The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-15

dated 1II1 owned by his maternal great
grandfather, Joseph Haseltine, also Rev
dictionary soldier, was on the same table.
Among other articles of interest were fine
pieces of hand woven linen coverlids, etc,
a handsome sampler exhibited by Mrs
| Fred Cutler, worked by her grandmother
| Powder horn carved by an Indian and
| presented to an ancestor, Mrs Della Hall;
| portrait of Joseph Marsh of Hartford
! (Nt), first lieutenant governor of the
state and Revolutionary soldier exhibit
| cd by his great great granddaughter, Mrs.
| O. w. Folett; dirk, knapsack and glass
from Jefferson Davis house captured by
John Circuit during the Civil war and
many other articles equally deserving of
mention.
| The canning department numbered
about 160 cans with Is jars of jelly. Mrs,
Boutelle carried off first premium with an
exhibit of 80 cans; Mrs. Prentiss second
with 22 cans of fruit and six of jelly
A tempting display of cookery filled one
large table, Mrs B. B. Prentss receiving
first for best display, Mrs. Fred Cutler sec
lOnd. Ribbon prizes were given for the
best single exhibit of each article of food
In the fruit and vegetable section atten-
ton was drawn to a fine display of Hub
bard squashes by w. L. Blood, farm col
lcctions exhibited by I. J. Dutton, H H.
Franklin, VIII Davis, L. c. Cutler, w. T.
Gate. III. II. Franklin received first and
NV. +. Cate second on vegetable exhibit
/, J. Dutton first and w. Davis second on
fruit collection. Prizes for best of each
variety also were given.
The display of fancy work. rugs, bed
Iquilts, etc, filled the entire stage and two
long tables in the body Of the hall Mrs
&c. {. Robinson received first for largest
and best display, Mrs. ID. f. Boutellc sec
ond beautifully crocheted bedspread
was displayed by Miss Bette Whitney,
collars in Irish crochet, Mrs. Ethel Wood
iwiss; handsome drawn work centerpiece,
Mrs. Eva Marsh; collar in grape design,
Mrs. Alma Blood; bead work, Mrs Lois
Harris; several pieces of beautiful colored
silk embroidery, Mrs. William Bruce; en-
broidered baby dress, Mrs. G. c.. Robin
son; tatting on complete set of under
wear, Mrs. e. j. Knapp; large collection
of crochcted doilies in intricate patterns
Miss Pearl Thayer. The large assortment
and excellence of the work made the task
of the judges extremely difficult. Mrs
Frank Martin received first on handsome
drawn rug; Mrs. H. s. Kidder second OF
a braided rug Mrs. Harry Sparks first or
best display of quilts, showing six pieceC
by Mrs. Sparkss grandmother after heI
S0th year; Mrs. Z. Fl. Albleee, special or
quilt, and many other handsome pattern,
were exhibited.
1t was in the children's department thai
r the most interest was shown and mucl
pleasure was expressed in the results they
attained from the seeds given them by tn,
> Grange in the spring. Their premium lis
follows, all receiving cash prizes: Bes
: display Of vegetables, Leone Franklin, 1:
= years; second, Julia Sparks, 10 years; third
. Guy Franklin, S years. Largest humble
of pounds from one potato, Rosa Fife-4(
= potatoes. Best collection of flowers
0 Leone Franklin. First on corn, Herber
Burnap; first on beets Ida Boyden; sec
/. ond, Margaret Boydcn; first on carrots
/. Lewis Franklin; second, James franklin
= first on cabbage, Leone Franklin; first Of
n n cucumbcrs, Ruth Barry; first on parsnips
e, Floyd y. Cudworth; second, Beatrice Cum
o mlngs; first on winter SQUASH Herbcr
.. Burnap; second, Harold Marsh: first Of
k pumpkins, Guy franklin; second, Natha
% Dauchy. Special prizes were given to Maj
a. ion Knapp, Franklin Bros, Aubrey Strat
7. ton and Raymond Barry
= Children's cooking-First on cake, Leon
,: Franklin; second, Richard Davis; Sd, Ma
i. ion Knapp; honorable mention, Raymon
Barry: doughnuts, first, Richard Davis
It. second, Leone Franklin; third, Mario
IS Cummings; pies, first, Ruth Barry; Sc
= ond, EIoise Cummings; third, Leone Franz
" lin; bread, first, Doris Bemis; pepper re
IL. ish, first, Ruth Hebb; salad, first, Mario
g. Knapp; pickles, first, Ruth Hebb; ca
n. peaches, first, Julia Sparks; second, Dor
a. thy IIcbb.
II The poultry exhibit included about
"a coops near the outside door These priz
ce were awarded: Rose Comb Rhode Islar
nd Reds, w. Blood, first pen chicks, first al
. second cockerel, first and second pullc
nd first and second hen first and second coo
n rs Single Comb r.. l. Reds, Mrs AlmC
81 Marsh fret non chinl.r Grrt cool Er