Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-01
PALMYRA GRANGE FAIR.
Has Successful Operins-Interesting
Display-BaII Game-?rizes.


fair p.ned Friday morning under very
favorable circumstances, the weather
proving fine and the Patrons in good
working order. There was IN excel
lent showing of cattle ana horses as
well as swine and poultry. In the af-
ternoon a ball game between the home
team and a picked nine was played
which scored . t. in favor Of the Pal
myra team.
The display in the hall was consd-
cred by good Judges to be of the very
best quality. some of the fancy work
demonstrating advanced skilled labor
MISS Lola Farnham OF PittStield eX-
hhitS Z sofa pillows. handkerchief
apron. 10 crocheted table mats and 3
tides; Mrs. j. r. Bennett has Il shirt
waist with ladderWork front, cuffs and
collar; Airs. Ella HolWay, braided
rugs; Mrs. F. w. Thompson l hooked
lu@; Mrs. E. : Mathews. Pittsfeld,
Eattenhcrg embroidery ana sofa pill
lows; Mrs. Jennie Parkman, 1
crocneted table mats. child's stockings
and specimen Of burnt wonG; Miss
Mantle Holt, sofa pillow and hand
nilIoly: Ms. I.a.iiy Hubbard. :, sofa
cushions anal crocne1rd mats. 81 va
lictir< canned goods. 11.EinGs Jelly: Mrs.
~tHchl".l", s'i:'nl,s $" twin pumpkin:
n..I5- Hon. t"od. $ -,.I;, pillows AMI
jther fancy articles: AIRS. -. ". HON.
stead. = cans Il fruit AMI Il of ;,.l!y.
&. ". iInmstra.:. r>!;ilit of farm
lrohllrc containing specimen of citr"n
grain. grass. h"llpopr0rS. etc: T.. L.
Cook, farm produce. including growing
ginseng showing root Plant and seed
celery. etc.: T.. VI. Frost. farm produce.
showing ,@@S fresh and in cold stor-
"@H. honey bees, wax, growing toma-
toes. rose cabbage. etc: Ernest
L'av!tt showed II cans fruit Il of
jelly. S!-cilllcn Of ground peach. crow
ms tobacco, vegetable. oyster and .
NA;i"ti"s cHbba@" and SQUASH: f.. S
sanford. l. cans fruit ana her sp.ci-
mems. apll"S. etc: Airs T. H. Lang.
beautiful display of flowers. also a
t'uWt ri.ig maple ) years old, feet high
containing buds and blossoms. ard Il
lemon tree . years old with 4 growing
lemons. ali eggplant with one specimen
Of fruit: MIS-. Carter had Il fine dis
l!lN 81 plants consisting of heliotroor
uthiaS. hc@ol;,5 and gcraniumS; Mrs.
Henry Hubbard had large display of 81
pieces 81 fancy work. consisting OF
fattenh""s;, tatting. crochet and needle
work: Mrs. w. \. Blaisdcll has hand
made rugs. l worstcd quilt. etc: L. w
Frost offered 4 prize for the ten larg-
est potatoes grown by one man: George
and Willie Millctt brought ten potatoes
that weighed 1911 pounds; David
Turner. 133i pounds; Lyle McCrillis,
11&l pounds; Il. :. Sanford, 9% pounds;
l.. p. Foley, i1l2 pounds; +. c. Lcavitt.
913 pounds: Sidney Estes. 1884 pounds;
z. l.. Cook, II .-1G pounds.
The prizes were awarded as follows:
Preserves ard Jclly-Mrs. c. ". Hom- |
stead. 1st: T.. l.. Cook, md; Mrs Emily |
Hubbard, "a.
Fancy work-AIre Henry Hubbard. 1st:
Dolly !l"mstcad, ID; Miss Lola Farm
conmittco-Mrs. Howard Estes. Mrs
T.. ram y, r, rr"dnct1c- W IIomstead; 1st;
Potatoes. T.. l.. Cook, lst: G. W. HON. |
stead. md.
Largest pumpkin f. NJ. Frost 1st.
Commit; ee--W. II. Miles, Howard Estes,
e w. Stewart c,Trtr
J. NJ, TAYLOR, 2nd.
F''l!s,W. II. Towlc. 1&t; J. NJ. Tay-
loi. ma.
iIcifcrs-o- yoars-old. \. J. Lang. 1st
1-vcar-old, j NJ Taylor. LIST. A. j. Lang
md. W. II. Towlc 3rd.
Stock toWS-L. H. Carter. LIST: j. NJ |
Taylor 1y,o.r;.= mi; J; NJ Taylor: 81.
conmi5tec-W Il B 'E MiIis. 81 Henri Young
t. !. Homestead.
HORSES AND COLTS.
Prood mares ANA c"lts-A. j. Leavitt |
1st: g. L. Hubbard. End; Sidney Estes Sd |
Colts > years ola, draft stock-C o. |
colts : years old. drivers-C. y. spriser |
lst A. J. Lang md;
| |"l< y E@nr " n1-w Il 1 rn;n st st
cots years. draft stncl.-W. ~ |
stock lorscs-"Trom Brook" &. A.
Springer; LIST Bud Wilkes" Frank Pal
m"Y. 9nd.
'"mmitten-C \. Wyman, c. J.. Bow
man. 6. " Elliott
f'"lI"W'n2 are the prizes given nj tho
~ y show: 'Inrrl<"'nc @ill. Vera T!azrl- |
r., y r. E"lhjS",n" hoy. Donald Stack !
VII h"'W most lair, nnnall |
,flMr"N. "r. baby went to SlnCI Evclvn
~: Nti"l!: az. bluH eyes. Ina Hubbard. |
<!th ~ Mr. u k'rnc: Black e;cs New
!. '.itll"fnld 80. Nv cllrl,S II,mst.ad.
"ri"st LaiN. Ivan Williams Pittsf;cd
:,"a 'al hv p'hli ;!'rs; fart.st baby. Earl
l'it'-"r ~ lv J.. Nyiioll: GaYk-cvol
li-ht-c>.I 1"v. r1n,t"r r;"od.lch. bv
''n'- F.'St"r: i'"ty lon>rsi na.nc. Lea |
:\"t1ina F'i.' &C.. hv ". J. Hubbard
iar~t5 crrd. i"nnrl Williams ring by
"' Patton. hail. sI'"n = q. I.anccv.
@WI1t"st hHly hor. b"n.,li Iittl"finld. |
.1","n z. i. I.ancrv. vnun::.et sin !,llv.
ii"'"n Nln'"+ G""dfirh. 1air Shoes, L.