Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-07

hood days, and the pies were of the
kind that mother ssed to make and
perhaps a bit better. The dinner
Wednesday will be on slightly diff
ferent line than that of the previous
day. namely, of the meat and vege-
table variety, cooked by the best
cooks in Kennebec county, the ladies
of Winslow grange.
Baby Show
The baby show was the feature of
the afternoon Tuesday, and the follow
ing were the prize winners: Baby
with the reddest hair, Charles Wesley
Bowen; latest baby, Robert Waldo
Jones; smallest baby. Doris Lucille
Gilman; noisiest baby, Nelson Sturte-
want: prettiest baby Gladys Madeleine
Simpson.
School Exhibits
One of the most attractive exhibits
was the school exhibit, in which
large number of young people had
competed, the work, however, being
the regular classroom work of the
students. The Baptist school taught
by Miss Olive Gould showed many ex-
ercises done in class. one of the bound
volumes being The Story of Asia"
Excellent class work was shown by
the Warren district taught by Miss
Josephine Reynolds and the Reynolds
Hill district, taught by Miss Lillian
Thibodeau. In the midst of an eX-
hibit of general excellence much fav-
orable comment was heard over the
display of paper cutting by the pupils
of the Fort primary, taught by Miss
Nellie Jaynes. Fine map work was
shown by the Fort intermediate, Miss
Caroline Fuller. teacher. The Hol-
lingsworth and Whitney schools, in
termediate and primary, taught by
Miss Knowlton and Miss Harriet
Brophy have some fine work, includ-
ing a model house built by the chill
dren. Nature study and number work
shown by the Sand Hill primary. Miss
Mildred Paine and Miss Townsend,
teachers. were particularly pleasing.
Water eolors and manuscript music
are to be noted in the section allotted
to the Winslow Grammar school. The
Sand Hill intermediate has some very
good art work and maps. Miss Jen
ME Chadwick and Miss Marjorie
Brown are the teachers of this school,
Vegetables
Vegetables there are in abundance
A. F. Reynolds has a very large ex-
hibit of all kinds and another promi-
nent exhibitor is J. O. Peck. A. w.
Lans shows a variety of grains; Hor-
ace Howard, seeds; Miss Sadie Drum
mond, onions of enormous size. In the
fruit Department. the principal ex-
- n TO,~tt,, Il I'D
]. H. Bailey, and each of them won
many prizes for the different varie-
ties.
Little Annie Hooper, seven years
old, is one of the blue card winners
in the canned fruit and preserves de-
partment, and well she deserves the
honors she has received. She is the
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. f. c. Hoop
er. Fine displays of canned goods are
made by Mrs. H. S. Howard and Mrs.
Ina Hooper and Grade VII of TIE pub
lie schools. Miss Annie also gets spe-
cial prize.
Mrs Harry Britton wins first prize
on both cut flowers and plants, and
Mrs. E. C. Cushman second prize on
flowers. The display is very beautiful.
There is wonderful display of
china, Mrs Eva Newell taking first
prize and Mrs. Mary White second.
Mrs Thibodeau shows some fine china,
imported from Scotland.
The fancy work department is a
veritable delight to womankind. A
wonderful array of sofa pillows shown
by Mrs. A. r. Hill excited much ia
vorable comment. Mrs. Horace How
ard and Mrs. Fred Cushman showed
some beautiful quilts.
Cooking Department
The cooking department is on the
stage of the hall and is we'll worth
a visit. The first prizes for both cake
and cookies were won by Sadie Mer-
row, while Mrs. Harry Norton takes
first for pie. They teach the children
to cook in Winslow. too. as is shown
by the excellent children's exhibit
Sadie Thomas, aged seven, took first
prize for cake and pie; Lola Garland.
first for bread; Doris Garland first for
doughnuts and tarts; Jennie Burgess sec
ond for cake; Lola Garland second for
pie. as
In the art department there is fine
display of water colors. crayons and oil
paintings.
In the cattle department A. A. Hodges
showed Holsteins and Jerseys all young
stock; Allen Reynolds showed Guernseys.
Ezekiel Brown of Clinton exhibited in the
horse department fine cold by Roder-
lex, 219 IA. dam 226. year old. stand
ing 10 hands three inches, Weighing 7o5
pounds and the winner of blue ribbons
at the Waterville, Skowhegan and Unity
fairs Much admiration was expressed by
the good judges of horses present at the
fair.
In the pulling contest which attracted
a lot of attention, Harry Webber's team
got first and Harvey Hodges second.
The following was the program at the
entertainment Tuesday evening: Piano
solo, Helen Priest vocal solo. Katherine
Cushman; reading, Hazel Blanche Pooler;
vocal solo, Sadie Morrow: piano solo. Mrs.
Florence Weber; recitation, Miss Pooler;
vocal solo, j. E. Hutchinson; piano solo,
Miss Lucy Hodges.
Besides the dinner Tuesday, already
mentioned, the attractions Tuesday will
be a little girls doll carriage parade in
the afternoon and a grand ball. closing
the fair, Tuesday night.