The Newtown bee., 1906-10-19
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. THE CHANGE FAIR. The Washington Grange held it's an- nual fair in the Town hall, Wednes. day afternoon and evening, October II. The fair was in charge of Samuel Hollister, Edwin Whitehead, Burr Hollister, Mrs H. O. Averill and Mrs B. G. Clark. Although there was not as large an exhibition, this year, as us- ual, there were 50 exhibitors and the fruit was the finest ever shown in Washington. Mrs Whitehead had charge of the refreshment table and with her assistant was kept busy. k. succeeded in getting a good price for every ything sold in the evening. Among the things that attracted the most attention were plate of sweet potatoes raised by Prof Dodge, lemon cucumbers raised by E. J. Kilborn; red raspberries, picked on the morn. ing of the fair by s. L. Hollister; II pumpkins grown on one vine and a freak cabbage raised by E. 0. White head; gourdS raised by R. J. Averill; and an egg laid expressly for the fair by one of D. s. Hartwell's Plymouth Rock bullets. All of the above arti- cles received blue ribbons.
 The premium awards were: Shirt waist, Mrs Gunnarson, 1st. Outlining: Dorothy Averill, 1st: Lima Wyant, 2d; Hemstitching: Mrs Clara Behan, 1st; Mary Hollister, 2d. Dahlias: Mrs Charles Ford, 1st; Celia Nettleton, 2d. Loaf of cake, Miss Celia Nettleton, 1st; Mrs Samuel Hollister, 2d. Rye bread: Mrs Gunnarson, 1st; Mrs Whitehead, 2d. Pumpkin pie, Mrs Charles Ford, lst. Canned fruit: Mrs Whitehead, ,st Mrs ehsgles Ford no 2a cnP Pickles Averin, 2d. Jelly, Mrs Averill, 2d. Candy: Miss Mary Bacon, 1st; Miss Mary Hollister, I'd. Chestnuts: Holley Fenn, 1st; William Ford, 2d; Judges, Miss Rhoda Chase, Mrs B. Harris At wood.
 Peaches, R. c. Whittlesey, 1st; D. s. Hartwell, I'd.
 Pears: Beurre De Clairgo, lst, Lou ise Bonne de Jersey, 2d. Dull, 2d, Sec kel, 1st, R. J. Averil!; Sheldon, lst no name, 1st, Burr HOllister; Seckel 2d, R. O. Whittlesey; Sheldon, 2d, B. 0. Whitehead.
 Guinness: D. s. Hartwell, 1st; F. J Ford, 2d.
 Apples: Yellow Bellefleur, Spftzen berg, Fall Pipppin, Hurlburt Stripe Peck's Pleasant, English Russet Smalley, Pumpkin Sweet, Winter Golden Sweet, Lady, Reed, Marigold Newtown Pippin. Barrette, Nameless lst; Northern Spy, Roxbury Russet vuin r1o rl/ Golden Russet, 2d, R. J. Averill. Russet, Pewaukee, Crab, Russian, lst; Fall Pippin, Peck's Pleasant Crimes Golden, Windermere, 2d, F. J. Ford.
 Twenty Ounce, King, Greetings Wealthy, Baldwin, Red Russet, 1st Lady, 2d, Sherman Coggswell. Roxbury Russet, Golden Russet, 1st 1 Wagener, Gravenstein, Talman Sweet ing, Hubbardston, Nonesuch, 2d, c B. Nettleton.
 Star, Strawberry Sweet, 1st; Yellow Bellefleur, 2d, Fred Wheaton.
 Northern Spy, Hubbardston, None such, 1st; English Russet, 2d, w. M Nettleton.
 Seek-no-further, 1st, J. B. Collins.
 ,Russet, Seek-no-further, 2d, Pro Dodge.
 Gillyhower, 1st, Henry Trowbridge
 King, 2d, Edwin Whitehead.
 Handsomest plate of apples: 1st King; 2d, Greening, Sherman Cogs we'll
 Celery: s. F. Seeley, 1st; Prof Dodge 2d.
 Sunfower: lst, Arthur Wedge 2d, Prof Dodge.
 Citron, Edward A. Anderson, 1st.
 Carrot, Fred Powell, 1st.
 Cabbage: Fred Powell, 1st; Henr
 Trowbridge, 2d.
 Cauliflower, Fred Powell, 1st. Squash: Daniel Knowles, 1st; Seal lop squash, D. s. Hartwell, 1st; Crook neck squash, $. F. Seeley, 1st; Wart
 ed Hubbard, Sherman Cogswell, 1st Hubbard, R.. J. Averill, 1st. Purple top strap leaf turnip, R. J Averill, 1st; White Rock turnip, [ s. Hartwell, 1st. White Globe onions, D. s. Hartwel 1St.
 Pumpkin, S. E. Seeley, 1st; Wasse Terrick, 2d; s. L. Hollister, 2d. Longfellow corn: Fred Powell, 1st John Hollister, 2d. Pride of tn North, s F. Seeley, 1st; Fred Powel 2d. / Potatoes: New Queen, Sherma Cogswell, 1st; Early Hebron, J. F s Collins, lst.
 E Judges: Russell F. Clark, Myron Smith, Burr Hollister. Cats: Howard Schmiedel, 1st; Wi J liam Ford, 2d.
 Homer pigeons, Everett Mitchell k 1st. Fantails, 1st; Japanese, Is E Henry Trowbridge. x Buff Cochin Bantams, George Bade
 1st.
 Silver Laced Wyandottes, Burdet