Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-10-02
AMHERST FAIR.
uP-RIyER EXHIBITION AS Pop
ULAR AS EVER.
FINE EXHIBITS AND GOOD CROWDS
THE BABY sHow-PRE-
NUNS AWARDED.

OF the Northern Hancock agricultural SO
ciety was held at Amherst Tuesday and
Wednesday, Sept. "a and %. The weather
was fine.
The exhibits IN all the departments
we're excellent. The cattle show in Am
herst was as good as any fair in Hancock
county. The exhibit OF dairy products
was fiue, and the fruit, particularly the
apples, was ahead of that seen at any fair
In Hancock county this year. The ex-
hibits of farm and garden products were
also large, over sixty exhibits of po-
tatoes alone being made, which did not
seem to indicate the predicted potato
famine in Hancock county.
I'm the hall was shown many articles of
fancy work as well as flowers and oil
paintings.
On the midway was the usual array
the merry-go-round, cane stand, shoot
ing gallery, striking machine, tintype
tent and various smaller amusements for
nickie. The dancing pavilion did
rushing business from early morning
until midnight. The merry-g o-round
was the greatest attraction on the mid
way as usual.
Putting of horses was one of the
principal amusements OF the fair. So
many teams were entered that the con-
test was going on nearly all the time both
days.
The principal event OF Wednesday, and
the best event OF the fair, was the baby
show. The infants were brought before
the judges and all kept in the best of
temper with various devices brought by
their mammas. The judges were, as
usual, three out-of-town men-one OF the
wise precautions taken by DR.. Patten,
who had the event in charge. The de-
cisions OF the judges were as follows:
Handsomest girl over twelve months
old, June Erva Mills; second, Esther
Aleen Mace.
Handsomest boy over twelve months
old, George l.. Giles; second, Sydney
Mace.
Handsomest boy under twelve months,
Cecil Treadwell.
Heaviest girl baby according to age,
Doris June Brown.
Heaviest boy baby, according to age,
Nathan r. Collar, jr.
Lie htest according to sge, Ralph W.
Petrfquin.
The fair closed with great agricultural
ball in town hall for which Hicks orches-
ira Of Bangor furnished music. A large
crowd was present, over 100 couples being
in the grand march. An excellent
chicken supper was served in the lower
hall at midnight.
The success of the Amherst fair is due
to the great interest In the event and the
untiring efforts OF the officials OF the So
ciety toward making 1t thoroughly good
time for all raj her than large event. The
officers are: President, Herbert T. Sils-
by; vice president, A. ID. Archer secre
tary and treasurer, DR.. j. Fl. Patten; di-
rectors, Forest o. Silsby, j. G. Durham,
Amherst; c. p. Slsby, II. l.. Rowe, Au-
rora; j. f. Emery, Great Pond; c. F. Sis
by, MariavilIe, and f. q. Brown, Clifton.
PREMIUM LIST.
Following is a complete premium list.
The figures indicate first, second or third
premium. Name of town is omitted
where exhibitor lives in Amherst.
BW Sisby, yr buck, 1. Reuben Ran
kin, Shropshire sheep, 1. Jennie Rankin.
Shropshire lamb, 1. Fred Grover, flock
sueep, Meri CnIck. htIfei calf, native,
/; naive COW, l Eva Durham, Maria
vile, Jersey heifer cat. /; Holsteir, l.
Mrs T. e. Duuhsm, Guernsey heller cat,
/. M smith, polled Angus, 2 yr, l; Jer-
sey hefer calf, 2 Mrs Giles, Jersey
heifer, l. Jersey COW, l. Archie Johnson,
Durham COW, l. CT SiIsby, Aurora, Jer-
sey heller, yr, 2. Gregg, Durham
heller, l; Jersey heifer, l. Fred Grover,
Holsteln COW, l. Wiiburt Danham,
Marlavtlie, gearing steers, l. Harold
Remission, yoke oxen, /; 3 yr steers, 2.
Harry Siisby, yr twin steers, l. L l.
Silsby, Aurora, Durham steer calves, l.
Reuben Rankin, native steers, 3 yr, l.
} Roberts, Durham yr bull, l. M
Smith, bull calf, 1. Edison l. Silspy,
Hereford bull, l. Lafayette Hsnscom,
FARM AND GARDEN PRODUCE.
JF Emery, ct Pond, Mammoth Chill
squash, /; summer crook neck, l.; scailop,
1; citron, /; tomato buckeye siate, &;
lemon cucumber, g. K Shuman, Ut
Pond, purple top Swede turnip,2. Charles
p Slsby, Aurora, field pumpkins. l. DIR
j FL Patten, Amherst, cabbage, 3; pars-
nips, g.; muskmelon, l. Howard Hast
ings, Marblehead squash, 3; white car
squash, 2. Laurence Johnston, table
beets, 2 Harry Silsby, Marblehead
squash, 81, yellow Danvers onions, 3.
Archie Johnston, table beets, l. nj
Smith. new Faxon squash, g; Warren, /;
Pixies Peak, 2; Boston marrow, 2; Essex
hig h bred, 1; tur ban, / Faxon, l; whale,
g; Metcslf, g; Victor, /; hardy sweet
turnip, g; ruts- baga, g.; purple top fiat, l;
Drumhead cabbage, 1; Satisfy, 2; cauli-
flower, 3; ivory monarch cucumber, 1;
mangle beet, 2; quaker pie pumpkin, g.
j Fl Nickerson, tomatoes, L; table beets,
8. Nv Silsby, watermelon, l. s A Ken
niston, red globe onions, 1. E G Durham,
Mariaville, caulinower, q; field pumpkin,
| 8; warted Hubbard squash, 8; Marble
head, /. A d Archer, Hubbard squash, l;
golden giant beet, /; caulifiower, 1;
| Satisfy, 1; giant horse carrot, G; chicory,
q; Mills white, 1; Oxhead, /; parsnips, J..
| Q M Smith, delicate squash, 6. w }
Clark, Oxheart carrot, 2. ] F Gregg, red
Hubbard squash. 1; citron, 2; pail yellow
onions, 2. Mrs Laura Roberts, scalioped
| squash, l. Henry Moore, Aurora, field
| pumpkins, 1. Fred Grover, Mariaville,
| fopatoea A n Archer rjpa tomatoes 2.