The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-15
TOWNSHEND.
The Grange Fair.

The Grange Fair.
West River Grange fair Tuesday was
pronounced q success by all in attend
ance The agricultural exhibits were re-
markable, especially for such an unfav-
orable season. Notable in this class was
the fine Green Mountain Farm exhibit
displayed by Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. Northup
which won first prize. The exhibit CON
tanned first class specimens of nearly
every vegetable grown in this climate
The whole exhibit was attractively ar
ranged with high background of SALIVA
and other flowers. III. H. Franklin car
ried off second prize for garden display
Numerous other excellent collections and
single exhibits were shown.
Pomona Grange Master Fred Smith of
West BrattleborO and Henry Wilson of
Brookline, both successful farmers, were
the judges in this department. Miss Viola
Cameron of Brattleboro, who has charge
of the Boys and Girls club work for
the Farm Bureau, acted as Judge of the
children's exhibit as Mr. Harvey could
not be present. This department was
somewhat smaller then usual, yet some
creditable displays were made. Miss Cam
seron also was judge of the girls dress
and apron contest. The fancy work table
was as usual an attractive place. long
line. held an array of pieced quilts, not
able among them quilts designed and
sewed by hand by Mrs. Moses Randall,
.S6, and one exhibited by Mrs. Matte
Turner made by Mrs. Abbie KimbaIl. So,
also several by Mrs. Georgiana Aldrich,
one of beautiful pattern containing p,
057 pieces.
Mrs. f. w. Pier of Brattleboro. who
has charge of the boys and girls de-
partment of the Valley fair, was judge
of the school exhibit. Among the exhibits
of canned goods the home economics class
of the seminary showed fine display
The Better Baby contest at the Baptist
vestry proved popular attraction. Sew
enteen babies under three years were en-
tered and q fact worthy of mention is
that out of the entire number all proved
perfectly healthy babies, one slight case
of adenoids being the only defect. This
made the Judging a difficult task for Drs
Leach of Brattleboro and Hair of this
village and Bridgeport, Conn. The
babies for the class under one year and
those between two and three years We're
tied in spite of the most careful tests.
Therefore five prizes (all equal in value)
were given instead of three The prize
winners for babies under one year were.
Albert Phillips, son of Mr.. and Mrs Al
bert Phillips, and baby son of Mr.. and
Mrs Hugh Holden of West Townshend
The winner between one and two years
was Stewart Allbee, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Z. p. Allbee, and the winners between
two and three years were Edris Knapp
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T.. L. Knapp
and Howard Wright, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Wright.
A hot oyster supper was served to
hungry crowd at the town hall from )
to 7.30 and in the evening the war drama
The Spy of Gettysburg, was we'll pre-
scented to a large audience. The costumes
of old days with an effective stage set
ting eof the period added much to the
scenes A dance under the auspices of
the Community club followed the play
Shows orchestra furnishing music. The
proceeds of the evenings entertainment
viii be used for paying the liberal pre-
miums given at the fair. Through the
generosity of two of the exhibitors. J. H
NOrthup and w. +. Cate, the vegetables
from their displays were sold at auction
late in the afternoon, about s. being
added to the fund for premiums. Pop
corn. candy and about 20 gallons of ice
cream were sold by the refreshments
committee during the day and evening.
The beautiful display of flowers at the
fair, made by Mr. aud Mrs. Guy Bard
we'll. was pronounced by those competent
to judge to have been much beyond any
thing at larger fairs. The collection in
cluded dahlias of the largest and finest
form, several of which were originated
by Mr.. Bardwell. gladioli and other var
ieties. There were. also several other
fine collections of flowers.