Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-19
ATHENS HOLDS ANNUAL FAIR.
Fine Weather Calls Out Big Crowd
Exhibits First Class.

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The annual cattle show and fair at
Athens, this year, was a big one Full
~ 200e people helped in the event,
Tuesday. People came from every
town about III the county. There were
over Is automobiles on the ground. ana
about so teams.
. The show was held at a different
Epiace, this year, from usual all athei
grounds about the Grange hall being
Edeyoted to the occasion Residents of
Fthe town stated that it was the big
sest time that the place had had since
.the Athens centennial. There was an
array of cattle at the north of the
hall, the exhibitors being some of the
towns most progressive farmers. The
breed of the largest number was
Hereford. Among the exhibitors were:
Fox Brothers. Arthur Ward. Orrin
Buzzell, J. C. Beckwith who had sew
eral yokes of oxen. Those exhibiting
the jersey breed were j. c. Beekwith,
F. c. Fox, Arthur Ward and Ira Poll
lard had a full blooded 23-months old
registered bull that was an attraction
to cattle lovers.
The exhibition hall in the upper
story of the Grange hall gave the
crowd an interesting sight. There
were two long tables of exhibits and
around the walls many articles were
shown. Entering the hall one first
saw the artistic work of burnt wood
boxes, done by the Fox sisters. A
curiosity shown was a snakes skin of a
mammoth snake found by Mrs. Mis-
ener. She also showed two ea-shells.
Among the flowers shown WAS beau
tful bouquet Of asters, exhibited by
Mrs. Frank Gardner; she also had a
fine bouquet of geraniums. Mrs. CAL
vim Hilton showed an original bouquet
of candytuft, and Hattie Dore had a
lovely bouquet of dahlias Mrs. Nell
son Towle showed some interesting
crochet work, and there We're doilies
by the Fox sisters. Mrs. Lizzie Tay
lor showed a handy commode set of
her own making: also q pin cushion
and other Interesting work of this
kind. A beautiful sofa pillow was
shown by Mrs. j. T. Holman and
patchwork sofa pillow by Mrs. Her
bert Corsen. Sofa pillows seemed to |
be the feature of the fair, and no
choice was made by the judges. they
We're all so good Other exhibitors of
pillows We're: Mrs. Fred Corson, Mrs. |
H. s. Elliott, Mrs. Lizzie Taylor, Eta |
Berry. Mrs F. S. Barker, Abbie Far
mer, Charles Barker
Among the many relics and curiosi- |
ties was pipe Ratchet shown by H. |
S. Elliott, a porcupine tooth-pick |
holder by Florence Taylor. iron plate |
made in England over. 100 years ago, !
by H. S. Elliott, saddle bags exhibited |
by H. G. Austin once owned by his |
grandfather, and used to carry medi- |
cine in.
Some of the pretty fancy work |
shown was: Table cover, Mrs, Z. I. |
Bunker; toilet cases, crocheted and
embroidered neck wear, Mrs. f. l.. |
Bunker; sewing screen, Mrs. Charles |
Kinney; braided rug, Myrtle Drake; |
rug, Mrs. Nelson Towle: patchwork |
rug, Mrs Albert Taylor; hooked rug, |
Hattie Dore; worsted rug, Mrs. II. S. |
Elliott and Mrs Eta Berry; wool
wreath framed by Mrs. F. A. futile; |
work of the primary department of
Stetson school; cotton patchwork by |
Mrs Jane York, 20 years old; en-
broidered eyelet shirt waist. Mrs. Os-
good York worsted quilt, Mrs. Claude |
Barker and Mrs. Fred Corson.
The farm exhibit was unusually |
good. Green Mountain potatoes ex-
hibited showing fine qualities were
those of B. P. Barker and j, f. Chap |
man: big potatoes by Lester r. Wal |
ker and Per Nelson. Other exhibitors
of potatoes were j. c. Beckwith, c. G, |
Dore, Joseph Wiley Apples We're
shown by j f. Chapman, Per Nelson.
both of whom make a speciality of this
fruit. The best exhibit of cabbages
was shown Ey II. S. Elliott and the
first prize or beets was won by Ben
jamin Bisener The blue ribbon for
sunf1owers WAS won by Marion Allen
and on souashes by Ellen Jones, The
egg gourds shown by Mrs Herbert
Corson were curiosity. The best
exhibits of pears were shown by Beck
with and Tayior The first prize on
plums was won by Dana Farmer.
Three cheeses of their own make were
shown by the Fox sisters which took
first prize. Butter by the same max
ers also won first prize. A fine ex-
hibit of butter was shown by Eta
Berry. The best exhibit of preserves
was shown by Florence Elliott. She
has a new wrinkle in preserving rhu-
barb. 1t is by putting it into jars I'M
cooked and in winter time is able to
stew it and make it taste like new
rhubarb. Stalks of corn nearly 10
feet tall were shown by Beckwith and
Taylor that were grown on their farms.