Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-21
The Local Grange Fair
Has Grand Opening.
Splendid Exhibits, Big Crowds
And Fine Entertainment.
Funeral Of Late ]. Z. Ladd-.New
cobbossee Inn Club.

piano is on sale at the Grange fair
which opened, Monday afternoon, II
the Coliseum, under the auspices OF
Gardiner Grange
Some OF the best exhibits of farm
produce ever shown is sen exhibition
including corn parsnips, pumpkins,
squash, etc. The committees in charge
are: q
General committee of arrangements,
Hon. II. l.. Snow, channan> DR.. w.
O. cobb, S. r. Greenleaf, Roy Weston.
Alfred p. Manson, c. IT. Beane, Mrs.
Mabel sawyer. Mrs. Herbert Stevens,
MrE Frank Prcblc, Mrs Leonora
Merrill. Mrs. Archie Bragg and Mrs.
Harriet Blake; ADVERTISING, DIR. Cobb.
The fruit exhibits are unaorAthe man.
agerert of S. +. Greenlaaf; invita-
ton committee, George . Danforth;
dance, Earle lsandlette; soliciting.
Hon. r. l.. Snow: entertainment. Mrs.
Herbert Stevens, ehairlnafT; Frank
Hayes; baby show, Mrs Frank Prebie.
4or. Go,b and Mrs. Edith Genthner:
doll show, Mrs. Gertriide C;ilispie and
Mrs 'herry Randiette Those in
charge II the various tables or booths
are Food Mrs. Annie Tyler; candy.
Mrs. Earle Randlette; fancy. Mrs.
blanche. Brann aud Mrs. 9aiabel Ar
thur; apron nd Kitchen, Mrs. Leonora
Merrill and AIRS. Marion g. Cobb:
canned fruit, Mrs. Lewis Blake: ice
cream, Mrs George Danfartl1 ana Mrs.
s. T. dreenleaf;. grab bag and fish
pond Mrs, Archie BraggF prize cake.
Miss Hattie Merrill.
On entering ones eyes rests on gaily
decorated booths. which line both
sides Of the mall, the .colors being in
white. yellaw. green. blue, purple. ce-
rise. Grange etc. A number OF other
Orange besides Gardiner are repre-
seutad in the line OF farm produce. in
eludinga Chelsea Grange, Richmond,
,cobbosseeGontee. Pittston. One special
featuge0 of the farm produce exhibit is
that of The Oaklands, which includes
apples, bsdiTasn corn on ears. parsnips
honey9d citrons and n 20-foot flower
space ineluding many different kinds.
Another exhibit which is out OF the
ordinary and which was furnished By
The aaklands Farm is "a plaeard, dec
oratetl with ears of corn, on which are
APPLES 'of numerous colors spelling the
word, "P. of H." Facing the door is
the merchants table, the articles
which are fer sale from it We're con-
tribstaa. by the merehants ,sef Halo
weif lid Gardner for the benefit of
the GH5ise.s 500
Join Sparrow also had an exhibit
which is considered excellent. Another
is that of Hon. II. l.. Snow. three
three Sqdash which grew on one vine,
they weighing ls3al pounds.
Daniel lSoyes of Randolph also has
an ,ihidae' EXHIBIT. including NDia-
mond rattlcsnake skin, six feet in
lergtli. (which he captured in Southern
FIariehr lse a cocoanut, which he
nickea sfisanl n tree in Florida. He
stated 81. counted III on the same tree.
lie :fFso hss grass and shell from
Capteya Island, Florida. an opossum
ensrnvsa ola some kind of rare wood,
pieces from the royal palm tree, and
otheE articles =
Fifty or r. dolls Of different sizes
weresrapresented at the doll show IN
the aastrnoon.a Many of them were
verysnualnt and aged. The scholars OF
both flte intermediate and Primary
schools ,of this city and Farmingdale
attenxlptfI an, body The prizes were
awarded as follows: Largest doll. Miss
: Madeline Sawyer. prize 81: cntesf doll,
C,IadxStaHa gerty prize as cents: most
old 4fashioned dolL Vivian Holbrook.
prfze, 90 cents for a doll aged SO years.
About 1000 pere present in the evening.
the hail being packed to Overlooking The
comedy "a CT Thirty Minutes for Refresh
nents, Was. winner The cast: MIR.
John tDowney. Earle Randlette; Mr.. sonn
+ Foxton, Ralph Homer Major John Pep
per, Carroll Church; Miss Arabella Pep
per Emily Caldweli Clarence Fits. II.
G. Stevens: Mrs John Foxton, Cherrie
Randtette; Polly, Leonora Merrill. Music
was furnished by an orchestra.
pART SECOND.
vocal Solo Mrs. Alice Atkins
TabIea,i~A0id- 0aken Bucket"
.yssfasE geek saAyr Hattie Merriii
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