The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-03
On the Newtown Fair Grounds.

point OF quality inner lou OF Fancy
work has never been exhibited in the
hall. There was an imposing array of
sofa pillows. In the scribe's mind one
of the most elegant was a pillow
adorned with gold embroidery, the
work of Mrs George F. Taylor. A very
handsome Pan-American' pillow in
silk embroidery was the work of Miss
Anna Troy, who also exhibited anoth-
er very handsomely embroidered pill.
low. A pillow that attracted much
attention was one embroidered hand
somely in white and blue, the work of |
Miss Laura Mitchell. Mrs Henry G.
Curtis exhibited a pillow the ladies
praised, darned huckabuck work, and
pillows attracted favorable attention,
the work of Mrs Bert Wildman.
Mrs Ambrose Taylor of Bridgeport
exhibited some beautiful work, in
Guiding satin bedSpread decorated in
water colors.
In quilts there was large exhibit.
M RS NJ. r. French had novelty in an
autograph patchwork quilt of neat de-
sign. Miss Anna Troy exhibited some
neat patchwork quilts in red and
white.
was exhibited by Miss Florence War
ner, handsome knit Shawl which
would be priced by almost any lady.
The homemade rag rugs exhibited by
Mrs G.. r. Wilson were ingenious in
design and showed a lot of work. Miss
Abbie Gay had on exhibition very
pretty braided rug. A knit rag rug,
original in design and workmanship,
was shown by Mrs J. W. Gordon.
Miss Eta NJ. Young of Bridgewater
had large and praiseworthy exhibit
of fancy work ino1u6jnU q n9ir of
dainty knit slippers, sleeve supporters,
doilies, crochet table cover, match safe,
baby's silk socks, picture frame and
, other articles.
Mrs Philo Nichols exhibited very
pretty pair of knit slippers. A crochet
ed skirt, the work of Miss Fannie
Daniels, attracted the attention of the
ladies. A dainty piece of work, a
, painted paper rack, was the work OF
Miss Mary Harrigan. Mrs G. w. Love-
joy exhibited a very pretty bit of work
in a baby's Battenberg collar, and
handsome curtain for hall window.
| One of the elaborate pieces Of work
in the hall was silk embroidered pic
ture frame and an embroidered shirt
waist set, the work of Miss Laura
Mitchell.
Miss Fannie Daniels exhibited a
beautiful silk embroidered centerpiece,
! as also did Mrs W. G. Russell. Mrs
Ambrose Taylor of Bridgeport had on
exhibition a very fine embroidered ia
BILE spread, valued at Sl4, and a l}ulga-
rian table spread, said to be worth $50.
Miss Anna Troy showed pretty GRO
Chef cape and four aprons of neat de-
sign. Miss Celia COrbett exhibited a
dainty crochet shawl. The elegant
crochet afghan, exhibited by Mrs
Henry G.. Curtis, would have been a
premium winner, but was for exhibit
tiOn only.
1t was not our good fortune to be
present when they were judging the
pie and cake, but the
EXHIBIT WAS ENOUGH TO MAKE ONE
MOUTH WATER.
Mrs G. F. Duncombe, who has a local
reputation as an expert in cooking, ex-
hibited seven kinds of pies. Mrs Ira
Wildman, another splendid cook, 'ex-
hibited pies and cake galore. The ex-
hibitors of wheat bread and biscuit
included Miss Mary Laughlin, Mrs M.
S. Otis, Mrs Ira Wildman and Mrs
Lauren Skidmore. Mrs G.. f. Dun
combe exhibited handsome cake on
which were the letters: Seventh an
nual fair, 1902 Miss Julia Duncombe
exhibited handsome ferncake, which
was as good as it looked. Miss Mary J.
Hatch of Brdgewater, ID years old,
exhibited very tempting marsh mall
low cake. A very tempting looking
molasseS cake and cookies were eXhib-
tied by Mrs j. l.. Sanford and some de-
liciOus raised and pork cake by Mrs
Ira Wildman. Miss Elsie Moore, one
Of the talented and competent young
cooks from Taunton, exhibited fine
cake. Mrs A. w. Bassett, one of the
fine cooks of Sandy Hook, exhibited a
tempt ing looking walnut cake, and she
was also an exhibitor in the pie and
bread line. In canned fruit. Mrs John
r. Peck and Mrs II. w. Wright had
large collections.
THE ART EXHIBIT WAS INTERESTING
The collection of decorated plates was
uneNcelled, the work OF Miss Fannie
Daniels of South Center. Mrs Emily
Hirst exhibited a number of novelties.
including handsome putty plate, and
tiny houses made of moss ana bark.
Mrs W. II. O'IIara exhibited some
tiuely decorated china, including hand
painted cracker jar, bon-bon dish,
beer stein and a very handsome and
valuable crumb or bread tray
Miss Reatha Hadley had some cred
liable work in tapestry painting and
water color landscape work. 4 fine
flower piece in oil, the work of Miss
Mabel L. Taylor, was much admired.
Arthur Platt had a collection of am
ateur photographs and Roy Platt a
very creditable piece Of burnt work.
The children's department was not
as full as in some years. Gertrude
Elizabeth Russell had some creditable
work exhibited, as did also Samuel
Oviatt of BridgeWater in painting and
water colors. Miss Florence Beechcr
exhibited some very creditable hand
sewing for a young miss of 10 years.
Gertrude PendletOn exhibited a dolly
and an interesting collection of draw
ingS.
, The floral exhibit was interesting
and praiseworthy. For his age our
good friend in Pootatuck,
DEA WARREN MITCHELL, RATHER CA r.
RIED OFF THE HONORS.
He had one large collection of dahlias.
containing about so varieties. His
begonias were prize winners and the
brilliant cOxcOmb were fine. Mrs M
$. Otis exhibited d large rubber plant
and begOniaS. Mrs Edward Taylor de-
collection of dahliaS. a collection of
wild flowers was exhibited by Mrs
Bert Wildman. Mrs Minott Augur
exhibited Zinnias, begOnias and foliage
plants. MIS- J. NJ. Blackman exhibited
two handsome varieties of asparagus
ferns. Mrs G.. +. Duncombe was also
an exhibitor in the floral department..
James M. Blackman exhibited some
cider wine, Newton Curtis, grape wine,