The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-21
err Sally CLANCY; two cotton SHOWN
by Mrs. Salter.

Rug-Harriet Patterson
silk shawl rose color and hand
embroidered. shown by Emma Irvine |
and over 100 years old; silk shawl,
Sarah Perez; silk shawl, Lydia Will
liams, that was 113 years old.
White Knit Shawls-Lizzie Stew
ems. Lottie Moore.
Sofa Pillows-Elsie Holway, Flor
ence Rowell, Mabel Magoon, Nellie
Andrews, Sarah Pierce.
Burnt wood work-Bertha Paul o
pieces, two jewel boxes, handkerchief
box, picture. glove box; Ruby Cross,
mirror frame; Orrin Dean, picture OF
deer. !
Photograph - Amateur, Martha
Louise Paul.
Oil painting-Two by Mrs. Salter.
Crochet Doilies, by Nellie Andrews
and Flora Pollard.
Hand mbroidery-Mabel Magoon,
five pieces; Alberta Whipple; collar,
Esther Manson; hand bag, Nellie
Drew; coronation center piece, Olive
Spaulding.
Tidy table cover and edging GRO
cheted by Belle Curtis.
Silk hand bag, very old, Lydia Will
lams
Bureau scarf and crochet dolly, by
Ellen Whipple.
Case shown by Olive Spaulding,
containing old coin purse and beaded
purse, who also exhibited infants
slips worn by her mother 81 years
ago and shoes and stockings worn at
her mothers wedding 67 years ago.
Flax comb and fax and wool cards,
wine pitcher two pair bed socks and
old liquor case with the large and
small bottles and large and small
glasses were shown by Mrs. Spauld-
ing, as was also rife used in the war
OF 1912.
Two plates, 100 years old, by Gwen
dolin Moore; one plate, Emma r.
vine; one plate, Lettie Mahoney; Da-
guerrotype, Emma Irvine.
Decanter, over 100 years old, David
Rowell.
Indian bead work-Four-in-h hand
necktie, made by Sioux Indian, Miss
Silkirk.
Doilies-Flora Pollard.
Hand carved ivory fan, Mabel Ma
COON; letter written by Joshua Bay
ley, Jr., of Woolwich, Me-, from West
Point, N. Y, April 10, 1878, Fred
Magoon; hand made clothes pin, over
80 years old, made by Simon May
nard.
Razor-200 years old, Emma Irvine.
Bolo knife used in Philippines, F.
Magoon.
Fancy candy, Malon Whipple.
Pen and ink work, Sarah Pierce.
Glass punch bowl, $50 years old,
Emma Irvine.
A prize of one dollar was offered
by two members of the Grange for
the best pastry and bread made by
girls under 16 years and was added
to later so that the prizes were award
ed to- Onie McCollor, biscuit, 40
cents; Phyllis Witham, cookies and
cake, 40 cents; Emma Mahoney
cream puffs, 40 cents. The cooking
was indeed hard to judge as all of it
1 ~ ho nd tho aki1l
of the young ladies who took part in
the contest. There were quantities
of cut flowers shown and no prefer
ences given we understand.
The Grange has reason to feel
proud of its success in having fair
along with the Cattle Show and the
words of praise for the exhibition and
/ it's arrangement shows the committee
looked after their work in good shape
| and much credit is due Lettie Mahon-
ey, Esther Rice and Sarah McCollor
! for the success of the undertaking.
The poultry exhibit was good, a
pen of r. /. Reds, Walter Cross;
Bantams and B. Leghorns, Harold
Spaulding. fine trace of yellow
corn was shown by Thomas Cross
grown this year. There were so
many antiques on exhibition that it
may be some are not mentioned A
chorus led by j N. Smith of Show
hogan and assisted by Miss Marion
! list, added to the enjoyment of the
! day. The crowd was very orderly and
the whole day was a pleasure to
those who attended.
C0tta-Libby.