Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-19
ON MAINE TRACKS.
County Fairs in Full Swing
All Over the State.
Large Crowd at Skowhegan Enjoy the
Exhibits and the Races.
Great Sport Also at cherryiield. Pennington
Norway and Elsewhere.

| Skowhcgan, Sept. 1S--(SpcoiaD. The
Grangers had the floor at the Somerset
Central Agricultural Society's fair, today,
and did good job with It, too.
1t was at the exhibit in Coburn hall
| Five oranges entered into the competition
for the special grange premiums offered
by the society, and they all made fine dis
plays. Besides the farmers from all over
the county united in the exhibit for the
| Pomona grange, and Skswhegan grange
| had an exhibition which was "A fine one
| but not in competition for either of the
prizes In fact most all there was in the
| hall was included in one or another of the
grange displays
A good crowd came out for the exercises
of the day, today. AT the hall good az
| tendance wss had all the forenoon, ana
after dinner the place became just little
crowded. Meanwhile up on the park a
good sized crowd had assembled to see the
oxen pull and the horses trot
As one entered the hall and stood for
moment at the doorway to glance around
the room, it might be easily imagined that
monster horn of plenty had dumped all
| the good things Of the farm in one place,
where 1t could be viewed at once and en-
| joyed by all at the same time
| Long rows of traces of golden corn, sug-
gestive of whole mountains of brown
| bread, great yellow pumpkins, enough to
make pies for multitude, great cabbage
| heads with turnips, carrots and parsnips
enough to make boiled dinners and hash
| for every hungry mouth in town, pre-
serves Of all kinds to tickle the least sensi-
tive palate butter and cheese in abund-
ance, bushels and bushels of apples Of every
| size and color, while around all and over
all are bouquets and banks of flowers Of
| endless variety, form and color, diffusing
all through the place most delicate and
pleasant odor
ut is the best hall display We ever had, "
! said superintendent Of the Hall, Ansei
| Holway sit represents more value bet
| ter crops and neater arrangements than
anything have ever seen in this hall.
AS l said above, almost everything is
cleSsed into one or another of the grange
exhibits. Commencing IN one corner Is
| the exhibition of Somerset Grange, No. IS,
of Norridgewock Two tables are allowed
| this grange and both are filled to overflow
| ing. On one are the fruits of the farm, of
| every description, piled high, one box
above the other, in rows. AT one end is a
| fine exhibit of potatoes raised by Stephen
| Holway, from q potato which CHANGED to
get here from California A good display
| tf honey from the apiary of r. A. Davis
| Is on the top shelf out of reach of the
small boy, who would delight to poke his
| finger into the white comb or colorless
| liquid.
If this table has the fruit of the farm,
| the other one has on it the fruit Of the
household Fancy work of every descrip-
| ton neatly made and Hastily arranged is
| there. Ali around the walls are quilts,
rugs and similar articles together With
| several fine paintings. one, the property of
Mrs. K. S. Miller, purchased by her father
| In New York at Il cost of $1,000.
The next grange is Athens, No. 257
Like the other there are two'tables, one for
| outdoor and one for indoor products The
variety of farm products Is complete and
| the soil Of Athens must be productive.
Judging from the size of the pumpkins.
beets and squashes here displayed. A
noticeable feature of the table of fancy
work is the old fashioned flax wheel set
| ting on the top shelf. The old wheel is
fine one, but has lost just a bit of Its beauty
by having been mOderDized by coat of
paint ard a few ribbon bows Grand
mother would hardly know her OLD wheel
If she should step into the hall here to
day. Like the former grange, the walls
of this exhibit are closely hung with quilts
and paintings.
East Madison Grange, No 22s, comes
| next IN line with big tbree-decked table,
on the lower shelf of which Is the complete
| assortment of farm products, the second.
butter, cheese, bread and cake, and on the
top double row of canned preserves and
bottled maple syrup, Besides the large
table are two small ones covered with
fancy articles, and in the corner is a col
lection of antiques which cannot be over
looked. An imitation open fireplace has
been arranged, ana looking ut the corner
brings back recollections OF childhood TO
the oldest visitor. The open fire, before it
an old oven, near by a tall clock, a flax
wheel card and reel, and close at hand "A |
small table covered with china 100 years |
old. A glass case contains so or more
samples of the fractional currency script |
of more recent date, and pinned on the |
front of the old clock Is the diploma of |
Joseph Parlin, showing that he was raised |
to the degree of Master Mason in kenne-
bee Lodge, f. & A. NJ, October 5, 1912. |
Brass candle sticks aud andirons brought
from old England, the Aintlock musket
which may have done effective service at
Concord and Bunker Hill, and hundred
and one other things of similar nature and
interest make mp the collection.
Haromny Grange, No 1874 has two tables,
mostly covered with fruit and vegetables.
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