The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-11
NorridRewock Grange Fair.

the great abundance of articles on sale
was testimony to show. The weather
man sent the finest of skies and the
balmiest of breezes to temper the shorn
lambs after the salesladies we're through
with them, but it was needless on this
account although acceptable on other &C
counts. for the ladies tried to give value
received for all the money taken in.
The hall or rather the big dining
room of the hall which is located upon
the ground floor, was beautifully deco
rated in colored buntings and booths
epcIrcled the walls and occupied the
center of the room. On the right hand
side at the stage end of the room was
big booth In which all kinds Of vegeta-
bles were sold and the stock in trade
was the finest that the fertile farms OF
the old Kennebeo valley could produce.
This booth was under the management
OF the following ten enterprising ladies:
Mre. Enos Gilman, Mrs. William Young,
Mrs. Ira Seeklns, Mrs. Eugene Tarbox,
Mrs. Elwin Tinkham, Mrs Owen Taylor,
Mrs. Edwin Wilder, Mrs. C. L. Stevens,
Miss Merrithew and Mrs. Whitfield Tay-
lor. On the opposite aide of the hall
was the Ice cream booth which was pre-
sided over by Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Long
lev, Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Tibbetts, Mics
Lila Carr, Mr.. Albert Morse, Mr.. Alec
Tuttle and Mrs. Frank Lancaster. Every
one of this committee were hustlers and
ice cream went like hot cakes. just
below the ice cream booth was one for
cake which was in charge of Mrs. e. W..
Allen, Mrs. Fred Horne, Mrs. Ellen Tib-
belts and Mrs. Samuel Boone. Here
also was good sized cake to guess on,
the party who was lucky enough to
guess the right weight was entitled to
the cake and fine doll for his good
judgment.
Opposite this booth across the hall
was one containing mixture which
would be hard to classify. Mr.. e. 8.
Watson, Harry Yeaton and Ralph Tuttle
were the presiding geniuses here and a
Gagged lamb, boxed pig, twelve pounds
of honey, some bees In box and whip
were up for prizes for the lucky guess
ers, only the bees were not among the
prizes but the scheme was to guess the
number of bees aud get the honey
They were not easy to guess on as they
were continually moving about. Next
below this booth was one for sand
wiches ard pie presided over by Mrs.
Horace Jones, Mrs. Mae Marston, Mrs.
Z S. Watson, Mrs. Charles Savage, Mrs.
Ellis Tobey and Mrs. Oliver stevens.
The big booth decorated In green and
| white right next to the entrance door
! was for tea and coffee and you could get
those articles hot or cold. wet or dry as
often as you liked II you had the price.
Here also was the big cheese which was
to be won by guessing the number of
beaus In bottle. This table was pre-
sided over by Mrs Herbert Crosby, Mrs
Sadie Bigelow, Mrs. Lizzie Jones and
Mrs. Lila Tobey.
The candy booth was on the left of
the entrance door and was In charge
OF Mrs. Winnie Burgess, Miss Gladys
Burrill, Miss Florence Everett, Miss Lila
Trsviss, Miss Velma Briggs, Miss Mary
Philpot, Misses Vesta and Lou Bigelow.
Here they had all kinds of candy and one
kind of pop corn and lots OF young men
to buy A doll here was asking all buy
ers to guess her name and not one sue
ceeded In doing 30, the name was "Bea-
trice." The miscellaneous table was
next to the candy booth and in charge
of Mrs. viii Allen, Mrs. d. z. Taylor,
| Mrs. Samuel Albee, Mrs. Susie Storer,
Mrs. Mahala McIntire, Mrs. K. E. Bar
ker and Mrs. Lizzie Morrow. AS it's
name indicated, there was everything
for sale here from an egg bester to a
family bible.
The Apron table was presided over by
Mrs. s. K. Fuller and Mrs. K. j. Holway,
and their assortment was good The
next table to this WAS on the side of the
building opposite the entrance and con-
| tanned a number of suspicious looking
packages which were sold as profound
mysteries by the ladies in charge who
were: Miss Alice Longley, Mrs. Elmer
| Bates, Mrs. Lizzie Holway and Miss Eta
Yeaton. The Fancy Article booth was
between the mystery table and the
| N'dh6 DDOth tub bilCIo vi
| booths on the three sides of the room
and was very prettily decorated with
| bunting and paper flowers, the commit
tee in charge being Mrs. Cadde Morse,
| Mrs. Eta Fuller, Mrs Esther arr, Mrs.
| Mae Flanders, Mrs. Carrie, Tobey, Mrs.
Grace Marcia, Mrs Charles Russell, Mrs.
George Holt and Miss Edna " lliamson.
At this table all of the prettiest needle
work WAS to be seen and a fine hat given
by Mrs Esther Carr was up on tickets.
This table had good patronage. At
the upper end of the room next 10 the
| stage Alec | uttle held forth with table
on which he had mixed vegetables and
boiled dinners in the rough also other
| goods of various kinds of which he sue.
oeeded in disposing of with remarkable
success Near Nix. Tuttle his wife, Mrs
Tuttle held court with the baked beans
| and brown bread which at meal times
had stock exchange business. The
| last table was near the centre of the
room and contained Bracket & Russell's
selection of goods, the greater part OF
which they gave as firm, the remain
der was secured by them from the whole.
sale houses of Boston, Portland and
Auburn. Among the contributors to
this selection we're MIR. Ed Snow of
Mercer, who gave a barrel of beautiful
apples, and groceries from Hannaford
Bros. of Portland,E z. W. Penley & Co. of
Auburn, Twitchell, Chaplin Z Co. OF