Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-19

! Herbert Z. Wadsworth of Winthrop.
| (b) over l3 " ars, Forrest Robertson
| 1st Hollis Tibbetts End, Earl Holmes
3rd
Mrs. L. II. Millspaugh offered
special prizes for the best display of
dahlias which were won by Morris
Towle 1st, Kathlena Taylor End.
Gratuities offered for miscellaneous
exhibits were given Norris Towle for
melons and for pigeons. The melons
were big ones and there were two
cages of pigeons, one containing
pair of Plymouth Rock homers and
the other a pair of Plymouth Rock
carneaux. Master Towle has big
| yard at his home in the east part of
the town which contains about 100 of
these pigeons and he is raising the
squads for market. Phillip Pike eX-
hibited some kohl rabi on which he
received a prize. Another exhibit
which attracted much attention were
some freehand drawings by l2-year-
! old Hilda Hodges. Miss Hodges
work showed considerable artistic
ability and the drawings received
much favorable criticism.
| A peculiar looking object was the
snake cucumber from the garden Of
Fred Pike. having the appearance OF
big green snake, partly coiled, the
head being especially lifelike. The
only exhibit from the Corn Club was
! by Earle Holmes. who showed same
fine yellow corn. The vegetable gar
2 6Hn oh, ha
taken contained the following vare-
ties: Bush beans. cucumbers. pota
| toes, bects, carrots. cabbage, sweet
corn, squash. swiss chard and toma-
toes. Flower gardens contained the
following varieties Sweet peas. as
! tiers, nasturtiums. zennias stocks
ageratum, dianthus and pink bachelors
buttons.
In the afternoon sports were par
ticipated in by old and young. First
on the program was an apple race py
| boys, which was won by Jcrold Ad-
kins, Edward Moulton second The
apple race for girls was won by Viz
gnia Martin, Viola Drawn second.
Antonio Fortier and Elmer Drapeau
won in the three-legged race for boys,
Richard Laughlin and Ralph Frost
coming in second For the girls. Vir-
ginia Martin and Anna Briggs came
first, with Frances Edwards and
Gwendolyn Brown second. In the
sack race for boys Robert Mcnamara
won first and Elmer Drapeau second
while for the girls Madeline McIlroy
and Kathryn Webb were the winners
, Tn ho 1-th irlS
Mildred Drawn won first money. while
her sister, Anna Drawn, and Dorothy
McIlroy were tied for second place
and after four trials Anna finally
won out A tug-o-war for the boys
was next on the program of sports
with Tibhetts and Holmes as anchors
and Tibbetts side proved the stronger
The girls then tried the ug-of-war
with Mildred and Annle Drawn as an
chors, Mildred's side being the win
tiers. The clothespin contest between
the men and women came next and for
the first time in the history of the
entire Il years the ladies' side won
doubtless due to the fact that the
leader was a newspaper reporter). The
boys and girls then tried the clothespin
, the quicker. Women are certainly
coming to the fore.
The shoe string contest was won
by Paul Holmes LIST and Donald Ar
mold End for the boys and Lucille
Perry list and Lolita Perry 2nd for
the girls.
A nail driving contest for the la
dies had several participants but
Miss Winnifred Grant easily won.
driving 10 nails in 81 seconds. Annie
Drawn was the winner for the girls
contest. This closed the contests
for the afternoon.
In the evening an especially fine
I program was presented under the
direction of Mrs. H. s. Holmes, Mrs.
Ryo Brown and Mrs. Frank Webb.
The following numbers were given:
Vocal duet. Erma Riley and Dorothy
McIlroy with Katherine McIlroy as
accompanist: prize speaking, chill
dren to Il years, Paul Holmes,
Louise Ward, Christine Ward, Mary
Pettengill. Gwendolyn Brown; vocal
duet. Berdina Hammond and Har-
riet Towle: continuing the prize
speaking in the same class, Virginia
Martin and Gallon Smith; song. Erma
Riley, Dorothy McIlroy. Katherine
McIiroy, Elizabeth Maxwell, Nor
man Maxwell. Prize speaking, 10 to
10 years, Norman Maxwell, Ruth
Perry. This completed the prize
speaking and while the judges. (Mrs.
c. S. Towle. Miss Elsie /. Moore and
Miss Pauline Doe) were out, Miss
, Frances Edwards gave fine read
ing, responding to an encore. Miss
/ Harriet Towle gave two wonderful
piano solos and Mrs. Lottie York a
reading, with encore. The judges an
nounced that the prize winners were
Mary Pettengin and Gallon Smith in