Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-13
WINTHROP
PLANS FOR BOYS
AND GIRLS FAIR
WELL UNDER WAY

Plans for the Thirteenth annual
Boys and Girls Fair held by Win
throp Grange, are we'll under way.
The Fair will be held on September
22nd at the Grange Hall and pre-
miums to the amount Of $50 or more
will be awarded. The classes are as
follows:
Plain sewing for girls under 10
years in (a) and for girls over 10
years in CD; 2 darning (a) girls
under 13 years, (b) girls over 10
years; 3 embroidery (a) girls under
10 years, CO. girls over 10 years; 4
knitting, Gay girls under 10 years, CD
girls over 10 years; s, Tatting, (a)
girls under 10 years, tb) girls over
Is years; 8. Crocheting. (a) girls
years.; = :. Most tss s sn:' arranged e ID
bouquet Of garden flowers; 8, Most
tastefully arranged bouquet of wild
flowers. o. List Of forest trees, ma.
tive to Winthrop, with display Of
mounted leaves from each, collected
in 1928. 10, List of wild Towering
plants, with mounted specimens,
date Of Towering and where found,
collected in 1928. IL, Best collection
| Of insects, mounted, found in Win
| throp in 1923. IL, Best display Of
canned vegetables, 4 varieties. 10,
Best display of canned pickles, 4 va
rieties. IA. Best display of canned
fruit, 6 varieties. Is, Best display Of
jelly, 4 varieties. Is. Best plain cake,
not frosted. II, Best frosted cake.
Is, Best pumpkin pie. 10, Best apple
pie. 20, Best loaf Of raised bread.
Fl, Best flower garden, 10 feet square,
with display at the hall, by a girl or
boy. %, Best vegetable garden one
rod by two, with display at the hall
by a girl or boy. %, Best trace of
yellow S-rowed field corn, not less
than ten ears. to be displayed at hall.
grown by exhibitor.
Any boy or girl of Winthrop under
the age of 10 is eligible to enter and
all gardens entered for competition
should be reported to the committee
that they may be visited by the
garden inspectors. Gfatuities are
offered for miscellaneous exhibits
worthy of favorable considera ton.
Vegetable gardens shall contain the
following varieties: bush beans, Gu
cumbers, potatoes, beets, carrots,
cabbage, sweet corn, squash, swiss
chard, tomatoes. Flower gardens
shall contain sweet peas, asters, mas
turtiums, zennias. ageratum. phlox
drummondi and pink bachelor but
tons.
Special premiums are also offered
as follows: Mrs. T.. H. Millspaugh
offers 81 for he best display of ten
varieties of Dahlias, grown by ex-
hibitor; 75c for second and Csc for
third. Mrs. w. p. Briggs offers 81
for the best display Of As1ers grown
by exhibitor, 75c for second and 25c
for third. Mrs. Lena Higgins offers
81 for the best exhibit of drawings
and paintings, 75c for second and Csc
for third.
Winthrop Farmers Union offers
the following premiums for the best
loaf of raised bread made from Lee
Grande or White Swan -four, first
81: second Use and third csc.
To the child having the greatest
number of occupied bird houses Will
ton Black offers 81, to the second
75c and to the third 25c. Houses to
i be inspected by him and pictures to
be taken for exhibition.
Three prizes will be offered, So,
$1.5O and 81 for essays on "Agricul-
ture." the farm and home to be in
cluded, the winning essay to be
read at the entertainment in the
evening. There will be a prize speak,
ing contest in the evening in which
there will be three series: Children
from to II years Of age So and soc.