Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-14
In the Exhibition Hall.

IN Inc ESEtUtttOU nail.
Many rev exhibits were received in
the Exhibition hall, today, and the
place is now full. There never Were
better exhibits or more extensive ones
There is about everything displayed
here. and they are all of the very best
varieties.
The upstairs is occupied with the eX-
hibits of fancy goods, paintings. must
cal instruments and flowers. Staples
Smith & Moody of Augusta. the we'll
known musical instrument and supply
dealers. have on exhibition a Ludwig anC
a Haines piano and an Estey organ
During the day very pretty duets were
played by Mrs. w. +. Moody of Gar
diner and Miss E,vie Morrill, of Oak
land. These fine duets drew crowd:
about the booth and the proprietor:
were successful in advertising their in
struments to large numbers.
Earl $. Norcross of Winthrop. a tax
| idermist. has Il good display and has
many mounted animals and birds ano
some in the process of mounting Wmch
| attracted lot of attention. The
! specimens are very lfe-like and nat
ural.
| Among the handsome fancy articles
| lien1aved are some of the most beauti
| full doilies ever displayed mere. lhes
| are displayed by Miss Nettie Is. Ste
yens of Readfield, and would have done
rodit to a professional needle woman.
REV were beautiful and attracted lot
f attention.
Mrs. G. L. Minot of Belgrade, had a
beautiful display which was greatly
admired by all. 1t consisted of large
table doilies. which We're beautifully
worked in silk. Another pretty feature
of the exhibit was a wall banner with
a school house in the center surround
ed by names worked in silk This was
beautiful. and the many colored names
made a pleasing effect.
Miss Blanche Minot of Belgrade, had
4 set of handsome tumbler doilies.
They were worked in different colored
silk and were of different designs ana
made a pretty exhibit.
Some very handsome antique china
was exhibited by Mrs. Joshua Ellis OF
Readfield, which was greatly admired.
This china is very old and some OF 1t
has been handed down for four genera
| lions from Col. Hollis. To every lover
| # antiquities this exhibit was the one
| thing in the hall. for the specimens
were all of rarity and handsome. The
value of the exhibit is great and is
closely guarded to prevent its break
ing.
II. f.. RowditCh is in charge of Bow
| ditch 4 Webster's exhibit of trusseS,
| supporters and surgical appliances
He is popular with the ladies and gen
tlemen who frequent this fair and DID
| \ good business explaining the .dVah-
| tages and benefits Of his lire.
The Mirror lake campers is very
| UNIQUE arrangement Of camping
scene in picture frame and a mirror.
1t is exhibited by {. W. Wright OF
Readfield, and is very cute.
The beautiful flower exhibit of Mrs
:, W. Sedgley of winthrop, at the head
| IF the center table upstairs, is one OF
the features Mrs. Sedgley is trying
| for the special prize offered for flowers
| Nv Bllrpee's seeds. She has a magniti-
| .ant display of flowers and has many
| different varieties. She has 81 different
kinds of asters and 40 of sweet peas
besides nasturtians, geranlums ana
| other varieties.
w. s. Weeks Of Riverside, is a we'll
| known figure at the fair with his De
Laval cream separator. He has a fuii
| exhibit and gives practical illustration
| Of the work of his machines. as we'll as
| distributing advertising matter.
PRINCIPAL F.. b. Elliott of the Water
| lille Business College. is present with
| iome very fine pen work from II. klest,
| nd advertising matter, which he is
| RELY distributing.
II. A. Willis of Waterville, an OPP
ician. has quite an extensive display
! If optical goods and is doing quite a
| BUSINESS fitting eyes to glasses and eX-
aiming them.
| Woodbury. & Holway of WaterViiie
| IRE amusing the ladies with the DEM
| lnstrations of the Practical Clothes
Washer This method does away with
| he old fashioned. back-breaking wash
| board and the machine can be operated
| by a child as readily as grown per-
| son 1t requires some strength &c
| ,perate it and is interesting to the Ia
| lies who wish to save labor and espec-
| ally those who do their own washing.
| The exhibit of farm produce gathered
and exhibited by young men and ladies
| under Is years of age. at the head oil
| the hall is another attractive feature
and one of great interest to the farm
ers. The exhibits are made by Alice
| Y. Mace of East Winthrop, Guy Nor
| cross of Winthrop, and Alberta r.
| Hewitt of Belgrade. These exhibits
| contain about everything raised in .
market garden and are very extensive
and pleasing.
Tho hrtter and cheese exhibit is fine
but there are no names on the EXHIBITS
land their owners will not be known un
til after the judgments are made. Tht
exhibit is extensive and very fine
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