The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-09-27
Our Show.
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complished wives and daughters ol
members of the grand order of Patrons
Of Husbandry, who created this the
grandest and most magnificent display
ever made in Somerset County. Coourn
Hall filled rapidly with these goods but
Tor "A time all seemed confusion and ii
was not until past the hour of high noon
that order began to be evolved and
ricl ness and beauty began TO be maui
fest. It was no small task To accom-
plish and it required taste, tact and pa
tient long continued and well directed
effort to bring about the transforms
tion of Cobutn Hall, bare and unattmct-
i've. TO one of the most attractive spots
in the State OF Maine, but it was done in
GOOD season largely by the represents
tiyes of the six oranges before mention
ed. and was ready for the opening at the
hour specified. +. Vi.
Fruit. vegetables aud grains of many
kinds were arranged in grand profusion
throughout the spacious hall and every
foot Of noor, wall and table space was
utilized to its fullest capacity and then
the goods could not all be spicuousIy
placed.
Beside the Grange exhibits was a
small number of merchandise displays
neatly arranged around pyramid in the
center of the hall, among which were
druggists goods by X. L. Patten; har-
nesses, robes, etc, George weymouth
and c. a. Goodwin; boots and shoes, Il
H. Merrill q Som stoves, c. \. Ross
Also in other parts of the hall WERE
case old coins. {. l.. Roy; Itch dis'
play of furniture and house furnish
ings, Wentworth q Oak; fine display OF
musical instruments and sewing ma
chimes. j. y. and !. j. Smith. These
goods added materially to the already
magnificent spectacle.
TIE GRANGE PREMIUMS.
The trustees of the Society early
recognized the necessity OF having a
1 commit lee W Hldht Nii' """''i 49,
should be entirely without Interest or
prejudice in favor or against either OF
the oranges competing for the prizes.
Agrceably to this theory they secured
Hon. b. w. Mckeene, Secretary OF the
Board of Agriculture, Mr.. G W. Gowell,
the Superintendent of Agriculture at the
State college at Orono, and Mrs. Anna
Sargent Hunt Of Augusta, to perform
this difficult task and make the award.
! The committee made a careful and
systematic inspection of the six exhibits
giving Tuesday evening and portion OF
Wednesday forenoon to the work and
made the award as follows;
First premium, s75, to Skowhegan
Grange. Second premium, $50, to Pal
myra Grange. Third premium, $50, to
Victor Grange of Fairfield. Fourth
premium, sl5, to Athens Grange.
The committee further recommended
that Skowhegan Grange divide S25 of il 5
S75 premium with Somerset Grange of
Norridgewock and East Madison
Grange, and we are informed tiI> ii be
done.
One of the finest packages of butter
we have ever seen was that shown on
one of the Athens grange tables by X,
H. Boothby. 1t is put up in fancy
fourth pound squares, just large enough
to put upon. h plate for "A small family.
Other samples of butter are very nice
but nothing can exceed this for neatness
and beauty.
Mrs. s. II. Atwood and her daughter,
Mrs. G.. f. Tobey, of Skowhegan con-
tributed Il fine bank of cut flowers of
many bright hues with the long name of
our town spelled out in white blossoms
thereon. A work of taste and much
patience.
A roasted pig formed the center of one
Of the finest of Victor grange tables.
1t was not a pig in clover but the COM
bination was superior to that.
Pumpkins and squashes, ali sizes and
shapes are seen in each of the exhibits.
Norridgewock carried off the palm as
far as length of individual pumpkins
was concerned, having one 80 inches
long. They could sell them readily by
long measure.
Germ; What looks prettier and richer
than traces of golden corn? They were
in great abundance in Coburn Hall, eX-
tending in an almost unbroken chain all
around the galleries, beside there were
many decorations of sweet corn and
mammoth stalks of almost fabulous
length. Surely Somerset can raise corn.
Potatoes Well Aroostook will have
to look well after its laurels as the great
potato county If the splendid tubers
shown by the Somerset Oranges are In
dcatons of Somei set ability in this line.
Apples. Can any county make a
better showing than did Somerset
Oranges in apples at Coburn Hall this
week? We do not believe it possible.
1t was magnificent
Mammoth vegetables abound on all
sides and in, on and under the tables OF
each of the six competing organizations
Lewis Beal is about as much of a
Skowhegan as Fairfield man but he
stood up with his own Grange, Victor
of Fairfield, and to good purpose with
his big box of bees honey weighing &c
pounds and his fine specimens of pears
Fairfield "knows beans" evidently as
twenty-tour different varieties were in
cuded in Victor Oranges big show.
f. NJ. Frost of Palmyra Grange must
be the bee king of that town as ht
raised ton and half of honey this
year.