Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-04

the three principal lady officers of the
grange, Flora, Ceres and Pomona.
West Minot No. AZ, had wagon
prcttily decorated with flowers and fruit.
Mont Center, No 266, had five teams
and made great feature in the parade.
Androscoggin, No. s, had three teams,
| all presenting fine appearance
| Excelsior No. 5, had three teams.
Auburn had three teams, all first-class
and showing the vast amount Of work put
in on them.
Pine Tree Grange, with two teams, was
followed with carriage containing State
Master Wiggin and Past State Master
Ham.
After the parade State Master Wiggin
was introduced and spoke briefly, con-
graduating the oranges for the success of
| the parade and Secretary TwiUchell for his
work in making it feature of the show
Mr.. Knowlton, for the committee re-
ported that the prize flag given by Hon
j. f. Hill of Augusta, for the best deco
rated carriage, was awarded to Auburn
Grange and the flag given by Hon.
Llewellyn Powers of Houlton, for the best
grange display, was awarded to Turner
Grange.
Tho exhibit in the exhibition hall is the
best one which has been seen here for a
long time.
As one enters the first thing noticed is
the miniature WOODEN mill, the exhibit OF
the Lincoln Mill, Lewiston. The wool is
carded and woven into cloth before the
eyes of the visitors, yes, more, it is cut up
and made into garments, complete
tailor shop being arranged beyond the
loom.
The Bangor Stone Ware Co. have
man making pots and jugs, besides the
regular exhibit of their goods.
r. G. Pingree of lewiston has an
elegant display of wood mantelss ard II
workman at a lathe is constantly turning
ON different kinds of work
j. A. Verrell & Co. of Auburn, have a
good display of dressed marble.
The Auburn Stove Foundry Co. has a
big display of stoves and furnaces of all
kinds.
The Auburn Motor Co. has fine work
Ing display of electrical appliances with
the Don't Touch placard conspicuous
all about it.
Five oranges have entered for the
grange competition. These are Auburn,
Norway, Andr oscoggin, Lake View and
Canton.
In the Auburn display is the large ex-
hibition of I. L. Waterman & Sons of East
Auburn, which includes almost number
less varieties of field and garden vege-
table.
A prominent feature of the Norway
grange exhibit is the canned fruit, which
is as good u collection as was ever put on
exhibition in the State.
Androscoggin Oranges exhibit is
noticeable in more ways than one 1t is
large exhibit generally, and contains
many interesting things. The paintings
OF Miss Annie NJ. Sawyer are excellent
true to nature and show fine brush work
A collection of antique china and and old
cradle, a Bible 200 years old, a chest of
carpenters tools of the dasc of 1888, and
old Revolutionary flintlock muskct. q
foot stove, are all shown, not forgetting
the old fashioned clock with the moon
rising over its face An exhibit of Alaska
curios, the property of Mr. Whitman, is
also shown with the exhibit of the grange,
as well as hcrbarium of over 100 speci-
mems of grasses
The Atkinson Company has fine exhi-
bition of household goods
In the dairy line exhibits are the most
numerous Of any year in The history of
the fair, and is without doubt the best
display ever shown in the State. Cream
cry butter is shown by West Paris Cream
cry Co, Turner Center; Young & True
Fayctte; Daniel Pease Beams Corner and
A. +. Tilton, Bethel Butter from pri. |
vate diaries is shown by Mrs. Alpheus
Richardson, Clinton; j. b. Rand, Bow |
doinham; Mrs. S. r. kincaid, Lewiston
NJ. A. Rose, North Greene; F.. B. Clifford |
Winthrop; J. Henry Moore Winthrop; G. |
A. Garland, Bangor; W. S Rogers,
Topsham; Mrs. L. f. Dolloff of Mount |
Vernon.
Butter made by girls under Is years of
Olive Moore, Winthrop; and |
Annie l.. Dollof, Mount Vernon
Eactorv choesa to ehowp Nv Iro IL |