The Somerset reporter., 1898-12-29
MAINE POMOLOGICAL
SOCIETY.
Annual, Winter Meeting Being
Held at SkOwhegan,
This Week.
Good Display of Apples and
Canned Fruit.


The Maine State Pathological society
began its winter session at Grange hall,
in this town, Tuesday evening OF this
week and it will close this, Thursday,
evening.
The officers present are: John W
True, New Gloucester, president; d.
H. knowlton, Pennington, secretary
Charles s. Pope, Manchester, treasurer
and Miss G. P. Sanborn, Augusta, A
Z. Andrews, Gardiner; G. II. George,
Hebron, members of the executive CON-
mittee.
The meeting Tuesday evening was al
informal one, President True presiding
Mr.. Ansel Holway ip behalf of Skowho-
gan Grange cordially welcomed the
society to our town in brief address, to
which Secretary Knowlton responded In
a happy manner. After this, general re-
marks were made by Prof. Elijah Cook
of Vassaboro, lecturer of the State
Grange, and by Mr.. r. w. Starr OF
Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
During the afternoon of Tuesday and
the forenoon of "Wednesday, the exhibits
were received and arranged in the lower
hall under the direction of the officers OF
the society We are indebted to Secre-
tary Knowlton for opportunity to use
the following complete list of entries:
Mrs. l.. X. Littl, field, Winthrop, "a
varieties of glass canned goods, fruits
pickles, etc.
Mrs. F. D. Grover, Jay, 10 varieties.
Mr.. A. G. Greenleaf, Pennington, dish
of cranberrles.
}. w. Dudley, Castle Hill, Aroostook
county, varieties of apples.
Edward rarr, Mapleton, 10 varietie:
of apples.
H. A. Robinson, Foxeroft, 4 varieties
of apples.
Mr. :. D. Willard, Geneva, New
York, varieties of apples.
G. Arnold, Arnold, Penobscot county,
10 varieties of apples.
l.. z. Toothaker, Simpsons Corner
Penohscot, 10 varieties of apples.
F. f. Noel, No. Fairfield, 20 varieties
Of apples.
Lewis Beal, Fail field, II varieties OF
apples.
S. H. Beal, Skowhegan, 10 varieties oil
apples.
NJ. C. Hobbs, Pennington, 5 varieties
of apples.
EFF. Purnton, West Pennington
Frank lin county, II varieties of apples
S. Fl. Dawes, Harrison, Cumberland
county, Is varieties of apples.
Mrs. b. F. Townsend, Freeport,
varieties of apples, 3 varieties canned
fruit and cut flowers.
Mrs. F. +. NOVEL;, Fairfield, 6 varie'
ties of canned fruit.
Mrs. NJ l.. r. burlington, West Farm
ington, II varieties of canned fruit.
Mrs. Lewis Beal, Skowhegan, varie
ties canned fruit.
Mrs. G 5. Benson, Skowhegan, ) va
rieties canned fruit.
X. A. Withee, Skowhegan, 5 varieties
apples.
j. w. True, New Gloucester, 8 varic
ties of apples.
F.. w. Page, Augusta, floral design.
B. II. Titcomb, Harrington, 6 varie-
ties of apples.
L. A. Lapham, Pittston, kennebeC
county, 8 varieties of apples.
ID. Ii. Knowlton, Pennington, collec-
ton of Nova Scotia fruit.
d. p. True, Leeds Center, ID varieties
of apples, 2. pears and l, ounce.
Mrs. f. H. Crowell, Skowhegan,
varieties of canned fruit, of jellies.
c. H. George, Hebron, maple syrup
and plate of apples.
Miss G. P. Sanborn, Augusta, cut
flowers.
The exercises Wednesday forenoon,
consisted of President True's annual ad.
dress, and talk on small fruits, by
Charles S. Pope of Manchester.
Wednesday afternoon, was the report
and address of Secretary Knowlton with
an exhibit of Nova Scotia fruit by Mr.
Knowlton, and an address by r. w
Starr of Wolfville, n. S., Both were
very instructive and valuable.
Mr.. Starr gave opportunity for the
asking of questions and many present
awaited themselves of the privilege in
order TO learn methods pursued in Nova
Scotia.
Wednesday evening, Mrs. Georgia A.
Tobey of Skow hogan, read paper upon
Horticulture and Prof. Elijah Cook spoke
upon the topic Teach the young to en-.
Joy fruits, flowers and shrubs"
The meetings will continue through
today and this evening. The business
meeting occurs today, with report OF
committees and officers, the election OF
officers for 1899 and other business.
Prof. w. NJ. Munson of Orono, and Prof
A. II. Kirkland of the Massachusetts
Board of Agriculture speak this, Thurs
day, afternoon and Rev. Blanche A.
Wright of Livermore Falls, this evening.
The specimens of apples exhibited are
very fine ones and Somerset is behind nc
other county in this respect. The spec.-
mems of fruits, berries, pickles, etc., put
up in glass jars are also exceptionally
fine and the variety great. 1t will be
seen that Somerset ladies were repre-
scented in this exhibit and we expect
they will take their share of the pre-.
miums, 70 be awarded today.
The attendance of farmers and lruit
raisers In this vicinity is not as large AS
it should have been. Circumstances
were not favorable just at this time
Two weeks ago Skowhegan grange held
a fair that took the greater part of the
week, and last week an unusually large