Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-09-30
The Changers at Verona Park.

Wednesday of last week the gran
gers from the surrounding counties met
at Verona Park, in the town of Vero-
ma, Hancock county, for picnic fes-
tival. They began to assemble on the
| grounds by 9 O'Clock A. NJ, and when
the exercises at the stand began at l
O'Clock p. NJ, at least $500 people as
sembled in the auditorium The day
was propitious and more quiet. or
DERBY and respectable class of people
were never seen. Not single case Of
drunkenness. nor a smell of liquor, not
a rowdv action. and not a single case
OF profanity was heard during the day.
Everything was harmonious and every
body appeared happy.
| AT O'Clock p. NJ, Mr.. Gregory. of
Bangor, called the assembled multitude
TO order, and with few remarks in-
troduced DR. Ware, the President of the
! Park Association. DIR. Ware congrat-
ula;ed the grsngers upon the propitious
weather for their meeting, and welcom-
ed them to the Park, inviting them TO
use all lis appurtenances as their own
for the day, and rendered them its
use for their annual gatherings in the
future. The large number present fully
demonstrated this Park to be the cheap
est aud best place for their gathering.
and he would invite them 10 make their
home here in place dedicated to the
cause OF humanity and progress. AT
the close of Dr. Wares remarks 4. X.
| Walker. OF the Eastern Star Grange,
was introduced as the oldest granger in
which he did in pleasant speech.
thanking DIR. Ware and the association
which he represents for their kind hos
| pitality aud generous tenders aud &C
| cepting the same with thanks We
have faith III God. Hope and Charity.
Mr.. Lougee's choir OF instrumental
music from this time out, added greatly
10 the finely filled program, that follow
ed which began with the prize declams-
tons, the titles Of which were not an
nounced; So that if any errors occur
/ in our report on that head We alone are
responsible. Aud we withhold the
/ most of our criticisms and comments
on each individual case, a. they do not
/ exactly agree with all the conclusions q T
the awarding committee, and might en-
gender little unpleasant feelings
among the contestants Al the de-
Chalmers acquitted themselves in an in
teresting and crcditable manner, and
the awarding committee cannot have
| erred very much
First-Willie Lord, Northern Light
Grange, WInterrort Subject, Our
Northern Laborers"
! Second-Mabel Gilmore, Riverside
Grange. y. Brewer. Subject. The
Train Pointsman aud Waterman"
Third-John Dority. Blu,hill, Pc
nobscot Grange Subject, Tale. told
by two glasses"
Fourih-Alicc Bartlett, Enterprise
Grange, Orrington Subject. "Curtew
must not ring tonight
Fifth - Blanche Abbot, Verona
Grange, Subject, Arise for the days
are passing"
NiXih-Ahce smith. Floral Grange,
Subject, The boy stowaway.'
Neventh-Mary Doritv, Penohscot
Grange Subject. The bravest battles
ever iou- t.
Withol impeaching in the least the
Judgment of the awarding committee, it
may be OF some interest to know that
our notes Of criticism and comment
would award the first prize to the last
declaimer. Miss Dorlty. Our notes say
OF her etiort->ubject very appropriate,
voice strong, enuncistion clear, pro-
nur citation accurate, gesticulations APP
( proprlate and easy, with few exceptions,
and infections correct as a whole. The
prizes were awarded as follows: First.
+ John Dority; second, Willie Lord :;
/ third, Mabel Gilmore. Prize essays on
Il he oeneiits OF the grange 10 women.
were awarded a. follows FIRST, Eta
Clifford, OF South Branch Grange.
Prospect; second, Helen Cousins. Of
/ Lamotne third, Sister Carter, Of Eas
/ tern Star Grange. liampdeu. The
prizes a"ar led for best miscellaneous
ESSAYS were: First. Eta Clifford
South Branch. Prospect; second, Liz
ne Gilmore, Riverside Grange. North
Brewer third. Chester Wells. kendus-
keag Grange, hendnskeag
onr notes agree with the awarding
on essays with two exceptions in the
first lot and one in the second. These
/ production, were interesting and large
/ " original. They plainly demonstrated
that the farmers and their wives have
talents wrapped up IN towels and "slch'
which are valuable 10 the world when
brought ont aHd used. At the close OF
the essays II. I, Peabody gave decla-
nation after which Mrs. Laura f. Mar
Wis. Narramescic Grange. Orland. sup
ported by Mrs. Hopkins. OF Bucksport,
than meat" in avery PLEASING manner
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