Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-11-04


70 1e coMfiase6.
Agricultural Pair.
Mn. EDIroR :-I was pleased to No.
tice an aecount Of the Agricultural fais
Of your village in your lest Issue. In 20.
rusing it l was obliged to revert to the
pleasant scenes ofs year ago. whsa the fsr.
mers of old Hancock. their wivss sud
daughters did so nobIy At the ZsbxS si
their Fair. They brought Of the fat Of
the land, and Of the choicest Of the stock.
Of the best of the dairy and the ssIset
Of the ornamental. The grand secret
why you do - much in your iuf,sey. I
suspect is, because there 10 . commsn
interest of the people elected.
In this section our eyes And sur
mouths have just been feasted with one
of the 20 common. but useful gatherings,
and shall give hasty and nesgrs "a.
count Of it only. for the time Of . stu.
dent will not aul6ce for = finished pro.
duction.
The annual Fair for wsssssn Haup.
den was held ss WesAeld on Wsd1e
day last. My friend and l were not Of
the fortunate thousands who thssnesd
the thoroughfars in The fsvsuooa. Early
in the afterpoon, we we're at osr poet,
but not too esrly. for . procession WIS
forming on the "Public Green" under
the escort OF the Westfeld Cornet Band,
to proceed to the lst Cong. Church. to
hear an Address by J. B. Holland. AN.
Principal Of the Wsst6eld Academy
Previous to the address We listened to .
good voluntary on the Organ. some good
singing by the Choir. aud an appropri.
ate prayer by Rev. Dr.. Davis. The ad-
dress was meritorious. At il eonslu.
sion we repaired to the Hall. where we're
arranged in profusion the useful and OF.
namental.
Some Of the fret things We saw eaus.
ed an involuntary action of the saliva
glands. refer now to large delicious
pears. mellow apples, sweat grapes, juicy
melons and translucent honey. But
while mentally discussing the palstable.
ness Of the articles. we were borne, no.
lens rolens, some distance by the ever
increasing crowd. But our temporary
loss Of pleasant emotions were partially
made up by the sight Of large carrots. =
mighty pumpkins. giant onions. mann
moth squashes and huge potatoes. The
display Of the field, from pea to pump.
kin was 6ne.
Then the American Whip Cos Dc.
partment drew our attention. We won-
dered as we gazed upon articles of such
exquisite workmanship. Two whips
we're there, each Of which were valued
at $50. The sight Of q novel little steam
engine pleased US exceedingly. 1t was
made BY hoy fifteen years old. and
plainly showed the marks of mechanical
genius. The engine was not over foot
in length, yet complete in all its parts,
and built ofsood material. 1t looked
prettily as it puffed away sending its fly
wheel at a goodly rate. Some splendid
pictures and paintings were placed on
exhibition which for variety and appro-
pirate blending Ct colors, we have never
seen surpassed. Two pictures of pecu.
liar richness We learned were the work
of the needle. The frame and worsteo
alone of one cost about $50. One paint.
ing of rare merit was executed BY 4
States Prison convict. 9th.
er paintings Of different individuals were
6ne. Also the photographs and ambro.
types Of Collins & BIO.
Various useful tools and implements.
articles Of wearing apparel, and furni-
ture were much admired. The apothe.
cary. barber. miliiner and dry goods
dealer was we'll represented. TIE rasor
strop and soap men were present. of
course. The stock upon the ground
Wa. not large nor remarkably handsome.
l do not think it compared favorably
with yours of last year. The working
oxen we're most Of them 6ne. There
was tolerable show OF cows and calves,
and good show Of horses and eolts.-
The trotting on the course was witness
ed BY host Of spectators. The best
time made was by horse owned by
J. G. Rand. 800. The same horse made
2,43 the day before. You're.
Wes,feld. Mass, 22d.. 1859.