Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-10-09

Roberts, with Z team weighing 3;215
pounds drew load Of 1858, or 2.47 pounds
per pound Of horse, and took first prize.
Charles silsby, with team weighing 2,7ol,
hauled 8,447 pounds, or 2.S7 per pound.
The third team, lighter pair owned by
Mr.. Roberts, hauled 4.s70 pounds.
THE BABY SHOW.
There were six entries for the baby show
Thursday afternoon, and prize ribbons
enough to 60 around. Dora Johnston
was pronounced the handsomest baby and
Madeline Archer the next Handsomely.
Alvah Nickerson was the largest baby,
Pauline Blaisdell the next largest. Corr
don Jordan was the smallest baby, and
Ethel Mcdonald the next smallest.
THE DINING HALL.
The dining hall as usual was in charge
Of J. g. Durham. It was three-day fair
here, four meals being served daily, but
Mr.. Durham and his helpers rose to the
occasion. The supper for the last nights
dance was specially prepared chicken
supper. Altogether something like 1000
meals were served.
The crowd disposed of 800 pounds Of
beef, rs pounds Of pork, 175 losves Of
bread, twenty chicken pies, 400 pies
OF various kinds, six bushels Of potatoes,
and two bushels Of beans. The beans
we're baked in the ground by William
Watts, the pastry was cooked by Mrs.
Sarah Robinson and the meats by Mrs. j.
r. Gregg.
There were three dances, the grand ball
taking place the last evening. Mona
Rhan's orchestra, Of Ellsworth, furnished
music. Wednesday nights attendance
was the largest, but the hall was COM
fortably filed for dancing Thursday night.
The officers Of the fair association to
whom credit is due for the excellent ar
rangements and the smoothness with
which plans were carried out, are as fol-
lows: Augustus Archer, president; Will
liam J, Johnston, vice. president; Alvah N.
Jewett, secretary; DR.. J. H. Patton, treas
urer; Forrest o. Silsby, J. g. Durham,
Charles P. Silsby, Charles NJ. Smith,
James F. Emery, Charles F. Silsby,:. Alvah
N. Jewett, directors. Two vacancies exist
--one caused by the death Of Henry L.
Rowe, and the withdrawal of George F.
Archer, Of Clifton.
PREMIUM LIST,
Following is the list OF premiums
awarded:
Apples.
D Durham, Alexander, /. Arno
Jewett, duchess, 1; rainbow, 1; bellfiower,
2; golden russell, 2; northern spy, 2.
Archie johnson, Roxbury russell, 1. G NJ
Smith, sweet crab, 1; Tolman sweet, 1;
Baldwins, 1; yellow bellfower, 1; fall
jennettings, gratuity; R greetings. I;
Walkers beauty, gratuity; Roxbury
russell, 2; seek-no-further, gratuity;
starks, /; northern spy, 1; golden russell,
1; Canada Baldwin, gratuity; wolf river,
/; king, 1; hubbardstone, 2; black oxford,
2; gravenstein, /: alexanders, q; sweet
golden russell, gratuity. Harry g Silsby,
black oxfords, 1; wolf river, 2. Harvey
Williams, maiden's blush, 1; sweet russell,
2; porter, Il; stark, 2; Canada Baldwin,
gratuity; fameuse, /; striped everlasting,
gratuity; golden sweet russell, gratuity.
A d Archer, snow or fameuse, 2; straw
berry, 1; blue pearmain, /; red crab, 2; St
Lawrence, gratuity; Duchess Of Oldenburg,
2; Ben Davis, l.; pewaukee, gratuity;
gravenstein, 2; Williams favorite, 1; red
astrachan, 2; Baldwin, 2; king, 2; N Y
russell, gratuity; Hurlburt. gratuity. CM
Smith, red astrachan, 1; wagner, 1. Mrs
Gilman Jordan, porter, 2. Arno B
Jewett, hubbardstone, 1. Edwin Silsby,
queen, gratuity; pie apples. gratuity.
Best display of apples, M Smith, 1;
A D Archer, 2.
MISCELLANEOUS FRUIT.
CM Smith, cranberries, 2; Clapp's ia
vorite pear, 2. Mrs Gilman Jordan,
grapes, 1. Arno B Jewett, Bartlett
pears, /. Mrs Clara Nickerson, cranber-
ries, I.
Potatoes.
Archie johnson, beauty of Hebron, 2;
harmony beauty, 2; rural New Yorker, 1;
mortgage litter, gratuity. NJ Smith,
Green mountain, 2; Mill's prize, gratuity;
fillbasket, 1; Aroostook rose, l; irish cob
bier, gratuity; beauty of Hebron, /; Bur-
pee's extra early, gratuity. Harry G
Silsby, Mill's prize, gratuity; empire
state, gratuity. J P Richardson, mort
gage litter, gratuity. w L Hussey, har-
mony beauty, 1; green mountain, 1. DR. ]
H Patten, Delaware, grstuity; snowfall,
gratuity. Samuel Silsby, early Ohio,
gratuity. A D Archer, Carman No /, 1;
Vermont gold coin, 1; early Canada, 1;
new queen, 1; Mill's banner, gratuity.
Best display potatoes, A D Archer, 1; G
M Smith, 2.
Other Vegetables.
II G M Smith, yellow-eye beans, /; Lin
coin oats, l.; Mill's enormous peas, I.
P Richardson, one trace yellow corn, 2;
Samuel Silsby, beans, 2. E,vin Si'sby,
one trace yellow corn, 1. ID Archer,
Zulu string beans, 1. Elvin Silsby, one
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