Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-02

The GlenwOod Springs made q very
pretty exhibit of their bottled soda
They had most of the products nut I'm
by them and the nice bright bottles
looked very pretty with the MANY col
ored liquids in them.
Elisha Springer had three varieties
Of potatoes on exhibition, besides two
of squash. pumpkins, triplets of which
weighed % pounds, and some big sun
flowers.
Ezra Bates was one of the extensive
exhibitors. He had in his displav
Manglewortzel beets. turnips yellow
Globe beets and common red beets. he
sides four varieties Of potatoes.
George w. Page showed some nice
potatoes and J. II. Wyman showed
three big squashes and beets.
c. X. Hastings had several pumpkins
which were nice looking ones five
suuashes, several varieties of potatoes
and beets.
G. A. Leedecker had some very nice
looking celery which was raised on his
farm, besides big onions and corn.
j. II. Swift had as good an exhibit
inside as he had outside among the
stock. He had on exhibition cabbages.
pumpkins. squash and turnips. one
pumpkin weighing A pounds was in
this exhibit.
]. II. Whitney had some nice turnips
and pumpkins on exhibition, besides
some fine brown eggs. He also had
cucumbers in salt.
J. +. Warren showed ctron melons.
red cabbages. cabbage, vine peaches
and squash.
F. W. Longley had red and white
onions in his display and they were all
nice ones.
Enos L. Moore displayed a measure
Of fine cranberries. which were greatly
admired by all
Mrs. f. NJ Bean had some very fine
canned crab apples. peas. raspberrics,
grapes. blur berries. blackberrles. straw
berries and apples. These looked very
nice ana were very much admired.
Mrs. J. H. Swift had some delicious
looking apples. jelly ANA crabapple pre-
serves. This jelly was so delicious look
ing that Mrs. Swift was allowed 10 AXE
but little Of it home. for those who ad
mired II bought bottle and few were
mean enough to steal some of u.
Mrs G. A. I.ouchtun had on exhibition
some nice .ook.n. canned bla,kberri-s
and raspbrrr!rS ard crahanple jelly.
Miss flurcntc LuHE,rt. gre M. Silney's
smart l2.y,Hr-Jid gi"i- showed JN.o Jars
q toma-o !i II s.. pr'eeIF Il pears anil
b!acl b,rr ~.
Martin /. T.aey aad .. r. nac BIZ
pumpkins which r.tv admired b, many
X. q. Thomas ut %or-h N@-sI .purJ. Ia /
one OF the ~. -; interesting .:.AiJ.ts II the
whole show. III was some Hin Chile
point OF land in keuacser county. Mr..
Thomas raised a ha!t bushcl OF these
peaches and they We're as luscious as any
that are imported Mr.. Thomas gave thu
them.
Mr.. Thomas finds the cultivation Of the
peaches in Maine not a very difficult job.
He says that he has but little troubl .
with his trees from winter kill but the
fruit buds are liable 70 be killed by the
frosts.
pretty fancy work. She had a crazy quilt
the fancy stitching Of which was very
pretty. She also showed a handsome
stand cover and an embroidered sofa
Mrs. Belle Whitney exhibited very
beautiful silk quilt. The different pieces
were prettily arranged and the feather
stitching was unique ana pretty.
Mary |. Taught showed some very
handsome flowers which showed careful
cultivation. In the exhibit We're phloX,
nasiurtums. ten-weeks stock, pans.cs,
sweet peas and rlarigo.ds.
Mrs. \. T. Clark showed two very hand
some yarn rugs. In one Of these The pre-
dominating color was orange and many
of the ladies greatly admired this one.
\ handsome afghan was displayed hy
Mrs. Turner Barr. The cUlors blende
very beautifully and the work was tine.
Mrs. Alfred Robinson displayed a vari
ETY. of beautiful things which Were the
source OF much pleasure 10 lovers Of good
needlework. She had some handsome
lace, a patchwork quilt, an outline
splasher and a pretty bureau scarf with
crocheted ends. Tnr crochet work was
fine and the who.c taing in21a a comb ma
ton that would be haiu to hcat.
Mrs. Belle L. Whitney had handsome
Mexican work table cover which many
tray cloth which was Very beautiful:
3Iiss Abbie keece showed a sofa pillow
wh i; W. w., yeIE b >,ndre M, ,b oxb,n.
of some lovely Serdniums. They were
handsome and looked more Ike hothouse
blossoms than from nome garden. one
is as good fancy worker as Hover
grower, for her fancy goods were beauu
full. She had two h-uisume whisk holders
Mrs. j. IL. i ymau's exhibit was beau
tiful and consisted of crocheted work and
a beautiful tufted sofa pillow.
Little Pauline Wyman. aged J, snowe
two pieces OF patchwork which looked
like the work of a much older person. l.
was very good work and the little miss
is a gem
IL N. Hastings lld' a uIIbbt tN4lIbit -
curiosities. lie had perpoise. jaw. :.
Ualrus tusk and two whales tecth which
were engraved. The whales teeth had
litJle boys ana girls on them ana were
very pretty.
Mrs Almon Young had a unique sofa
pillow. 1t was made from pictures prlnt
ed on blue cloth, feather stitched WIZ
white It was a handsome thing and ev-
aryhody who saw il thought II very
beautiful.
The handsome dahiiaS shown by Mrs.
H. b. Nyman were admired hy ali ali
showed careful cultivation.
Miss Luciae y. Jones showed han!-
some tufted sofa pillow.
\ unique curiosity was showi N an
old fashioned spoon. The mould il "aie
i was made was imported ttom -.iA
burgh Scotland. in the lIth century. by
Major General John Nash of The British
army. He was The great -@TAncIaiHeT 'f
Charles Cushman Nash. WHO SaHe ~"
spoon to the exhibitor. Ernestine Al
DemmonS.
Antoinette Moore had some pretty ii!
ana !ui!ics ana handsome pen wiper.
Stella l.. Bartlett was the exhibitor u
u handSnmr crazy quilt.
Mrs Il. l.. Johnson's beautiful afghan
was the source oil much pleasure -
lovers Of crochctcd work.
Mrs Sarah II. harnham Of tia!lnWt H. :
q wonderful old lady and she hG! some
beautiful things. All made "ith"ut i;iaS' :.
She had crazy quilt made Nhen she Wa
10 wears OF age IL contained ll'5 pieces
She showed sofa throw radC at tav
ag- az II with l35 pieces. She had another
mad. AZ the age Of IL which contained ~.
uier4s ana 10 flowers ali IN tir by lamp
light