Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-10-18

Closson, A. c. Peters. s. n. Hinckley, G. w.
Clay, J. 5. Treworgy, and s. Billings had a
good show Of field crops, variety and quail
~ good. w. Treworgy of South Surry, the
best trace Of seed corn. II. NJ. Freeman Of
No. Sedgwlck, good display of garden
vegetables.
FRUIT.-The committee regret that the
report is necessarily imperfect. how far so it
would be difficulty to say, as some had re-
moved their fruit from the Hall before any
minutes were taken. Chas. c. Clough had
seven varieties Of apples and three of pears.
On apples, the Winter Greetings Blue
Pearmains and Orange Sweets were very fine ;
his Bartlett Pears and Vicar of Wakefield
were also fine. Geo. w. Clay had ten va
rieties Of apples and three of pears, and also
some grapes his Baldwins, Russets, Wag-
ners Winter Greetings and Tolman Sweets
were all fine, also fine pears. Gaten S. Os-
good had several varieties all very fine.
Thos. Mason had some fine specimens of
apples, with Beauty of Kent very handsome.
Zenas Closson had several varieties of hand
some apples. II. NJ. Freeman of No. Sedg-
wick, had some fine grapes, also few speci-
mems of fine looking apples. Albert &.
Stevens had several varieties OF apples
some exceedingly fine. Curtis Dodge had
ten varieties of apples all very fine, some
yer! large, also fine grapes. Warren &.
Clay. fine grapes. well rpened, also nice APP
piles. Alfred c. Osgood had FIVE varieties of
apples. with Porters, Baldwins and Russe,s
all fine. Austin /. Stevens three varieties
of apple, all good. Mrs Jas y. Grindle
had two varieties of apples very handsome,
also very fine grapes.
LADIES DEPARTMENT.
BUTrER.-lda Peters LIST prem, Mrs
Dean Dorty ID
Mrs. Serena Lord best wors,ed quilt,
Mrs. f. +. Closson I'd; Mrs. NJ. F. John
son, best print patched quilt; Mrs. r. T.
Cole, very handsome silk quilt Of 2735
pieces Mrs " B. Holt. best knit rug Mrs.
Ira Slower. best yarn rug Miss Lois Green
I'd, warn rug; Mrs. X. W. Snow, best
hooked rug Mrs. James Osgond, buriap mat;
worsted canvass tidy; Mrs. Alfred Osgood,
scryme apron; Mrs. L. b. Thompson. ma
crane lace bag Mary Thompson. linen edg-
ing Lena Slower. worsted tidy; Belle Os-
good, broom case; Mrs. Willcns, Java can
vas toilet set; Mrs II. Sargent, crochet mats !;
Mrs. Ira Stover. knit edging and braid :;
Mrs. J. Y. Grindle. fancy basket, pampas
grass, ETC., Mrs. Newton Lord lamp mat !;
Marietta Grindle, shell work mittens: Mrs.
c. {. Walker, embroidered flannel and point
lace Emma Osgood, sack, hood. and other
worsted work; Mrs. Smith. hpuque, swce,
peas; Mrs. II. Hinckley. air castle; Fannie
Slower. oil painting Mrs. Rachel Emerson
great variety of kensington work with
many stamped patterns; an oil painting. a
view in New Jersey. By Rev iona Fisher,
painted in ls07.-Rev. Joseph raylor, Of
No. SedgYick, exhibited some fine worh Of
printed cards. finely executed and handsome
ly arranged in large frame. We have Civ
en- the reports Of the variou. committees
verbatim. An, omissions or errors are there
fore the fault OF the committee and not OF
the scribe. Taken as a whole the fair, was
fully Up To former Years and IN some re-
respects better II all our farmers shonld
take the interest some Do. the exhibit
would no doubt be better Mr.. James
Saunders brought his whole stock some fve
miies.-and a good show il WAS. Let 9th
er> do likewise. and our fairs will improve.
AUG. {. PETERS. AUG. STEVENS
Pres. Scr'y.