Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-23
WINTHROP.
Grange Holds Second Boys
And Girls Fair.
More Interest and Better Exhi-
its Than Last Year.
Youthful Exhibiiors..commitiee
Pleased..List of Awards.

Winthrop Grange, saturday, Sept H.
held its second annual fair for the boys
and girls of Winthrop under Il years OF
age The committee in charge, which
included MI. and Mrs. NJ. F. Norcross,
Mr. and Mrs. c. W. Barton and Mr.. and
Mrs. y. ". Black, have spared no effort
to make this fair as successful as the
previous events of the kind. Their eff
forts We're well rewarded. The boys and
girls of the vicinity entered into the
events of the day with great enthusiasm,
and the exhibits this year were better
than ever. The committee was partieu-
larry plased with the exhibits of Carroll
and Harriet TowIe. Carroll being only
Ii years of age, and Harriet 6, and their
winning prizes in several events showed
the interest they took in the fair.
The hall was decorated with bunting
and small trees. which presented very
attractive appearance. Popcorn, ice cream
and candies We're dispensed from dainty
booths of green and white. Miss Wini-
fred Grant had charge of the candies.
Mrs. L. T, clifford of the ice cream, and
Miss Annie Thaanum of the popcorn.
Miss Elsie Moore and Miss Vera Thaa-
nun sold aprons from a very finely dec
GRATED booth A curiosity table was a
center of interest Mrs. Geo. Waugh,
who raises 1870 varieties of dahlias, do
mated 100 varieties 10 be sold by the
Grange. \ finer display of the flower
has seldom been seen in the State.
The forenoon was given chiefly TO ar
ranging the various exhibits, and the at
tendance was not large At noon Pic
mic dinner was enjoyed. the Grange la
dies selling doughnuts, cheese and coffee
In the afternoon, a larger attendance
was noted. The judges had no small
problem in awarding the premiums in
some of thesclasses, as there were nu-
meroas very fine awards.
The following are the awards:
Plain needlework and darning-Della
Fifield 1st: Eilene Clement I'd.
Embroidery and fancy work-LiEa
Hammond, 1st; Ethel Titus, ID; Harriet
Towle Cd.
Knitting and crocheting-Beatriee Ad-
ans.
Plain washing and ironing-Lottie
Leaird.
List of Towering plants with mounted
specimens. date of Towering and where
found-Carroll Towle. showing IS speci-
mems.
List of birds seen in Winthrop, de-
seription and when they arrive-Marguer-
lite Jackson. naming 60 birds.
Best collection of injurious insects,
mounted, found in Winthrop-Carroll
Towle. showing 50 insects.
Best display of piekles-Rita Alden.
LIST; Lura Berry. I'd.
Best display of preserves-Ruth Alden,
1st IA varieties; Helen Titus, I'd, u va
rieties; Marion Thaanum Sd.
Best plain cake-Bessie Benson.
Best flower garden 10 feet square with
display at hall by girl-Miss Harriet
Towle.
Best vegetable garden by boy, rod by
2, with display at hall-Ralph Neal, list;
Earl Clifford, I'd; Alcott French Sd; gra-
tuty, Carroll Towle
Best trace of yellow S-rowed field corn
not less than 10 ears-Ralph Neal.
Amateur photography-Bess Benson.
Tolle, I'd.
Taxidermy-Louis Tolle.
Pencil sketeh-Elmer Taylor, 1st; Ath-
erton Cobb I'd.
Pen and ink Standardization Cobb
Plan of farm-Carroll Towle.
Gratuity on potatoes and squashes-
Clement and Taylor children.
Earl Clifford won the first premium
for the best essay on agriculture, the
farm and home included, and Llewellyn
Cobb won second honors. A handsome
parlor lamp, donated by J. l.. Cobb, TO
go to the person guessing nearest to the
number of beans in a bottle. was won
by Mrs. ]. Henry Moore who came with
in two of the number.
The following were winners in the aft
ernoon contests: Race for boys under Is
Willie Kinds, 1st; Carroll Towe, I'd.
Apple race-Carroll Towle, 1st: Willie
Kinds. I'd. Race for girls under 13-Lau-
ra Berry, LIST; Ida Maxwell I'd.
In the evening a free team brought a
large delegation from the village, and
the following program was enjoyed:
March of boys and girls winning prizes.
Mrs c. w. Taggart at the piano; piano
solo, Miss Ida Maxwell; recitation. Car
roll Towle; piano solo. Earl Clifford read
ing of prize essays, Earl Clifford and
Llewellyn Cobb; piano solo. Carroll
Towle; 10-minute talk on GLOW to Raise