The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-09
BERNARDsToN.
Second Annual Fair of Grange Great
Success.

The second annual fair of the Der.
nardstOn grange, held Wednesday M
the town hall was an unqualified sue.
cess. Last year s fair was surprise
to the people in the amount and va
riety of the products of the fields
which were shown, but this year was
more of a surprise. The hall was taste
fully decorated with flags, bunting,
sheaves of wheat and agricultural i'm
heaped high with sueeulent vegetables
and luscious fruits. X. II. Cushman
was the principal exhibitor, showing
145 varieties of potatoes. including
sweets. 90 varieties of squashes, of
which one weighed 100 lbs, six of Gu
cumbers, seven of turnips. seven of
beets. including the American sugar
beet. and a yellow beet which makes
excellent food. four varieties of corn,
20 of apples and endive, parsley, kale.
sage, peanuts and many other good
things to eat Other farmers who had
noticeable exhibits were +. b. Hale,
f. W. Hale, L. d. Slate. whose apples
drew many admiring glanees; a; 5,
NJ. f. Withheld, who showed two mon.
strous squashes grown on one vine, and
Mrs. f. W. Hale and Mrs. f. b. Hale,
who showed vegetables and fruit
grown and attended by their own
hands. Miss Mary Slate had an inter
esting exhibit of 90 varieties of grass
and f. B. Hale showed corn IS feet
high. The antique table was most in
teresting with dresses. combs, wells,
candle sticks and candles. pewter,
hand woven linen, etc. The flower
table was notable for between 60 and
20 varieties of dahlas and carnations,
al Ia,
the seed, by Mrs. c. S. Hale, and
Corey showed fine ripe red raspberries
and the bush on which they grew.
When it came to fancy work, canned
fruit, cooking, etc, the women of the
grange pushed the men hard for their |
honors. Such luscious looking fruit, |
such butter. such pie and cake it
were hard to find. Embroidery, also
was worth mention. Mrs. E. B. Hale |
showed a waist and jacket of open |
work. Mrs. II. T. Lazelle drawn work.
Mrs. r. H. Cushman crocheted bed
spread, Mrs M. L. Corbett hair, button
and feather wreaths, Mrs. L. D. Slate
raffia work and the rest of the ladies
had each some object of beauty and
interest. Supper was served from 6 to
3, and music was furnished by the
band and Mr.. Justin
Cairns and daughter of Greenfield. A
Babcock tester was in the hall and
milk and cream was tested at inter
vals. The committee having the fair
N charge were Mr.. and Mrs. R. H.
Jushman, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Putnam,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Hale and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Thurber. The grange. is
n very prosperous condition, under
he leadership of Frank Putnam, mas
er, and is doing a great deal to help
he members to advanced ideas and
Methods of farming and to awaken an
interest among the young neople for
arm life. |,
Miss Nettie Davis takes the nlace
f librarian at Cushman library va
ated by the resignation of Mrs. Hills
Hiss Mary Weston of Greenfield will
i've Miss Davis the necessary instruc-
ion for the position. f
Services in celebration of the com l
letion of 100 years of Baptist work
\ Bernardston will be held Wednes- il
av. Oct. 14th, afternoon and evening, p
4 the Baptist meeting house, begin
ing at 2.45. Friends and neighbors T
re cordially invited. A special invi- t,
,tion is extended to nonresident for
'er members of the church. Supper ),
nd entertainment for the night will =;
e provided. a