Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-07
ANNUAL GRANGE FAIR.
Successful Exhibit Of Wilmington,
jacksonville, West Halifax Oranges.

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Halifax was held In Memoriaf nan,
| wilmington, Tuesday afternoon ana
evening and was pleasant and success
ful In every respect. The weather
was all that could be desired and the
attendance was unusually large, both
by members of the grange and, by
citizens. Four tables running the en-
tire length of the hall were well fiHed,
besides two tables near the hall en-
| trance.
| The list of exhibits was as follows,
with possible but unintentional omis-
sions. No premiums We're offered ana
| In view of the excellence OF all IL
would have been difficult matter TO
decide as to the relative merits;
II. s, Allen a. Son of Pleasant VAL
lev farm, Jacksonville, had ON exhibit
ton 80 varieties of apples, 4 of pears,
. of carrots besides pumpkins,
suuashes, beets and corn.
Hoyt II. Barber, Wilmington, North
River grange, ~ varieties of apples, b
of corn, of potatoes, of pumpkins
beets, carrots, squashes, plums, pic
tured apples, maple sugar. syrup, =
frames OF photographs. ancient Ian
terms: fine exhibit.
Archie r. Morse, Jacksonville, IL
varieties of apples, cabbages and po-
tatoes.
w. C. Niles Halifax, extra large
Hubbard squashes and electric beets:
/. l.. Hall. Halifax, 10 varieties OF
apples and strap leaf turnips.
+. S. Bellows, Wilmington. varie-
ties of potatoes of beans, of beets
and squashes.
Heman y. Ware, 10 varieties of APP
pies, Boston pie pumpkins, fiat Dutch
cabbages, white sweet turnips, carrots,
seed corn, early perfection radishes,
musk melons, yellow eyed beans. gar
den peaches, ground cherries, and
very fine exhibit of maple sugar and
syrup. i.
Mrs. Heman b. Ware, varieties of
canned fruit and tumblers of Jelly;
Porter ]. Fitch. Wilmington, white
plume celery, Hubbard squash, sum
mer squash. cabbages, turnips car
rots, parsnips, satisfy, kohl rabi.
Edwin H. Stetson, Jacksonville,
crookneck squash, cocoanut squash,
citron melon.
L. H. Adams, Wilmington, Intervale
farm, Hubbard squash, Marblehead
SQUASH. 2 varieties of potatoes, tur-
nips. cabbages beets, carrots, pars-
nips. citrons, pie pumpkins, varie-
ties beans, oats, barley, buckwheat,
stirred sugar, caked sugar, . samples
of maple syrup.
Mrs. l.. II. Adams, canned straw
berries, raspberries, grapes, bpeber-
ries. tomatoes. plums, pears, sweet
pickles, 4 varieties jelly ana gourds'
Frank II. Fitch, Wilmington, va
rieties of apples, 9 of potatoes, l
pumpkin Hubbard squash, carrots,
beans and buckwheat.
f. ]. Corkins, Jacksonville, varie-
ties of turnips and of cabbages.
Waiter S. Grimes, Wilmington, va
rieties of potatoes, of apples, OF
onions. mop corn, beets. Hubbard
SQUASH. cabbages, turnips carrots.
Mrs. Walter S. Grimes, fine exhibit
of canned fruit and Jelly.
Harry Grimes, Wilmington, varie-
ties of apples, 2 of beans, evergreen
corn, pop corn, yellow corn, kohl rabl.
Homer. w, Fitch, Wilmington
varieties of potatoes, Cashaw pump
kins. carrots.
Mrs. Homer w. Fitch, specimens
of mounted birds
Ralph ]. Phillips, Halifax, Is varie-
ties of apples.
Mrs. r. j. Phillips. crochet sofa
cushion cover, silk sofa cushion, rug
John r. Cooper, sample pumpkins.
walter d. Adams. Wilmington, ex-
hibited 400 mineral specimens, 100 OF
sea Shells rs Of sea moss, wooden
sugar bowl 100 years old, wooden SAT-
cellar, one cane-thorn apple ana
Crane vine. Mr.. Adams has one OF the
finest private collections or minerals,
etc. in the country outside the colleges
and museums. He has been engaged
In making the collection for years and
the value of the same amounts To
several hundred dollars.
f. II. Niles, Halifax, fine exhibit OF
apples, IA varieties.
H. f. Barber & Son, show case OF
fine shoes besides furnishing soods
in variety.
Bertha Faulkner, jars of jelly and
crab apples.
Henry S. White, varieties OF
pumpkins, 10 of apples, of beans,
tomatoes. carrots, mangel wurtzel
beets.
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
Nottingham easily took the praise OF
having the largest and finest display
and when Ii is remembered the phy-
steal disability which she has to
overcome in her work, all the more
nraise is due. Her exhibit was as
follows: Battenberg lace bed spread
handkerchief and silk waist Win
lace. satin pin cushion, butterfly lace
medallions Battenbers lace sham, SILK
quilt. album quilt lS-inch emproiu-
erad American Beauty rose center
niece, 1S-inch embroidered Bridesmaid
rose centerpiece, 22-inch Mountmel-
lick eenterpiece, 1S-inch embroidered
strawberry centerpiece in half tone, .
embroidered tumbler doilles win
Rattenberg lace inserts, set or three
e-inch embroidered doilies. violet set
Of three pieces, 11-inch table mat OF
Hardanger embroidery embroidered
muslin sofa pillow, two sets OF heh-
stitched sheets and pillow slips, SCI
of six Teneriffe lumber oofies
darned net tidy, knitted afghan, 81
inch knitted centerpiece' knillea set u
five pieces, knitted yoke corset cover
emitted cake plate dolly, knitted tea
COSY. pair pillow slips with knitted
lace insertion, night robe with GRO
cheted yoke, beaded portiere, beaded
collar. beaded necklace, beaded daisy
watch fob, beaded forgetmenot watch
fob. beaded serpent watch fob, beaded
long chain, head rest.
Mrs Heman B. Ware, embroidered
needle case, fancy pin cushloh, manu-
kerchief holder. fancy vase mats =
embroidered doilies. picture holder
made with jack knife, table OF now
ers.
Miss Eva J. Griffin. crocheted rose
vase mat, fancy handkerchief, en-
broidered centerpiece vase mat, Nh Nh
;can drawn work. embroidered dolly,
embroidered scrim sofa pillow, hand
kerchief case. five oil paintings, pic
ture throw. embroidered table dolly
log cabin quilt.
Mrs. Frank E. Titus, corset cover
made of handkerchiefs. embroidered
scrim sofa pillow, Battenberg center
piece
Mrs. L. w. Boyd, fancy work bag.
Christine Boyd, sachet bag, burnt