Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-10

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evening, Oct. l1th.
On Tuesday, oct. 10th, Somerset
Pomona will meet with Canaan
grange for an all day meeting.
A large crowd attended the Grange
Fair, held at Canaan, on Friday. Oct.
9TH. The hall was prettily decorated
with crepe paper, autumn leaves. and
flowers. While tables and booths
We're filled with exhibits of vege-
tables, fruit, canned goods, rugs,
quilts and fancy work.
Dinner was served by the grange
at noon, and in the early afternoon
sports were enjoyed. and following
are the winners in the various
events: Foot race for school girls.
Lena Michaud; foot race for school
boys, Fred Lyons: potato race. Ruth
Goodrich; wheelbarrow race, Victor
Bryant; pie eating contest. Ralph
salisbury; doughnut eating contest,
Ruth Goodrich.
Music was furnished by the
Grange orchestra in the hall during
the afternoon, also several songs were
enjoyed.
The awards for the best display OF
farm products were as follows:
Horace Bean, list: Henry Manson,
End; Alton Mason. 3rd; vegetable
exhibits and awards: White carrots,
Willard +. Thyng. LIST: s. +. Salisbury,
End; yellow carrots: Elmer r. SAILS
bury. LIST; John Mason, End; Willard
+, Thing. 3rd: beans. imp. yellow
eve; Arthur Lake, LIST: pole beans:
Chas L. DiCkey. list: Henry Man
son, 2nd: blood turnip beet: H. ..
Bean. 1st; Chss. Dickey, end Fred
Mason. 3rd: blood turnip beet on
size: Willard F. Thing. 1st; Elmer
L. Salisbury, End; S. Il. Salisbury, ST.
2rd potatoes: Horace Bean, 1st;
Arthur Lake, 2nd; Ray Ellis, Bird
pop corn: Fred Nelson. LIST; John
Mason, End; Henry Manson. 3ld:
sweet corn: Alton L. Mason. LIST;
Henry Manson, 2nd; Eudell Carson,
.3rd: Japanese onion sets: Elmer f.
Salisbury. LIST; Fred Nelson. End;
sweet peppers: Fred Nelson. LIST:
Seed Peas: Fred Nelson. LIST; Henry
Manson. End: squash. Shrincr, Fred
Nelson LIST: squash. Hubbard: Mil
lard Thing, list; Everett Cooley. End:
squash. Navel: Harold /. Bean, LIST:
cauliflower: Chas. L. Dickey. 1st:
turnips: Fred Mason, list; Horace
Bean, End; cabbage: Willard +.
Thing. 1st; Henry Manson, md: ruta
baga: Everett Cooley, 1st; Henry
Manson, End; Chas. /. Dickey. Srd;
citron: Henry Manson. qst: Horace
Q. Bean, 2nd; cucumhers: Henry
Manson. list; Alton Mason, 2nd:
pumpkins: Geo. Amos. list; Henry
Manson, End: Alton Mason, 3rd;
watermelon: Willard +. Thing, LIST;
muskmelon: Fred Nelson. list: Mil
lard Thing. End; tomatoes: Mrs. T.
Z. Williams. 1st; Mrs. s. r. SAILS
bury. ST., End; Henry Manson, 3rd:
Swiss Chard: Henry Manson, list:
Horace Bean. 2nd; honey: Fred
Rolfe, 1st: New Guiana bean: Mil
lard +. Thing; freak sweet corn:
Geo w. Lambert; Onions and onion
seeds: Mrs. S. b. salisbury. ST.; Mrs.
+. l.. Williams exhibited canned
fruit, chicken, vegetables jelly. jam
and bread, and received first prefer
cnce on each.
Cheese; Mrs. VIM. \. Nelson. LIST:
butter: Mrs. Fred Mason, LIST; Mrs.
Chas. l.. Dickey, End; eggs: Mrs.
Fred Mason. 1st: Mrs Chas. DiCkev.
End; apples: Geo. II. Ames. LIST:
Mrs. Fred Mason, End; Chas. L.
Dickey. 3rd.
The Sunbeam Girls Club of Canaan
exhibited samples OF their work
Fancy cake: Hester NJ. BurrilI
10. years old, list; Lena Michaud, age
H., End; Alta Cover. age 10. 3rd:
bread and rolls: Ethelyn Crommett,
LIST; cake: Doris Jewell; sewing and
mending Christine Burrill, age 10,
1st: Louise Jewell, age 10. 2nd.
In the fancy work department.
Best display of fancy work: Bertha
Withce. list; Sadie Mason. end
Nellie Salisbury, 3rd; guest towels:
Mabel Harris. list; drawn work
scarf: Nellie Salisbury. lst; collar
and cuff set: Nellie Salisbury, list:
crochet bag: Mabel Harris. list:
table runner: Nellie Salisbury, LIST;
embroidered doilies: Nellie Salisbury,
list: Bertha Withee. End: centerpiece:
Bertha Withcc, LIST; bureau scarf:
Lora Goodrich, LIST: Bertha Withee.
md; crocheted night robe yoke:
Bertha Withee. list; scarf ends: Mrs
Henry Manson. list; corset cover:
Sadie Mason, list; Mrs. Henry Man
son; End; hand made paper flowers:
Nellie Salisbury: pillow slips: Sadie
Mason, 1st square dolly: Sadie
Mason, list; embroidered towel:
S adie Mason, LIST; handkcrchiefs:
Mabel Harris, list; nightrobes: Lottie
Foster, lst; crochet carriers: Airs
NJ. WEIGH. 2nd; cross stitch center
piece: Mrs. Isabelle Hanscom:
crochet dolly: Rosa Richardson. 1st:
quilts. embroidered worsted: Lora
Goodrich. list: handmade puffs for
sale: Mrs. VIM. Lewis: braided rug:
Lora Goodrich. 1st.
In the evening a grand ball was
held. Penney's Orchestra Of Fairfield
furnishing music. A supper was
served late in the evening.
Much credit is due the officers and
of Canaan Grange Fair