Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-17
MAINE POMOLOGlSTS
Holding Their Annual Meeting,
This Week, at Newport.
Cordial Welcome to the Town--Pres.
w. m. Munson's Annual Address.
The Principal Address by Hon. Geo. T.
Powell Of Client, NY.

Newport. Me. Nov. 16.-(SpeciaD.-
mething caused the affair of today to
be the most successful of the &c years
of annual meetings of the Maine State
Pathological Society. 1t may have been
on account of the lively interest in
genealogical matters that is taken by
the people of this section, it may have
been the good speakers. or it may also
have been due to the interchangeable
work of Secretary Elijah Cook in max
ing the meeting; again ii may have
been owing to the unbounded hospital
ity of the members of Sebasticook
Grange and the citizens of Newport.
But let the honors fall where they
may. someone deserves them. The
speakers We're the best, the exhibit of
fruits the largest Of years and the at
tendance was unusually large.
The society has held meetings for &c
years with varying success and Col.
Fred Atwood. today. recalled the time
when % years ago he and II others
formed the society in the parlor of the
Augusta house. Almost all the coun-
There We're represented here, today.
from Androscoggin. oxford. Franklin.
Somerset. Kennebec. Waldo, Piscata
quis. Penobscot. Aroostook ana HAN
cock.
The fruit exhibits We're unusually
large. three long tables being loaded
with rosy apples and pears. 1t has not
ben a god year for fruit. but from the
"a.
would believe that there has been some
unusually fine fruit. Among the eX-
hibitors are to be found two kennebec
men who have as good fruit as any of
them. These two men are NJ. 5. Pope
of Manchester and w. p. Anterior of
Hal!owell. Among other fruit exhibitors
will be found G. a. Arnold of Arnold.
j. w Dudley of Castle Hill, George F..
Archer of Amherst, Mass, d. 7. True
of Leeds. \. \. Eastman of Dexter, F.
W. Deering of Castle Hill. Lewis Bick-
ford of Dixmont, and p. II. Libby of
Newport.
Beside these three great table loads of
apples are long rows of tables of plants
and cut flowers. Nearly all these are
exhibited by ladies about Newport.
The condensed milk factory and corn
canning factory have very attractive
DISPLAYS at the back of the hall.
All is found in Grange hall. which is
decorated handsomely. the work of the
ladies of SebasticoOk Grange, the or
ganiZation that has the local part of
the arrangements in charge. The la
dies were assisted in making every
thing beautiful by the many bouquets
of the great shaggy headed chrysan-
thelnums These look beautiful. There
is everything in the floral line that is
seasonable.
The programme was short in the
forenoon, consisting merely OF the wei
come. the responses and music, with
the presidents address.
The afternoon was devoted to the adj
dress of Hon. George T. Powell of
Client. y. Y, which was of unusual
importance to the pomologically in
clined persons present and the hall
was really crowded.
In the evening. the programme was
made up of Kennebec talent. Prof
Elijah Cook of Vasalboro and Mrs. NJ.
s. Pope of Manchester, being the two
speakers.
The meeting Of the forenoon was
called to order by President w. W..
Munson. After music by the Grange
choir, prayer was offered. followed by
more music.