Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-27

tended the Middletown Fair. which
closes its sixteenth exhibition today.
A damp track slowed up the races
a little but every heat was fast and
the crowds were we'll pleased. A fire.
works exhibition this evening will end
the festivities.
visited the fair grounds all attendance
records were broken. Weather con-
ditions were ideal and the races were
exciting. From the time the midway
opened in the morning until the last
rocket shot heavenwards last night
there was something doing" every
minute of the time.
The big exhibition hall was
crowded. This year the exhibits have
years and there was more of them
Perhaps the most interesting show.
ings were those of the State Depart
ment of Labor and Industry, the
Pennsylvania State College Agricul-
ture course and Experiment station
and the welfare exhibit of the Metro.
politan Life Insurance Company. The
safety exhibit of the Department oil
Labor and Industry was in charge OF
J. 5. Spicer, chemical engineer, and
II. J. Hartranft, an instructor in the
engineering department of State Col
lege. 1t showed innumerable safety
devices for farmers and others.
Another booth that attracted atten-
ton was that of the nti-Suffragists
Miss Martha Ogelsby and Miss Anna
Nauss, OF Harrisburg, were in charge
Awards
The judges completed their work
yesterday and announced the follow
ing awards:
EI0vrerS and DIantS
Bauder Bros, best collection bt
flowers and plants. Best collection
cardiff plants, best collection OF
ferns, best collection of palms, best
specimen plant.
j. A. Good. R. F. D. No. best
specimen coleus.
Mrs. G. U. Selser, second.
j. A: Good. second on cardiff plant
Fine Art Department-Oil Paintings
Fredda Whiser. Harrisburg, first on
display oil paintings; first on water
colors, still life; Rene ]. Grove, town
first on figure. still life, fruits and
flowers, figure in crayon, landscape in
crayon, second on oil painting, land
scape; Mrs. Emma D. Allen, town
first on oil painting landscape and oil
painting on wood; second on oil paint
ing, figure, still life and landscape in
crayon; Mrs. Arthur Rose, town, first
pli OAl pam NlilS Oll SldSSs Evelyn nays
town, first on water color display and
second on water color Landscapes; En-
ma K. Mayes, first on water color
animal, flowers and fruits and land
scape.
Crayon and Charcoal
Mrs. Emma Fisher. town, first OF
landscape and fruit: Mrs. S. Guffets
first on figure in pen and ink; A. c.
Rudy, town. first on landscape in per
nd fV,lr "A - a
ure in pen and ink; Margaret EN-
minger, town, first on display china
painting and first on specimen china
painting, amateur, second on hand
painted shirt waist set; Anna NJ. Eby
town, second on display china paint
ing.
Conventional Work
Mrs. David Killing, town, first on
burnt wood; Mrs, Mckinley, town
second.
Household Fabrics
Mrs. Harry Campbell, town. first or
crazy quilt, silk; Katie Alleman, town
second; Mrs. S. Guffets, first on wor-
sted quilt, second on linen towels;
Ruth Zeider, town, first on ornamental
patch quilt; Mrs. j. H. Frank. town
second; Edith Zeider. town, first or
outline quilt; Mrs. Putnam Brandt
Royalton, second; Mrs. George Settler
town, first on worsted comfort; Mrs
George Boyer, town, second; o. o
Schaeffer, town. first on worsted
coverlet: Katie Alleman, town, second
and first on homemade linen sheets
linen towels and homemade por-
there's: Mary Erb town, first on home
made fancy linen towels; Josephine
Parthemore, town, second; Mary c
Carver, town, first on hearth rug
pleated rug; Mrs. A. L. Erb, town
second, and first on drawn in yarT
rug; Susan Seltzer, town, first or
sted button holes; Mrs. ]. H. Frank
town, first on worsted button holes
Mrs. Grace Peters. town, second OF
button holes on linen.
Knitting
Mrs. Harry S. Fisher, town, first OF
wooden baby socks, infants sacqu'
and cap; Mrs. Mary ]. Emminger
town. second on baby socks. first OF
ladies' sweater and belt; Mrs. Georg
Seltzer, town, first on lady's slippers
table mats and specimen knitting
Katie Alleman, town, first on cottoI
knit socks, second on slumber rob,
and table mats: Mrs. Max Lauffer
town, first on slumber robe; Saral
! Davis, town. second on specimen
knitting; Mrs. ]. II. Frank, town, sec
ond on belt
NeedlewOrk
Mrs. George Boyer, town, first oil
| fancy chemise; Agnes Markley. town
| first on fancy night dress, fancy bou
doir cap and second on display reet
baskets; Mrs. Grace Peters, town
| first on fancy pillow case and raffi;
| baskets; Mrs. Fred Bricker, Steelton
first on fancy white apron; Mrs. ]. II
| Frank, town, second on fancy nigh
dress. fancy white apron, fancy sofi
| pillow and fancy work bag: Salli
Starr, town, first on darned net; Mrs
George w. Rodfong, second; Mrs. W
K. Rodfong. town, first on gentle
mans colored shirt; Mrs. Putnam
Brandt, Royalton, first on fancy sof
! pillow; Mrs. Emma D. Allen, town
| first on plain handkerchief. first ol
| fancy handkerchief, fancy work bal
and netted specimen; second on sill
work bag; Mrs. George Seltzer. town
! second on plain handkerchief; Mrs
/ E. L. Beck, town, first on fancy cor
set coYer; Mrs. Lee Schaeffer. towT
second; Sarah Markley. town. frs
on fancy pin cushion; Susan SeltzeI
town, second; Helen Steiner, towr
first on dressed doll; Helen Gottschal
town, second; Haddie r. Fisher. town
first on silk work bag. second on fame
| boudoir cap and bead work chair
not woven; L. B. Ettla, town, first oi
collar; Haddie r. Fisher, second
Sarah Markley. town, first on fame
scarf; Stella Brown. town, second
Mrs. Frank Nissley, town, first OF
bead work. woven chain; Mrs. S. Guf
fets, second, and first on bead worl
purse; Mrs. George W. Rodfone
town, second: Mrs. H. B. Etter, town
first on bead work necklace; Mildre,