Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-01
The Exhibits.

The exhibits this year are very fine.
and while nearly all of them were IN
place Wednesday, more will be admit
ted to exhibition Thursday.
Windsor Grange has very large
and beautifully arranged exhibit. The
booth in which it Is contained Is dec
Grated in the national colors, red, white
and blue. Sheaves of grain are used IN
the scheme of decoration. while from
the supports hang ears of ripe corn III
tempting festoons. Fruits, preserves,
fancy work and large number of mis-
cellaneous articles are to be found in
this display e&
A figure in the one corner Of the ex-
hibit shows the wedding outfit of q
bride of so years ago. the shawl being
owned by Mrs. S. B. Donnell and the
dress by Mrs. B. G. Hussey.
The Grange committee of arrange
ments was Frank Colburn, Frank
1'rask, Mrs. Daisy Trask, Mrs F. B..
Colburn, Mrs. B. J. Hussey, Miss Nina
Caswell and Mrs. Roger Reeves.
The vegetable display is a very fine
one, mammoth pumpkins and squashes
being everywhere in evidence.
In the vegetable display Is a Golden
Hubbard squash, raised by Major j..
w. Berry of Gardiner. The seed came
from Luther Burbank of California
the famous horticulturist. and the sim
gle seed from which this specimen was
grown cost 81.
In booth in the exhibition hall Col
lette's patent patches for granite ware
and hot water bags are being demon
strated.
The Colonial Music Co. Of Augusta
is showing a fine line of talking ma
chimes and records.
Bowditch & Webster Of Augusta are
making display of trusses. supporters
and elastic stockings. They show but
sample of their stock. They are ca
tering to their old customers and max
ing new ones by their fine display They
find at Windsor customers who date
back their purchases almost to the
opening of the Bowditch & Webster
store.
Among the entries in the hall exhibit
are the following:
Mrs. Joseph Young, Windsor. fancy
rug, silk Quilt. head rest, toilet cushion.
two sofa pillows, crocheted tidy,
crocheted mats, five crocheted doilies,
centerpiece, dolly and Battenburg work.
and a large collection of paintings. Is
pieces of decorated work.
Mrs. M. H. Robbins, Windsor, en-
troiderel centerpiece
Mrs. III. p. Cunningham, North
Whitefield. two sets of table mats.
Miss Ruby Colby. sofa pillow.
Mrs. Herbert Turner, Randolph, two
embroidered sofa pillows. one sofa pill
low in drawn work; embroidered CEN
ter piece.
/ Mrs. Bertha Ellis, South Windsor,
low top. III
Mrs. M. p Doyle, North Whitefeld,
sofa pillow embroidered, fancy. dolly
In drawn work. eight embroidered doll
les, two doilies in Battenburg lace, two
| crocheted doilies, 10 embroidered CEN
terpieces. collar tatting. two eyelet
embroidery, two Hedado, fancy hand
kerchiefs, fancy apron. fancy table
cover toilet cushion. black silk yoke,
ribbon work on white silk
Mrs. B. G. Hussey, Windsor, collec-
ton of home plants, embroidered cen
| terpiece.
Mrs. l.. c. Jones. Augusta. patch
work quilt made by lady 20 years OF
age, lady's cap, 200 years old, sofa pill
low.
Mrs. M. P. Oliver, Augusta, iustre lar
1!5 years cid, famous lion silk, hand
| woven shawl, 40 years old; three can
| die sticks 200 years old; hand embroid-
cred shawl made in India; stand cover,
Canary Islands; handmade lace, vi orr
first in Queen victoria's drawing loon,
French handmade lace, $50 years lace
| shawl, 125 years old; Chinese kiinor,o;
two Seryres snt,ff boxes, made IN 172?
Mrs. Ethel M. Pratt, Augusta. hand
made Maltese lace, hand made Rus
| sian lace bertha. 81 4A
| Mrs. c.. H. Carleton, Alma, pair fancy
mittens. display hosiery. fancy sofa
| pillow, shadow work sofa pillow: sofa
pillow OF premium ribbons, dolly II
drawn work, tattfng, Flardanger: cen.
terpiece, Battenburg lace, Mexican. two
in tatting; crocheted tidy, lace: piece
ftatting; fancy handkerchief. apron, IA.
lle cover; shirtwaist in eyelet EN-.
broidery; half-dozen shandkerchiefs
table linen. cloth and napkins; bed
| linen, sheet and slips; duchess lace col.
| lar; tray cloth.
IL Mrs. ". 81 Barton. Windsor, sof.. pill.
ilaw.. huckabuck. =
The De Leyal cream separator is be.
Ing demonstrated at the northern end
o,itside Of the exhibition hail, and tn,
| display attracts wide attention.
| The Kemp manure spreader wa.
demonstrated IN an adjoining SPACE
| and for Experimental purposes wa,
driven by q gasoline engine. +
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York retail tobacco dealers. there an