Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-10-31


House. HANCOCK.
Dlueh Fair.
The Bluehill Agricultural and Horticultural
Society held their Annual Fair on "Wednesday,
Oct. l6. The day was fine nd the Fair a COM
plete success. Fully one thousand people were
in attendance. Delegations from all the nd
joining towns were present and contributed
handsomely TO the show. Throughout the en-
tire day our streets presented rich scene Of
rural beauty and iestiyity. The display Of
stock was large, and comprised many fue
looking animals. Deer Isle sent up its hand
some horses, Orland, Penob.eol. Sedgwick.
Brooklyn and Surry, their fine stock. The
tables in the Town Hall were well loaded with
the products OF the farm, and presented rich
appearance. \ space in the Hall was allotted
10 the New Dayi, Sewing Machine, exhibited
by |. +. Stubs. Esq. Of Bucksport, which
drew the attention OF the Ladies. Three Of
these machine, were In constant operation aud
the beauty Of the work ard noi,clc,s manner
in which 1t was accomplished, won the admir-
alton Of all. This machine i simple in con-
,truction. adapted to all kind, Of work. ana re-
qures no ba>tng. In the Ladies department
were many useful and ornamental articles
wrought by their own skillful fingers. The
drawing by the oxen was exciting. and when
Geo. Morse wlled for his oxen 10 walk of with
GAO lbs. it was hard telling which drew the
most. Geo. or his oxen. Every muscle in hi
body drew, and the noble snimals entered
into sympathy with him. Aug. {. Peters came
next. He knew his oxen and they knew him
and Gl>O lbs. was no drag at all. We con
dense from the reports Of the Committees the
following list Of premiums:
Town team>-But one town team was pres
ent. that OF Bluehill consisting Of 46 yoke Of
oxen and steers, many Of them of very fine
quality, and the Committee doubt il any town
in the county equal them. Matched oxen
Frank Wood. 1t premium, Marshal Harden,
%, A. {. Peters. 81. VIM. Leach. ilh. Geo.
Morse. good pair; Fat oxen-Frank WOOD,
lst,seth johnson. "a; Working Overwhelmed
Gushing, l,t. Geo. Morse, ID, Israel Pert. 81
Draft oXen-Geo. Morse, lst. 69i0 lbs; Aug.
c. Peters, ID, GlS0; VIM. Leach. 81, 500
Winfield Hinckley, 800; Aug y. Osgood.
3 year old steers, 500; Isaac Closson, 3 year
old. 1926 lbs
4 year Old steer.-Lemuel i. Gushing. l,t,
Franklin Wood, ID. Seth II. johnson. 81; 3
year old steers-A. y. Osgood, lst, Nahum II.
stetson, ID, Isaac Closson, 81; year old
steers-A. c. Peters, lst, John Hcrrick. "a.
Robert Day, 81.
iearlings-Newton Osgood, l-t, Samuel
Gray. ID. Charles Webster. Sd Best matched
year old-Frank Gushing. 1st. James Doug
lass, ID. Seth johnson, 3D. Best matched 3
year-Isaac Clo-son, lst, Howard Tucker "a,
Joseph Hinckley, ID; Best matched , year
Robert Day, lst, Colen ODER. %, John Her
| rick, Cd; Iearlings-Chas. Webster l>t. New
ton Osgood, ID. Benjamin snow, Sd; Best
learling heifer (Durham)- james K. Long.
lst, A. c. Peters, I'd; Best jersey heifer-
Alfred {. Osgood; Best Jersey calf-,John Hen.
drck...
Best mich COW, Aug. {. Peters; Native
! stock. j. W. Hendricks; Best Jersey sheep.
James Saunders, 1st, on flock of 40. ID. |. Al
/ len. 1st, on South down buck, stallions-3
| years old. James l.. Saunders, lst, Tip Green
Deer Isle, end: Edward Buck. Orland, 1T on
year old; Geo. Holden, Deer Isle, lst on ii
years old Breeding Mares-Albion Leach,
Penobscot, lst, Edgar ii. Hinckley, BluehiIl,
| ID: Colts years old-F. X. Mcintyre, 1T.
| Aug. c. Peters, ID, Isaac Clos,on, lst on |
| year old; Edgar Hinckley. 1st on sucking
colt; swine-J. T. Hinckley. lst; Poultry
| Aug. c. Peters, 1st on flock; Seth X. Hinck-
! ley, 1st on turkeys; Sherman Hinckley. lst on
bantams. Field crops and vegetables-the
Committee report good display of overgrown
sguashes and pumpkins and Il lack of good
garden vegetables of suitable size for table
use. Alfred c. Osgood, fine display Of pump
kins. squash. turnips and varieties of apples ;
also very nice trace Of corn; Geo. W. Clay
| parsnips and potatoes; Geo. W. Robertson,
I rs lbs. squash; T. G. Douglass, squash and po-
| tatoes; s. p. Snowman, corn and pop corn
Isaac Ciosson, potatoes, squash and beets
Genus Closson. corn, potatoes and beets Israel
Weber, corn and beets; Rufus p. Slower.
largest squash, SO lbs; Aug. c. Peters. large
| squashes, turnips and beets, also best wheat,
AZ bushels, from bushel seed of the Lost
Nation; also u good specimen of Australian
wheat. II. c. Friend, Etna, very nice trace
corn: Asa Green, Surry, good corn; Aug.
n. Osgcod. pumpking, turnps and superior
corn from seed from Washington called Early
LecomptOn'; X. ". Snow, cabbage and 10
! lbs. squash: Earnest l.. OsgoOd. mammoth
| mock orange; Dean DOrity. corn; Daniel
Treworgy, corn and potatoes; James T. Grin
die, beans and pop corn; John Steison beets
carrots and turnip; Frank Candage. IL bushels
| wheat from 81 bushel seed, also barley and
| vegetables; S. X. Hinckey, vegetables, corn
and a sweet pumpkin, weighing IS lbs, takes
no mOlasses for pies; Fisher squash; BENZ.
Anterior, corn; Geo. Morse. pumpkin, corn,
squash and beets; Ii. Ii. Wood. squash; n.
Tucker, wstermellons, beets, carrots and tur.
nips; Zelotes Clough, turnips and squash.
Fruit and Cranberries- largest apples, n
B. Holt; Best display of fruit, Alfred C. Os-
good, I'd, Albert G. Stevens, Sd, Stephen B.
WescOtt; largest variety, l.. Z. d. Peters; best
variety Of winter apples, Genus Closson; best
grapes, Geor.e W. Clay; bes. tomatoes. James
7. Grindle. ID, Mrs. SOlace Morse; best crab
apple preserve, Mrs. l.. E.. d. Peters; bes,
cranberries, Jere. Eaton, I'd, Willard Fisher
A good display of apples was also made by Joha
Stetson, II. W. johnson, Mcintyre; Warren
C. Clay, Zelotes Clough, Aug. N. Osgood, A.
II. Carter and Israel Weber.
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
Best butter, Mrs. Dean Dority; best display
Of fancy knitting and crochet by Mrs. Almirs
Fisk lady Of Is years, also pair of stockings
of exquisite workmanship, carded. spun and
knit by same lady fine tatting tidy by Miss
\. E. johnson; tidy by Mrs. r. w. Snow
very handsome; also by Mrs. Carrie Byard
and Blanche Mcintyre, Laura Horton and Miss