Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-10-07
WiLMiNGTON.
Grange Fair.

| Grange of Wilmington, North River of
| Jacksonville and Guiding Star OF West
| Halifax was held in Memorial hall on
Tuesday afternoon and evening and was
| pleasant and successful in every respect
The weather was all that could be de-
sired and the attendance was unusually
large, both by members OF the Oranges
| and by citizens Four tables running the
entire length of the hall were we'll filed
besides two tables near the hall entrance.
II a few individuals can make such a
creditable exhibition what could the
towns collectively do? Simply this, we
could make one of the largest and most
creditable exhibitions of any section Of
equal extent in New England. We have
always maintained and shall continue to
do SO, that 1t was a great mistake giving
up our annual exhibitions. For fully 40
years we kept UP our fairs and they
were noted all over the state and even
out of the state. The great reason adj
vocated for the giving up of the annual
exhibitions was that the number of oxen
had decreased and that we had no trot-
ting course. Very true, but we have al
most everything else to make a good
showing and the day could be made one
of great interest socially and be a great
benefit to us in many ways.
With such an ideal place to show veg
etables, fruits and household articles as
Memorial hall it is certainely a mistake
not to bestir ourselves and revive the
fairs.
Below we give a list of the exhibits.
We have endeavored to report every ar
ticle exhibited Possibly omissions may
be found. No premiums were offered,
and in view of the excellence of all, it
would have been difficult matter to de-
eide as to the relative merits.
E. S. Allen & Son of Pleasant Valley
form, Jacksonville. had on exhibition 3s
varieties Of apples, four of pears, two Of
carrots, besides pumpkins, squashes,
beets and corn.
Hoyt II. Barber, Wilmington, North
River Grange, IL varieties apples, six Of
corn, four of potatoes, two OF pumpkins,
beets, carrots, squashes, plums, pictured
apples, maple sugar, syrup, four frames
of photographs.
Ancient lanterns-a fine exhibit.
Archie r. Morse, Jacksonville, IL va
rieties apples, cabbages and potatoes.
w. c. Niles, Halifax, extra large Hub
bard squashes and Electric beets.
l. l.. Hail. Halifax. 10 varieties apples
and strap leaf turnips
F. S. Bellows. Wilmington, two va
rieties potatoes. three OF beans, two Of
beets and sauashes
Heman b. Ware. IS varieties apples.
Boston pie pumpkins, fiat Dutch cab
bages, white sweet turnips, carrots. seed
corn, Early Perfection radishes musk
melons, yellow eyed beans Garden
peaches, ground cherries, and a very fine
exhibit of maple sugar and syrup.
Mrs. Heman b. Ware. eight varieties
canned fruit and four tumblers of Jelly
Porter ]. Fitch, Wilmington, White
Plume celery. Hubbard squash summer
squash, cabbages, turnips carrots par
ships satisfy, kohl rabbi.
Edwin II. Stetson. Jacksonville, crook
neck squash. cocoanut squash, citron
melon.
l.. II. Adams, Wilmington, Intervale
farm. Hubbard squash. Marbiehead
squash, two varieties potatoes, turnips,
cabbages, beets. carrots, parsnips, cit
rons, pie pumpkins, two varieties beans,
oats, barley. buckwheat, stirred sugar.
caked sugar nine samples of maple
syrup.
Mrs. L. H. Adams, canned strawber-
ries. raspberries, grapes. blueberries. to-
matoes. plums, pears sweet pickles. four
varieties jelly and gourds.
Frank II. Fitch, Wilmington, two va
rieties apples. two OF potatoes, one
pumpkin. Hubbard squash, carrots. two
of beans and buckwheat.
f. J. Corkins. Jacksonville two va
rieties of turnips and two OF cabbages
Walter S. Grimes OF Wilmington. four
varieties potatoes, four OF apples two Of
onions, pop corn, beets, Hubbard SQUASH
cabbages, turnips. carrots.
..
canned fruit and jelly
Harry Grimes, Wilmington, three va
rieties apples. two OF beans, evergreen
corn, pop corn, yellow corn, Kohl Rabi
Homer w. Fitch, Wilmington, three
varieties potatoes, Cashaw pumpkins
carrots.
Mrs Homer w. Fitch. two specimens
Ralph ]. Phillips, Halifax. is varieties
of apples.
Mrs. Il. ]. Phillips. one crochet sofa
cushion cover one silk sofa cushion one
rug.
John T. Cooper. sample pumpkins
Walter d. Adams of Wilmington ex-
hibited 400 mineral specimens 100 sea
shells, rs of sea moss, one wooden sugar
bowl, 100 years old, one wooden salt cell
lar, one cane thorn apple and grape
vine. Mr.. Adams has one OF the finest
private collections of minerals, etc, in
the country outside the colleges and mu-
seums. He has been engaged in making
the collection for years and its value
amounts to several hundred dollars.
F. II. Niles of Halifax, fine exhibit OF
apples. IA varieties.
II. F. Barber & Son, show case OF fine
shoes, besides furnishing goods in va
riety.
Bertha Faulkner, jars of jelly and crab
apples.
While the exhibit of farm products was
fine as stated, the ladies were not to be
outdone in their line of work.
Miss Ada May Faulkner, of Whiting
ham easily took the praise OF having the
largest and finest display and when 1t Is
remembered the physical disability which
this worthy young lady has to overcome
in her work, all the more praise is due
Her exhibit included Battenberg lace bed
spread, Battengerg lace handkerchief,
silk waist with Battenberg lace, satin pin
cushion, Battenberg butterfly lace me-
dallions, Battenberg lace sham, silk quilt,
album quilt, Is inch embroidered Amer
lean Beauty rose centrepiece, IS inch
embroidered bridesmaid Rose" centre
piece, 20 inch Mountmellick centrepiece,
and dozens OF other handsome articles
covering a wide range OF work.
Mrs. 1eman B. Ware. embroidered
needle case. fancy pin cushion. hand
kerchief holder. fancy vase mats, four
embroidered doilies, picture holder, made
with jack knife, table OF flowers
vase mat, fancy handkerchief. embroid-
drawn work, embroidered doiley en-
broidered scrim sofa pillow. handkerchief
case, five oil paintings, picture throw,
embroidered table doiley, log cabin quilt
Mrs Frank Z. Titus, corset cover made
of handkerchiefs. embroidered scrim So
ia pillow, Battenberg centre piece.
Mrs L. w. Boyd, fancy work bag.
Christine Boyd, sachet bag, burnt
work, brush broom holder.
Mrs. d. c. Snow, crocheted shawl, knit
lace.
Miss Phoebe Corkns OF Jacksonville
had very interesting exhibit as fol-