Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-15
The Grange Parade.

The Grange parade is always one of
the features of the Readfield fair and it
was up to the standard. today. 1t WAS
a dandy and many hours of thought
and careful work have been spent in
preparing for it. Three Oranges. Read
field. Manchester and Startling of Fay
cite, were in the parade which was
about a quarter of a mile long.
The parade was headed by Marshal
Hunton and the Winthrop Military
Band. 1t formed on the rear of the
track and marched round to the grand
stand and down as far as the secre-
tary's office before disbanding. AS the
band marched around the horses pick
eted to the fence We're frightened and
a few broke away from their fasten-
ings as the fence in some places is de
Cidedly rotten.
The first Grange in the procession
was Manchester with big Uncle Sam
in the lead Two young ladies dressed
in white We're beside him on gaily dec
GRATED bicycles. They We're followed
by n decorated team with Miss Jennie
NJ. Niles and Miss NJ. Alice May dress
ed to represent the lady officers. The
next team was one representing the
anu ollIoiid ipi IL anu t'ltS.
w L. Mace came next with two
horse team decorated with the fall pro-
ducts and a table spread to represent
the Harvest feast. 1t was very unique
and the arrangements of the corn.
squash and other vegeta bles was tasty
and excellent This Grange was award
ed the second prize.
The Readfeld Grange won the first
4.
very pretty and was worthy of the first
prize. 1t would have done credit to a
parade in a large city. The ladies and
gentlemen who had the arrangement
of the parade are deserving of more
than passing notice for it was certain
ly very pretty.
The first thing was a siX-OX team
owned by +. J. Beale and G. H. Ste
rens., The oxen We're drawing large
float on which were seated number of
children. The Jokes of oxen were
decorated with grain and the float was
also decorated with fall products. Fol-
lowing them came very handsomely
decorated carriage containing two
young ladies. This team was decorat-
ed to represent Flora and the beautiful
flowers We're distributed all over the
carriage and the canopy and in the laps
of the young ladies.
The next team was a phaeton GOV
cred with grain. The horse and young
ladies even We're freely decorated with
the grain to represent Ceres
Pomona was represented by Il team
with a pyramid covered with rows of
apples and other fruits from the farm.
Every piece of fruit shone like brand
/ new silver dollar and the whole effect
/ and blending of the colorS was beauti-
1 full 1t made the city chaps with they
We're farmers and could raise such
pretty fruit. The end of the process
sion of Readfield Grange was an In
dian boy on horseback and several of
the young people on decorated bicycles
Startling Grange of Fayette brought
up the rear and they had a very pref
| ty display. The first of it was four
horse team of green corn on the stalk.
| Several young people were seated in
| the hayrack behind the corn and they
| looked very nice in their best clothes
behind the green corn.
I Then there was a large wagon of
fruit which was very pretty and was
unique in its arrangement. This was
followed by team of farm produce A
large Stars and Stripes waved from the
front of the wagon and the different
products as they We're arranged about
the hay rack looked tempting enough