St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-10-06
Concord
Premiums at the Annual Grange Fair
Death of +. j. BedeI.

Premiums at the Annual Grange Fai
Death of f. j. BedeIl.
(Mrs. c. f. Cutting, correspondent.
Concord Grange scored anothe.
success with their fifth annual fair
Friday, there being more exhibits
than in previous years and a gooC
icrowd in attendance. Premium.
were awarded as follows: Pumpkins
lT. J. Christie, st, T. J. Christie, End
squash, Alfred Sunberg, 1st, t. j
Christie, End; kohl-rabi, S. Havi.
land, LIST; turnips, Stephen Haviland
1st, Alfred Sunberg End; beets, Geo
F. Joslin, 1st, Stephen Haviland, End
collection of vegetables, Thomas
Christie, End; parsnips, Clyde Crow
ell, End; oyster plant, Miss Leons
Christie, list; carrots, T. J. Christie
1st, George Whipple, End; citron
Mrs. Ida Christie, LIST; green cucum-
her, Mrs. Ida Christie, LIST, George
Whipple, End; ripe cucumbers, John
Edney, LIST; Italian marrow squash
w. III. Foster, list; green pickles, Mrs
Ida Christie, LIST; tomatoes, Mrs. Ida
Christie, LIST, John Edney, End; mil
let, Ernest Quimby, LIST, Alden Phil
lips, End; fodder corn, Robert Will
liams, LIST; cabbage, John Stewart,
1st, Alfred Sunberg, End; celery, Mrs.
John Stewart, 1st; caulif1ower, Mrs.
John Stewart, list; sweet corn, Thorn
as Christie, End; red plums, Alfred
Sunberg, 1st, Alfred Sunberg, End !;
crab apples, Mrs. John Stewart, LIST !;
apples, Alfred Sunberg, 1st, Mrs. Ida
| Christie End; plum tomatoes Mrs. Ida
Christie, End; onions, George F. JOS
lin, 2nr; potatoes, T. J. Christie LIST,
2. K. Richards, End; beans c. L.
Stacy, list; popcorn, Mrs. Ida Chris
tie, LIST. Food: bread, Mrs. Robert
Williams, LIST, Mrs. Fred Goodreault,
End; buns, Mrs. Robert Williams, LIST /;
brown bread, Mrs. Robert Williams,
1st; cake, Mrs. Ida Christie, LIST, Mrs
Wanna Woodbury. End; doughnuts,
Mrs. William Remick, LIST, Mrs Rob-
ert Williams, End; pie, Mrs. Fred
Goodreault, 1st, Mrs. Ida Christie,
End; butter Mrs. E. X. Richards, 1st,
Mrs. Mark Spaulding, End; flowers,
Mrs. G. A. Miltimore, LIST, Mrs. George
Whipple, End; maple sugar, G. A.
Miltimore, list, E. K. Richards, End;
maple syrup, E. K. Richards, LIST, C.
A. Miltimcre, End; jelly, Mrs. Ida
Richards, LIST, Mrs. James Ramage,
End; crab apple preserves, Mrs. W.
ID. Blodgett, LIST. Best collection of
fruit, Mrs. George Whipple, LIST, Mrs.
Ida Christie, End; bees honey, w. P.
Streeter, 1st. Fancy work: crochet
ed doiley, Mrs. r. ]. Bennett, 1st,
Mrs. John Edney, crocheted yoke,
End; hand embroidery, bed set, Mrs.
Sarah Gray, LIST, Mrs. John Mclean,
End; sofa pillow, Mrs. o. w. Baker,
LIST, Mrs. Freddie Goodreault, End;
tatted collar, Mrs. E. A. Gray, 1st,
Mrs R. J. Bennett, End; lace edged
table cloth, Mrs. Alice Richards, LIST;
battenburg centerpiece, Miss Gene
We've Sergeant, 1st; silk bag, Mrs. E.
A. Gray, LIST, Mrs. Sarah Gray, End;
towels, Mrs. Sarah Gray, LIST, Mrs. G.
L. Stacy, End; hand painted evening
cap and bag, Mrs. Clarence Cutting,
LIST; table spread, Mrs. James Ram
age, 1st, Mrs. James Ramage,
reault, 1st; home woven rug, Mrs.
Helen Stockwell, list; braided rug,
Mrs. A J. Lyon, LIST; silk quilt, Mrs.
Ellen Bazin, 1st, Mrs. w. III. Foster,
End; cotton quilt, Mrs. G. G. Nc
Oregon, 1st, Mrs. Barton Works, End;
crocheted pillow top, Mrs. Sarah
Hovey, End; crocheted bag, Miss Yer
ma Wflkie, LIST. Those who won
prizes in sports were: Grain race,
William Remick; potato race, Roland
Williamson; girls potato race, Rebec-
ca Stewart; ladies' nail driving con-
test, Mrs G. A. Miltimore girls nail
driving contest, Alice Currier. The
children's department was one Of the
most interesting feature of the fair.
school children entered
IT'S articles for exhibition. Every
child won cash prize. All articles
showed that great interest had been
taken. Special mention should be
- Mi1finOrns
broidery by Florence Hodgden; pota-
toes grown by Earl Joslin; sofa pill
low, Ida Richardson; squash, George
Lawrence, and the exhibit of veg
etables raised by Lloyd Willis. In the
chicken contest which began Febru-
ary / and closed September 80, Belle
M. Burbank won the So prize, Ray
Young and Willard Baker were close
seconds, winning s each. Some of
the best exhibits are to be taken to
the state contest at Rutland, october
1923. The ball game between Con-
cord and East Concord in the after
noon resulted in a score of to IN
favor of East Concord. A large
number attended the dance in the
evening.
The community was saddened
Thursday morning when it was learn
ed that F. J. Bedel had passed away
Wednesday evening of heart failure.
Mr.. Bedell had been in his usual
health, working through the day, and
was visiting with his family in his
iovial manner, when a slight noise
ottracted theft attention and he was
gone. Fingal J. Bedell was born in
Bach, n H., June IS, 1S49, son
of Jacob and Mary Jane Joslin Be-
dell. On September "a, 1873, he was
married to Ellen M. Baker and to
them were born four children, Geo.
N. of Waterford, Harry M, Ward M.
and Mary A. of this town. Mrs. Bedell
died December 81, 1911, and Febru-
airy IS, 1913, Mr.. Bedell was married
to Mrs. Myra S. Woodbury. who sur
wives him. He is also survived by his
four children, one grand child, Vivian
Lewis, one sister, Mrs. Edwin Joslin,
and several nieces and nepheWs. Mr..
Bedell was one of the most genial
of men and had none but friends in
the town where nearly his whole life
moe cponf The funeral was held from