Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-28
W|NSL0W FAIR.
First in History Of the Town
Opens, Friday.
The Exhibition Building Literally
Packed With Exhibits.
Plenty 10 Instruct and amuse at This TYpics |
Country Fair.


The members of the Winslcw Grange
IN particular and the citizens Of the
town in general were about as happy
and delighted, Friday evening, when
they locked their doors for the night
as these Of any town in Maine. and
they certainly had good reasons for
being in this particular state of mind.
The first fair in the history of the
town and the first in the history of the
Grange of the town had opened in
way that could not fail to delight any
in the arrangements.
When the plan was first preached it
was thought that a small beginning
could be made and then the fair could
grow from year to year until it could
take place among the other country
fairs of the State. But the exhibits
came pouring in from all sections of
the town and by the time they had all
been arranged in the hall the display
would have increased the reputation
of many fair that has been held for
many years. Many who were present
declared that they did not see better
exhibits at Lewiston or Bangor al
though of course the larger fairs lead
in the size of the exhibits.
The display in the hall was especi-
ally good. The building was literally
packed with fruit. vegetables. fancy
work and antiquities. There were ap-
pies of almost every kind grown in
the State. These ranged in size from
a foot ball to 4 marble. There was
corn half as long as . goOd-siZed man $
arm. or al least the ear was, and corn
that was short and stocky like the man
who sits in an office all day and ig-
noreS the pleasures of farm life. And
pumpkins Well, say. it would take
three columns to describe this part of
the exhibit. There were great large
yellow beauties. and little. crooked
crooked-neck squash. Some large
enough to test Your strength for lift
ing. and all good enough to make Your
mouth water and wish that they We're
all in pies instead of drawing prizes.
Potatoes? Sure. Enough to last a
good-sized irish family three years.
There vas one lot of 60 that looked I'M
ket These We're Early Harrisons.
raised by Charles +. Warren and judg-
ing by their size they began to grow
in the cellar in the spring before the
snow was off. There We're other Vari-
cites large and small. Potatoes built
for any purpose could be found on the
tables There was one peculiar shaped
one suspended by a string that only
needed a dash of white and green to
pass for respectable. well-todo frog.
Then there We're some beets that you
couldn't take through door without
soaring the paint. Really they were
large beets. But there isn't time to
go through the list. The Journal man
tried it and began near the door. He
was utterly and completely twisted
and lost before he got to the first cor
ner and gave it up in despair. Truly
now. it would have taken good half
day to go around that hall and up ana
down the center a few times. 1t was
no use we didn't get there early
enough We lust had to let the judges
do that, this year.
But when the men had brought in
their exhibits and arranged them TO
their satisfaction, their wives ana
daughters brought theirs and when
they had them arranged to suit them
selves the men looked like pumpkin
vines after a good frost The fancy
work was scattered about the walls
ana at the front of the hall and the
preserves had a corner Of their own.
There were beautiful oil paintings,
beautiful lace work and all that def
fingers can create. The prize ribbons
were as well earned in this department
as in any other.
The work Of the school room was
shown. as well as the work of the farm
and home. and it would do credit to
any city. A generous share of the
space on one side of the hall was de-
voted to specimens of the writing done
by the scholars of the town schoois.
This could be read almost across the
hall without glasses and was peau-i-
fully clear and neat 1t was very
tastefully arranged and was one OF the
most interesting of the exhibits The
writing was of the vertical style re-
Gently adopted and was good argu-
ment for the system. In addition TO
tho writing there were exhibitions Of
the scholars work in may drawing
and modelling.
Antiquities and curiosities were scat
tered through the other exhibits so
that one could spend the greater part
Of the day in the hall very prohtably.
Every department Of the farm was rep
resented and the showing was one that
the town might we'll be very proud Of.
But not all OF the attractions We're
in the hall. Outside and just back of
the building there was q very Great
ahla exhibition of live stock. The cen
tor of attraction in this vicinity was
scotch collie. the mother of five pups.
-rban there were colts bred for style.
sneed and draughting qualities, cows.
steers and poultry. A remarkably good
showing was made in this department
for the first fair.
Won may be sure that such attrac-
lions as these did not lack for admir-
org The hall was crowded nearly all
'dav and the yard outside was thronged.
The weather was all that could be
asked for and the farm work is now
where it can get along very comfort
,h,v for a day. The people. therefore.
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