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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-10-02

EIlsworth's fair and carnival is in full
swing. Bright skies welcomed the open
ing day, and there lie every indication that
nature will do her prettiest to make the
fair success.
The attendance ON the first day was
very good. Many came from Washing
ton county, accom- panying the Eastport
band and the Calais foot ball and hose
teams. The steamer fremont" brought
only small number from the island,
most of the people along the route pre-
ferrlng to walt until the second day.
The clouds and clustering wind with
which the second day opened doubtless
served to keep down the attendance .ome-
what, but tn ere was big crowd never
theless. The morning trains brought
hose teams and many visitors.
There Is not the display OF bunting in
Ellsworth this year there was last, but
the money thus expended by merchants
last year has been turned to better pur-
pose In the way OF providing amusement
for the people. The city is gay at night,
however, with strings OF colored electric
lights across Main street from the Amer
lean house to the Main street bridge.
This years fair and carnival, like that OF
last year, provides tree entertainment for
the people downtown In the forenoons,
while the fair association looks after their
entertainment at Wyman park in the
afternoon. In the evening there is enter
tainment both at the park and down.
town.
GOOD POLICE SERVICE.
The best order has been maintained by
City Marshal Donovan, Night Officer
Lord and the special policemen appointed
for the three days OF the fair and carnival
The special policemen are ID. l.. Fields
l.. f. Hooper, John IL. Bresns han,
Charles Gray, Michael Abram, Joseph
Mcintosh, James Barbour, Charles Wood
Joseph Farrell, Charles p. Smith, Charles
Sweeney and Alex Gray.
AT wYMAN PARK.
Wyman park wears Its usual fair ap-
pearance. The midway is larger and
noisier than ever before seen at this fair
There are several shows and many fskirs.
1.-THE midway makes fair, as many
people aver. his is certainly good fair.
A. at ali the fairs 10 this vicinity this
year, the exhihH- are uot 20 large a.
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DIED.

CARTER-At Orl&nd, Sept %, Irving Carter,
aged "a years, months, IS days.
DOw-At fremont. Sept IL, Willis c Dow, aged
81 years, IL months. days.
HALE-At Ellsworth Sept 2s, Arthur Leslie
Hale, aged 81 years, 10 months. p days.
HUTCHINGS-At Orland, Sept 25, Mrs Hannah
Hutchings, aged IS years. 10 months. days.
M'FARLAND-At Ellsw Jrth, Oct 2, Capt David
Mcfarland, aged So years.
RICH-At Aurora, Sept 25, Lester W Rich, aged
6years.
ROTCH-At Bar Harbor, Sept q, Miss Anna
Rotch. aged 81 years, months.
STACKPOLE-At Surry, Sept 20, Cecil A
Stackpole, aged 81 years, months, il days.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-10-02
TUESDAY FORENOON.

The carnival opened auspiciously yes
terday morning, with fair weather and
fair crowd. The Ellsworth and Els
worth Fails bands started the music, and
kept it going. The two bands COM
bined for the opening concert, and
played effectively. AT noon the East
port band arrived.
The feature of Tuesday forenoon was
the engine contest. Only the three
Ellsworth engines competed. Monitor
engine, of Orono, which was expected, al
the last moment found it could not get
sufficient crowd together.
The engines were stationed on Water
street and played up State street. The
conditions were not favorable for record
plays, as a cross breeze at Main street
broke the steam into spray.
The officials at the engine contest were
F. b. Aiken, starter; George Ii. Haskell,
plumber; Frank K. Moore, Edward Brady
and John II. Leland, judges; Elmer l..
Kingman, referee for Dirigo; Judson
Austin, referee for riconic; John E.
Doyle, referee for Zimmerman. Chief
Engineer Brown was master OF cere-
monies.
The drawing for position resulted in
Dirigo drawing first play, Ticonic second,
Zimmerman, third. The record of plays
follows:
Ticonic. ..................19 $50 It 3 in
Dirigo.. 10Y III IN
Zimmerman. ........ .166 It 8 in
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-10-02
NIGHT ATTRACTIONS,

The carnival and fair this year does not
end with daylight. The fun is faster
than ever in the evening.
Down town the bands make 1t lively in
the early evening. The dance at Han
cock hall last night drew big crowd.
The dance will be repeated each evening
OF the fair. Monaghan's orchestra fur
nisbes music.
At the fair grounds there is also night
entertainment, something new at this
fair. The midway is wide open and there
is continuous performance on the plat
forms in front OF the grand stand. Some
good speciality and vaudeville acts are
given. There is dancing at the pavilion
every evening.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-10-02

collection OF jelies. Mrs. s. l.. Brimmer,
of Mariaviile, receives first premium on
print aud packed butter. Mrs. George A.
Phillips won first premium for loaf brown
bread, and Wellington Haslam for best
honey.
TRADES EXHIBIT.
There are some very attractive trades
exhibits in the lower hall. j. Il. Crippen
exhibits Wheeler q Wilson sewing ma
chimes displaying some remarkable work
done on the machines. f. b. Aiken
shows stoves and ranges. Curtis Il. Fos-
ter and e. j. Davis make very artistic
displays OF furniture. Staples, Smith &
Moody have a fine display OF pianos and
organs. Miss Dorothy Campbell, OF
Cherry field, presides at the piano. The
music helps to enliven things In the
lower hall.
woMEN's DEPARTMENT.
The exhibition in the women's depart
ment In the upper hall is very attractive
not so large as usual, but with larger
proportion of very handsome pieces. The
art department is larger than usual.
Miss Eva Aiken is In charge of this hall,
assisted by Miss Kate Latin.
Among the principal exhibits of fancy
work are Mrs F, o. Silsby, Amherst; Miss
Nettie Adams and Miss Lucy Adams,
Ellsworth; Miss Minnie Townsend,
Surry. One exhibit which catches the
eye OF the ladies is a Battenberg curtain
made by Miss Nancy NJ. Abbott, of Ham
| cock.
| Among those who have serversl ex-
| hibits in the department OF domestic
manufactures are Mrs. Gilman Jordan,
waItham; Miss Mabel shackford and
Mrs. Mary E. Good win, Ellsworth.
In the art department Mrs. }. H. Pat
| ten, of Amherst, is the largest exhibitor,
with thirteen entries. Misses Mary and
Annie Stock bridge make excellent ex-
hibits OF oil and water colors. Miss
Grace Lord shows some pencil and crayon
drawings. Miss Mabel Joy exhibits some
beautiful work in typography. Miss J.
| A. Thompson makes an attractive exhibit
OF amateur photographs.
The depart ment OF curios is unusually
interesting this year. E. e. Mills, of
| Surry, e K hipits some ingenious hand made
| picture frames and other work. A fax
| spinning wheel over 200 years old, ex-
hibited by Mrs. F. q. Thompson, attracts
covetous eyes Of antique hunters. Carrie
p. Estey contributes to the curios a doll
| fifty years old, in dress Of the same age.
There are other equally interesting curios
| in the collection, but space forbids men,
| tion OF all.
ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES.
The entertainment features provided by
| the fair association this year are un-
| usually good. The most sensational Of
| the speciaities Ia the "shute for life" ON a
bicycle down flight Of stairs, sno dive
| into a tank. Capt. Paul Quincy is the
man who performs this daring feat, and
the timid ones turn away when he starts
on his downward fight.
| There are many other good perform
ances on the platform in front OF the
| grand stand. The German specially
company includes Gordon & LeClair,
comedy acrobats; Norman, the frog
man.; Fox & Ward, the alabama
| 'Possums'; the Cushings, IN posturing
acts, and others. All the acts are good,
and things are kept lively between the
| heats Of the horse races.
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&c. c. c." on Every Tablet.

Every tablet of Cascarets Candy
Cathartic bears the famous c. c. c.
Never sold in bulk. Look for it and
accept no other. Beware of fraud.
All druggists, Ioc.
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CHURCH NOTES.
CONGREGATIONAL.

CONGREGATIONAL.
Reu. j. N. adams, pastor.
Friday evening at $780, prayer and con-
parish meeting.
Sunday, Oct. 6-Morning service at
1890. Sunday school at las. Evening
service at 7.
UNION CoNa'L, ELLSWORTH FALLS.
Req. G.. FL. Hedion, pastor.
Friday, Oct. &C. f. meeting at 730.
Subject: advancement OF Gods King
dom on Earth" Led By the pastor.
Sunday, Oct. 6-Morning service at
1880. Sunday school at 11.45. Evening
service at 100
North EllsUorth-Service Sunday at 80.
UNITARIAN.
Rer. A. Ii. Coar, pastor.
Friday evening, at 7.30, teachers
meeting at home OF Mrs. s. D. Wiggin.
Subject: "Jesus at School,"
Sunday, Oct. 6-Morning service at
1890. Sunday school at 11.45.
BAPTIST.
Reu. Dapid Kerr, pastor.
Friday evening, at 7.3O, prayer nesting.
Sunday, Oct. 6-Morning service at
10 30. Sermon by the pastor, followed by
communion. Sunday school at II m.
Grace Also; Lesson on Giving" All
welcome.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Rer. j. P. Simonton, pastor.
Friday evening, at 7.30, prayer meeting.
Sunday, Oct. 6-Morning service at
1890. Sermon by the pastor. Sunday
school at 11.45. Harvest concert at Z.
Tuesday evening at 7 30, class meeting.
Bayside-Service Sunday at 80 p. IN. !;
Mr.. oImouton.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-10-02
Which ROadY

III you could 20 back to the forks of the road.
Back the long miles you have carried the load !:
Back to the place where you had to decide
By this way or that through your life to abide:
Back of the grieving and back or the care,
Back to the place where the future was fair
IL you were this day that decision to make,
o, brother In sorrow! which road would you
take?
Then suppose that again to the forks you went
back,
After you'd trodden the other long track;
After you'd found that its promises fair
We're all delusiOn that led to snare
That the road you first travelled with signs and
unrest,
Though dreary and rough, was most graciously
blest,
With balm for each bruise and charm for each
ache
o. brother in sorrow which road would yoa
take?
-Niron Waterman.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-10-02

Mrs. Slimaon-Willie, your shirt is
dripping. Wholesome boys tempted
me to go in swimming, and / ran away
from them SO hard that 1 got into an
awful perspiration.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-10-02

"fou talk about posters and your ads. upon the
fence,
But they ain't the kind o. mediums that appeals
to common sense;
You may talk about your dodgers, and your
circulars and such,
But calculate they don't assist an advertiser
much;
And especially in winter, when the snow is on
the ground,
wonder where your posters and your dodgers
can be found?
But within the coy homestead when the parlor
stoves aglow,
The newspaper is read aloud to everyone we
know"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-10-02

Zinc and Grinding Make
Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice as long
as lead and oil mixed by hand.-Adut.
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advertisements.
Nothing
Tastes Good

And eating is simply perfume
tory done because it must be.
This is the common complaint of
the dyspeptic.
If eating sparingly would cure
dyspepsia, few would suffer from
it long.
The only way to cure dyspepsia,
which is difficult digestion, is to
give vigor and tone to the stomach
and the whole digestive system.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cured the niece Of
Frank Fay, 106 N. ST.. South Boston, Mass.
who writes that she had been great sufferer
from dyspepsia for six years. had been with
out appetite and had been troubled with sour
stomach and headache. She had tried many
other medicines in vain. Two bottles OF
Hoods Sarsaparilla made her well.
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Rsw Are Your KIdneyss
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Hoods Jdrsdpdrili0

Promises to cure and keeps the
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON

TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
There was good first day crowd at the
fair ground Tuesday afternoon. The
three bands made things lively.
FOOT BALL.
The football game between Calais and
Ellsworth town teams was close enough
Continued on page s.
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Mrs. Julia Graves, OF North Lamoine
receives first premium for the best collec
tion OF pickles, and Mrs. A. E. Foster, o
Ellsworth, for best collection Of preserves
Mrs. Lut her Hastings, of Ellsworth Falls
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-02

Campbell is certainly the most con-
spicuous actress in London today, and,
in her line. she is the most interesting.
As the woman at bay she is at her
best Just how great an actress Mrs
Campbell is would be hard to say, but
no one can deny the magnetism of her
personality She does sudden, extraOr-
binary, and sensational things. and car
ries her audience off its feet. She is
not beautiful woman, but she has
something more than beauty, S@Ad that
she will make a sensation in this coun
try is a foregone conclusion. I have
not seen her in her best parts, but :
have seen enough of what she can do
to realize what she must be at her best.
She will bring her own company to
America, and she will play her old
repertoire. which, of course is new to
all Americans who have not visited
London. 'Magda" will be the first part
that she will be seen in, and it is one
of her best. There are those who con-
tend that her -Magda'' is greater than
that of Duse, but 1 do not believe it.
do not deny that it is a fine perform
ance, but Duse is unapproachable.
Mrs Campbell will only play in the
larger cities, as her engagement is but
for a limited number of weeks. and [
do not believe that she is overload of
travelling, and to one who is not fond of
this form of recrea ton our magnificent
distances are appalling. Tt is not decid-
ed yet in what theater Mrs. Campbell
will he seen in New York, but l fancy
that the doors of any that can posi-
bly, be opened to her will be thrown
wide OPEN
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who has her part. for she is as pretty
and coy as any one can be and makes
an ideal Salvation Army lassie, but the
whole piece is old. the songs are frayed
at the edges and there is something
about the piece that has the musty odor
of the past.
Topeka did not turn out en- masse TO
see The Belle of New York" and the
house might have been called a small
one for it certainly was a small audi
ence for such a large production. Per
haps it was that $3.50 scale that kent
them away and perhaps they knew that
the prices were not so high in other
cities but it must be remembered that
THE Runaway Girl" which is even
more ancient than THE Belle OF New
York" played to standing room at the
same scale tins year Here's a chance
for some one with a good clear. percep-
ton TO try his hand at solving the rid
die.
The Burgomaster'' is not so old as
The Belle of New York. nor so good
but Topeka got it last year under the
most favorable circumstances With
practically the original cast and before
1t had been to New York The DeODle
were willing to pay the price and there
We're rev complaints But this year it
came back with 3 second rate company
but with the same old scale of prices.
The theater going public certainly has
a modicum of right on their side when
they complain Either the production
last year should have charged more on.
that of this year less
But these are things in the theater
business which the ordinary individual
is supposed to know nothing about. He
knows II he likes play. but he cannot
the system of mana sers md
it is just as we'll for him to make no at
tempt at enlightenment for it will re-
suit in failure The relation of the man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-02
THE SAME IN TOPEKA.
The cone, Two, Three" Repertoire Com
panies Have to Be Tolerated.

The following from the Atchison Globe
states the case in Topeka. Mckee
Rankin was here as in Atchison at the
same prices few years ago:
LAS a rule reeprtoire companies. play
ing theatrical engagements at 10, 20
and 30 cents, are exempt from adverse
criticism. Such criticism, after the first
night might influence business for the
remainder OF the week, so, in the in
terest of the manager of the theater-
generally a liberal adVertiSer-paperS
refrain from dealing with them as
companies playing one night stands are
dealt with. This can be done consist
emily, as a great deal cannot be expect
ed at those prices, and the only bad fea-
ture about the system Is that It leads
the manager of the average repertoire
company to imagine that his show is
about perfect, when the fact may be
that it is what the gallery calls bum.
The manager of company which re-
Gently played an engagement in Atchi-
son had been led away by the charity
spoken of and while his company may
have been all that could have been rea-
sOnably expected at the prices, it did
not justify his praise of it in his curtain
announcements, and the tackling of
plays made famous by Fanny Daven-
port, James O'Neil, and other noted
players. From his talk it evident
that he actually believed that he had
the best repertoire company that ever
visited Atchison.
HE did not know that Mckee Rankin
once put in week of 10, 20 and 30 cent
repertoire here. supported by Nance
O'Nein, now one of the famous leading
women of the country. Rankin opened
just as it had been presented in New
York for $3.50 ticket His next per
Torrance was THE CanucS,'' in which
Rankin did as fine a piece of chara cter
acting as was ever seen on the local
stage His third performance was oliver
Twist in which he appeared as Bill
Sykes. with Miss O'Neil as Nancy 1t was
one which will never be. forgotten by
those who saw it. But Rankin did very
little business. even at these prices. 1t
was his first and his last enga cement at,
TO- 20 and so cents Vaudeville. was just
troduce specialties between the acts with
out which any one-two-three show is UP
against it, There is little doubt that
these cheap price ATTRACTIONS lower the
public taste How ridiculous it is to
follow scene of tears with a song about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-02
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-02
SAFE WITH RURAL DRAMAS.
No Danger Long as Certain Plays
Are Shelved.

William H Crane makes David Har-
UNI good, hearty, red-faced. shrewd
old fellow, with a heart full of senti
he is dying to give away He plays the
part deliciously. says Winifred Black
in the Chicago American. He doeSnt
leave one point unscored, and he
throws all the warmth OF a personality,
best described by the somewhat over
worked word genial into the charac-
ter, till you like David, and approve of
him, cheating melodramatic posing and
all. The play keeps UP the interest as
tonishingly well. OF course Mr.. Crane
is the whole affair. 1t is a good thing
that he is. The most long-suffering
theaterful in the world would revolt. il
il had to stand much more of the love
scenes between the young woman with
the potato in her mouth and the young
man who is such a perfect lady.
I'd rather see a house full of people
laughing themselves i'll over a shreWd
old horse dealer than to see them
weeping themselves sen timental over
a lady without future. What q strange
people we are, we Americans. We strain
every sinew and exhaust every nerve
getting money enough to hire fiat,
with all the modern improvements.
within easy reach of the car and not
too far from State street; and then we
crowd to see a real pump" and an
honest-anCl -tru ly-cOok-stoV play. and
spend an evening wishing we lived in a
draughty farm house with the watch
dog for company. AS long as the I'm
Gle Josh Whitcomb" and the David
Harum'' play is the rage. we need not
worry about the American people
They are still near enough to the
ground and the sweet. wholesome love
of the brown earth to be healthy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-02
FIGHT IN GOTHAM.
Tammany's Poll Indicates That Shep-
ard VIII Be Elected

New York. Nov. 2.-The Democratic
leaders OF Kings county have made a
careful canvass of all the. registered
voters and declare that Shepard will
carry Brooklyn by at least 5000
After some figuring those about the
Hall said they were satisfied that the
Democratic ticket would win on a con-
sentative estimate by 10000.
Thus in Manhattan the majority for the
Democrats is estimated from 10000 the
lowest figure. to Mayor Van Wyck's fig
of 100000
Mr.. Croker himself declined to talk fig
ureS just now, but expressed much pleas
ure at the showing from Brooklyn
Silas B. butcher, president of the Ham
Hton Trust company and a Republican
of Brooklyn, firmly believes that Kings
will roll up a majority of between $4,000
and 10000 votes on election day.
Il have spent much time" said Mr..
butcher today, lin discussing the aspects
of the political situation in Kings with
the people OF all trades and classes. My
position places me in touch with hun
dreds of people almost daily. and it is in
this way that 1 feel myself better able to
Judge as to the tenor of the general po-
litical feeling in Brooklyn. and especially
that of the ordinary layman in politics.
Odds in the Wall street betting changed
today from 10 to to SIC to g. At that
rate F. H. Brooks pla ced $3.50 on Low
gainst $3.50 bet on Shepard by c.. L.
Turner Odds on the result of the
test for district attorney, which have been
3 to !. fell to , to l on a bet of 81, Goo on
Unger against 81 go on Jerome