Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-10-04

pounds.
Other teams followed as follows:
Jot ham Roberts, Amherst, 1926
J. G. Durham, Amherst, 4193
B. w. Silsby, Amherst, 1853
Arville Jordan, Waltham, 2076
Roswell Silsby, Aurora, 37S9
Charles P. Silsby, Amherst, 1926
Each successful attempt to haul the
load was hailed with cheers, and when
the Charles p. Silsby team tied the haul
made by Jordan S team, the cheering was
louder than ever.
Mr.. Jordan made second trial, and this
time his team walked off with 5131 pounds
and We're proclaimed the champions.
THE BABY SHOW.
But the pretty feature of the fair was
yet to eome-the baby show. At four
o'clock in the afternoon the platform in
the hall was cleared and chairs arranged
for the baby shcw. Fifteen babies We're
entered rs follows:
Lewis Edward Brown, Clifton, age II weeks,
Mrs. r.. I. Brown.
Arthur Harold Pcttingll, Waltham, age year,
weeks. Mrs. A. $. Pettingill.
Sadie Shuman, Great Pond, age l year,
months, Mr.. John X. shuman.
Bertha Il. Clark, Amherst, age year, months,
Mrs. Urban j. Clark.
Herbert O Durham, Amherst, age IL months,
Mrs. }. q. Durham.
Lewis ;, Crosby, Aurora. age year, months,
Mrs. Myra Crosby.
Edward Ja-tn Burke, amherst, age months,
MR.. Gertrude Burke.
Wilbur {. Durham, Mariayile age l year,
Is months Mrs. f.. c. Durham.
Julia Hazel Remission, Amherst, age 9month-,
Mrs. ;. \. kcnniston.
Vivian Philhrook, Mariavilc, age months,
MIR. David Philbrook.
Maggie +. Grover Amherst, age year, J
months. Mr.. William Grover.
Fay Mills, aurora, age / year, month, Mr..
Cadlic Mills.
George Edward Derr, Aurora, age ) months,
Mrs, L. S. Dorr.
Fred Winfield Moore, Township No. 2s, age
months, Mrs Henry Moore.
The judges who had set before them the
difficult task of Judging the prettiest
from among so many handsome babies,
We're John f. Gregg and John Johnson of
Amherst and Moses Chick of Clifton
And the babies We're on their best be-
havior-a prettier lot of sweet little tots
it would be hard to find.
Before the names Of the winning babies
were announced DR.. Patten called atten-
tion to the fact that the windows of the
hall We're open to allow the escape of the
judges if it became necessary.
Mr. Chick then announced the judges
decisions follows:
Prettiest child between one and two
years of age, Fay Mills; next prettiest,
Maggie f. Grover.
Prettiest baby under one year of age,
Julia Hazel Remission; next prettiest,
Herbert o. Durham.
Lghtest child for its age, Vivian Phil
brook.
Heaviest child for its age, Lewis Crosby
BAND CONCERT.
During he afternoon the band stat Toned
in the balcony in the hall played many
selections. Two selections which were
particularly we'll rendered and we'll re-
ceived We're he comic selections "Salva-
ton Army and "Heavens Artillery"
Harvey Williams played two cornet
solos, phenomenal Polka" and "Gitania
Galop.n
Dinner and supper were served by the
association III the lower hall.
Agricultural department - LleWeIlyn
Palmer, Aurora; George f. Rocks, Cliff
ton; |. w. Haslam, Amherst.
Fruit-George Il. Crosby, Aurora; NJ. P.
Sumner. Amherst; Gilman Jordan, Wal
than.
Live stock II. Nickerson, Amherst;
Samuel Giles, Aurora; 5. A. Parker, Cliff
ton.
Domestic and fancy articIes-Mrs. II. L.
Rowe. Aurora; Mrs. John II. Jordan and
Mrs. w. H. DeLaittre, Mariaville.
JUDGES.
The judges in the various departments
were as follows:
Painting and howers-Mrs. j. F.
Haynes, Great Pond; Mrs. Howard Lord,
Aurora Mrs. S. A. Remission, Amherst
Drawing contests, oxen-H. L. Rowe,
Aurora; Elijah Richardson and p. n.
Giles, Amherst.
Drawing contests, horses H. Nicker
son and p. \. Giles, Amherst; Samuel
Giles, Aurora.
THE DANCE.
The ball in the evening, which closed
the fair, was not the least peasurable
part of the fair The hall was cleared for
the OCCASION and dancing was enjoyed
until late hour. Music was furnished
by Williams orchestra.
The officers of the ball We're Forrest o.
Silsby, floor director; Albert 5. Penney,
DR.. j. H. Patteu, Robert Johnston and
John F. Haynes, aides.
OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
The question naturally suggests itself,