Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-10

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Society are way up. Six hundred dol
lars were taken. today, at the gate 1t
is estimated that nearly 5000 people
were on the grounds. Seven hundred
grand stand tickets We're sold
The judges Of various exhibits were
busy all day and the magnitude of their
tasks may be realized to some extent
by noticing the following outline of the
exhibits and the prizes awarded
FRUIT.
II. T. Leach LIST for crabs. Hubbard,
stons, Bartlett pears. Clapp's favorite
Williams favorite; ID on Winthrop
greetings. general exhibit of pears
and Sheldons. and 4th on general ex-
hibit of apples. T.. r. Mayo of Man
chester got LIST on Winthrop favorites
and russets. Mrs. A. NJ Fogg, Read
field. got LIST on Viagra plums Albert
c. Robbins, Winthrop, won LIST for
cranberries. ]. Henry Moore of Win
throp, got LIST on benonis, I'd on yellow
bellflowers. I'd on Bartlett pears and "a
on seckles. w l.. Mace, East Win
throp, won ID for general display OF
apples, ID for baldwins, I'd for Roxbury
russets. list for Louise Bonnie De der.
seys. Mrs Francis Hoyt got LIST for
Winthrop greetings, I'd on red astra
chans f. A. Cottle, East Mt. Vernon.
got LIST on Tallman sweets. ID on crabs
and LIST on sweet boughs c. NJ. Weston
Il Son. Belgrade. got LIST on best display
of fruit. LIST on Alexanders, LIST on bald
wins, LIST on black Oxfords and "a on
Fameuse, LIST for tHarveys, Jewetts
fair red, King sweetings, Mcintosh
reds, Porters, Roxbury russets. red
Sanads, r. /. greetings. yellow bell
flowers, Somersets, and I'd on Northern
Spys. Tallman sweetings and Williams
favorite. c. NJ. Weston got 1st for best
exhibit of pears. LIST for Du Congress
pears and I'd for Louise Bonnie Jerseys.
NJ f. Norcross of Winthrop got LIST
on Sheldon and sickle pears, I'd on
Hubbardsons None Such Mrs. A. A.
Laughton. Winthrop got I'd on cram
berries, ID. w. Haines got LIST on
Duchess of Oldenburg and Gravenstein
apples. d. w. Haines, Readfield, go.
I'd on Kings. LIST on red Astrachans
and I'd on Ciapp's favorite pears S.
II. Merchant, Winthrop, got first on
Spys, Nodheads and Garden Royals. II
G. Fairbanks of Monmouth, got Sd for
best display of apples.
VEGETABLES.
Fl. t. Leach, East Monmouth, won Sd
for best display, Sd for seed sweet
corn. 4th for pop corn LIST for potatoes.
I'd for turnips, 4th for carrots, ith for
squash.
f.. Il. Mayo. Manchester won LIST for
display of vegetables. 1st for trace Of
sweet corn, LIST for pop corn. % for dis
play of onions, Sd for turnips list fo..
parSnips, lst for tomatoes I'd for
squash, I'd for cabbage. LIST for radish
LIST for cucumbers, 1st for lettuce, I'd
for peppers.
A. N. Mayo of Manchester. won %
for general display, Sd on pop corn. LIST
for display of onions, Sd for display of
beets and I'd for display of carrots.
DOMESTIC CHEESE.
Plain-Mrs. f. NJ. Thomas, Readfield.
LIST; Mrs. J. w. Penney, Belgrade. Cd
Mrs. j. f. Davis, Mt Vernon. Sd: Mrs.
j. Il. Prescott, Rome. 4th. Other ex-
field. A. Thomas. Readfield. Mrs. Fl. G.
North Monmouth, Mrs. C.
W. Dodge, Fayette. Mrs. G. e. Bart
lett. Belgrade, Mrs. John Henderson.
Reardfield.
Green-Mrs. ]. w. Penney, Belgrade,
list; Mrs. G. G. Bartlett, Belgrade, %;
A. Thomas. Readfeld, Sd; Mrs. >. r.
Prescott. Rome, 4th. Other exhibitors
were Mrs. ]. f. Davis, Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. II. E. Fairbanks, North Mon
mouth, Mrs. c. w. Dodge, Fayette,
Mrs. Daniel Luce, Readfield, Mrs. A.
Luce
FLOWERS.
First and second prizes were about
equally divided among Mrs G. w.
-edgley, Winthrop. Mrs. Emma Hoyt.
Mrs. NJ. F. Norcross, Win
hrop, Mrs. Charles Stanley, Winthrop,
Mrs. d. w. Haines, Readfield, NJ D.
Mayo Manchester, Alice Manchester
Mrs. e. A. Bean of Au-
susta. got a gratuity for hydrangea
Mrs. Mayo's display was very large |
md unusually noticeable.
STATIONS.
Five years old. E. Wells. Read |
ield. LIST.
-Four years old-E. w. Hanks, Au-
usta. list; ]. M. Redley, Oakland, I'd
Two years old. A. Bartlett. Bel
.rade, LIST.
Cleveland bays and grades-Dolly &
hartman. Readfield, 1st: 7. B. Beck,
augusta, I'd.
The Races.
The racing programme of Wednes-
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