mrs. Car
ollne Eaton: hand painting, saddle
bags, Miss Addie Clark knit edglug.
Mrs. Nj. A. Farnham ladies' stock
lngs, hand knit, Mrs. Carrie Hagerthy
satin pin cushion, Mrs. Hannah Me-
Farland; domestic yarn, Mrs. Lydia
Young; WOOL rolls, Mrs. Susan Sails
bury; collars. crocheted. Mrs. f. +.
Hamilton: hood. hand knit. Mrs.
Hannah Mcfarland; afghan, knit, Mr..
Alice Hodgkins.
Rugs-tancy. Miss Blanche Jordan;
drawn, Mrs. Nellie Haslem; braided.
Mrs. NJ. A. Farnham ravelled yarn.
Mrs. Alice Hodgkins.
Quilts-silk, log cabin, Mrs. Caro-
line Eaton; worsted, fan, Mrs. Julia
Bartlett; print, kaleidoscope, Miss
Della Mcfarland; puff, Mrs Carrie
Hagerthy; embroidered, Mrs. NJ. A.
Farnham; white, woven, this quilt was
purchased in Liverpool, England. in
1871 by Benjamin Cole Of Wells, Me.
He gave it to his sister. Mrs. Noah
Staples, of Bddeford, Me. She gave
1t to her granddaughter, Mrs. Henry
Huff. 1t is now in the possession of
Mrs. luff's daughter, Mrs. Ella Whit,
taker, Lamoine, Me. The quilt look
ed as good as new. Mrs Winterboth-
am exhibited quilt containing 1925
pieces, which was made by her mother,
Mrs. Isabella DesIsles, when 70 wears
| old. The arrangement of colors and
sewing would have done high credit to
any young lady. Bread, white, Mrs.
Lydia Young. Jelly. apple, Mrs. Han
nah Mcfarland. Plants -fuchsia pin
afore, w. II. Cousins; geranium,
Mad. Lollerio, Mrs NJ A. Farnham
bouquet, cut flowers, Mrs. Caddie
Berry; everlastings, Henry Bartlett
W. H Rice had an enormous suuflow-
er as usual. F;sh-Natie Hodgkins
had smelt twelve inches ia length
the only representation of the greatest
industry in Lamoine.
Some Of the curios-B. P. Hodgkins
exhibited five good sized. well formed
cabbages each grown on a separate
stalk united in one Mrs. Martha
Coolidge. wooden shoes worn by the
natives of St. Pierre. Top of palm
tree 50 years old which somewhat re-
sembled a large bunch of spruce cones,
also pineapple growing in a pot.
Miss Shirley Rice. Astral lamp. so
years old. Miss Edith Rice, Japanese
box. Miss Dellie Hodgkins, China
pitcher 10 years old. Pewter plate
$50 years old which looked like silver
just from the mint Greatest curio-
Mrs. Carrie Hagerthy, oyster shells.
open, presenting nearly fiat surface.
adhered firmly together by some sub
stance on the back. in which tie i'm.
preston of nail heads was plainly Wis.
ible. They grew on the bottom of the
American bark Santee, during tLree
years crtlise cOastinD on tho pold coost