Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-06

one another over which had the most
speed and made things rather inter-
esting on the race course until the
judges put a stop to the proceedings.
At any rate the speedster had the
privilege of carrying off the honors.
Apples
In the apple exhibition in the Ex-
hibition hall, many different variet-
lie sof apples are on exhibit and priz-
es have been awarded as follows:
F. A. Leavitt of Readfield first
prize for Black Oxfords L. S. Rus
sell of Readfield. first prizes for Rox-
bury Russets. A. c. Russell of kents
Hill, first prizes for Baldwiris. Toll
man sweets. Kings. Rhode Island
Greetings. Wealthy's. Northern Spies
and a special exhibition. Mr.. A. c.
Russell also won the first prize for
the largest apples.
Other Fruits
Among other exhibits were those
OF Peaches, Pears and Grapes. which
attracted much attention during the
day.
A. c. Russell won first prize with
his Sheldon Pears. B. V. Davis won
first prize for Grapes, and L. HI.
strout of Kent's Hill won the first
prize with his exhibition Of peaches.
kennebee Journal Special Prize
The Kennebec Journal offered a
special prize for the largest and best
exhibit of home canning. This prize
was a years subscription to the x. j.
which is the equivalent Of IS. Mrs.
Alice Walker, through her hard labor
had the honor of winning this prize
with not only the largest, but one OF
the best appearing exhibitions of
canned goods in the entire hall.
Fancy Work
A large and extensive exhibition Of
fancy work was on exhibition in the
north side of the Exhibition hall. This
collection was made up of many dit
ferent designs of excellent work
manship done by many of the ladies
of Readfield and surrounding towns
Among the prizes which had been de-
cided this evening. Louise McCaus
land won first prize for a well de-
signed set of tray cloths.
Canning
Prizes given for best exhibits:
Fruit-First prize, Mrs. Love; End
prize. Inez Fogg; Srd prize. Edna
Luce: 3fd prize. Mrs. +. a. Walker.
Negetables-1st prize, Edna Luce:
End prize, Mrs. Love: 3rd prize, Lolita
Collins.
Pickles-1st prize. Verne Hardy of
Eeadfield Depot; End prize, Lolita
Collins; 3rd prize, Mrs. Idelle Love.
Following are the prizes awarded
for individual cans:
Mrs. Idelle Love, 1st prize for
shelled beans, peaches and straw
berries.
Mrs. F. A. Walker, LIST prize for sour
pickles, ounce and pears, mixed
sweet pickles and gooseberrics: md
prize for peas and mustard pickles.
Mrs. Robert Brann, LIST prize for
crab apples, honey and peas; md
prize for beans, raspberries, mixed
pickles and gooseberries.
Mrs. Charles Greeley. list prize for
grape jelly, apple jelly. canned beef
and pears; ond prize for peaches,
picked carrots and backberries.
SdTf'I'S
Ruth Hight, first prize for tomatoes.
currant jelly, raspberries. bcets and
plums Second prize for shelled beans
and gooscberries.
Mrs. Hardy, first prize for blackber-
RIGS. sweet corn and sweet pickles.
Sadie Dunn, first prize for crap APP
pie jelly.
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jelly.
Virginia F'ifcld first prize for maple
Mrs. Ralph Bickford, second prize
for pears, plums, corn and currant
jelly.
Cooking
An excellent exhibition OF food
cooked by the ladies of Rcadfield and
vicinity can be seen in the hall and
will so to prove that the cooks of
Readfeld are all good ones. al least
if the appearance of the food is its
best quality.
Edna Fish Won first prize with
brown bread
Annie Lcavitt won first prize with
her white doughnuts. chocolate dough-
nuts and cUp cakes.
Mrs. Charles Greedy won first ""'zc
for biscuits and second prize for sugar
doughnuts.
Butter and Cheese
Although the butter and cheese eX-
hibt was not as large as many of the
others il made up in quality what it
lacked in quantity.
Mrs. Harry Winters won first prize
for butter, Mrs. Amy Packard of Read
field Depot won second and Mrs. Nellie
Pearl won third prize.
Mrs. Amy Packard won both first
and second prizes on plain cheese and
first prize on sage cheese.
Telegram From Governor
It was expected that Governor Bax
ter would be on the fair grounds dur
ing a part of the day until f. E. Pea
cock. the president Of the fair man
agement received telegram from
which is quoted below:
Il regret that 1 cannot attend Reid
field Fair.
II hope you have good weather and
a large attendance.
Please extend my greetings to the
management AMI to all those present.
(Signed) "PERCIVAL BAXTER.
Governor of Maine"
Good Attendance Hoped Tomorrow
The attendance of the fair today
was much larger than ever before. 1t
is the hope of the mana gement that
they will have good weather on Friday
and also a good attendance. If as
large a number attends the fair tonor-
row as Is expected il will decide for q