Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-29

1he exhibit q apples at the Canaan
fair was especially large and fine
Among the exhibitors were. George
Weeks, l. plates; Almon smith with
six varieties including some fine look
ing Wolf River apples: l.. II. Drawn,
Mrs. <. f. Burrill 10 varieties; Henry
Manson rice exhibit of II varieties:
George II. Ames. % varieties, also
some apples raised in 1910 very well
preserved; l.. II. Nelson. S. Z. Petit
grew; r. G.. Penney; Laforest Good
win; and the largest exhibit by T.. 3.
richardson Of 81 varieties. Mrs. c. e
Burrill had six cans of the finest
looking preserves, and Mrs. S. z.
Pettigrew and Mrs. George H. Ames
some clear looking jelly. Three plates
of mammoth tomatoes We're exhibited
by George II. Ames.
Some very interesting curios We're
exhibited which were new to the
Younger genera ton. George W. Lam
bert showed some elephants teeth
brought from South Africa. also a
lear trap 153 years old The first
Maine Farmer ever printed which was
bound in book form and dated 1888
was exhibited by Mrs. Lewis H Nell
son. Some very interesting articles
were shown by W. c. Fitzgerald
which We're: A wooden grog ieg used
formerly for a pocket flask and
about inches long; an old iron tea
kettle: a wooden molasses keg about
10 inches high with heavy wooden
hoonS or II: and tea kettle and camp
kettle The last was big iron pot
about a foot across the top which had
made the trip to Ohio by OK team with
Samuel Whidden and family amos:
100 years ago, Revolutionary sol
der. n great grandfather of Mr.. Fitz-
gerald and ancestor of the Whittens
of Canaan.
The bahy show at Canaan this year
was a great an attraction as ever
and twenty-one pretty babies and nice
looking mothers took their places on
the platform before the judges. and
a crowd of on-lookers. and not a
baby went away unrewarded Those
present were Miss Edna Nelson With
her -months-old brother. Milo Mel
SON Mrs. Harry Grindall of Winslow
with two pretty babies, Florence Made
mt Gnu I-NtAo it 70, -"'ss' L. " i'tiiiT
aster with dainty little Frances
Katherine: Mrs. Maud Nelson with
hright-eyed Helen Dorothy, Mrs Ma
bel Caller with Kenneth ~, Il fine
black eyed noy; Mrs. Eva Chase and
laughing Mildred: Mrs Elsie Kenney
and Master Lloyd; Mrs. Eva Nelson
and Baby Nelson; Mrs. Harriet |
and lusty Walter Fitz- |
Mrs. Charles jewell and fair |
haired Lee Folsom; Ms, Eva Rolfe, |
and Helen, the smallest baby of her |
age present weighing but Il pounds |
at Il months of age; Mrs. Bessie Jew
I'll with little Doris NJ; Mrs. Alice /
Bowman with blue-eyed Evelyn Alice; |
Mrs. Sadie Harmon vita pretty Mere
18th Reta; Mrs. George Williams with
ovely Myrtle; Mrs. Hlda Goodrich
With Il pair of fine children, Ruth /
Iilda and Walter John; Mrs. Maud !,
yhadbourne and dainty Phyllis; Mrs. |
Eugene Lewis with sedate Master
Arthur Eugene Lewis; and Mrs. Let
lie Foster with exquisite little Doris.
When it comes to raising vegetables
With quality Canaan farmers take !,
The lead. Henry Mansoi had some !
prize potatoes. and othTs who fig
nred in the lead for pgtato exhibits
were George Steward. Salem Ed
wards, Mary Fitzgerald. G.. f. Petit
grew. Some of those gopl pie pump
kins were shown by. Fltd Rolfe aud