Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-23
THE ORANGE FAIR.


The continuance of the Grange Fair
through Saturday of last week proved the
best thing the managers could do under the
circumstances, and saved the Grange from
financial loss, as the day proved fairly
agreeable one for the season despite few
showers throughout the day and evening and
the attendance was quite satisfactory. We
do not know the total receipts but understand
they are sufficient probably to pay the ex-
penses of the Fair. These expenses are
large. and always foot up at the end greatly
in excess of the most liberal estimates. Hall
rent, premiums. printing and advertising,
trucking and helpers bills and numerous in
cidentals fer tables, use Of show cases, etc
etc, invariably make larger sum total than
had been planned for and where the receipts
are largely cut off through unfavorable
weather as was the case this year, it is hard
work to make the balance leave any. margin
of profit. II must be understood that the
members of the grange do not receive. nor
ever have received, individually, one cent
for all their labors to help establish agricul-
tural fairs in our city. Men put in four or
five days each to help run these fairs, neg
lecting their work at home, doing work in
behalf of the fair that could not be hired
done for less than $3.50 per day and yet
charge nothing for it, and if anything is made
out of the Exhibition i. goes into the grange
treasury to help carry on the grange, pay
ment Of hall. hire lectures at winter meet
ings. and help out, again, on running ex-
penses of another fair. 1t is an effort pure
cry fair held in this city, helps the city by
so much.
The exhibition which closed Saturday wa.
highly creditahle one in every respect, and
more than that in some respects; for a finer
exhibi, of fruit, vegetable and farm prod.
uc's was never shown than that which filed
Union Hall. The contributors outside of
the grange deserve the thanks of its mem
bers for their valuable help. Merchants
and business men who contributed to the
fair, to the advertising programme, as well
as to the list of special prizes in order to in
duce greater interest in the exhibits, are
entitled to thanks for their generous patron
age On the other hand our citizens should
appreciate the value of the work of the
members of the grange in their endeavors to
establish annual fairs in the city We hope
another year they will NEE. with more ia.
vorable weather and score q more satisfacto-
ry success. Their efforts are surely worthy
of a generous patronage ard encouragement,
from our citizens The attendance on Sat
urday afternoon and evening was very salts.
notes from our reporters.
n see llaneous Articles.
We continue our enumeration Of the lis,
of articles in the miscellaneous department
Pe,riaed wood and fossil impressions,
Mt. st Helena. Washington Territory, W.
II. Holmes. Miniature bed stead, W. II
Reid. Vase in relief work. Mrs. J. s.
McKenney, jug, in same, Mrs. 0. 0. Sset-
son, Scrap basket. Mrs. Frank Smith.
DoyIie.. Mrs. W. II. Libby, Toilet slippers,
Mary E. Duncan, aged IA yrs. NJ. s. Moul-
ton. an old bible which has been in the family
III years. Tidy, Mrs. J. 8. Whitney. Hand
mate table linen, 50 years old, Cora C.
jewell. Splasber, Mary W. Huntington
worssed skirt, Miss Carrie NJ. McKenney
Domestic knitting. Mrs. John Duncan
| Tidy, Mrs. W. l. Sampson Apron,
made by Mrs. r. Bigeiow, "a years oi
age. Collection Of one thousaad tobacco
tags George Emery. Apron, Mary T.
1 Duncan; table cover and towels Cora C.
Jevest; linen table cover, Mrs. Henry NJ
Leighton; fr sofa pillow, Miss Carrie VI
McKenney lace tidy, Efie L. Savage; iacs
work. Miss Addie N. Owen banner in lustrs
painting, Mrs N. s. Mouitnn; crochet lace
Mrs. Susie f. Penney; edging. Mary E
Duncan; edging. Sadie z. Blaisdell. Read
field; tufted cotton tidy, Mrs r. d. Adie
Mrs. W. T. Biselov, silk bed scarf, picsurt
of pet dog, framed. lace tidy, lambrequin
soile: set, table scarf, Mrs H. L. Sherburn
picture dfapePy, MYs. J. s. McKenney; Orna
mental stucco work, John II. Hanson. Ham
mirror. Mrs. H. s. Nouiton, sosssed tidy Mis-
Grace Richards. Embro5dered hapdker