Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-24

Mrs Sarah Babnow, Miss Evelyn
Babnow, Mrs. Helen Graves, Mrs,
William Haskell Mrs. Merton Drum
mond. Mrs. Shirley Taylor, Mrs. Fred
Blake. Mrs. Charles Waite, Mrs. NJ. l..
Peck.
The Baby shown as held in the hall.
shortly after dinner. There were eight
little ones entered and the work OF
the committee. Mrs. f. L. Blake, Mrs.
Joseph Durrell and Mrs. Charles
Waite. was watched not only by the
fond patents Of the little ones but
many other admiring relatives. For
the prettiest baby there were three
prizes offered and The first prize went
To Erma Shepherd, the months-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shep-
herd The next prettiest, according to
tie judges, was Margaret Harrison,
age IA months. the daughter of Mr..
ami Mrs. Lloyd Harrison. Alice HAM
mond. age Is months, was awarded
the third prize. She is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hammond.
The largest baby. eight months old
or under, was Eleanor Cunning,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Cunning. Mildred Freeman, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Freeman,
was the next largest. The first prize
for babies five months old or over,
went to Bertha Brown, daughter of
Mrs Ellen Brown, while Iva Reed,
age four months, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Reed, was next The eighth
baby and one to whom no prize was
awarded for the reason that there
was none offered. was Lawrence La
throp, age % months. son of Mr.. and
Mrs James Lathrop.
In the hall were fine arrays OF
farm and garden products of most
every variety, while cut flowers in
profusion formed a beautiful part OF
the display. There We're also pro-
ducts of the dairy made by the eff
fieient housewives of the town, while
other samples of their handiwork
was shown in the fancy work, sofa
pillows, rugs and quilts.
The prize for the best display OF
cut flowers was awarded to Mrs. d.
L. Weeks. Others who exhibited We're
Mrs. G.. S. Shaw, Mrs. Addie Saw
telle. Mrs. B. L. Taylor and Mrs. L..
b. Reynolds. The latter's exhibit was
a handsome bouquet of roses in full
bloom and they We're certainly beau
ties. Mrs. REYNOLDS grows them her
self and has them in bloom from early
in June until along in October.
The judges We're unable to de-
eide, to whom the first prize for best
display of fancy articles should go,
and settled the question by dividing
it between Mrs. Sadie Cowan and
Mrs. Florence Haskell. Other ladies,
who exhibited articles. were Miss
Alice Swift and Mrs. Lottie Waite.
Other prizes were awarded as fol-
lows: Canned fruit-Grace A.
Graves, LIST; F. j. Linscott, End. The
special prize offered in this depart
ment was given to Mrs. Graves. Plate
of biscuits, prize divided between
Doris Wyman and Dorothea Swift.
Diary products-Butter, Florence
Haskell, list; NJ. L. Goodhue. End
Philbrick, End.
Colts, one year old, w. p, Lyon; 3
years old, J. II. Swift, LIST; S. A.
Clark. End; matched steers, David
Field, 1st; Walter Brown, End.
Matched oxen, David Field. Best
herd of dairy cows. w. A. Field, LIST;
NJ l.. Goodhue End. Fruit, Calvin
Graves, list; L. II. Wyman, End; G.
A. Houghton, 3rd. Carriage horse,
Guy Lyon, LIST; M. L. Goodhue. 2Ild.
Sheep, Iva Swift. 1st; Irene Field,
End. Brood mare and foal S., A,
Clark, list; p X Philbrick, End;
VIII Mitchell, 3rd. Bull. NJ. L. Good
hue. 1st; b. l. Trask, A. H. Hunt
also showed animals. Best loaf of
bread, Doris Wyman, list; Gertis
Smith, End. Poultry, c. r. Sibley,
list; Roy c. Smiley. md; Walter
Haskell. Bird. Draft oxen, d. A. Field.
Potatoes, George S. Shaw Farm
products, %. Fl. Weeks, 1st: Louis
Gardiner. End; George S. Shaw, 3rd.
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