The Republican journal., 1909-11-18
HARVEST HOME GRANGE
Gala Time Last Monday evening.
r annual fair was a GREAT Success

ID Gala Time Last Monday evening.
Their annual fair was great success.
5s. rs. Me-, November 17th Last Monday
-rl was a gala time for the members of
v-sr Home grange. They gave the degrees
several members, the ladies' furnished
4- Hf popped corn and home made candy,
b! t-sn everybody went below and inspected
Hanous articles representing the handi-
-6 the ladies and the various agricultur-
products brought in by the gentlemen. The
play was good one, considering the time
.er n preparing it. The ladies had trimmed
si and tables with decorations of fancy
Eye laper and in a general way the hall
a= Mighty fine and dressed up.
1e we're rather late at the place and when
go at work with pencil and note book we
ar mat we had tackled quite proposition,
s IN. and it was hard to do more than gen
ze, although we took down the list as mi
fsy as possible. Among the men who had
,)qi showing of vegetables of various kinds
Is j. A. Bachelor, with apples, carrots,
4s -Irnips, corn, pumpkins, sQuashes, grapes
d 1rt.thokes.
aox of potatoes marked as from c. E.
1t. the Potato King of Brooks, created
IN anlusement, but he got back on his Of
Mls friends with a good supply of apples.
{. /. Bowen had some nice looking apples on
AatIun.
berry Reynolds display of onions was strong
e-gh TO draw tears from our eyes.
~ Roberts had specimens of his agricult-
a saili that were creditable to hiEl.
Huff was boss in the cabbage line and
.ee ether contributions to the well filled
+. Barker's display of vegetables was
aarkable showing for a man who spends IL
!. hours day in the feed business. In
altl and quantity it was o. K. Like some
@lr other farmers Mr.. Barker has his work
as 5n time in some way and usually makes
% IN the end.
And then the ladies, bless their souls, they
d lcomfortable to wear.
afs c. F. Files, Mrs. Mary Lancaster, Mrs.
lh Barker and others had canned goods
al ooked just too inviting for anything.
len in manufactured articles the skill of the
Dies was fairly exhibited. There were quilts,
g shawls, aprons, and many comfortable
'Ang articles hung upon the walls and from
E Ines. We have the names of owners and
the articles, but not the room to print and
y. eaye that for the report of the committee.
blt when we came to the long table on
a'h We're placed the many wonderful crea-
As which the ladies can manufacture, just
14iF pure tOVe O1 lHe WOIk, we WtIc oCL
ls and dropped several inches from our nor
I. height. How could a mere man success
u! tackle the job of naming and describing
'onderful articles there displayed? We
5e9enced deep sense of our ignorance of
ee ~omanly affairs and our face was as red
'Ae IF Nell Roberts beets as we undertook
7etle with the delicate problem of calling
osr 1amed things by the right names and
lag hem proper description.
4 aughing young lady volunteered to assist
. Out we thought she was having too much
\ '7er The density of our ignorance. They
awfully nice and it must have taken
55al Of time to make them. And now, after
COR trouble to learn about those delicate
eauqns, we have not room to print the list.
Wtl leave that to come from the report OF
It committee. The names of the ladies which
found upon the articles were: Millie En-
aS Milicent Jenkins, Dora Sanborn, Mrs.
oIa Carpenter, Edith Barker, Inez Lancaster,
elite Bowen, Erma Barker, Mrs. Files,
tanda Roberts, Evie Bowen, Susie Lord,
~ " Payson, Kate Lane, Mrs. John jenkins,
atte Jenkins and Mrs. B. H. Holmes.
4. 4 B. Huff, Hale Rose, Ethel Stover. Mrs.
,a ah Jenkins and others presented articles
..ssfestng from age or association. Taken
'99gether it was interesting to the grange
\ \ valuable from comparison with those
'ch we may ourselves have.