Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-09

a creditable exhibit OF amateur photog-
raphy.
Mrs. George Archer, OF Amherst, with
her usual generosity, made beautiful
display OF cut flowers from her garden
There were many other single exhibits Of
cut flowers. A. NJ. Small exhibited palms
from the Dutton green houses.
The upper hall was under the super
vision Of Miss Sylvia Davis, who took
charge OF the art department. Her assist
ants were Misses Eva Aiken and Ella Dew
ereux, who had charge OF the fancy work,
and Miss Beulah Salisbury, who had
charge Of the domestic department.
THE TRADES DISPLAY.
The Glenrose Soap company makes
good display OF soap and extracts, and
surprised many Ellsworth people who
had no idea OF the extent to which F. w.
Chapman is already engaged in the bust
ness. Nine different varieties of toilet
and laundry soaps are shown.
X. b. Holmes, OF Ellsworth, shows the
Primus oil cooking stove and a tine-look
ing hanging lamp, known as the angle,
for which he is agent.
j. II. Leland, the Mater street pump
and block maker, makes an exhibit
j. 7. Grippeu, the Ellsworth music deal
er, shows Hughes & Sons, and Jacobs
Bros pianos, and the Standard sewing
machines. He shows some fine speei-
meus of work done on the sewing ma
chine.
I. ". Shaw, OF Montreal, glass engrav-
er, makes large display OF glassware,
and does engraving at the hall.
The Singer sewing machine is exhibited
by James A. Ramage, OF Bangor.
Benjamin Shute shows patent fire ex-
tinguisher for which he is agent.
The Queen Butter Maker" a churn
patented 10y Northeast Harbor man, at
tracts much attention.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT.
The "off' year and unfavora bic weat er
for crop growing have affected the yege-
table and fruit display, but still there
are some very credi:able exhibits.
The largest single exhibitor of fruit is
5. l.. Brimmer. OF Marlaville, who shows
thirty-one varieties OF apples. c. NJ.
smith, of Amherst, makes twenty eight
entries in the fruit department. Other
large exhibitors are Ralph Cushman,
Ellsworth; Charles W. Wasgatt and Alex.
q. Moore, North Ellsworth; Patrick
Latin, Ellsworth; George w. Cook, Wal
than; Almon Gray, North Lamoine;
Francis McGown, North Ellsworth; Ben
jamin Shute, Ellsworth.
In vegetables some of the largest ex-
hibitors are Humphrey Saunders, Benja-
min Shute, W. A. Day. and A. NJ. Small,
Ellsworth; b. F. Phillips, Hancock
AIvah Graves and Mrs. George w. Graves,
North Lamoine; Emery Maddocks,
North Ellsworth. William X. McGown.
OF North Ellsworth, carries off the prize
for t he largest pumpkin.
A curiosity in this department was a
cranberry bean vine at least ten feet high
with healthy and luxuriant foliage. and
with many beans. 1t was from the
garden Of A. f. Small From the farm
OF Phillips Bros, Hancock Point, came a
raspberry vine, four months old and
seven and one-half feet high. The foliage
showed the effects of Kidding bv the
severe hail storm which visited the Point
a few weeks ago.
w. II. Phillips, of Hancock. is in charge
OF the vegetable and fruit departments.
lie is assisted by Henry A. Ball, Francis
McGown, Il. B. Whitcomb, Albert Stock
bridge and Charles II. Brooks,
The judges in this department were \
F. Burnham, Francis McGown and w. II.
Phillips.
CATTLE AND SHEEP.
The exhibits of cattle and sheen are
not as numerous as in some previous
years, but are of much finer quality.
This is due largely to the fact that not
as many premiums are offered for grade
stock as formerly, and very few except
registered cattle and sheep are exhibited.
In the cattle the Jersey leads, John A.
Peters, jr.. being the largest exhibitor,
with his herd headed by the "King Of
Ellsworth, and just back home with
fresh laurels won at Rigby and Lewiston.
DR.. Lewis Hodgkins makes a fine exhibit
from his herd. F. A. Coombs, who has re-
Gently been investing in some fine blooded
Jerseys, makes an excellent exhibit.
The judges in the cattle department
were G.. R. Campbell, Ruel j. Leach, Of
Ellsworth, and A. s. Penney, OF Maria
Vile.
THE POULTRY EXHIBIT
is one OF the features of the fair this year.
This is due largely to the fine exhibit
made from the Riverview poultry farm
T. IL. and r. NJ. Campbell, proprietors
This farm alone exhibits 100 fowls and
chicks in twelve different varieties. In
twenty-seven entries the Riverview farm
took twenty-three first prizes. The same
farm won prizes on ducks and pigeons.
There are many other fine exhibits of
poultry. The display in this department
is much the largest ever seen in Ellsworth
and exceptionally fine as to quality. The