Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-15

on 1nuISQdy unQer the auspices OF the
Winslow Grange. Folks from miles
around came in all kinds Of convey
ances. from shanks' mare to the latest
thing in Rollis.Royce speedsters. but
most Of the visitors came in buzz
wagons hailing from that great city
OF the middle west where Henry Ford
is nursing his presidential ambitions.
The outdoor show was comprised by
the poultry and there were a number
Of pens Of very likely fowls. The fruit
and vegetables were on the second
floor Of the Grange hall, and there were
some wonderful specimens, including
number Of the little known varieties
First prize in the general vegetable
display was taken by an exhibit which
was the joint offering Of G. S. Getchell
and w. S. Pollard. Mrs. Robert Le-
goff exhibited a novelty in the shape
Of lemon cucumbers and also a huge
w. H. Pollard had some extra fine
beets. Other freak vegetables were
the kohlrahe. whatever that is, and
the brown cherry tomato. There was
one exhibit Of eight different kinds of
beans grown all from one seed. This
was shown by Mrs. A. B. Bracket
Charles H. Drummond had a fine gen.
eral exhibit on which he took second
prize, but won first premiums on car
| rots. beets and cabbages. Allen Rey-
nolds had some very fine cabbages and
two varieties of cantaloupes.
Space forbids detailed mention of
the many other very excellent exhibits
at the great Winslow fair. Butter and
cheese, milk and cream. bread and
pastry, preserves and canned goods,
jellies. honey and pickles. flowers and
potted plants, fancy work, paintings
and photographs, all figured. In the
fancy work department Mrs. A. B.
Bracket received first prize for the
| best collection. Mrs. Pickering got
first prize and Mrs. George Getchell
the second for guest towels; Mrs. c. w.
| Jones first and Mrs. George Getchell
| second for luncheon sets; Mrs. Sidney
Patterson first and Miss Gladys Bal
| entine second for the best tatting. For
| the best filet. Mrs. E. V. Chenevert
won first prize and Mrs. William
Gagnon second. The best knit sweat
ers, according to the judges, were
made by Mrs. E. c. Hooper and Mrs.
H. S. Howard was second. Mrs. JOS
eph Goudreau had the best quilt. Mrs.
c. w. Jones offered the best embroid-
cry, and Mrs. II. w. Howard the best
bead work. In crochet work Mrs. E.
E. Smith was first and Mrs. E. D.
Chenevert second.
OF particular interest was the boys
| and girls department Mary Reed
was first and Rebecca Reed was sec
ond in the canning club. In the sew
| ing club, Hazel Patten was first and
, Louis Cushman second. The garden
! exhibit was won by John Patterson
with Rebecca Reed second. There
| was a lot Of interest in the corn club.
| the young people doing especially we'll.
! The winner of the first prize was l..
Edwin Wilson, and Mary Reed was
second. The childrens flower exhibit
| was won by John Patterson and Ro-
zilla Perro was second. There was a
big display of canned goods and the
! honey exhibit was very large.
The Winslow schools had a fine ex-
hibit occupying a table and the wall
along one entire side of the Lall. It
consisted of all kinds of school work.
including manuscript making, map
drawing, art work and number work,
besides examples of other lines Of
study. Much admired was a drawing
Of geological strata, and biography
Of Theodore Roosevelt with a picture
L.; ~, oh ot a arctic otfi~
tude.
A candy booth was in charge Of Miss
Marjory Reynolds. who was assisted
by Miss Louis Richards and Miss Eva
Higgins.
The colonial exhibit was of interest
to everyone and showed a wide variety
Of old coins. an old-fashioned heater
and other objects of antiquarian inter-
est.
Harris Bakery Of waterville showed
a fine line of bread. cake and pastry.
which made very tempting display.
The dinner which was served at noon
proved wonderful success and was
Thursday evening.
Baby Show
The baby show was in charge of
Mrs. r. A. Weeks assisted by Rilla
were II babies in the show as fell
lows: Alton Taylor. aged four
months, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Taylor; Lucerne Phillips. aged one
year, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
son Phillips; Walter Albert Leigh
! ton. aged one year. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Leighton: Averill NJ.
Wheeler. aged six weeks. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Wheeler; Rilla
Ham, aged one year, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Ham: Virginia May
Bowie. aged five months. daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Bowie; Vir-
ginia Ann Grey, aged 10 months.
| daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Millage
Grey: Johnny w. Sturtevant, aged 16
months. son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. R.
Sturtevant; Bradley c. Maxim, aged
| five and a half months. son of Mr..
and Mrs George W. Maxim; Beth
MacGregor, aged 10 months. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. MacGreg-
or: Dueward Lancaster. aged IL
months SON Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Lancaster: Carl William Rieffanerh.
| aged six months. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. f. Rieffanerh.
The prizes were awarded as fol-
| lows: Baby with the reddest hair.
gold chain. to Walter A. Leighton:
smallest baby. set of baby pins,