Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-06
Csaaan's Annual, Bigger
and Better Than Ever.
The Famous Baked Bean Din
ner a Winning Feature.
Baby Show, Fancy Work, vege'
tables, cuslosities and Ball.

Canaan, Me-, oct o.--(SpeciaD.-
PLACE that flows with milk and honey
was still more Tuesday. 1t was over
flowing with many good things to eat.
The annual Grange fair was held on
that day. The fair was held in the
Grange hall in the village. 1t was the
work of Canaan's prosperous Grange,
one of the thrift lest in the county.
. The dinner was marvel called q
baked bean dinner but here and there
between the dishes OF beans were nu-
merous plates OF pies such as young
husbands talk about and old ones en-
low. and those sugared doushnuts. the
various kinds Of frosted cake, with all
the other dainties that Canaan women
know how to make. made one feel
that the greatest joy Of his lie had
come at last The beans We're baked
in the ground.
If is seldom that any fair ever ex-
ceeds the Canaan Grange falr IN the
excellent display in the hall and TINS
t'~-~ '-"c 20 exception me Hrs.
I H.. n Il "a X A:.' = - -
ing this well decorated cXh!oiii"n
room was tn unique display OF curl
osities. There was a pioW that hd"
rendered much service to Canaan lar
mers $50 years ago. 1T was SHOWN ny
George Lambert. The furrow board
was of wood with strips OF IRON on
the outside An old shovel and tonSa
that represented many years back al
so sword and candlestick We're
shown by Elmer Decker A dirk knife
found bv Perley Richardson at the
surrender of Port Hunson. july g.
,ss2 was a most interesting exhibit.
A work of genius was in the exhibit OF
"A bottle with small neck, containing
n miniature saw horse. negro boy ana
q buckslw that nearly filed the large
size of the bottle was perhaps the
most interesting exhibit in the hali.
These articles all made of wood were
nut together, pinned and made soma
inside the bottle This was made by
George Wheeler.
H. C.. Cover showed some old IAN
terms that dated back to the Revolu-
tionary war. A piece of REDWOOD
bark from a California tree that was
% inches thick shown by George w.
Lambert was a most interesting curl
osity.
The display of flowers including a
bououet of asters, dahlias in various
coIors and gladioIii. the first being
shown by Mrs A. II. Tozier the 9th
ers by Mrs. Henry Manson, added
beautv and loveliness to the whole ex-
hibiticn.
IT, :, ~eit e anples is seldom
equa, AT -. n t - larger Iaiis
,rbe 20, y -,l2ny and the quail
ty fine the -. IS hein:. specially large
Those having exhibits We're j. +, Hail
s. L, Pettigre,". rCH Weeks. George
Maxwell Pearl .asrn, j. n. Drawn
Van w. Ne,s n end c. f. Burrll. The
largest hiti's ii apples We're by j
+ Hall. Mr. Weeks, Mr.. Burrill and
Mr. ,~e-r t'.@o, ;"~ proGpnroHs
farn4e,. g, +, at, Al making good IN
each branch nj fa,nin" that he I'M
dertakeS MIS-. c. r. Burrill had the
prize hoUa,,et of panSics ana 'he
canned pr, serves. the canned stun
consisting of apple jelly, peaches, cur
rants and strawberries. She also mao
fine display of batter Speaking Oh
butter Mls Henry Manson had a as
play that could not be beat. The fat
cakes by Mrs. Hattie Pettigrew, Mrs
II. c. Grover. Margaret Young anc
Nernie Davis aged IL years were one
Of the exhibits that held the eye ano
and gave one a hungry feeling ioi
come time. Pies exhibited by Mrs. L
Z. Jarrett and Mrs. Henry Manson
gave one an appetite.
1t is seldom that one sees such rare
"rockery as was exhibited at this fair
Rates. pitchers, cups and saucer'
That We're from so to 100 years were
shown by Mrs O. A. Moody, Mrs. w
t. Grover. Margaret Young: an Ole
pair of scales that were probably ove
100 years old were shown by Mrs
chase. Hand made rugs were exhlp
lied by Mrs. Effie Richardson. Mrs
Henry Manson and by Mrs. {.
Jackson they being hooked and braid
ed They showed hours of work an'
unlimited skill