Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
Mercer Cattle Show
And Fair on Monday

Mercer Me, Oct 10.-(SpeciaD.-One
of the best cattle shows and fairs for
years was held Monday at Mercer
Exhibits Of vegetables, fruit and fan
cy work arrived early for the hail ex-
hibit and soon after cows diminutive
yokes Of steers. and colts were hur-
lried along by their youthful drivers.
As usual the fruit and cigar sellers
We're on hand early, and along about
noon teams came pouring in from all
directions loaded with husbands and
wives and numerous babies, all bound
for the annual fair.
There were many exhibits of inter-
Jest IN the hall. both newly made and
|ancieut relics. Among the antiques
We're pewter teapot, bright and
shiny, bought in 1853 and a cane
bought in Providence, II. L.. in 1871.
beth exhibited BY Alden Savage. An
other well preserved article of great
age VAS hand woven bed spread eX-
hibited by Ruth l. Savage, great
granddaughter of the maker who was
Abigail Chute. In 1927 Miss Chute,
sheared the sheep, carded the wool
spun and eolered it, and wove the
spread in 4 pretty pattern in blue and
white, in the town Of Rome. In 1873
she was married to Job y. futile
Mrs. Nellie Cutting showed two
hand embroidered fancy work bags
made in 1878: also a eommode set of
her own manufacture, and an organ
stool cover. Mrs. w H. Doran exhi-
bited a hand carved box, table spoons
and snow shoes. a hand painted plate,
and two pairs of fine crocheted slip
pers. Enid Williamson exhibited a
hand carved wooden book. Grace
futile had quite display of fancy
work. including an embroidered dolly
and cushion top, and a lovely Gro
cheted centerpiece and dolly. Mrs.
Abel Young showed log cabin patch
work quilt and very beautiful hook
ed rug with carefully blended colors.
Clara Alice MCDONALD showed two
nicely braided rugs and a lovely silk
quilt.
1t was pretty sight to see, coming
ever the crest of the hill to the Fair.
8erton Walton. the i3-year-old son of
j. f. Walton with his year old steers
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sulIly; and ahead of Them was Ernest
Holmes, the Young son of Herbert
Holmes, with his 6npnths old steers.
broken to the yoke as Wen as 4 pair
of oxen. Their team proved the prize
winners at the Fair,
The novel sight in the hall exhibit
was the artistic work of Mrs. Jennie
Hilton. As the queen of butter max
ers in Mercer. she had shaped some of
her butter into a perfectly formed
banana. bunch of grapes, an apple
and a pear. She had other exhibits
that showed excellent housewifery.
The good old fashioned homeknit
stockings and preserves
The best exhibit of apples was
shown by J. y Frizzbefl who showed
Is plates of various varieties. He had
a plate of Wealthys that he picked
from tree that has been set out less
than five years Some of these apples
measured L. inches in circumference
and were said to be the largest ever
seen at any fair. Mr.. Frizzen said
that of % trees ct this variety they
bore so heavy that he was Obliged To
put &c props under this number OF
trees to hold the apples from breaking
them down. In setting out these trees
FIVE years ago ne did not pillow his
ground. but Just dug hole through
his rocky soil and set the trees down
He has used great deal of care II
pruning them and has mulched then
each year with the grass that grew
around theEl. In the spring OF th'
year he washes the trunks and bis
limbs with soft soap suds as a protec
ton from moths and insects.
Ernest I<imbail showed q. fine exhi'
bit of apples, having Il plates; also 5
A. Bigelow But the best garden
truck WAS shown by Charles Gorson
and the mammoth squash that weigh
cd so pounds was shown by W. l.. Per
kins &, Son. Tile poultry department
was slim in its exhibits, the only one
being shown which were however goo'
specimens Of Plymouth Rock chicks
| by F.. A. Cutting.
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