Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28
In the Exhibition Hall.


The exhibits have not yet nearly ali
arrived, but there are some very fine
exhibits here. They have great farms
and raise good fruit and vegetables
and they have the choicest on exhibition,
Their wives can make just as good
fancy work as the men can raise pro-
duce, and they have some choice eX-
hibitS here.
W. +. Moody is here with an exhibit
from the store OF Staples, Smith *
Moody. music dealers of Augusta. He
has handsome walnut Ludwig piano
on exhibition, and is distributing adj
vertising matter. Mrs. Moody is here
and is showing the handsome tone of
the piano. 1t is rich and her delicate
touch is not one of the least pleasing
features of the exhibit. She is an eX-
cellent player and knows just how 10
bring the best out of a piano. The eX-
hibit is greatly enjoyed here as else
where.
II. T. Burnham of Augusta. is here
with a Singer sewing machine, and lie
is attracting a great deal of attention
from the ladies, for Il sewing machine
is something which about every woman
wants and unless she has one she is
anxious to examine and be told the
good points Of every machine she sees.
The exhibit of farm produce and
fruits is excellent. The exhibits here
seen, while not as numerous as az til"
larger fairs. are just as good as any
where Here is some Of the finest fruit
on exhibition that has been seen al any
of the fairs. 1t is excellent and CAL
not be beaten anywhere. For an on
year the exhibit of apples is as good rs
could be wished for. The apple eE-
hibit here certainly does not look like
an off year for no better apples were
ever seen at any place.
b. H Reed of East Pittston. has a
nice exhibit. He has some mammoth
table and sugar beets which are great
~ admired by all the farmers or pep-
pie interested in farm produce
J. 4. Carter Of East Pittston. has
quite an extensive exhibit. He shows
Blood turnips, Beauty of Hebron and
Stray Beauty potatoes, some very nice
yellow corn and six varieties Of apples.
Milford Hunt of East Pittston, has
on exhibition some excellent Pride on
America potatoes. They are rightly
named for such fine potatoes could not
help but be prides
J. w. Dockendorff of East Pittston,
shows a box of Big Four oats. They
are fine and full and from five pecks of
seed he raised 50 bushels of these oats.
Thomas Casso of Pittston, has a very
nice trace of yellow corn besides full
trace of sweet corn raised by Lorenzo
Hallowen Of East Pittston.
Miss Eta Dockendorff of East Pitts
ton. is attracting a lot Of attention by
her exhibit 1t is a box of gourds.
They are all shapes and sizes and
make a very pretty and unique eX-
hibit The curious shapes of these
things causes many funny comments
from the visitors and much merrimcnt.
C. ]. Cheney of Dresden. shows
very nice trace of field corn and
trace of sweet He also has bushel
Of starry Beauty potatoes, three pump
kins which aco Big ones.
oscar Stilphen of Dresden. has on
exhibition. half bushel Of Early Rose
potatoes and two pumpkins
F. E. Hunt of East Pittston, must
have an excellent farm for he has some
fine produce on exhibition. His exhibit
is one of the most extensive Of any
found in the hall He has nice dis
play Of pop corn. Instead OF beIn$
hung in trace it is spread out on
board and looks very nice. lie has
King Of the Earliest and Large
Weatherfield red onions, Ideal cabbage,
Eiffel Tower MangleWortzel beets, yell
low eyed beans, turrip beets, Big Four
oats. Lincoln and Stray Beauty pota-
toes and white watermelons.
w. ID. Peaslee Of Whiteiield has a
large exhibit He has three Hubbard
sQuashes and a Marbiehead squash on
exhibition with three Boston Marrow
squashcs. He also has some Great
Demide potatoes cranberries and can
fornia pea beans
Clayton \. Ham of East Pittston,
has on exhibition a Hubbard Squash
and three varieties of apples.
Leonard Moody of East Pittston. has
on exhibition a nice, big Boston Mar
row squash and two mush melons
They look very nice. and if they are rs
they look there is no reason why the
farmers in this vicinity should not sue
cessfuly raise these melons for the
4 market.
z. G. Jewett of East Pittston, has an
extensive exhibit of fine large pota-
toes, some Purple Top turnips, which
are monsters, and sweet corn as Wei
as field and pop corn.
Willie r. Heath of Whitefield, has
. some nice yellow corn in the trace on
exhibition.
John A. Leonard of East Pittston, is
an extensive grower Of potatoes. ana
he has some beauties on exhibition.
He shows New Queen and Cramar
No. !.
George w. Palmer of East Pittston.
shows pea beans, Improved American
oats and pop and field corn. The oats
and, in fact, the whole exhibit, is e.,-
cellent.
l. r. Marson of East Pittston, is ono
of the extensive exhibitors of apples,
and he has some beauties. They are
the cream of his orchard, and anybody
should be proud of such fruit. He has
IA varieties and measure of cherry