Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-10-03
Charles P. Smith, Charles Gray, Joseph
Mcintosh, James Barbour, James Davis
and Herman Echenagucia.
AT WYMAN PARK.

Sky neau OF cattle Deing on the ground.
The quality, also, shows improvement,
there being a big increase in proportion
OF registered stock. DR.. l.. w. Hodgkins,
of Ellsworth; G. c. Morrison, OF Bar
Harbor; F. P. and J. NJ. Allen, OF North
Sedgwick; Frank M. Gsynor, OF Els
worth, and E. e. Hurd, of Dedham, are
large exhibitors here. There is az good
showing OF oxen from Bluehili, George
Pert, Arch and Eben HinckIey having
about fifteen head here. There is more
than the usual exhibit of swine and
sheep.
The exhibition of poultry Is excellent,
though not so large as last year. The
Riverview poultry yards, OF Ellsworth, I.
Il. Campbell, proprietor, have on ex-
hioition about seventy five birds. The
Riverview does not compete for prizes this
year, but makes the exhibit at the request
OF the fair association. Fred P. Haynes,
Carlton McGown and George Parcher are
exhibitors in this department. Leon
Rowe and the Riverview poultry yards
exhibit pigeons.
A feature In the poultry room which
catches the eye Of the little folks Is the
litter OF rabbits, exhibited by Harry
Carter, OF Ellsworth.
E. F. Barry, Of Machias, judges the
poultry and cattle this year. Mr.. Barry
has acted az judge at six fairs this season.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
The exhibit Of fruit and vegetables is
excellent. The fruit Is the finest
lot ever exhibited here, while the
vegetable display, in spite Of the dry
summer, is above the average.
Large exhibitors in this department
are H. W. White, Oriand, Humphrey
Saunders, Ellsworth, Asa Hodgkins, East
Lamoine, Eben q. Preble, East Sullivan,
o. N. Fowler, Surry, and H. B. Heath,
North Ellsworth, OF vegeta bies; and E.
E. Hurd, Dedham; A. H. Gray, Ellis
worth, E. Z. Jordan, Surry; H. F. Mad
docks, North Ellsworth, F. p. and g. M.
Allen, North Sedgwick, Mrs. George F.
Archer, amherst, q. s. Cook, Ellsworth;
c. M. Smith, Amherst; Sewell Brimmer,
Mariaville, Of fruit.
F. B. Aiken, of Ellsworth, makes q
trade exhibit OF stoves and ranges In this
room.
woMEN's DEPARTMENT..
The exhibition Of fancy work In the
women's department Is larger than usual,
and some particularly fine pieces OF work
are shown. Misses Eva Aiken and Ella
Devereux are in charge OF this department.
A case OF beautiful embroidered center
pieces by Miss Minnie Townsend, of Surry,
attracts much attention. Very handsome
work is shown by Miss Elizabeth Jeliison,
Ellsworth; Mrs. o. H. Bradbury, Ellis
worth; Mrs. Teresa Clark, Bar Harbor;
and Mrs. Alexander Parody, Ellsworth.
In the domestic manufactures Mrs. In
ford are large exhibitors. =
In the art department Mrs. N. c. King
exhibits oil and water colored paintings
and Miss Grace l. Lord pencil and crayon
drawings. =
B. F. Joy and Irving Osgood, the
photographers, make exhibits OF pho
Biography.
The exhibit of flowers by Mrs. George
F. Archer, of Amherst, occupies its usual
| important place In the upper hall, and
| receives deserved admiration. Mrs.
Archer is always most liberal In her ex-
| hibits. There is an almost endless variety
OF flowers in her exhibit. She Is always
prize winner at the big fairs Of the State.
This year the Eastern Maine State fair
was the only one of the big ones at which
she exhibited flowers, and she took S22 in
premiums. She had a fine exhibit at
| Amherst. Mrs. Archer receives IS from
her seed men, w. Alley Burpee, OF Phila-
delphia, for making the exhibit at the
Ellsworth fair.
| ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES.
| The fair association has made good pro-
vision this year for the entertainment of
visitors between the heats OF horse racing.
A new platform has been erected on the
inner side Of the race track, near the
| judges stand, which gives more room and
| offers better opportunity to see the per-
formers from the grounds as we'll as the
grand stand. 1t also provides a dressing
room under the platform.
The New England amusement COM
pany's combination, under the direction
| OF Charles J. German, is good one. 1t
| consists of the three Renos-William,
Francis and Josephine-grotesque aero.
bats, in pantomime, contortions, postum
! ing and tumbling acts; Coogan and
Bacon, old-time favorites on the roller
skates; Mile. DeLato, iying-ring con-
| tortionist; Letto and Dello, burlesquers,
and Cornelli brothers, trapeze performers.
The Cornelli brothers are perhaps the best
| of the troupe.
Prof Freeman's trained dogs are popu-
lar with all, but the little folks are thor
oughly in love with them.
Ed Brown, always an Ellsworth favor
lite, does good work on bicycle. He has
improved greatly in his riding, and is
now counted among the best.
Monaghan's band, stationed on the
band stand, and Lyuch's band in the
grand stand, kept things lively with