Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-04
GRANGE DAY
Calls Out $1,000 People
to the State Fair.
The Parade a Grand Success
---25 Wagons in Line.
All Handsomely and Some
Very ProfuseIy Decorated.
TIE Auburn and Turner Oranges
| Awarded the Prize Banners.
Receipts Exceeds All Previous Records
by Handsome Figures.
Exciting Races. Balloon Ascension and
| Other Attractions.
Receipts Exceeds All Previous Records
by Handsome Figures.
Exciting Races. Balloon Ascension and
Other Attractions.

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great thing when Secretary Twitchel
conceived the idea of giving one day OF
the Maine State fair to the grangers OF
Maine, that army of tillers Of the soil in
| the grand old State wIo come here year
after year on their annual outing. 1t was
| grand thing, to, that the venture this
year was pushed to such great success
as was seen In the parade on the grounds,
today.
1t was truly Farmers day, and they were
present In great numbers to enjoy It, The
day was perfect and how the people flocked
in They came from everywhere. Every
train was crowcd, the Electrics were
crowed, and the long linesof teams which
about were all crowded. ~
Up to ~ o'clock noon, Tuesday, the
receipts only lacked SIS of being as large
as all day, Tuesday, year, ago. BY the
way, the receipts for Monday were over
$1,000 more than on Monday, last year
As was mentioned above, Secretary
Twitchell was the gentleman who con-
ceived the idea of the Grange parade. But
the originating OF the plan was not the
making a success of 1t without q vast
amount of hard work. He visited every
grange in Androscoggin and kennebec
counties and enthused the members to en-
ter into the competition and parade. As
a result of his work in this direction, 81
carriages were in the parade today, and
the feature of the show thus made was
not one to interest few only, but was
enjoyed by everyone.
The different wagons and their decora-
tons deserve columns of description.
They represented months and months of
patient labor. 1t was said that the wagons
of the Turner grange alone represented
the work of one person for over three
months, and that of the Auburn and
Lewiston oranges nearly or quite as much,
with others in like proportion.
The carriage decorations, too, repre-
sented the products of the farms, the gar
dens and the forests of the grand old Safe
of Maine, and in this respect was of
greater interest than could be had of any
similar parade.
The wagons we're all farm wagons, the
horses and they were handsome ones, too,
were horses which have been hauling the
plow and the harrow in the fields about
che counties near at hand, and the people
on the teams were the SONS and daughters
of the soil. the farmers, the wealth pro-
ducers of any nation, with their wives
and children
1t was nearly IL o'clock when the
parade started First came the chief
Marshal Geo W. Whitney of Bangor, thon
platoon of police, then the Lewiston
Brigade Band.
The first team was that of Lewiston
Grange, No. 2. 1t was long wagon
covered with cloth and sheaves of grain
made up the roof, with white cloth at the
sides, gracefully locped into windows.
Along the sides were shelves filed with
fruit and vegetables
Stevens Mills Grange, No. 294, had
large float festooned with garlands of
flowers, strings of red apples and ever
green, while the fruits of the farm took a
prominent part.
Monmouth Grange, No 80, was repre-
sented next by big yellow wagon, gaily
decorated by golden rod aid suntlowers
yellow bunting and golden corn.
DaL vile Junction Grange, No. SO, fol
lowed. a large number of the members in
big wagon drawn by six fine horses and
finely decorated wagon.
Lake View Grange, No. 2i9. had
wagon decorated with red, white and blue
bunting, between the folds of which rich
clusters of the products of the farm could
be seen.
Wales Grange. No. 40, had two teams,
one decorated, the other containing several
young ladies dressed In white.
Eureka, No. Z, had two-horse team,
hastily decorated.
The Norlaud Grange, No. $40, team
came next filled with vegetables and
covered with corn stalks.
Turner Grange. No. 80 which is the
largest grange in New England, had three
teams. On the first was IA representation
of the four degrees of the order The
Laborer stood with his axe the Cultivator
was holding pluw. the Harvester stood
with heat of grain and sickle and the
Husbandman stood surrounded by the
bountics of the farm. On the side OF the
wagon was the motto, 1--WE Feed All.
The wagon was Y. A. Gilbert farm wagon
and was driven by Mr.. c. /. Gilbert. In
the second team was the Grange choir led
by Prof True The third team was a
decorated one, representing the boudoir of