Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-06
SIDNEY FAIR.
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shire pigs: A. H. Bailey and ]. H. Swift
both showed Chester pigs. and S. A.
Clark. Il thoroughbred Berkshire boar.
The lower floor OF the Grange hall
was devoted to the display of fruit,
vegetables. flowers, and the household
manufactures and fancy goods, and
presented a pretty sight. The apple
exhibit was q handsome one. Sidney
is Il great apple town. and although
this is an off year there, the specimens
of fruit shown were first class. The
exhibitors We're G. A. Bowman, Frank
Bowman, Silas W. Bragg, 4. A. Field,
Reuel Field, Fred L. Blake, E. G..
Graves, f. r. Swift, G. B. York, Calvin
Graves, l.. G. Tiiley and II. A. Taught.
r. w. Robinson showed a plate of
peaches which he raised. that would
compare ftvorabIy with many found III
the market.
There was d good display of vege-
tables which spoke volumes for the
skill of the Sidney farmers as tillers of
the soil. and which contained some of
the largest specimens of the different
kinds OF garden truck that have been
shown at any of the fairs, this fall
For instance. James Bean showed a
cabbage that weighed % pounds, and
Josiah Soule had two pumpkins on the
table. one of which weighed 3S pounds
md the other a quarter of a pound
more. c.. A. Robbins had some Hub
bard squash so large that on looking
at them one could not help feeling
thankful that such things did not grow
! on trees. j. Henry Field showed some
onions Mr.. Field is 81 years of age.
but he can raise onions, and the string
which he had hanging on the wall
would make ones mouth water-and
eyes, also. Martin Reynolds had some
potatoes that he had grown without a
fertilizer of any kind, except little
bone meal in each hill. They We're big
ones and as smooth as Sidney girls
cheek.
Among others who contributed to
this show of big vegetables We're G.. f.
Davis, A. II. Bailey. c. A. Graves, Fred
L. Bryant of Belgrade. David Field, l..
G. Tilley. who had the largest exhibit
in the hall. Albert Taught. f. l.. Moore.
F. E. Blake, Fred l.. Brown of Belgrade,
Gorham X. Hinkley, S. w. Bragg and
+. II. Bragg.
The fancy goods department was well
IIleU, ana ccHlGlIltu SoiIC CsiuiSitC
samples OF the different kinds OF
needlework everywhere so popular with
the ladies. Some of the sofa pillows
shown were particularly handsome, as
also was the hand embroidery on a
number of table covers. Then there
was drawn work, Battenburg and other
dainty productions Of feminine skill
with the needle. which are, when it
comes TO passing judgment upon them.
entirely out of mans province. The
roll of honor in this department in
GUIDES the names of Mrs. A. n. Jones,
Mrs Silas Bragg, Miss Alice Field Mrs
Martin Reynolds. Mrs. j. p. Field, Miss
Elsie NJ. Graves. Alma Taught, Mrs.
Eva SawteIle, Helen Waite. Mrs. c. r.
Davis. Minnie c. Moore, Mrs. Jennie
NJ York. Mrs. James Bean, Miss Mary
Brown Miss Elsie Leavitt of Nassal-
boro Miss Laura GiaZier Mamie Clark,
and Miss Edith Rowe of Watervii!e
Miss Rowe is an invalid, and con-
tributed one of the several quilts which
were on exhibition. This quilt is some
thing Of novelty. as it contains 1864
pieces. and no two of them are alike
Miss Rowe began work upon ii when
she was II years of age. and did not
finish it until she was 20.
Another curiosity was shown by Mrs.
A. n. Jones. 1t was jardiniere table.
made entirely of broken china. and was
about as unique a piece of parlor brio
-hrac as one often sees. 1t was the
handiwork of Mrs. Jones. and speaks
Of lots of patience. Mrs. Jones also
showed a mounted eagle. owl and fox,
and f. Il. Blake showed an Arctic owl.
and q very rare animal, an albiro
mink, both mounted.
The flower table was very pretty. and
was made up Of contributions by Lucy
Wynan. Mrs. Albert Taught. Mrs.
Laura Barr, Bertha Robbins. Flora M.
Brown. Minnie Moore, who had large
exhibit. Mrs. Martin Reynolds. Lydia
A. LYON and Mrs. Levi Weber.
The cheese was contributed by Mrs.
Albert Taught and c. w. Gilman.
At noon there was a dinner served
upstairs. By the ladies of the Grange.
and such a dinner. Really, this dinner
is one of the features of Sidney fair,
and has reputation that reaches to
the limits of Kennebec county. 1t is
always the same and that of Saturday
was no exception. 1t was the good old
fashioned baked beans and brown
bread, with yellow-eyes. pea, or any
kind of beans you wanted, and brown
bread with the molasses right in it..
Then there were the pies-apple. mince.
squash and pumpkin-the latter not
the muIatto colored article that one
finds at restaurants, but the real
thing. dark coiored with it's very rich
ness. such as grandmother used to-
make. There was cake, too, and tea
and coffee. and the way the crowd dis
posed of all these things was a eau
ton.
After dinner the different committees
started out TO make their awards. ana
while this was going on the tables were
cleared away in the dining hall, and
at $50 o'clock the baby show was
called. Judging from the number OF
babies that were seen during the day.