The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-04
New Portland Fair Awards

Hlarge display of fancy work, canned
Fruits and vegetables, iowers' ap-
pies and garden vegetables.
Mrs. c. r. Lisherness had six Varie-
ties of beans. two Of potatoes, canned
plums and shelled beans; II. p. Jones
showed 16 varieties OF fine. looking
APPLES. also stalks of Mammoth Flint
Silage corn and Golden Bantam corn;
w. l.. Written the Snow, Northern
Spy. Wolf River, Hubbardston and
Milding apples of excellent grade; po-
tatoes were exhibited by A. Edwards.
four hills to a peck each of Green
Mountain and Early Puritan, and d.
l.. Green who showed Early Puritan,
Grange and Strawberry potatoes, 16
to the peck, others were w. J. Smith
and J. W. Loyejoy and ]. P. Sanford;
Lewis Morton was showing turnlp,
caulifiower. carrot, lettuce, pie pump
kin, beets, onions, green and ripe to-
matoes, beans of the varieties Gre
gory's Rust Proof, Louis Champion
1900 to l and cranberry, and all in
first, class condition; Mrs. Morton had
q very attractive basket of more than
a dozen varieties of garden products;
Ed Millay, white glake turnip carrot;
freak ripe tomato, Arthur Henderson;
caulifiower and mammoth turnip,
Merton Hutchins; oats, 40 bushels to
the acre and 40 pounds to the bushel,
Farmers Pride by NJ. A. WILDER.
The cut flowers were very attrac-
tive: Mrs. Lewis Morton had sweet
peas, and four bouquets of asters; |
Mrs r. r. Knowles three large vases
of assorted asters Mrs. NJ. w. Clark,
sweet peas and Mrs. A. J. Hunnewell,
Lily.
In the canned goods section Theona
Hutchins aged II had green peas and
E. Derward Bracket blueberries, but
by far the largest assortment was
shown by Mrs. Lewis Morton consist
ing of mixed pickle, string beans,
greens, cucumber pickles, beets, beet
greens, mince meat, green peas, peach
es, caulif1ower, strawberries, rasp- 1
berries, pears, blackberries, carrots,
plums, huckleberries, apple jelly, rhu-
barb marmalade, sheled beans.
The committee, Mrs. E. Wescott,
Mrs. II. l. Knapp and Mrs. e. F. Pratt /
made the following awards in the |
fancy work department.
Mrs Frank Dunlap, knitted sacque |
and bootees, LIST; Mrs. Mildred Luce,
table mats, crochet night robe and /
boudoir cap, 1st; Mrs. Lewis Morton,
luncheon set embroidered, 1st; lunch
con set crocheted, End; Hilda Green,
aged Is, luncheon set, 1st; Mrs. Geo.
Quint, crocheted yoke, 1st; Mrs. Fred
Jackson, crocheted mat, 1st; Mrs. l..
Morton, crocheted table mats, list, I'd
and Bird; Mrs. Fred Jackson, embroid-
cred handkerchief, list; Doris Hender-
son, aged II, centerpiece, 1st; Mrs.
Erma Luce, tatted pillow slip, LIST;
Mrs. Cassie Luce, embroidered towel,
LIST; Mrs. Lewis Morton, embroidered /
pillow slip, End e Mrs. 1ewis Norton
1st on largest collection of fancy
work; Mrs. A. Daggett End largest
lot of fancy work; Mrs. r. l. Knapp,
crocheted water set, list; Mrs. Arthur
Daggett, embroidered dresser scarf,
1st: Mrs. Thirza Henderson, braided
rugs, list; Mrs. Florence Bracket,
baby bootees, list; Mrs. Arthur Dag
gett. embroidered doilies, LIST and End;
Mrs. Thomas Knowles, collection OF
pine needle work, LIST; Mrs. Fred
Jackson, embroidered handkerchief,
list; Mrs. A. j. Hunnewell, tumbler
coaster, 1st; Mrs. Ray Luce, tatted
table mat, list; Mrs. Lewis Morton,
tatted table mat, End; Mrs. Fred Jack
son, embroidered pillow top, list; Mrs.
4. Wescott, log cabin quilt, made by
her mother, Mrs. Lora Hutchins SAT-
ford, LIST; Mrs. Fred Jackson, crazy
work quilt, End; Mrs. Fred Jackson,
an apron made by May Abbott over so
years ago, list.
Premiums for the best dairy cow
was awarded to Clyde Savage; for the
best dairy herd to Mark Walker; a
pair Of ponies was shown by Stanley
and Omar Pease, young boys.
For draft horses, 200 and over, H.
O. Hewett, LIST; Chas. Peterson, End;
under 27O0 pounds, M. C. Walker, LIST
and Z. Thompson, End.
Two games of ball were played dur
ing the AFTERNOON on the grounds;
the first was between the Kingfeld
high school and the New Portland
high school, resulting in a score of
to in favor of Kingfield; and the
second was between the North and
West Village teams.
In the evening there was dance
at Music Hall, North New Portland
with music by Ledger's orchestra
which was well attended.
The officers in charge OF the Fair
were: President, Eugene Wescott;
vice president, Delbert Luct; secre
tary, r. T. Knowles; treasurer, Fred
Knowles; collectors, Carl Cross,
John Abbott; dance committee, Jesse
Smith, r. B. Hartman, o. w. Chase;
stock premiums, Delbert Luce, w. S.
Parsons, Eugene Wescott; horse pull
ing. Bert Savage, H. O. Hewett, Carl