The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-09-27
EXHIBITS AT MONROE.


was not quite up to former years, as
the winter fruit was not sufficiently ma
tured, but the quality was excellent.
In this department the following was
noted:
Collection of apples, five baskets, 20
or more varieties, John i. Porter OF
Dixmont, H. W. Littlefeld, BROOKS, w.
H. Robertson, Brooks.
Among other names for collect!On VI
fruit were noted the following: William
Plummer, Monroe; A. j. Baker, Hamp-
den; James Bickford, Carmel; waiter
Evans, Brooks; George w. snow
Hampton; Paul Bros, Belfast; Mrs. !.
Y. Robertson, Brooks; Jasper HARDY,
Winterport; Melroy Dollott, Monroe; :.
Curtis, Winterport; Mrs; Benz; FISH,
Winterport; R. A. Richardson, GARNER
w. N. Webb, Monroe. n:
J. J. Porter, n. W. WeDo' MIS-. PEN.
Fish, Jasper Hardy, and ). j.: BAKER
made fine exhibits OF craoapRies: M.
pears we're shown by Mrs. Benz. Fish,
e A Curtis. John J. Porter, Geo. W.
Snow :, n I J. Baker and Jasper Hardy.
A fne display of flowers was from
tho gardens of Mrs. Fish, c. A. Curtis
ny Jefferson Nealey and n. I. Woods OF
Monroe. A, J. Kendall Of Jackson ana
Charles Porter evidently own quite ex-
tensive cranberry boys judging from the
very fine display of this fruit.
A few specimens OF grapes were
shown. ,,o,o,s
EFT. Trask, Newburgh, and Messrs -:
Snow and Baker made fine showing OIL
Tomatoes
Domestic cooking had q place on the
benches and Maude Webb, Mildred
Chase rs years DID, Mrs. Benjamin
| Fish and Mrs. Nellie Holmes proved
| that the art of successful breadmak1ns
was reduced to science III Monroe,
While the cake beautifully frosted ana
decorated with fair notices made one
Wish to sit at the table with NJ rs
George Twombly, Essie Ham, MIS-
BENJAMIN Fish, or Mrs. Nellie Holmes
Table Injuries that would make the
mouth water comprised preserves
nickles. iellies and canned fruit anc
we're exhibited by Mrs. Charles Rltchle
! Winterport, Mrs. BENZ Fish and Mrs.
Nellie Holmes. -,,.:,;+,
Attractive general or special eXhiblts
i'm this class were made by Mrs. George
Twomblv, Mrs. Charles Richie, Mrs
REM Fish, Mrs. Nellie Holmes and Mrs
T n Rounds and Maud Webbof Monroe
The display in this line was especially
worthy of commendation, Jellles clea1
and preserves toothsome.
The flower gardens of Monroe and vi
cinity were grown especially for tne DC
casion and beautiful specimens were
exhibited.
A fancy basket of Wolf River apples
containing IS specimens, made by IL
| w. Littlefield in a beautiful box manu-
featured by Arthur }. Smith OF Monroe
Center attracted the attention o.
orchardists. The box was llned Win
white paper and the cover made IN sec
tions wired together and had on 1t the
stencil plate of the conslgnee
The Vegetable exhibit was made bJ
the following well known growers II
this section and included all the Leading
vegetables and few comparatively
rare varieties: d.
G. W. Snow, J. j. Baker, G. W. Ba
ker, Mrs. Charles Richie, Paul BROS.
E. s. Curtis, Walter Goodwin, W.
Robertson, E. S. Stevens, james BlcK
ford, J. B. Loren, E. F. Tasker, Henry
Weber, Lemuel Plummer, Z; Edmuh q
S. Grant, T. Grant, Harold Webo, ;. .
Barton, J. c. Trask, Henry Leavitt.
G. A. Robertson, Carmel, Nettie Lat
t]efie1d Searsport. Mrs. Charles Richie
Winterport, Mrs. Silvia Ham, Brooks
exhibited dairy butter; c. G. Clement
dairy cheese, factory cheese by Charles
Johnson and honey by Mrs. Webb.
THE PREMIUMS.
The following premiums were award
ed Wednesday:
HORSE DEPARTMENT..
Pairdraft horses, T. C. Ham, Monroe
1st: George Alley Frankfort, I'd.
Heavy draft horses, F. H. Lane, Stock
ton Springs, 1st.
stallion for driving and general use
with stock to show, n. S. Porter, Dix
mont, 1st.
Trotting and pacing stallion, Will
stock to show, Daniel Ryan, Hampden
1st: George Z. Leavitt, Dixmont, I'd.
THOROUGHBRED stallion with stock tC
show, Fred II. Leonard, Bangor, LIST.
Three year old trotting bred stallion
Hall Bros, Waldo, 1st.
Two year old trotting bred stallion
p. n. Prentiss, Troy, LIST; Ada A
| Clements, Belfast, I'd; E. S. Cyphers
Frankfort, Sd.
Trotting bred mare, John Morse, Dix
mont, list; Burnio Porter, Dixmont, I'd
Trotting brood mare with stock to
show, Ada A. Clement, Belfast, list; A
J. Kimball, Cornish, cd; Geo. W.
Richie, Winterport, Sd.
Two year old gelding or filly, George
Ryder, Brooks, 1st.
Three year old gelding or filly, A. j.
kimball, Cornish, 1st.
Two year old gelding or filly, A: j.
Kimhall, Cornish, 1st; H. A. Haley
Monroe, I'd.
One year old gelding or filly, W. A
Trask, Hampden, 1st; W. S: York
Monroe, cd; Geo. W. Richie, Winter
port, Sd.
Draft colt under one year, John
| Morse, Dixmont, 1st.
Driving colt under one year, A. j
Kimball, Cornish, 1st.
Pair draft oxen, j. S. Littletield, Wal
do, list; E. l.. Cunningham, Swanville
I'd; Daniel Meservey, Sd.
Draft oxen under seven feet, DAME
Meservey, 1St; Ralph E. Delloway, Dix
mont, I'd.
Best herd full blood shorthorn, one
bull and five cows, Eben West Monroe
1st.
Best shorthorn bull, Eben West, 1st
Jerseys, stock COW, M. H. Haley, Pros
pect, 1st.
Grade stock, one pure bred bull an(