Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-06
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Grange Holds Goth Annual Fair
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The Goth annual fair of the Wins
low Grange opened Tuesday morning
favored by clear skies and a good
crowd. Everything moved along in
the best of order. While the guam
tity of the exhibits was not as large
as in some former years, the quality
was excellent. An unusually pleas
4 ing amount of original work was
= shown by the pupils of the Barton
school. Baptist school, Fort Primary
and Sand Hill and Warren schools.
which included some clever drawings.
samples of writing. and numerous
other articles. The fruit and vege-
table exhibits We're fully up to the
standard of former years. Among the
, EXHIBITS was an excellent one by
/ George $. Getchell, consisting of po-
tatoeS, onions, squaShes. caulif1ower,
tomatoes, pumpkins, carrots. corn.
beans. Brussell sprouts James John
son displayed giant squashes.
A large exhibit of tomatoes, squash
es, potatoes, pumpkins, corn. beans,
grapes, apples, celery. cucumbcrs,
Swiss chard is made by Harry Fl.
Dunbar. Among the displays was one
exhibited by Allen f. Reynolds. which
contained sweet corn, squash. pump
kinS. onions, rhubarb, peas. tomatoes,
peppers. large beets, carrots. cucum-
bers, cabbage. cauliflower. citron.
Large onions were displayed by
Charles Thomas. Mrs. Fl. H. Merron
displayed red onions, and cucumbers.
Among the exhibitors from the Boys
and Girls club was Edwin Wilson
who displayed corn, and Annie Hoop
or displayed potatoes.
\ giant corn stalk was on exhi-
b.tion. @
| Among the children exhibitors We're
David Garland who displayed squash
and popcorn. John Patterson dis
played popcorn. Twin squash by
Douglas Clark, gourds by Carol WIKI
son.
! Display of eggs was made by Mrs.
Charles Thomas, who had eggs from
three legged hen, and four displays
from different hens, also goose eggs.
Two cheese were on exhibition by
Miss Jennie =. Howard. cottage
cheese by Mrs. F.. f. Hooper and by
Mrs. Emily Chamberlain.
a large number of varieties were dis
PLAYED by Mrs. G. G.. Wing.
The jelies. canned fruit and vege-
tables were of high standard and
received favorable comment. There
were specimens of nearly every Vege-
table raised in this locality. The
girls exhibit was a fine one.
In tho girls case of food was bread
ard cake by Hazel Patterson. biscuit
by Dorothy Chamberlain. cake by
Sadie Thom"s. bread by Annie Hoop
CT Miss Jennie Howard exhibited
ccoiI -, Mrs. Fl. S. Howard. bread,
4 f;"' c:so OF honey was exhibited
by l'""i {'uShman.
! The r~hibit of fancy articles
tho:'&I, smell was of excellent quail
i'N. N't's embroidery. table mats.
doll 9 hant'l-Crchicfs. mittenS. stand
trv'r. id d or drapery and other ar
t.cIcs we're displayed.
Tho ice cream, candy, tonic and
Gig" hoo,h was we'll patronized and
l,rr ed over by Mrs. w. w. Watts
ana Mrs. Walter Tobey.
The sale table was presided over
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! Percy .JakinS.
, The colonial exhibit was presided
ever by DR.. f. c. Hooper and D. S.
lIawcs.
At noon the dining rooms seating
capacity was taxed and justice was
done to the delicious dinner of roast
beef. vegetables, pastry and coffee
served by the lady officers, assisted
by the grange members. The wait
ers were pupils Of the High school.
At the fair Wednesday the boys
sports are as follows: 100 yard dash
for large boys: 100 yard dash for
small boys.
Relay race-Running broad jump
and a mile run for the High school
pupils.