Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-10-07
Awards at Mountain Grange Fair.


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Awards at Mountain Grange Fair.
Below are given the awards made at
the very successful second annual fair OF
Mountain Grange Of North Buckfeld on
the goth of September. There was a
large attendance at this fair, many COM
ing from a considerable distance, and the
display was a fine one in all departments.
In the evening an entertainment was
given, with music by an orchestra, aud
selections by the Schubert Quartette OF
South Paris, followe by dance. Net
receipts to the grange will be about $40.
A. S. Hall was marshal of the day.
Committee on dinner and supper was
Winfield Cutting, chairman, Nj. and
Mrs. Herman Morse, Mr.. and Mrs. IL.
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. William Fogg, Mrs.
Annie Damon, Mrs. Isabel Swallow, Mrs.
Sanborn, Mrs. Nellie Bennett, Mrs.
Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Buck, Mr..
and Mrs. F. <. Hesld, Mr.. and Mrs. g.
C. Royal, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hayden,
Mr.. and Mrs. Washington Heald.
Committee on school work, etc: Supt.
FlOronI WulInOAoi 'SSoeeS,
Head; fancy work, Mrs. A. 5. Hall,
antiques, Maud Bessey; decorations,
Mrs. A. S. Hall; quilts, spreads and
rugs, Mrs. A. +. Mason, Mrs. Esther
ROYAL; cooked food, Mrs. II. q. Buck;
entertainment, Mr.. and Mrs. A. ). Hall.
Ice cream and drinks were in charge
of committee composed of Ola Swallow,
Helen Heald, Earl Holmes, Mary Hall,
Lila Spaulding, Doris Buck, Arthur
Sturtevant. From this $50 was taken.
Cash prizes were offered in the spring
BY Mountain Grange to the boys on corn
and potatoes, and twelve plates OF
potatoes and thirteen traces of corn were
entered in competition In this depart
ment. The prizes on corn were: lat,
Merl Jack of the Brock School, 50; 2,
Norman Turner of the Prince Schuol, 80
cents; Sd, Ralph BesSey of the Brock
school, so cents.
For potatoes: lot, Virgil Verrill Of the
Whitman school, So; %, Perl Jack of
the Brock school, 50 cents; 81, Richard
Damon, village grammar school, Oh
cents.
The prize for cake, so cents, was
awarded to Mildred Rowe Of the Brock
school.
There was also an excellent display of
school work, both from the high school
and the other grades, shO sing the woIk
OF nearly every scholar in town. Awards
were: nature work, 1st South Hill
school; End. Brock school; arithmetic,
lst, No. Buckfield; 2nd, East Bucktield;
3rd, Whitman; geography, LIST, South
Hill; 2nd. NJ. Buckheld; Sd. Village
grammar; penmlnship, lat. Prince
school, End. East Buckield; drawing,
lst. Whitman school; primary, general
exhibit, lst. prize; grammar, general ex-
hibit, LIST pr.zs.
Horse pulling contest Hor'es weigh
ing 280O, Hiram Ksene lst, Ralph Stone
2nd, Paul Bennett 3rd; weighing 2SOO,
Everett Pearson, LIST, Hiram Keena End.
Oxen @ #. o in. Vim. Harlow lat. Cor
Bonuey 2nd., WIN. Tucker ID; oxen
t. Floyd Varney ISL Alton Damon
!.
FANCY WORK, ETC.
Crochet1d mat, Lucy Stevens, lst and
2ud; child's sweater, Grace A. Allen;
crocheted bedspresd, Josephine Kicker;
couch cover, Emily Kicker; quilt, Mrs.
A. +. Mason; fancy pin cushion, Mrs.
Juliette Mayhem; handkerchief case,
Mrs. Julietre May embroidered pin
cushion, Mrs. A. Z. Mason; pin tray,
Jennie Head; fancy bag, Jennie Heald;
oil paintings, Ms. A. +. Mason; center
piece, Susan Morse; embroidered blank
ct, Jennie Heald; embroidered collar,
Jennie Hesld; pillow cases, Jennie
Heald lst, Maude Bessey, End; embroid-
cred waist, Mrs. A. T. Mason lst, Flora
Holmes 2nd; hahdkerchiefs, Josephine
Kicker LIST, Jennie Head 2nd; embroid-
cred shirt waist, Grace Farrar; sofa
cushion, Mrs. G.. C.. Royal LIST, Mrs. A.
S. Bessey 2ud; embroidered centerpieces
Jennie Record LIST, Mrs. Merton Warren
End; infants dress, Dorothy Buck.
Ribbons for best collection OF canned
goods were awarded as follows: Mrs.
Esther Royal 1st, Mrs. p. G. Heald End,
and Mrs. Jas. Bicknell Srd. Mrs. Fred
Heald received first premium on collec-
ton Of jelly.
Collection Of antiques, Jennie Heald
1st, Mrs. G. Fl. Warren End; collection Of
antique dishes, NJ. s. Record; Mrs. j. B.
Damon exhibited sampler 10l years
old; exhibit of antique coverlet, Alice
Bonney, LIST, Emily Kicker, End, Susan
Morse, 3rd; lace shawl, Mrs. A. s. Hall,
lst, Jennie Heald God; silk shawl, Mrs.
A. S. Hall, LIST; worsted shawl Mrs. Hsr
~ Buck lst.
Miscellaneous: Best collection moths,
Sarah Z. Warren.
Best collection pullets eggs, 1918,
Lawrence Morse.
Best collection hand painted signs,
c. +. Philbrook.
Best exhibit of premium ribbons, Geo.
S. Record.
Best exhibit of child's doll quilt, Al
dana Phillips.
THE SPORTS.
100 yard dash, ii. Warren, points,
N. Fsrrar, 3, ID. Palmer, /; 220 yards,
II. Warren 5, II. Spaulding 3, Z. Water
man Il; 40 Yards, B Gerrish, 8, III.
Spaulding, 8, z. Waterman, l; high
Jump, II. S;urtevsnt, 5, II. Spaulding, 8,
p. Bennett; broad jump, II. Spaulding,5,
Z. Waterman, 8, II. Gsrrish, 1; pole
vault, Il. Spaulding, 5, 81. Sturtevant, 8,
B. Palmer, /; shot put, B. Gerrish, 5, @.
Rowe, 8, 7. Sturtevant, l. H.Spaulding
won the blue ribbon with total OF 10
points.
Mrs. A. +. Mason exhibited several
beautiful paintings.
A. NJ. Andrews, South Woodstock, ex-
hibitsd yellow corn OF an unusual varie-
ty. Mr.. Andrews Is one OF our enter
prising farmers.
B. z. Gerrish exhibited several fine
varieties of apples brou ght by him from
Isle Lamotte, VT, and shows that this
state has some farmers who are looking
out for the cultivation of this popular
fruit.
There was also a peanut contest, offer
ing as a prize, an angel cake, made by
Mrs. John Pierce, Paris Hill, and won
by and divided between Mrs. Leah Bus
we'll of Mountain Grange, and Mrs. Fan
ME Adams, Paris Hill. Each drew out
80.