Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-10-05

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weight sixtytwo pounds, and the largest
cucumber, weight seven pounds. An
other cucumber, not so heavy but longer,
measured twenty-five inches.
| DR.. Patterns exhibit was not as large as
the others, nor as large as he has made in
previous years, but there was liberal
sprinkling of blue and red tags over his
end OF the table when the judges haa
| finished their work.
Some splendid field and sweet corn was
| shown. e. L. Silsby, OF Aurora, showed
some eiRht-row, red field corn, the first Of
| the kind ever shown at this fair.
E. z. Brown, of Clifton, Mrs. 8. L.
| Brimmer and Fred Grover, Of Mariaville,
| and U. J. Clark and J. G. Durham, of
| Amherst, were among the large exhibit
tors Of apples.
Mrs. George f. Archer, as usual, made
one OF her excellent exhibits OF flowers,
| almost filling one table. OF sweet peas
alone she showed forty-two varieties,
though she raised at her gardens this
year tifty-eight varieties. Mrs. Archer
has been an exhibitor and prize-winner
this year at four fairs-Bangor, Ellsworth,
Eddington and Amherst, and her gardens
have been represented through other ex-
hibitors at Lewiston and Portland.
The display OF fancy work this year was
creditable, as it always is. The array was
a startling one for the judges, not only
the table on the platform being occupied
by the work, but the walls OF the ball
being covered with quilts and rugs. In
III,
hibited a quilt made by her great-aunt,
Miss Lydia Putnam Slsby, seventy-fve
years ago. There were also exhibited
braided rugs made by Mrs. Mary Silsby,
OF Aurora, aged eighty six years, and Mrs.
Sally Moore, OF Amherst, aged eighty-one
years. for both of which the judges recon-
! mended gratuities
In the a. department there were three
principal exhibitors of oil paintings
Mrs. B. w. Silsby, Of Amherst; Mrs. Ed
gar McIninch, of Great Pond, and Miss E.
/. Tibbetts, OF Clifton.
Mrs. w. J. johnson and Mrs. NJ. E.
Grover, OF Amherst, made exhibitions OF
millinery.
In the kitchen department the house
wives OF northern Hancock showed their
| superiority. The display of preserves and
pickles was particularly noteworthy.
Mrs. c. A. Richardson, who exhibited
| twenty-four kinds OF preserves. received
| first premium. She also received second
premium on pickles, OF which she showed
! fourteen kinds, and third on jellies. The
| first premium on pickles was won by Mrs.
j. ii. Patten, whose reputation as
| pickle maker is not confined to Amherst.
Mrs. Patten received second premium on
| preserves. First premium on jellies was
won by Mrs. W. L. Hussey, OF Amherst,
| the second by Mrs. NJ. E. Grover.
| Mariaviile came to the front as usual in
| the dairy department. Mrs. Fred Grover,
OF Mariaviile, Won first premium on print
| butter, and Mis-. L. c. Durham, of the
same place, second Mrs. Eliza Brimmer
of Mariaville, won first on cheese, Mrs
Gilman Jordan, OF Waltham, second.
! In brown bread, too, Mariayille carried
off the palm, taking first, second and
third, the winners being Mrs. :. l.. Brim-
mer, NJ SIS Ethei Durham and Mrs. Ethel
| Frost But in yepst bread, Amherst came
to the front, Mrs. B. W Silsby winning
first and Mrs. Clara Nickerson, second
! The display OF cookery by girls was a
feature OF the it removes all doubt
| that the women OF northrrn Hancock are
born cooks. The first psize WAS won by
Edith Grover, OF Aurora, aged eleven, who
| exhibited fourteen dishes. The second
premium was won by Mabel Giles, of
Amherst, aged ten, and the third by
Annie Grover, OF Mariaville, aged twelve.
| Ethel Durham, Of Mariaville, twelve
years OF age, was an exhibitor in this de-
partner and won second prize on brown
bread among adult competitors. Inez
Mace, of Aurora, aged thirteen, is another
girl who knows how to cook.
There were number OF curiosities or
| speciaties to be seen in the hall. One of
| the most Interesting was the commission
| of Goodell Silsby as a captain in the sec
| ond regiment Of infantry of the common
| wealth Of Massachusetts (Which then in
| cuded Maine), in the war Of 1872. The
| commission is signed by VIM. Tudor, Sec
| rotary of the commonwealth, and coun-
| tersigned by Levi Lincoln, lieutenant
governor. A. W. Silsby, of Amherst,
grandson Of Capt. Goodell Silsby, was
| the exhibitor.
family Bible printed in 1872 was ex-
hibited by Samuel Scott, of Amherst.
| cotton plant with cotton raised by
Mrs. E. 7. Hussey, OF Amherst, from seed
| received from Texas, attracted much at
| tention.
Two white rats, exhibited by BERTHE and
Eva Durham, OF Maraville, amused all
the children and many grown folks.
John Mcdonald, OF Amherst, showed
some sinners, or live bait. Mr.. Melon
aid is going quite extensively in the live
bait business, and at his place has built
| tanks for the care OF the little fish which
the fishermen are so glad to get in winter.
C.. NJ Smith shnWad some neanuts ON