Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-04
DEXTER GRANGE FAIR.
Features Confined to Hall Exhibit With
Play in Evening.

| Dexter, Me. Oct. 3.-(SpeciaD. With
| Indian Summer weather and excellent
displays in every department Dextcr's
| one fair. that held annually under the
auspices of the Grange, opened in the
Town hall yesterday afternoon and
came to close this evening with fine
play given by the younger Patrons
While there is no racing, midway or
| side attractions. the fair held by the
| Grange each year can be set down as
one of the best displays of farm pro-
| duce given in central Maine 1t is the
| display their products without going
to other fairs and they make the most
of this opportunity with the result that
| every department is q good one with
| Il full line of everything
| owing to lack of space the cattle.
| show usually held with the fair was
| omitted this year and every department
was confined to the hall. Yesterday
afternoon was really devoted to getting
| ready for Thursday. and today the at
| tendance was large
Despite the reports that all apples
are bad this year the pomoloeical ,le-
partment ut the fair is better than
| usual Many varieties were shown and
| the principal exhibitors were LIewllyn
| Copeland, Charles f. Carr, Fred o.
Addition and S. o. Jose. The vegetables,
| on exhibition We're unusually fire and
| the largest pumpkins shown were
| raised by Ralph T.. Sampson and Frank
| Jewett. Prominent on the tables were
/ 9 ~ I
| &. l.. Addition. S. O. Jose, f. c. Gee
| ara HarolG Nutter
Large exhibits Of honey was made
| by F. o. Addition and J. w. IIoyt
| In the fancy work department there
was every Indication of skill and hard
| work by the busy housewife Some YER.
pretty and artistic designs We're shown
Several handsome bed quilts made br
| Mrs Mary Lane and Mrs. Mary huron
We're exhibited. Two braided rugs ~
| Mrs. Hannah Hoyt, So wears of age
were worthy of me nton. Good exhibits
We're made by Mrs. +. G. Gee. Josephine.
I>imhal! Mrs trcnia Johnson and Mrs
r. Mamie Rollins. Among the anti
| nucS WAS Il copper tea kettle 100 wears
| old shown by Mrs. Mary Lane. Many
OF the merchants had displays of goods
Ill DOotnS.
First-class baked bean dinners We're
| served both yesterday and today and
his evening a fine oyster supper was in
order.
Last evening the entertainment ir
the hall WAS the comedy drama, "All
Tangled Up" with the following east
of characters:
Major Hollis Halliday. who finds some
things worse twisted than the law.
Walter Eaton.
Lester Mcvcy, his easy going partner in
the law firm of Halliday & McFcy.
Elwood Bessey
Keeling Flantum. proprietor of an I'M
dcItaking and tombstone business.
George knowles.
Lieut. George Raplcy, wealthy young
man from tho West. Frank Jewett
pToole. n family treasure Chester FOsS.
Mrs. halliday. inclined to Jealousy.
Miss IncZ Gordon
Clara, her daughter. inclined to Rapley.
Miss Nina Gordon.
Fsrnie, the undertaker's daughter, in
clined t" Lester Miss Amy Mead
This evening the entertainment was
Uncle Josh with the following east:
Joshua Jarvis, Uncle Josh" from Yer
mont, G.. l.. Addition
Count De Courville. noble in name but
ienohle in character,
F. L. Hutchinson
Gerald hurry, e young New Yorker.
J. G. Jewett
tyson Downcs, one Of New York's choice
-Four Hundred, II. F. Dexter
Joe Clark. slippery Joe" a "Bunco
Steerer," Edwin RulIard
Mulchaey. Dive keeper"
J. w Ioyt.
Munson detective. George Knowles
t.rastus. Mrs. Reynolds servant.
Charles Carr.
Mrs. Reynolds, Joshua's sister, n widow,
Nellie b. Iewett
Lefty. her daughter. in love with Gerald.
Louise HOyt
Miss Minerva Clackctt. who is getting
desperate. Ina Bullard