Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-10-07

close, but it was like family affair, with
no very partisan rooters for either side,
which detracted somewhat from the ex-
citement.
Thursdays game was with Clifton, and
was too one-sided to be exciting. AM
herst won by score OF IS to s.
DRAWING CONTEST.
Only three teams entered in the draw
ing contest Thursday afternoon. Herman
Jordan, with team weighing 1900, drew
a load OF 5,676 pounds, or 2.47 pounds PEI
pound OF horse, and took first prize.
Ernest Roberts, with a team weighing
3,40O, hauled 1858 pounds, or 2.A per
pound. Arvill Jordan, with light team,
hauled $50 pounds.
THE BABY SHOW.
There were nine entries in the baby
show, as follows:
Isadore Patterson, Great Pond, months.
Percy Williams,
Winfred Haynes, 2years.
Myrtle Reed, Biuehill, Q
Gardiner Giles, Amherst, IS months.
Prescott Sumner, 20
Thelma Sumner,
James Treadwell, IL
Alva Nickerson, " years.
The judges, all men Of many years ex-
perience and unquestioned bravery, were
Ezra Williams, James Rice and Nahum
Jordan. They had an unusually hard task
this year, as there were not prizes enough
to go all the way around. They finally
reached decision, and disappeared. 1t is
a wise precaution on the part of the fair
management to put the baby show near
nounced, after the judges had made good
their escape, were as follows:
Prettiest baby-Percy Williams, first;
Thelma Sumner, second.
Heaviest baby-Prescott Sumner, first,
Alva Nickerson, second.
Lightest baby-lsadore Patterson, first;
James Treadwell, second.
THE DINING HALL.
The dining hall was, as usual in charge
of J. G. Durham, and through his able
management and good corps Of workers,
something like 1000 meals were served
without confusion or delay. There were
three regular meals each day, and dance
supper each night, that for the second
night being chicken supper. And they
were all good meals, too.
The crowd disposed OF 300 pounds of
beef, 70 pounds of pork, It's loaves of
bread, twenty chicken pies, 400 pies of
various kinds, six bushels of potatoes, and
two bushels of beans. The beans were
baked in the ground by William Watts,
the pastry was cooked by Mrs. Sarah Rob-
inson and the meats by Mrs. w. G. Orcutt
THE DANCES.
There were dances both nights, the
grand bail taking place the second night
Monaghan's orchestra, of Ellsworth, fur
nished music. The attendance was good
both nights, and everyone had good
time.
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS.
The officers of the, fair ASSOCIATION, to
"hoih SASait 10 aAS ApA tAS SASCAASht
rangements and the smoothness with
which plans were carried out, are as fol-
lows: Augustus Archer, president; Will
liam J. Johnston, vice-president; AIvah
n. Jewett, secretary; DR.. J. Fl. Patten,
treasurer; Forrest o. Silsby, J. G. Dun
ham, Charles p. Silsby, Charles NJ. Smith
Charles f. Silsby, Alvah n. Jewett,
directors.
PREMIUM LIST.
Following is the list of premiums
awarded:
Apples.
j. G. Durham, alexanders, 1; Nodheads,
1; dutchess, 2; wealthy, l; Williams
favorite, 1 ! Kings, l; fameuse, q; r. l.
greening, 1. Charles Smith, hubbard
stone, 1 nodhead, and 2; Kings, 2; wolf
river, l; starks, /; yellow bellhower, 2;
Baldwin, 2; rcd astrachan, 2. 8. A. Ken
niston, nothern spy, l. Arno Jewett,
dutchess, i; northern spy, 2; rambo, /;
starks, q; hubbbardstone, 2. Wilbert &
Durham, bellfower, 1. Archie Johnston,
Roxbury russell, I. Harry G Silsby, black
oxford, I; wolf river, 2; Tolman sweet, 2.
William Orcutt, Roxbury russell, 2. Mrs
Carrie Campbell, Ben Davis, 1 Siberian
crab, 2. Harry Williams, maiden's blush,
2. Mrs Sarah Robinson, wealthy, 2; golden
russell, l. A d Archer, alexander, 2; black