Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-10-21
The Exhibition at the Hall.

There were articles which dcserv, spccial no
tie, anl such r notice my D, expected ba
We found it exceedingly d.licult, the crow,
was so great when ever we attempted ~ ex
ar nation, to bcstow any time upon the VI.
rioas articles. One had as much as he coulC
do to get the opportunity to just look at tht
articles and pass on.
We noticed, as evidence Of the skill. and
talent of Ellsworth mechanics, It fine sleigh
and child's carriage lyon the carriag re manu-.
tory OF Aessrs. Clark anu Heuneston, which
would do credit % any establishment in the
State. These carriages were thorou ebly
made. highly finished and beautifully paint
ed.
MessTs.L. b. elmer Is Co from their Pa il
churnand Tab mandatory, presented spa-
cimens Of workmanship we never saw equal
Leland b.lisFe caangt BE- int State. / heir
wares were justly and universally admired.
They also had samples Of hour mad. at their
Touring mill
Darwin n. Moor { CO. exhibited good
supply of the various kinds OF Furniture and
Furniture fixtures which they manufacture
and keep on hand tor sale. They had q cham
Der sett which would tempt many 4 good
,roc to ask the keeper OF the family purse
to purchase AZ once. Their Showcase OF
fixtures and trimmings presented u large
amount of SNOWY articles, which added much
to the Exhibition
Mr.. Henry Rollins. exhibited harness,
made at his shop in ;ais village, which for
workmanship AMI materilis, cannot we'll
be excelled anywhere, aal which reflected
much credit on bis skill and taste
Therswerc articles manufactured at the
cloth and clothing store of Messrs 5. p.ldel-
ford i Co., and J1sepl Frienl u C9., but
we could not get near enough to them for
examination, (and printers know but little
about new and fine clothes anyway
Charles L. De'aite exhibited some carriage
syles, very large and handsome, which were
.,.rsed at his shop, and turned at tie ma
chine shop ohJ v. Cooling & Go.
b. F. Thomas & c.. presented Premium
Flows, made at their SHOP in this village
No better pillow, good judges say. has ever
been presented 10 the n5tiee Of tie farmer
5. d II. \. Dalton exhibited some Of tn
Western piows. ari othsr kinds If acricul-
tural i'm plements. which were also admired
james Emery OF Baeksport had hung upon
the walls Of the Haii soma fine specifn ms Of
oil paintings. Mr.. Emery Is IN artist Of no
mean merit.
The Boot Il Shoe manufacturers. failed %
remember I poa what days the Fair was held
and consequently lad no specimens u their
handiwo.k upon the societys tables.
The ladies exhibited some bcd-snreaGs and
quilts, which does cre5it to their industry and
skill. Mrs. E. ". Doritv of sel5wick aud
Mrs. Smith fBucksport had each very hand
-omeand substantial wool carpets Of domestic
manufacture. TAere were su,ne tine pieces
Il cloth, cotton and wool, and alsJ all wool
We cannot particnlariza half Of the articles
tat are worthy of mention.
In the vegetable department there was q
sooi show. The samples Of potatoes exceed
ed anything Of the kind ever before seen in
this county, in size and q4ality. \ visible
and marked difference is witnessed in the
quality OF potatoes row raised, over what
was the prevailing crops few years since.
The exertions Of the \ Agricultural Society, in
creating greater activity and interest
among farmers in obtaining the best quality
of seeds for sowing an1 planting, has result
ed in bringing about this gratifying result.
Among tae choice vegetables ON the tables
at the Hall, below was some very large sized
and well formed bects, onions. carrots ard
squashes. Tomatoes that were ripe also
specimens Of several kinds Of Craps.
Mr.. Witherspoon from Butter Island near
Deer Island, exhibited some water melons,
and also apple pie meloa, onions. bets a..
that attracted great deal Of attention, for
their size
There wers considerable many lots OF
wheat, Barley, oats, peas, beans, Which de-
serve mention for their quality.
Mr.. Lord aud alsp Mr.. Clements. had the
busy little bees. with their store Of honey,
and in Torry's patent Bee Hives, on exaibi-
tiun.
Specimens Of tanned sole leather. from the
Tannery OF Messrs. S. H. L c. Case, were to
be seen, and were purchased at once by the
shoe manufacturers of our village.
No better butter can be made anywhere
than is made in this county There were
ahouta dozen entries FIR the premiums, and
it was all good. The committee had to
make a choice of course. though there could
not be much difference in the qualify.
The cranberry was well represented, as
there appeared samples Of several varieties, ail
handsome enough to tempt Cape Cod man
to declare that they were raised in his own
sandy fields.
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