Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-02
COUNTY FAIR.
EVERYBODY TALKING ABOUT IT
EXHIBITS LARGE.
THE zoo MAY BE ONE OF THE At
TRACTTONS-LARGE LIST OF EN-
TRIES FOR THE RACES.

The Hancock county fair is only one
week off, and every body is talking about
| it-everybody is going. The editorial in
THE AMERICAN last week opened the
eyes of the farmers to their own interests,
and in spite OF t he fact that this is an off
| year for crops, and the prize winning
| squash may not be as large as in previous
years, or the fruit as handsome, the
farmers will exhibit the best they have,
and there will be large display.
One of the greatest attractions at the fair
will probably he the zoo, from Boston.
| The fair association has met all the con-
ditions asked by the managers OF the zoo,
and it may be stated with reasonable GER
tainty hat the animals will be here.
The zoo met with remarkable success in
Boston, where it was an attraction all last
winter, and it has been one of the big
features at the New England fair, Rigby,
and at the Bangor fair, where it now is.
| The zoo contains trained and unframed
animals.
Accompanying the zoo is Chiquita, 1.-THE
Cuban atom" and smaller lady never
visited Hancock county. Chiquta is
twenty-six we RS old, and has atout an
inch in height to each year OF her age.
AT Wyman park everything is being
put in readiness for the fair. The track
is being put in fine condition for the
races, for which there is an unusually
large list OF entries. There will be good
sport for the horsemen.
The buildings are being put in shape
for the exhibits which will begin to
arrive Monday. There will be the usual
large display in the woman's department
The AMERICAN last week printed
complete programme for the three days
of the fair, but it Will do no harm to re-
peat somewh hat.
On Tuesday, the opening day of the
fair, there will be floral bicycle parade,
Judging of stock, drawing of CATTLE base
BALL horse trotting, farmers race, bicycle
races, sack races and minor sports. The
floral bicycle parade promises to be very
pretty feature of the fair Much interest
| is being manifested by wheemen and
/ wheelwomen, and there will be friendly
rivalry between them as to whether the
ladie, or gentlemen Will have the hand
/ soonest wheels.
| For the minor sports the entries are
coming in well. John a. Scott will be in
charge of this department of the fair, and
with him entries should be made. These
races are open to every boy in Hancock
county.
Wednesday will be children's day
when children under twelve years of age
will be admitted free. The programme
for this day will include fantasies, a
| baseball game between the Ellsworth
Falls grammar school aud East side
grammar school mines, boys hose race
bicycle races, balloon ascension and para
chute jump, and a long list OF minor
sports for children, besides the usual
horse trotting and running races.
On Thursday, the closing day OF the
fair there will be the drawing OF horses,
baseball, foot races, horse trotting, rum
ming races, ladies' race with fast horses
and bike sulkies, bicycle races, balloon
ascension and parachute jump.
The Ellsworth high school baseball
nine will play on Tuesday and Thursday,
meeting a nine from West Sullivan Tues
day and nine from Bar Harbor Thurs
day. The West Sullivan nine has been
carrying everything before it this year,
and Bar Harbor may be depended upon to
send to Ellsworth hard nine to beat, SO
| that two good games may be looked for.
There will be band concerts daily by
Monaghan's band. On the first two
nights of the fair there will be dancing at
L,1I Ii,
to amuse those who come early and stay
late.
All indications now point to success
full and interesting fair, and il the clerk
OF the weather is as kind as he usually is
to the Hancock county fair association,
there will be more visitors to the Ellis
worth fair this year than ever.