Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-04

scum this year will be hard to excel
| in coming State fair events. Mrs. r.
G. Huston, superintendent. has shown
excellent taste and judgment in ar
rangement, making this corner very
delightful. The dahlia display is very
large, ranging from giants to dwarfs.
Two vases holding pond lilies in
pink and white and white roses were
rather unusual, grown in the open
| this time Of year. A display of glad
| ioli grown in Gardiner by George EN-
erson received notice by lovers Of
flowers. Following are the awards:
Colens-1st, Edge Grant; End, Alice
Carey. Amaryllis-1st, George Cham
berlain; End, Mrs. J. w. Hayes. bOrna-
| mental foliage-1st, Mrs. F. e. Norris;
End, Mabel Tarr. CactusA1st, DR.. r.
| r. Turcotte. Wax Begonia--1st, Mrs.
| George Chamberlain, Fairfield.
| oMaiden Hair Fern-1st, Mrs. Otto
! Larsen. Asparagus Fern-1st, +. c.
Blair; I'd, Mrs. Cora Trask. Fucias
list, Mrs. Thomas Loubier; I'd,
Mary Giguere. Oakleaf Begonia-
Mrs. Frank Austin. Display of Pan
sies--1st, Ernestine Grimes; I'd,
Geo. w. Emmons, West Paris. Dis
| play of Phlox-1st, Mrs. Mary Wood /;
I'd, Geo. N. Emmons. Display of
Gladioli-1st, Geo. N. Emmons. Dis
play Of Dahlias-1st, Geo. N. EN-
mons; I'd, Miss Lena Holt.
| Orange Pianist, Mrs. c. T.
Card. Date Palm-1st, Mrs. c. T,
Card. Best exhibit Geraniums-1st,
Mrs. Mary Wood, Waterville; ID
Mrs. Thos. Loubier. Best exhibit
Hydrangers-1st Nelson T. Vallan-
court; I'd, Mrs. A. F. Towne. Best
exhibit Geraniums Mrs. Mary
Wood. Best ported plant-Mrs
Mary Wood. Oleander--1st. Jacob
v. Smith. Boston Sword Fern-1st
Mrs. Addie Hoxie; I'd. Mrs. Cora
Trask.
Best display Zinnas-1st, Otto
Larsen; I'd. Mrs. Leon Tibbetts. Bou-
quet Herbacious Perenials-1st Eva
Alley. Bouquet Lilies-1st, Mrs
Mable harrington, Lock Mills; I'd
Mrs. Mary Wood. Bouquet Nastur.
tiums-1st, Mrs. Cora Trask; I'd
Luther Page. Bouquet Roses-1st
Harry H. Libby. Basket Sweet Pea.
list, Ernestine Grimes; I'd. Jennie
Cowan. Basket Petunias-1st, Lu
Their Page; I'd. Desmond Bickford
Basket Stalk-1st. Desmond Bick.
ford; I'd, Mrs. Mable Harrington
Bouquet of Snap Dragon-Mrs
Frank Austin. Display Dahlia.
Professionally w. Hopkins
Special prize donated by Watervillt
Sentinel, for best display of Cosmos
, j. c. Fuller. Best display pottet
plants professionally. c. Fuller
Awards for Horses
Following are the horse awards. a
the fair:
Standard trotting stallion fou
years old or over, first, Diamond @
George Grondin, Waterville; secont
: Dandy the Great. Fred j. Libbey, Au
gusta, third Benjamin, John Goodine
Waterville.
Standard trotting stallion tw'
, years old first, Joe r., Joseph Roder
/ lex, Waterville.
Standard trotting bred mare ant
foal first Jennie Castle and Castl
End, John Goodhue, Waterville: sec
ond. Miss O., and unnamed, JOSEPH
Roderick, Waterville; third, Bett.
Wilkes and unnamed, Fred Jetland
; Oakland.
Standard mare, five years old o
over, first, Arlie, Grace z. Ware, Wa
terville; second. unnamed, Arthur
Trafton, WatervilIe: third, Rose End
: George H. Grondin, Waterville.
l Standard mare colts or geldings
thre years old, first, Besse the Great
J. H. Stevens, Oakland: End, Todt
: Mckee, Hugh Hight, Fairfield third