The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06

Lettie Foster with pretty Doris Mae;
Mrs. Nellie Salisbury with darling Mary
Ellen; Mrs. Alice Bowman with beau
tiful Evelyn Alice, (this baby and it's
mother won first prize in the baby
show at WaterYilleD; MIS- Hilda
Goodrich with plump and cute Walter
John Goodrich; Mrs. Blanche Rich
ardson with sweet Alton Helen and
Mrs Annie Horne with charming baby
]. Stanley.
A display of eight pumpkins raised
on one vine caused good deal OF
envy and many asked W c. Fitzger-
aid for some seed. George Foster
had a good display of farm products
including q trace of sweet corn. oats.
pear tomatoes, tree tomatoes. india
wheat cucumbers. table beets and q
pretty bouquet of crimson clover
blossoms which We're a rarity 10 some.
Mrs. Eve Emery had an exhibit OF
kohl-Kabi which are seldom seen
ground here. Charles Gardner had a
fine trace of yellow corn {. l..
Rolfe WAS the largest exhibitor OF
yellow corn having five traces OF
yellow aud one large one Of yellow
and black speckled corn. W G Fitz-
gerald also had a large exhibit of corn
including two acres of sweet corn
and two of yellow He also had an
exhibit of alfalfa clover Milford
keene I'D three very fine traces OF
yellow corn which delighted every OBJ
server. L. r. Clifford showed fine
half bushel OF Green Mountain pota-
toes. also some good tomatoes and
turnips. Some fine cauliflower Short
horn c2rrots and tomatoes We're eX-
hibited by Henry Manson c. /. Rolfe
had some good cattle beets Elias +
Weber had an interesting display OF
garden vegetables consisting of tur-
nips, beets, carrots and cabbage The
largest potatoes of the show were
those exhibited by S Z. Pettigrew
Three different varieties of fine look
ing potatoes were shown by j. "
Brawn besides other vegetables. This
fair had the largest number of nam
moth pumpkins seen together for
some time. One of J. y. Brawn 8
weighed 8 pounds and another 81
pounds. George W Weeks had an
exhibit OF two extra fine Hubbard
squash and four mammoth pumpkins
James Mason was also a pumpkin ex-
! libAlOi' ia ms a ldt sc iOullu atliOh
one S. B. Salisbury had some fine
looking cauliflower and Scott Lord
lad a dozen of the best of cabbage
and a good trace of yellow corn
In the fancy work department all
kinds of embroidery were shown.
There We're sofa pillows of various
kinds. Mrs. George Steward had one
embroidered in an autumn leaf de
sign. Two pretty Wallachian pillows
were shown by Mrs. Belle Holt and
Miss Annie Rand A neat looking
silk crazy work pillow was there
which WAS made by Mrs. Jacob Wey-
mouth. an cid lady 50 years old The
greatest curiosity of I'll was a pillow
fifty years old, one side OF which w 5
OF velvet with a wreath OF worsted
flowers and the other was entirely of
Worsted with a wreath of flowers on
white background. This was shown
by Mrs. l.. Decker. Very few of the
present generation had ever seen
anything like il. Three exceedingly
pretty silk crazy quilts were shown
by Mrs. Ora Chase. Mrs George D.
Steward and Mabelle Y. Ames Two
cotton patchwork quilts were shown
one by Ettie NJ. Richardson and the
other by Margaret Young made when
she WAS only - wears Old One OF the
fine bits OF sewing was brown and
red patchwork standcoHer made in
star pctteln By Il lady Of St, shown
! y MIS- George Hubbard.
: ..- sgUiS.'e hand work was q
SET of seven handkerchiefs, one OF
them of Battenburg lace made by Mrs
7. J. Moody The largest piece o.
hand embroidery was a standcoyer in
eyelet embroidery made my Eva NJ.
Holt who had besides this pretty
Nallachian centerpiece. \ pair o
fine drawn work pillow shams and :
pair of pillow cases TO match were
exhibited by Mrs. Irving Davis. Mrs
A. C. Cover had a pretty display of
crocheted and drawn work doiies
l2ttie NJ. Richardson showed some fine
work. including fine lac,
collar, a voiet doiley and som,
- trimmed handkerehefs. Such
large fuscha full OF blossoms
which was greatly admired Such
,ood paintings ale rarely seen II ;
air IS were shown at the Canaan fair
~ Mrs. VIII Tuttla. There were
&ree OF them. the subjects being a
snow scape, deer and n charming
ount:in view.
The fair closed with grana r.