The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-11
TOWNSHEND.
GRANGE FAIR SUCCESS.
Eighth Annual Exhibition a Complete
ShOw-Many Features.


ShOw-Many Features.
West River Oranges eighth annual
fair was held in the town hall Friday
and was pronounced a success by all in
attendance. The proceeds of the day
and evening amounted to S237.75. The
expenses, including about $40 IN cash
prizes, are heavy, yet the committee ex-
poets to come out at least even, with
possibly a profit The fair is not planned
as money making affair, but to encour-
age the young people in an interest in
agriculture and household industries and
to give the older folks a genial get-to-
gether day and a chance to see how their
neighbors' crops compare with their own.
Exhibits were in place by l O'Clock
and the town hall, which during the
morning presented a scene of industry,
during the afternoon more resembled
beehive in full hum. On the outer piazza
were long tables covered with the adults
vegetable and fruit exhibit. Some excel
lent specimens of all varieties were
worthy garden exhibits. among them an
exhibit by Rev. w. III. hobbs which
contained some unusual varieties. I'll.
ii. Franklins exhibit included some fine
potatoes for which his farm is noted.
". F. Cate had large variety of
vegetables and was given first prize while
A. L. Marsh was a close second. w. o.
Davis's handsome collection of fruit
won first place and o. w Follett with
13 varieties of apples, pears, grapes and
peaches was a close second.
The judges for the adults vegetable,
fruit and grain exhibits were Mr.. Morse
of WardsborO and Mr.. Williams of Will
Evansville.
At the south end of the piazza the
children's poultry exhibit was placed
Tbe crates included, besides the thrifty
pullets and cockerels of various breeds
a pen of turkeys exhibited by Edward
Knapp, also pet rabbits by the Stratton
bows. The poultry experts, A G.
Franklin and w. Blood, were the judges
in this department
In the entrance hall We're the exhib-
its of canned goods and cookery by
! adults. the display being very tempting.
Mrs. B. 3. Prentiss received first on
profusion of needlework occupied the
whole of the women's waiting room.
| The display was credit to the needle
women of the village and one which
| would attract attention at any larger
| fairs. The judges, who were Miss Cora
son of Brookline and Miss Hodgedon of
| No. district, found their task difficult
one.
The exhibit by boys and girls was
! Judged by X. w. Harvey, county agent.
and Miss Viola Cameron, county club
|
! appeared much pleased with the young
| peoples work and with the fair as a
| Whole. The boys and girls vegetable
| exhibit and their canning exhibit were
I arranged on the upper piazza and in
| cluded several notable garden displays.
also fine specimens of nearly every vege-
! table grown IN this climate. Caroline
Cate received first prize for the best bas-
ket of potatoes grown from one. accom-
| panied by the best story of how they
were raised. James BOutelle raised the
greatest amount of beans from the
! Grange seed given.
a pleasing canning exhibit was made
| by the Home Economics class and several
excellent individual displays were made
splendid display was sent by the Ad-
vent school in NO.e3 district.
In the girls needlewOrk department
Eva johnson won the 50 for best dress
made by girl and Olive Marsh received
81 as second prize. Two boys. Royal
Cults and John Bratton captured the
prizes for knitting offered to children
under u.
The department which drew most in
terest of all perhaps was the antiques
III. j. Heath exhibited powder horn
carried by his great-grandfather at Con
cord IN ITO, canteen used in the
Mexican war by his uncle. a tiny iron
kettle used to catch the drippings of fat
before an open fire, sword found on the
battlefield of Sacketts Harbor in 1913,
and a painted bow with feathered ar
rows made and used by the Papagas In
dams in Arizona. Miss Eumice Heath
showed wonderfully woven quilt for
merry owned by her grandmother: Mrs
Catherine Pike, quilt at least $50
years old; Mrs. Taft. a handsome pals
ley shawl a powderhorn of 1776. the
baby cap once worn by Charles Taft. and
other heirlOOms Mrs. Bessie Bellinger
exhibited the white kid slippers in which
her mother danced in 1S4S, and hair or
naments which she wore: beautiful old
face veil and silk shawl were shown by
DR.. F. l.. Osgood; a book entitled The
Nindication of Truth, printed in 1894.
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