Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-29
CHELSEA GRANGE
FAIR AND S ALE
GREAT SUCCESS

Chelsea. Me. Oct. 2s.-(SpeciaD.-
The fair and sale of Chelsea Grange
No. o1s. Tuesday and Wednesday eve
nings of this week was well attended
and a substantial sum added to its
treasury.
Tuesday Evening
Tuesday evening a very enjoyable
concert given by Hazards Band of
Gardiner was listened to by a large
company, despite the rain. The duets
by Robert Sager and Miss Florence
Libby were especially fine, and Mrs.
c. A. Drawn as reader captivated the
audience. Mrs. Drawn gave three Sc
lections with encores, two being &C
companied by the piano, Miss May
Gilispie presiding.
Wednesday evening was the dance
and it would have been almost inn
possible for another couple to have
been ON the floor during the grand
march. because of the number present.
A fine oyster stew was served at in
Permission, after which more dancing
was enjoyed until after midnight. In
the dining room below were the sale
tables attractively arranged and deco
rated
Some Of the Features
One of the attractive features Of the
vegetable table was the representa- ton
of a man in small rocking chair, the
body a large yellow pumpkin, the
head a green squash, hands OF carrots
1A~u -
potatoes feet, nose of carrot, potatoes
ears, eyes Of corn and hair of the silk
over which was a beet cap with visor
of pumpkin rind, teeth OF beans be-
tween which a cob pipe protruded,
completing the makeup. The artist was
Joseph Gilman of Randolph.
Mrs Lila Grant as Madam Witch"
in the shelter Of evergreen trees light
ed by iack-o- lanterns was presented
with her caldron, ghost and black cats.
and proved an attractive feature for
the young people Mrs. Matte Well
man presided over the Good viii Circle
table on which were useful and fancy
articles and Miss Ida Searles over the
Grange table and nearly every thing
was sold before the close of the fair.
Mrs. Florence Thompson at the adver-
Using table, sold liquid veneer, also
Colgate's and Kellogg's productions.
etc Mrs. George Malaney had a good
display Of canned goods for sale and
Mrs. Ruth Thompson attended the
candy and peanut stall. Ice cream, al:
SO coee and cake were on sale, and
received a liberal patronage.
Liberal Contributions
Beside the hard work and gener-
Gus furnishings of the members of the
Grange much of the success of the
sale is due to the liberal contributions
of the merchants Of Gardiner and
Randolph, for which Chelsea Grange
fee.s very grateful. Gardiner and Ran
dolph merchants have always shown
a kindly spirit toward Chelsea Grange
and their ready response in the past
as at the present time. aAi the beau
tiful silk flag presented to the Grange
by the Merchants Association Of Gar
diner have won the gratitude Of its
members
The following is a. list of those who
ga~e to the fair:
Wakefield & McNaughton. Cusick
& Lincoln, Bell Bros, F.. S. Smith,
Mrs Ryan, G. L. McKenney. Mrs. r.
A. Brown. jackson Bros. c. H. Beane.
A. w Wakefield. A. A. Brann, C. o.
Davenport. II. G. Barker, e. A. Leigh
ton Partridge Frank c. Wise.
Buzzell Bros. Taslxer Bros. Manson's
Market. Cash Market, j. c. Kirkpat-
rick Mrs. Ora Miller, Mrs. Lottie
Keene. Miss L. A Ward, A. ". Cum
ningham & Co., Woolworth five and
1o-cent store, Eldridge Bros Winslow
Walker. Ralph Mairs, Walter Wood,
c. A. Drawn, Decker & Day. E. M.
Doiloff Randolph: Meady Z White
L. A. Perry, W. l. Moody, r. M.
Moore, Ralph Booker. Gray Hndreth
Co. Augusta: Maine Farmer Co., J.
B. Farrell, Henry Cooper.
Card q Thanks
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