Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-24
Agricultural Show at Mon
mouth Grand Success.
Fine Exhibits and Plenty Of
Them Are Shown.
Some Excellent Stock Among
The Many Attractions.

IT was 'Town Fair day'-the second
under the direction of CochneWagan
Agricultural Association. The 1alr
was a grand success. The exhiplts
were, in all respects, first-class as TO
both quantity and quality, and certain
ly have not been surpassed IN excel
lence at any fair in Maine this year.
IT ,yas plain that two or three weeks
longer for the deepening OF the blushes
an the apples make considerable diff
ference in the coloring. Such apples as
were some of the specimens exhiplteo
have surely never before been seen III
the famous apple town OF Monmouth.
And the pumpkins and squasnes, the
potatoes, citron, tomatoes and the long
traces of Indian corn, weren't they
good to see! d. w. Pixies collection OF
garden sass was notable one. ne
had everything from celery and caul-
flower to ruta baga turnips. Mr.. PIKE
is one of the younger farmers OF Mon
mouth and is making great success
of his work.
As there is no hall on the Monmouth
fair grounds the produce and fancy
work were exhibited in tents. The
large circular tent containing the farm
nroduce was crowded all day with
those who came to criticise and stayed
to admire. Among the exhibitors were
several from Wales, Winthrop, Leeds
and other towns. The field corn was
especially handsome, traces being ex-
hibited by Monmouth, Winthrop and
Wales farmers. There was hne snow
ing of potatoes, all by Monmouth
growers j. +. Burnham had hVe
plates Of good ones. j. l.. Moody eX-
hibitvd three bushels and they were
all N. u. A. Tillson also had some
fine specimens. Superior specimens OF
citron and watermelon were shown by
f. r. Hanson, J. B. Crossman, Q. {.
True, d. w. Folsom and Chas. RI.
Wheeler, Wales. Two very plcaslngly
arranged plates of apples exhibited by
Dan Deroche surpassed everything in
the tent in the apple line in beauty of
color and in size. There were only
three exhibitors of canned fruit and
ieHies, Mrs. Carrie Slower. Mrs. w. w.
Sprague and Mrs. D. M. Benner. These
ladies' all presented fine collection,
however worthy each of first premium
at any fair. j. NE
The fancy work and domestic MANU-
facture tent was well filled, in fact
crowded There were many beautiful
soecimens of .needlewOrk and en-
broidery and several handsome picced
Quilts and rugs. Miss Grace Cook ex-
hibited an extraordinarily fine set of
outdoor photographs taken by herself.
Robert Cook, some good specimens of
Venetian iron work, a very handsome
leather couch pillow with burnt work.
by Mrs Winnifred Mllett attracted
much attention.
Miss Dorothy Kimball exhibited a
large doll, aged 81 years. It's old-fash-
Toned clothing was the Same worn in
it's extreme youth and was very inter-
esting. Miss Esther Simpson, nine years
old, had Il pretty huckabuck pillow and
Florrie Wright, 10 years old. we'll
crochetted Marguerite yoke. The Misses
Carson and Libby had beautiful col
lection of satin-stitch and eyelet en-
broidery. Mrs. w. w. Drake exhibited
Battenburg work, Mrs. Robert Cook,
crochet work, Mrs. Samuel Robinson,
Mexican work. crOcheted mats, and
lace. Mrs Louis Robinson, Hardangei
ard Wallachian embroidery, Mrs. Hat
| tie Rowell. Wallachian, Mrs w. p.
Getchell. Battenburg, Mrs. Bert Rob-
| inson, burnt leather work. The collec
ton of flowers was not large. Mrs. E.
G.. Hayf"rd and Mrs. Charles Flanders
had each q pretty bouquet OF asters.
Mrs. Hanson's collection of cut flowers
of different varieties was very good
Mrs. Luella Simmons exhibited an
deliberately trimmed apron.
| The stock, exhibited on the grounds,
| consisted of good showing of cattle,
| brood mares and colts, and poultry.
There We're only two sheep. exhibited
| by Miss Tena Jacobs. They were en-
| titled to first award. No swine were
| shown. The cattle exhibitors We're l.. S.
| Cooling, Is. l.. Robinson, w. B. Fowler
W. w. Plumlner, W. w. Sprague. and
+. E. Bickford. Some fine yoke of oxen
were shown by Messrs. Pettingill and
Bishop of Leeds; also by the following
Monmouth farmers: G. r. Chandler, j.
| w. Frost, J. b. Packard, Gilbert
Espaignette, Louis Robinson and Prof
A. ]. Chick.
| i Z. Berry had q 3-year- old stallion,
Benjamin Nelson. 1st award; John Da-
Wis, a 2-year-old colt that took first
award. d. c. Neal. I'd. For 4-year- old
| colts. f. M. MacOmher took first award.
A. G. Bates, c. H Berry, G. M. Haynes,
c. C. Wyman and W. II. Smith took
the awards for mares with colt The
poultry exhibitors were s. c. White,
bronze turkeys, j. +. Packard. geese.
| turkeys chickens. Cunston farm,
Barred Plymouth Rocks. Partridge,
P. r., Rhode Island Reds, Fl. Fl. Simp-
son. Barred Plymouth Rocks.
Although the day was very hot and
dusty. everything passed off quietly
anu well and the large crowd was very
orderly. Music was furnished by the
Monmouth Band. There was a long line
of fruit, lemonade and Ice cream
stands. we'll patronized and the tents
and stands where lunches and hot din
ncrs We're served We're kept busy
through the noon hours. Day q Ricn-
ardson. hardware dealers Of Monmouth
had an exribit of Glenwood stoves that
was outside the usual line at a country
fair. There was lack of homemade
cooking. no butter, honey or cheese
These will be supplied freely when the
new hall for exhibitions is built
Alfopofhar tho directors IF tho FL 1,