Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-13

Benton. Me-, Oct. 12.-(SpeciaD.-
Old Sol gave forth his warmest rays
on Thursday for the second day Of the
18th annual fair of Benton Grange.
No. 45s All those who were present
the day before came again Thursday
and brought with them the rest Of the
family. The air OF getting ready"
which seemed prevalent on Wednes-
day had vanished and everything at
the fair went off with a smoothness
highly creditable. There were a num-
Der Of added features for the second
day program and the large crowd in
attendance attested the popularity OF
the occasion. The forenoon program
was most informal and the time was
largely taken up with the sales from
the various booths and the inspection
of the exhibits. AS usual the assembly
hall was the center of interest and at
an early hour in the forenoon the
Ecrowd began to gather. The dinner
committee Of the second day was the
busiest committe at the hall. This COM
mittee was composed Of Laforest E.
Prentiss, Leonard Davis, Harry Plum
mer, Reuben Wentworth and Everett
| Hunter. Early in the day large pots
| OF beans were placed in hot beds in the
ground, just outside the hall. ana
there they were allowed to bake until
noon, when the advertised dinner OF
| Baked Beans in the Ground" was
served. This dinner proved a feature
of the day and was very we'll patron
J ICED. The supper committee was COM
/ posed of Mrs. Mary Gibson Mrs. Da-
vid King, Mrs. Howard Flood. Mrs.
Mabel Moreau and Mrs. Laura JOY
The Premiums
! The following is the list of premiums
which were awarded after careful in
spection by the various judges which
were, appointed among those present
and who are not members Of the
Grange:
Best display of fancy work. Mrs. La
fayette F. Bray.
Prettiest quilt, Mrs Silas A. Plum
mer.
Prettiest sofa pillow, Mrs Adelbert
F. Greenleaf
| Prettiest centerpiece, Mrs. Frank
Blackwell.
Prettiest doilies, Miss Alice NJ. Ladd.
i Best embroidered towels, Miss Alice
! nj Ladd
Best embroidered sheets, Mrs. La
fayette r. Bray.
Best embroidered pillow cases. Mrs.
Lafayette F. Bray.
Best rug, Mrs. Charles Pooler
Best display crochet work, Mrs. La
fayette F.. Bray.
Best display oil paintings, Miss Ma
rian Eastman.
Best display water colors. Mrs. c. A,
Pooler.
Best display china painting. Miss
Marian Eastman.
Best display cooking. Mrs. Lura Ell
bridge Second. Mrs. Lucy Hosford.
P! Best three pounds butter Silas A.
Plummer.
Best trace sweet corn, James S.
Warren.
/ Heaviest pumpkin, Everett Hunter
Heaviest squash. Thomas Moreau.
Best cabbage. l.. G. Blackwell.
| Best six table beets, James S. War
| rem.
Best six turnips, A. G. Brown
Best six carrots. James S. Warren.
Fest six parsnips. Alton +. Richard
son.
| Best three citrons Everett Hunter
F., Pest peck potatoes, James ;. War
rem.
Best display farm products, Everett
Hunter. Second premium. James ;
Warren.
Best display honey, G. II. Greeley.
Best DISPLAY canned fruit, not les:
than Il lars, Mrs. John Eastman
Best six tumblers Jelly, Mrs. Johr
Eastman.
Best plate tomatoes. L. G. Blackwell
Best display apples. S. 4. Plummer'
Special Premiums
Bows Sweet Corn Club. best exhib
it: First, No. 5; second. No. 10; third
No. II.
Girls Canning Club: First, Marga
ret Hunter; second. Rachael Pierce
OF course as usual, in connection viii
an occasion of this sort, the larger par
of the glory of success falls upon thu
| shoulders of the members of the va
| rious committees. The committees il
| charge Of the 18th annual Bel SJr
Grange fair have worked long and hare
to make this success and 1t was ne
accident that it proved to be up to theil
expectations.
The Committees
| Dinner (first day., Mrs. L. +. Prentiss
Mrs George Johnson, Mrs. Eugene
! Marden. Mrs. Alexander; supper (firsl
! day), Mrs. Harry Plummer, Mrs. Leo.
nora Davis. Mrs. Everett Hunter, Mrs
Reuben Wentworth, Mrs. Laforest FL
bridge, Mrs. Effie Thomas; dinner (sec-
! ond day.. l.. E. Prentiss, Leonard Da-
| Wis, Harry Plummer, Reuben Went
worth. Everett Hunter; supper (second
| day., Mrs. Mary Gibson. Mrs David
King Mrs. Howard Flood, Mrs Mabel
| MORGAN, Miss Laura JOY; vegetables
| James Warren, Frank Blackwell. Yves.
| ley Brown; butter and cheese, Everson
! Brown, Mrs. Charles Claiming, Mrs.
| Cushman Pulsifer; fruit, Silas Plummer
Alton Richardson. Charles Charming,
| Ralph Pillsbury; fancy work, Mrs. Alb
bot Nelson. Mrs. Addie Rand, Mrs,
Adelbert Greenleaf 5aby show, Mrs. E.
M. Holman. Mrs. C. 0. Perry. Mrs. c.
| G. Hume, Mrs. John Brown; canned
| fruit. Mrs Frank Wyman, Mrs Frank