Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-06

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Crochet collar, Mrs. E. T. Packard.
Tatting fancy work, four articles, Rilla
Bartlett.
Samples Of fancy work. collars. bag,
handkerchief, towel. ETC., hand made
and worked, Gladys M. Gorfrey.
Pin cushion luncheon napkin, table
cloth and dinner napkin, Rena Ashford.
Sofa pillow, Ethel Ashford.
Hooked rug, Mrs. Annie Hodgman,
Wales.
Hooked rug. Lena NJ. Huntington.
Battenberg table cover and afghan.
Mrs. Eugene Purinton. Also my moth
er's bean pot" handsomely decorated
with pieces of many colored broken Chi
ma, giving a novel appearance.
VEGETABLES.
Among the vegetables were noticed ex-
hibits as follows:
Cabbages, potatoes, beets and carrots.
E. ]. Parents.
Potatoes and trace corn, H. w. Buck.
lin.
Sweet corn. Edward Shorey.
Squash. H. O. Toothaker.
Mammoth squasb Weighing Ash. So and
Az pounds. E. p. Springer, Monmouth.
Three great pumpkins, s. Il. Nutting.
Siamese Twin pumpkins, joined entire
length, Master Scottie Hutchinson.
Pumpkins weighing "A pounds. G. F.
Chick.
Trace of corn. C. E. Maloon.
Squash. weighing 12a and l6 pounds,
and potatoes. J. b. Stevens.
Trace of corn, James Huntington.
Potatoes. E. E. Purinton.
Oats and potatoes, E. E. Purinton.
Trace of corn, A. S. Ashford.
Spring wheat, early Pearl oats, Somer-
set oats, B. r. Small
Pop corn. Lapham & Bachard.
BUTTER, CHEESE. HONEY AND PRE-
SERVES.
The entries included
Eighteen varieties canned goods and
preserves, Mrs. Edw. Libby.
Butter, o. b. Gray.
Twelve jars preserves, Mrs. c. NJ.
Farnham. Ar.
Butter and Cheese, Mrs. N. c. True
Butter, E. S. Skillin.
HORSES ..
One 3-year-old and one 2-year-old
year-old, George w. Newell.
Entry for best matched pair. ]. l..
Libby.
Mare with colt and a yeariing.8O q. df
Gray.
STOCK =
The stock display was good. though
but few bothered to make their entries
Those who did were: .
One grade Holstein, Edward Shorey
One bull calf and a six-months old
H. w. Bucklin. Z, > - r'+r,,
Pair Holstein calf bulls, E. E. Purin-
ton.
Three-months- old grade Jersey, DON
aid Fish
Four shoats. H. W. Bucklin. W., 5,.-t (:
A. B. Berry, the president, and others
had some first class exhibits, though
not yet entered. Mr.. Berry's included
Is head of cattle. hogs, six coops Of
poultry and driving horse.
FRUIT
Prunes, California plums. apples,
Flora NJ. Frost.
Eleven varieties of apples, F. w.
Libby.
Twelve varieties apples, ]. E. Purin-
ton
Seven varieties apples, H. H. Porter.
Four varieties apples, H. W. Maxwell.
Apples. J. P. Stevens.
Four varieties of apples, c. E. Maloon.
Eight varieties apples. Lapham &
Packard.
H. H. Porter Of the Rockledge Or
oh biyrco1f tn
somewhat embarrassing position with
his apple exhibit. He at last years
fair practically swept the board on
premiums. This year he has seven va
rieties on exhibition, Shows, WaRners.
Wealthy. Rhode Island Greetings, Hub
bardston, Northern Spies and Kings.
They are packed in Is bushel boxes AMI
make handsome appearance, all being
selected fruit. But. because he did
not put his exhibits on plates and has
too many varieties and two much fruit.
Mr.. Porter says the judges have bar.
red him. His exhibit Is there, Just the
same.
Mr.. Porter has about 400 trees and
last year a good fruit year, raised about
412 barrels. He says he will be lucky
this year to get 1875 bushels.
FLOWERS
Asters, Mrs. B.\R. Small.
Asters, sweet peas and mixer bot
quet, Mrs. J. A. Chase.
POULTRY
One coop Of chickens. H. w. Bucklin,
Two cops Of ducks. Levi Danforth.
Two coops Of chickens. A. P. Harrl-
man.
One coop Of chickens, Clifton Brann.
One coop Of fowl, George Newell.
One coop Of chickens, I. H. Meader.
Pair geese. Alfred Seldom.
Two cops fowl and two coops chick.
ems, Ruth Buker.
One coop chickens, Edward Cote.
One coop bantam chicks. Charlie Dam
forth.
Among other exhibits were a pair Of
rabbits by Clifton Brann and q pair
Of gray squirrels. Arthur Danfoth. {.
The miscellaneous collection included
solid and serviceable bush hook, made
by Edw. ]. Parent
Amesbury. Twombly Co. Of Gardiner
showed the Clarion stoves and Wake
field McNaugffton Of Gardiner the craw-
ford stoves.
F. N. Adams Of Litchneld has a fine
arrangement Of general goods from his
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