The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-09-20

FARM PRODUCE, FRUIT AND GRAIN.
Exhibit of everything raised on farm,
except fruit, j. W. Knight, Northport, 1st !;
G. F. Wood, Northport, I'd; j. F. Wilson,
Belfast, Sd.
Exhibit of fruit of all kinds, G. G. Abbott
Belfast, 1st; Mark A. Wadlin, Northport,
Cd; F. A. Griffin, Belfast, Sd.
Bushel potatoes, D. w. Mansul, Monroe,
1st; Girls Home, Belfast, ID
Bushel autumn apples, d. L. Pitcher, Bel
fast, 1St and I'd.
Bushel winter apples, Girls Home, 1st.
Sheaf of barley, J. c. Townsend, Belfast,
1st.
Sheaf of wheat, ]. C. Townsend, 1st.
Sheaf of oats, j. c. Townsend, 1st.
Trace of pop corn, j. H. Cunningham, 1st
Trace of S-rowed corn, S. A. Payson, 1st !;
Exhibit of plums, F. A. Griffin, 1st; ]. c.
Townsend, I'd.
Pumpkins, c. E. Tibbetts, Belfast, LIST;
SHEEP AND POULTRY.
Flock of sheep with buck (Southdowns)
Geo. O. Holmes, 1st.
Pure bred poultry, Geo. 0. Holmes, 1st !;
R. w. Brier, Belfast, I'd; j. H. Cunning
ham, Sd.
THE POULTRY SHOW.
There were IS coops of poultry, including
all the leading varieties of the common
fowls and games. The varieties shown
were as follows: J. H. Cunningham, Rhode
Island Reds; F. NJ Gilmore, Barred Ply
mouth Rocks; J. W. Wallace, Light Brah-
mas, Brown Leghorn chicks and fowls
Geo. o. Holmes, II varieties and crosses
r. W. Brier, Light Brahmas; Russell G..
Carter, Swiss fowls.
THE FRUIT EXHIBIT.
hn nf fr1,;
ever shown in the hall on these grounds,
and included the following:
J. H. Cunningham, 2S varieties apples
OF grapes, 3 OF pears, of plums.
Mark A. Wadlln, 20 varieties apples; l of
pears.
F. A. Griffin, ;is var apples . of grapes. l
| of plumS.
j. c. Townsend, 10 var. apples; :, of crab
| apples, 3 of plums, . of pears.
c. F. Wood, Northport, II var. apples; .
of plums, . of peppers.
| D. L. Pitcher, bushels autumn apples
| 16 var. apples; l OF pes,fs.
| NJ. l. Stevens, Belfast, 16 var. apples.
| G. &. Abbott, 43 Val. apples; , of pears 9
of plums.
Girls Home Farm, Belfast, 20 var apples
| Miss Emma Ellis, Belfast, val. pears.
FARM CROPS.
| Fine Showngs were made in general farm
| crops for the premium for the best exhibit
| of everything raised ON a farm, except fruit
! quality and variety considered.
James w. knight had exhibits of beets
| radlSheS, caullt1oWer. 4 var. potatoes, parS-
nips, carrots, sweet corn, 3 var. turnipS, /
var. pumpkins, muSh-melons, 3 var. squash
citron.
Chas. F. Wood, had Is var. beans, of
peas, caulitiower, cucumbers, beets, onions
| celery, > var. tomatoes, var potatoes, cit
| ron, var. pumpkin, var. squash, parsley
| bush Lima beans, wheat.
The Girls Home had var. of potatoes
planted late in June, large and fully ripe
Joseph Nash had bushel of handsome po
tatoes, and ID. W. Mansur of Monroe had a
| buShel each of White Delaware and Rura
| New Yorker, both very large and smooth.
j. F. Wilson had a handsome showing OF
| pumpkins, squash, tomatoes and S-row corn
| DAIRY PRODUCTS.
| There was but one exhibit in this line, by
| the Silver Lake Creamery, Belfast, includ
| ing crate packed for shipment and a glass
case for exhibition.
| HORSES AND COLTS.
Following are the awards on horses and
colts:
Colts under l year, E. NJ. Cunningham
| 1st c. L. Austin, I'd.
Colts, year old, F. B. Jackson, 1st; f. c
Woodbury., I'd.
| :
| 1St.
Colts. . years old, G. A. Collins, 1st; c
| l.. Austin, ID
Gelding or filly, 8 years old, G. A. Piper
| 1st.
Gelding or filly, years old, c. P Morrill,
| 1St.
Brood mare and foal, G. A. Collins, 1st
| F. NJ. Cunningham, I'd.
Road stallion, with stock, c. L. Austin
1St.
Draft horses, Geo. 0. Holmes, 1st.
MISCELLANEOUS.
J. C. Townsend showed steel horse col
lar and a steel basket.
Miss Emma Ellis, Belfast, had var. pre-
serves.
F. A. Griffin, honey.
Miss Flossie Small of Belfast exhibited
trained goat and trained rabbit.
A. G. Burgess, wire fence.
THE LADIES HALL.
The upper hall was well filled and yer,
neatly decorated. The exhibits occupied
nearly all the available space on the table.
and walls, and along the pillars in the cen
tire. The exhibits included the following:
Mrs. Albert Gammans, 9 pieces batten
berg work, 5 pieces Kensington, l tattins
handk erchef
Mrs. Huldah NJ. Gammans, S3 years old,
pieces Kensngton work.
Mary S. knowlton, bureau scarf, table
scarf, hose supporters, preserves, sofa pill
low, biscuit pin cushion, quilt, doilies.
Mrs. Ralph ID. Southworth, 3 pieces
Kensington work
Mrs. Eugene L. Cook, doilies in batten
berg and KenSington.
Mrs. E. II. Bates, water color and 2 oi
paintings.
Mrs. J. II. Stinson, case of Brazilian in
sects, 20 pieces of crochet, battenberg, Ken
sington, etc, hand painted apron.
Equity Grange, quilts, tray cloths,
sofa pillows, rag csrpet, pictures, lace made
by Mrs Margaret Wentworth, 80 years old
Mrs A. NJ Ingraham, display Of cut an(
potted plants.
Mrs. Prudence Pitcher, cut flowers
Singer Sewing Machine Co., machines
attachments, etc.
Mrs. G. G. Abbott, oil painting.
Mrs. E. NJ. Bennett, black bear skin
mountain lion skin.
Mrs. Mabel Miller, wOrsted embroidered
quilt.
Hattie d. Hartshorn, embroidered worstef
quilt
Mrs. w. H. Clifford and Mrs. GA MAT
thews, ancient embroidery from Japan
handkerchief in Mexican work, neck scarf
pieces Kensington, crochet work, biscuit
work quilt, hand embroidered shawl made
in China, preserves, drawn work.
Mrs. G. B. Marsano, bed spread.
Mrs. G. C. Seavey, crochet pillow sham.