Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-10-08
THE COUNTY FAIR.
BRIGHT SKIES AND BRACING
WEATHER TO START WITH.
A GLANCE ABOUT THE GROUNDS THE
HALL ExHIBrrs-A FINE FIELD OF
HoRsEs-rHE sIpEsHows.

The eleventh annual fair OF the Han
cock county fair association Is now
in full swing at wyman PARK.
The fair opened yesterday morning
with bright skies, In striking contrast to
Mondays downpour OF rain which
doubtless prevented many desirable ex-
hibits from being entered, aud which
affected tho FIRST days attendance.
| The usual fair scenes greet tho visitor.
The midway Is larger than ever; the
fskiru are there In droves, and are -
noisy as ever; the rings still rattle among
the canes; ''the cane you ring Is tho cane
you win," and it's probably the poorest
one In the bunch, so you "try six more".
| "rhe smallest brother and sister living
to-day" are there. You can draw all
kinds OF jcweIry and many other articles
for q dime apiece. You can have your
girls name written la gold wire TO wear
tn your button hole. The merry go-round
whistles, and the organ plays he same old
tune. Essu tho snake eater. and the
moke thEt you hit very seldom sre there.
oh, Ills dizzy whiri, this county fairi
| Yesterday morning there was the usual
confusion OF the opening day. Owing to
she iuclemeney OF the weather OF Mon
| day the management did not strictly en-
force the rule as to the closing OF entries
at 10 a. m, and they continued to come In
nearly all day.
Monsghan's band, which will furnish
music for the fair, was ON hand early,
marched down the street, played In the
square aud then was of for the park.
THE EXHIBITS.
The exhibits this year are OF fine quail
ty, though In some departments they
are limited in quantity.
! The fruit and garden produce exhibits
are not IS large as last year, but there Is a
| marked improvement Ia the quality, and
| the latter Is said to be- rs doe as was ever
shown ia he county.
Tue livestock exhibit Is well up TO the
average, and there Is notable improve
/ tnent In quality.
/ Tue poultry department is, without
doubt, rs good as can be found la the
State.
| The fancy and domestic department
exhibits do not number as large as usual,
but there are some particularly line pieces
OF work.
| There are several extra good cattle ex-
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hibits the immense registered Guernsey
buIi capt. psrcber". The animal does
not take kindly to being admired, and
has made scene of much confusion In
bis stall by paving and tearing. Mr..
Barron has no Idea of giving anybody an
opportunity to do the famous J. f. Bun
ker act with his bull, and has looked to ii
that be was hitched to stay!
MIR. Barron also exhibits the yearIing
brown Swiss bull "Felix b., promising
youngster.
l.. A. Dellsrd, OF Ellsworth, exhibits his
registered Jersey COW "Lady Susson", q
magnificent animal which tips the scales
at 1,i5o pounds. aud is most perfect
specimen oil tnst bIoJd
| CHARLES NJ Wn,tcomb, Of Ellsworth
Fails. exhibits his registered Jersey COW
''spotted Bossy", and handsome eslt.
| Salisbury and whitcomo, OF Ellsworth
Falls, exhibit several hne looking Ayrshire
calves.
| W. L. Smith, OF Ellsworth, exhibits a
| good looking bull of tue shorthorn vari-
| ETY..
| Moses &. Smith exhibits. as usual. q
couple OF iins. looking Jerseys, co W and
/ a heller.
| John J. Carr exhibits Il good look Ing
Jersey eos aud calf.
| Other cattle exhibits which are attract
| ing much attention are those OF the
Hinckieys, OF Brooksviiie.
| Il. A. Hinckiey has two Hereford heifers,
Wallace HinekIey shows pair OF 3-year
old oxen, T.. and r. W. Hinckley show a
| large Hereford bull, aud Rufus Hinekley
large yoke OF 6-year-old oxen which
stand nearly to the top OF the sheds.
jeremiah Moore, of Ellsworth Falls ex-
hioitsa fne-looking yoke OF 3 year old
| oxen.
Geo. n. Dyer, of franklin, who has in
past years been a large exhibitor, shoe 8
several foe. looking Oxford down sheep.
They are beauties and although the only
sheep exhibited at the fair, would be win
ners among hundred.
| AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The agricultural exhibit Is one that
Hancock county may well be proud of.
The quality of the exhibits is as good as
| wac ever shown at Wyman park. Among
the large exhibitors In this department are
Alvin Staples, Ellsworth Falls, George
Graves, North Lamoine, Humphrey
Saunders Ellsworth Falls, who shows
eIg hteen varieties; isaac Jordan, Carlton
McGown, Briggs Davis, Surry, ii. w.
White, orland, who shows nineteen va
rieties; Gideon Cook, N. b. Young Il Son,
Lamoine, and Nelson Stewart, North
Hancock.