Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-14
Grange Fair
At Clinton, One
Of Seasons Best

Clinton, Me, Oct. -(SpeciaD-
The annual fair of Clinton Grange,
=. Of H., was held in Town hall yes
terday. The rain prevented the at
tendance from being as large as in
past years, but the hall was we'll
filled during the hours of. the, ex-
hibition and the whole affair was
very interesting. The booths for the
exhibit or sale of articles were artis-
tic and attractive. The fish pond"
was decorated in the national colors
and conducted by Mrs. Ella Kennedy.
1t was well patronized until it was
empty of fish. Mrs. Nellie Tapley
and Miss Blanche Roundy sold ice
cream and candy from the orange
and blue booth. Aprons were for sale
by Mrs. Octavia Stuart and Mrs. Hat
tic Boothby from a booth trimmed
with pink and green
A most excellent display Of vegeta-
bles, fruit and canned fruit filled the
center of the hall. Cases of needle
work of various kinds and painting
in oil and water colors were viewed
with interest by all. The baby show
was an interesting feature. The
judges were Miss Evangeline Mailhot
Miss Lucille Paul and Miss Hazel
Hopkins, teachers in the village
baby with the bluest eyes, Herbert
Eugene Dodge. four months son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Dodge of Pitts
field. exhibited by Mrs. Marion
Bailey: baby with brownest eyes,
Kenneth Leone Hanscom, age six
months. son of Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Hanscom; youngest baby, Clair Ray
mond Simonson, age three months,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Smonson;
oldest baby. Shirley Bagley, 16
months daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harlow Bagley Each child received
pretty souvenir.
Prizes on the exhibits were award
ed as follows: Butter, Mrs Carl Stin-
son list: Mrs. Abel Cole, I'd. Yellow
corn, w. E. knight; sweet corn, c.
E. Marcia. Onions, L. F. Roundy.
Heaviest pumpkin. J. w. Chamber
lain Heaviest squash, l.. F. Roundy;
heaviest cabbage, William Tapley;
best six table beets, Holman Gibson;
rots, c. E. Marcia; parsnips, o. D.
Simonson: citron. l.. F. Roundy;
watermelon. Eliza Braley: cauli-
flower, Mrs. Annie Clements: white
beans, Holman Gibson: potatoes,
James Clement; best display of farm
products. L. F. Roundy 1st o. D.
Simonson, I'd Eliza Braley. Sd;
tomatoes. Marcellus Cain: apples,
Wilmer Bracket. LIST. H. A. Chamber
lain I'd; farm products raised by boy
under IS years of age, Holman Gibson
list. Wilmer Bracket I'd; best display
poultry, Albert Bailey 1st, B. G. True
I'd. The bag of grain offered by Gin
ton Cash Store for best display Of
butter was awarded to Mrs. Carl
Stinson. the poultry feed to Albert
Bailey. Prize for best display of
fancywork by girl under IS. Miss
Marion Simonson; prettiest yoke,
Doris Kent: best pair mittens and
stockings. Mrs. Blanche Simonson;
sideboard scarf, Mrs. Nellie Tapley:
prettiest silk quilt, Mrs. Clair Wiley:
best display oil paintings, Mrs. L. H.
Pratt: best display water colors. Mrs.
Edith Pratt Brown: best display
china painting. Mrs. Edith Pratt
Brown; prettiest kitten, Miss Arlene
Johnson: best display cut flowers,
Mrs Alice Marcia: best display of
canned fruit. Mrs. Leon Monk LIST.
Mrs Marion Bailey I'd: jelly. Mrs.
Eva Marcia. Eliza Braley also ex-
hibited basket Of fine strawberries
for which no prize was offered.
Judges on canned goods and dairy
products. Mrs. E. E. Longley. Mrs.
Nettie B. Keene. Mrs. Jennie Har-
mon; on vegetables and poultry. Ar
thur Holt. w. NJ. Keene, Fred Bielby
An entertainment Of literary and