Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-11-16
DUMMERSTON GRANGE FAIR
IT WAS SUCCESSFUL TO THE EXTENT
OF OVER 500.
Managers and Committee Are Wearing
Smiles That Won't Come of-Large Mum
her Of Visitors Present from Brattleboro
and Other Towns-other News.

The annual grange fair is over aud al
though II was hard work for managers and
committee they are now wearing broad
smiles as the announcement is made that
over 500 was taken as the result Of their
labors And they are receiving congratula'
tions from every side. II Is estimated that
400 persons were there during the evening"
and an the time the hall was crowded. II
| is regarded as the largest and most success
/ full affair ever held in Dummerston Cat least
! in the memory Of the oldest inhabitan).
The large attendance was undoubtedly due
10 Worthy Master W. f. Walker and his
/ telephone. over which many invitations were
sent 10 prominent outoftown people who
/ accepted and by their presence, cooperation
and liberality helped make the affair the
/ signal success IL was For all OF which Mr.
/ Walker. in behalf Of Evening Star grange
cxtend. thanks. The hall was decorated with
/ evergreen and the booths were arranged on
one side In the first booth was a fine ar.
ray Of fruits and vegetables, products OF
( orchards, farms aud gardens Of the exhibit
ors. each best Of its kind The largest ex'
hibitors were W. +. Walker, Mrs. Augusta
! Bennett. +. o. Downs, II. c. Hazelton and
7 W. j. Raw who exhibited apples, carrots and
! seed corn from Brarclif farm. The guess
/ booth was decorated with evergreen and bit
/ fersweet and was in charge Of II. c. Hazel
/ ton and Miss Elsie Hazeton. An cmbroid'
cred sofa pillow large frosted cake and
pretty tidy were displayed in this booth to
/ be awarded to the one who guessed nearest
the number Of beans. corn and pumpkin
seeds displayed in a jar. Miss Minerva
/ Crosby was the winner Of the sofa pillow;
the frosted cake was divided among F. +.
Fravephagen, Robert Blood, Cora Boyle and
Arthur Brown; John Burnett became the
owner of the tidy. The booth for useful and
/ fancy articles was in the form OF two arches,
trimmed with white. green and tinsel and
was in charge Of Mrs. $. b. Craddock and
Mrs. Mary f. Brown, who were on the alert
for buyers The candy booth was an In
dian wigwam of bark ornamented with
spruce boughs and beads, and the recepta'
Giles for holding the candy were of birch
bark. Here was found an abundance of
homemade candy and Miss Clara Holt and
Arthur Brown stood ready TO dispense
sweets TO the sweet" or TO ''sweeten the
sour" as wanted. Mrs. J, W. Patch was
busy selling tickets for fine patchwork
mill wherein was wrought skill and pa.
thence, the work of many busy fingers
Master Harry Brown held the right ticket
and the Quilt was passed over TO him. Mrs.
C. o. Reed exhibited very handsome sofa pill
lows. Supper was served throughout the
evening and consisted of coon, venison,
chicken.pie, celery. pickles cakes and pies
in great variety, cheese and tea and coffee
Fifty dollars was realized from the supper.
The following program was given, CON
Quoted by Mrs Mary Brown: Violin solo,
Charles Laughton; song Volunteer Organ
ist Ira D. Gates; song Holy City, Miss
Cora Boyle; both were accompanied on the
organ by Miss Lily Gates. Miss Margaret
johnson sang acceptably beautiful song
and Miss Grace Pike of Brattleboro was
her accompanist. The farce, Night in
Dummerston, caused much laughter. The
parts were taken by +. H. Brown, II. G.
Hazelton. Miss Florence Ray, Miss Elsie
Hazelton and Mrs. ], W. Patch To see
and hear was to enjoy.
The fair ended with an auction of por'
ton of the vegetables, few of the fan
cy articles, etc. +. H. Brown was auction
eer and was so successful that if he ever
leaves the mercantile business he will know
what to do to earn living. All in all, the
local grangers have reason to feel elated at
their success, and it is apparent that the
decadence of the grange is not yet, at least
in Dummerston. BrattlebOro, Putney, Ches-
terrified. Newfane and West Dummerston
were largely represented.