Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-13
THE FOOD FAIR.
Large Crowds, Wednesday
Afternoon and Evening.
Exhibitions by Nurses from City
Hospital Great Feature.
Cooking Lessons, Exhibits and Enter
tanners All First-crass.

certainly Caught on" in good shape.
and is winning golden opinions from
all who attend. The weather of yester-
day was certainly discouraging, but it
could not keep the people away, and
the management certainly has reason
TO feel proud of the size of the attend
ance.
The center Of attraction in the after
noon. appeared to be Miss Hansons
Cooking School, the stage being crowd
ed with ladies who thoroughly enjoyed
the lesson.
The City Hospital nurses also drew
interested audiences at both their af-
terroon and evening exhibits.
The glass blowers, candy makers,
potter, and ether demonstrators were
centers of interest throughout the day
Excellent music was furnished by
Dennis Orchestra and the motion pic
lures were thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Mr.. c. II. Haggarty. who has table
for writing cards, has called forth no
little admiration by his fine exhibit of
penlnanship.
AS one enters the door on the right
he comes first to the booth of the Ma
tural Food Co., in charge of Mrs L.
ii. Towne. Here is an attractive eXhi-
bit of the 0ell-known shredded wheat
III combination with Jell-o Beyond
this is an attractive exhibit of the
Banner High Test Pulverized I've, put
up by the Penn. Chemical Works of
Philadelphia. This exhibit is in charge
of Mr.. w. j. Smith. The third booth
is the Cony Island fish pond in charge
of Mr.. w. u. Corliss. Here number
of wooden fishes with rings in their
backs float about in a tank of water
Ten cents is the price of angling for
them. Every patron is sure of fish
and every fish has a number on his
breast when is hidden while he is in
the water, but which entities the one
who lands him to a present from the
list of articles similarly numbered and
temrtinSly displayed. about the booth.
Beyond the fish pond is the booth of
$. +. Mower, a manufacturer Of wire
ieWelry, who was formerly with John
Manamakor, and is certainly an artist
in his line.
Beyond this comes a booth showing
indelible inks, the protection stock col
lar, perfumes, etc. 1t is in charge Of
Mr.. aud Mrs. G. f. Gould The two
adjoining booths are in charge of Mr..
and Mrs a. G.. Keller, who are show
ing the Red Diamond silver polish, and
an inSenius little polishing machine
which is attachablc to any sewing ma
chine, ana is attracting considerable
attention among the lady visitors.
These exhibits are made by the Sew
ing Machine Silver Polishing co. of
Braintree, Mass.
Ir the southeast corner Of the hall is
the exhibit Of the Fuller d Webber Go.
of this city, in charge of j. Martin
Fuller This exhibit is devoted largely
to showing the Kruso flour and Il large
show case is filed with bakers sup
plies cooked from it by Hewitt &
Locke. This flour is also used by Miss
Hansen i'll her cooking lessons, and Miss
Say lille in the pies cooked for AtmoreS
mince meat exhibit. In addition to this
the Fuller 6; Wcbber Co. is showing Il
tine line of tn, Summit brand Of
canned corn. string beans and lima
beans, and the GIcnwood and Imperial
brands of canned fruits for which they
are taking orders on any of the local
retail grccers.
The next exhibit is that of William
II. Allen, a glass blower, ard is one Of
the most notable in the hall.
Here will be seen a complicated engine
made wholly of glass, and operated by
steam. The work done in this depart
mcnt is certainly most creditable, and
is attracting no little attention.
Beyond the glass blowers is the booth
of Cobb. Bates & YcrXa of Boston. This
is in charge of Miss a. j.. Davis, and IS
chiefly devoted to Il demonstration OF
the famous Boston Hlcnd coffee. Nat
urally this is an attractive stopping
place for visitors, who are willing to
bear testimony to the high character
of the goods served.
We come next to a booth in charge of
.. w. Spencer and wife, who are en-
gagged i'm the manufacture of Old Or
chard cream candy.
The Swartz Optical Company of BoS-
ton has an attractive exhibit in charge
If IL. Spear and wife. Just beyond IS
the booth Of the Manufacturing ana
Selling Company Of America. in charge
of John t. Mason, Jr, who is exhibit
ing the Aladdin electric gas lighter.
The booth on the northeast corner of
the hail is that Of the City Hospital.
The members of the Ladies Aid Society
are selling ice cream. cake ana confec-
tiouary here. and three nurses in uni
form give daily exhibitions OF bed
making. bandaging and poultice max
ing. The nurses in attendance. yester-
dav. were Miss Alice Brown. Miss
Mary Webber and Miss Katherine
Kingston.
The front of the hall opposite the
stage contains fine exhibit of pianos
bv Messrs. Staples, Smith & Moody of
this city.
on the stage each afternoon, MISS Il.
Myra Hanson of the Boston Cooking
school. gives daily lessons in cooking,
and the way the ladies crowded about
her. Yesterday. shows that her depart
ment is one of the most popular in the
fair.
In the northwest corner of the hall is
the exhibit of Altmores & sons mince
meat. This is in charge of Mr.. W. 5.
FRYE and Miss Edith Saville. Mr. Frye