Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-09-06
HANCOCK COUNTY FAIR.
WILL SURPASS ALL PREVIOUS
EXHIBITIONS.
THE CAT AND BABY SHOW NEW FEAT
TRE@THE COUPLE FOR THE PUB
Lie MARRIAGE FOUND.


Lie MARRIAGE FOUND.
The officers of the Hancock county fail
association have been straining brain and
muscle the past week in completing the
final details for the fair, and if the fair is
not a grand success this year-a success
.urpassing all previous successes of the
as-ociation-it will be through no fault
Of theirs.
several new features will be added &c
the fair this year. notably the baby show
the cat show and the public marriage.
THE PUBLIC MARRIAGE.
The announcement that all that was
! required to make the public marriage a
success was the necessary couple, has
evidently spurred some Of the young men
OF he county to hurry up their court
ships. Three couples came forward and
announced their desire to give living
example 10 the young men OF hancock
county how easy II Is 10 be married.
The as.ociat ion had provided but one
! chamber set. and WAS not prepared Tor
the rush OF applicants, consequently two
Of he couples had to be turned away. 1t
! TO be hoped that this appointment al
the outset of their proposed journey VIII
not deter these two cout leS from joining
hands and hearts elseW here, or that they
Viii not wait until next year.
OF he couple that first applied and was
accepted by he association. the groom i
from Mt Desert and the bride from
Ellsworth. They NH start on their
honeymoon with not only handsome
cham Der set but with the We'll wishes of
the Hancock county far association and
the large number OF Hancock county
people who Will witness the marriage
+ ceremony.
THE BABY SHOW
Will be in the lower hall, and every care
will be taken for the comfort OF the little
tots. and il each sweet little darling does
not look cute and pretty enough to carry
away The first premium II Will not be the
fault of the fond moth
How the ladies will flock to see this
feature Of the fair, and even Grabbed old
| bachelors and unappreciative men Will be
| compelled to do abject homage TO the
! kings of the cradle.
1 Mot hers accompanying their children
| will be admitted free, and each baby com
! peting will be presented with handsome
! souvenir Of the occasion.
THE CAT SHOW
will be another new and novel feature.
/ Premiums are offered for tabbies Of bot h
/ high and low degree, and there will be on
exhibition big cats and little cats, hand
some cats and homely cats, good natured
/ cats and ugly cats, black cats. white cats,
| gray cats and cherry-colored cats and
! kittens OF all weights and ages, in fact all
kinds OF cats-wild cats barred.
. The judges Will have on hand an un-
/ limited amount of catnip tea and other
SCOT hing remedies for the purpose OF
| keeping the cats, in the fight for
supremacy, from sharing the fate; OF the
Kilkenny cats, who in the heat of battle
/ fought until nothing Was left but their
! tails.
THE LIVE STOCK EXHIBIT
promises. from the way the entries are
! coming in, and inquiries being made. to
! be unusually large this year. The stock
ralsers of the county are awakening to
he Importance OF the fair in this respect
as an educator, and the association offers
/ excellent inducements Oh its part in the
+ way of accommodations and premiums.
The exhibit Of draft horses and oxen viii
be OF much interest.
ART AND FANCY WORK.
Articles Of domestic manufacture. fancy
work ard the art exhibit VIII be show n
a. usual in the upper hall. The agri-
cultural products VIII be exhibited in the
lower hall.
OTHER FEATURES.
The association IS endeavoring &c
arrange a series OF ball games between
mines from Cherrytield, Sullivan, Frank
( lin, Ellsworth and other towns, and il
successful this Will add still another in
tere-ting feature TO the already large list
of attractions.
The music by Monaghan band, voca
music BY troup OF colored singers from
Boston. VIII further enliyen the occasion
The list of special premiums offered by
/ business men and others of Ellsworth !,
large and includes many very valua bl'
ones and should attract many eS ibItOrs