Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-04

decided novelty, very DeautlIul tlIt
ed work sofa pillow and yarn. TIL
work here is beautiful and the Iadie
greatly enjoyed looking at these.
Mrs. Oramandel Smith had on ex
hibition some very nice, warm lookin,
wooden socks. She also showed a hand
some embroidered match holder,
beautiful chocheted tidy and a prett.
dolly
Mrs. p. l.. Merrill is a fine fame,
worker, for her two tides. were as pref
ty as could be desired. The interviewer
ribbon made a very pretty effect will
the pretty colored silkaieen.
Miss katherine Nickerson was tn,
exhibitor of two tides and two doilies
Cora MacNeal had quite an extensive
array of doilies, having eight on ex-
hibition. Some were very finel,
crocheted and the others were EN-.
broidered. They Nvere all handsome
and were greatly admired.
| A nice. warm looking pair of garnet
bedroom slippers were shown by Mrs
w. II. Waldron. The ladies who stood
| around on the damp ground wished
they could have had them on at the
time.
Miss Grace Clark showed a very
pretty tidy in orange and white.
Edith f.. Buker showed a handsome
set OF tides. They We're pink. white
and green and were very beautiful with
the handsome dark green ribbon bands.
She showed two toilet mats in orange
and white with orange tassels. She
also showed a lamp mat with pink
ribbons and tassels and lace border.
handsome green and dark red pic
ture throw completed the exhibit.
Mary +. Chase had on exhibition a
handsome Mexican work handker-
chief.
Leroy NJ. Varney had two dishes Of
apples on exhibition.
g. NJ. Rogers had nine varieties of APP
plies on exhibition. besides a handsome
plate Of Hysiop crabs
William r. Merryman showed IS vari
cites of nice looking apples and six Of
pears.
Sylvester Stewart had four varieties or
nice looking apples.
Josiah Weymouth displayed three diff
ferent kinds Of apples.
Mary Merryman showed bouquet Of
mixed flowers and bunch of peanuts on
the stalk grown in the garden.
Mary r. Rogers had as nice a looking
exhibit OF canned goods as fancy goods.
She showed crab apple and grape jelly.
preserved blackberries. Strawberries,
grapes, citron. rhubarb and grape jam.
Mrs. Ellen +. Danforth had on exhibit
ton some nice looking raspberry and
blackberry preserves.
The print butter shown BY Mrs l.. +.
Shorey looked very nice ana many ladies
looked obviously at IL.
The display OF the Litchfield Apiary. II.
y. Jordan, proprietor. was excellent ana
everybody enjoyed looking at il. There
were 10 varieties Of apples. four Of pears,
four OF grapes. which were as good look
ing fruit as can be found anywhere. The
comb and extracted honey looked very
by the fair visitors. The bceswax was
shown in large and small Shapes. The
cakes were very convenient for the wax
ing q thread Nj Jordan i well
same place for u years. and Hitch
fields veteran bee keeper" always sells
large quantities of his products, for the
people know, they, are pure and good.
which are the earliest OF any. lie raises
these potatoes and for many years has
disposed Of the greaterpart of his product
to the farmers for seed. One of the pota
toes he showed weighed ] pound and y
ounces Others We're nearly as large. H.
had an exhibit of Northern Spy which
weighed more than those of his own
name
EmIen r. Springer showed a dish IF
very fine looking cranberries which were
much larger than those usually seen:
r. IL.
fine looking apples as anyone could wish
to raise The apples Were not of large
varieties. but the quality of the fruit was
Frank r. Danforth showed a plate Of
nice looking fruit beside two plates OF
handsome apples shown by Frank +.
Lane. Charles +. Hall also had two
plates.
+. 6. Brown showed three plates of nice
looking fruit.
Frank {. Weston had a case Of delicious
= iNAff ~
and anybody might have been proud to
have made ii.
a. l.. Small showed seven varieties OF
luscious looking apples.
w +. Adams had II plates of beautiful
apples. The fruit exhibit shown here was
as handsome could be seen ut any fair;
Full -bIooded Bantam hen. rooster ana
three chickens were shown by Belle {.
Four months old Golden Wyandottes
were shown by g. Raymond Small. which
were very nice and highly complimented
by poultrymen.
sylvester Stewart in the vegetable de
partment showed three varieties of pota
toes. One potato weighed pounds ana
ounces and was composed of six branches.
Frank G. Weston showed Early Queen
potatoes which We're very nice ana mann
moth blood and sugar beetS. ms eNnlblt
was equally good as his exhibit Of
butter.
]. +. Morrell was the exhibitor of some
fine looking yellow and sweet corn III
traces.
William +. Mcrryman had mangel wurt
gel and sugar beets which We're very nice.
NJ H. Dustin had handsome display
Of vegetables. His cabbaSes were mon
sters and as nice looking as can be found
anywhere. He also had trace OF rel
and yellow pop corn. red onions, turnlps
and Dcets which We're equally as me as
the cabbages:
Frank a. Hartman had four varieties
of beans. all of which were very nice. He
also had on exhibition two varieties OF
potatoes. ~
f. c. Brown showed a handsome 20
pound citron.
A. l.. Small's potatoes We're as hand
some as his apples. He showed four vari
cites and two of nice looking onions.
A. &. True is an extensive grower oi
onions. They are all nice ones and the
six shown here were fine ones.
Edwin Hall had fine looking carrots
and beets on exhibition. They We're dan
dies. being unusually large.
ID. |. Larrabee hadsfo dandy squashes
on exhibition.
The people of this section are great cit
ron growers. Joseph Il. Stevens showed
four which weighed from 10 10 pounds
apiece
Fred F. Mitchell is the king of pumpkin
and squash. He had some mammoth ones
dered at for their size was immense
The largest pumpkin weighed a pounds
and the largest squash % pounds.
Miss Lizzie Jones of West Gardiner,
showed handsome crazy bed pun which
contained 1860 pieces and was much ad
mired by the ladies. She also showed two
aprons with handsome crocheted lace
borders. She showed a beautiful Gro
cheted lamp mat made from golden SILK
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