Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-08-26
HOME WEEK CARNIVAL.
BIG CROWD OF WELL.PLEASED
CHANGERS HERE.
THURSDAY INTERESTING CEREMONIES
AT HANCOCK HALL LAKEvIEw
AND Pamela ORANGES THE
PRIZE WINNERS.

The homework carnival in Ellsworth
closed Thursday with grangers' day
There was big crowd OF grsngers in
town, over 500 participating in the parade
There were many others not in line.
Features Of firemen's day, Wednesday
too late to be reported in THR AMERICAN
last week, were the races and hand
engine contest.
There were eight starters in the 100-yaro
dash for professionals -Albee, Of Machias
Tarbox, OF Calais; Driscoll, OF Winslow
Maddox, of Ellsworth; Sapciper, the
Pleasant Point Indian; Thomas cushing,
William Curran and John Ferguson, OF
Bangor. The race was won by William
Curran, with the Indian second and Albee
third. Time, 10H4 seconds.
There were three teams in the hose race.
The first two teams to neutrality-suspicious.,
OF Winslow, and Eagles, of Bangor blew
OF their pipes and NO time was given
them. Calais, with the race already won,
mn careful race. The time, sixty-one
seconds, was slow. The Independence
and Eagles ran of for second money, the
latter winning.
The hand-t1b contest was won by Tor
rent engine company, Of Lubec, with q
throw OF 1877 feet, 2 inches. Excelsior, of
Old Town, q Zimmerman tub, won second
money. Uirigo engine, OF Ellsworth, with
Frank Z. Smith, OF Gardiner, and Michael
A. Shea, of Bar Harbor, in their old ia
milisr places on deck, gave an exhibition
squirt. The engine has not been over
dition for q contest.
Old Zimmerman, OF Ellsworth, with E.
H. Greedy and NJ. }. Drummey up, also
gave an exhibition. The old engine
looked tine in her brilliant coat of red
paint, but she has not for years been tuned
up for squirt. She did we'll, considering.
The sight of E. II. Greedy on the deck Of
Old Zimmerman set some OF the old-timers
thinking. They recalled the fact that Of
the original company which brought Old
Zimmerman to Ellsworth fifty-two years
age, only three RENAME. H. Greedy,
Calvin p. Joy and James II. Hopkins. She
was brought here with view of cleaning
ont everything in Maine in the then fire.
quent contests, and she did the trick.
her record throw was something over go
ieet. Her proudest day was when she
twisted the tail of the old Tiger No. 6, Of
Bangor, which had long string OF VIC
tories to her credit.
bali game Wednesday afternoon be-
tween PASSPORT and Ellsworth was won by
me former. Score, ia.
The illuminated parade in the evening
the most attractive were those of the
Jolly Thirteen" and the o. X. G. club.
There we're about dozen teams in line.
m, thursday, grange day, was good one.
ihere was a big, orderly and happy crowd
IN the city. The exercises at Hancock
nali forenoon and afternoon were interest,"
ing, and the hall was well filled at both.
Inc forenoon exercises were opened by
milton Beckwith, of the grange committee.
m, hey. ?. A. A. KHAN offered prayer.
r me address OF welcome was given by
onaries l.. Morang, president OF the car
9"a committee, and the response by Dr..
y; II. Patten. OF Amherst, who spoke
sioquently. He ssid:
"r. Chairman ana Dir. President, sisters,
otothers and citizens.
~ have been asked in behalf OF the oranges OF
ao ansoo q county TO respond to tne cordial
NV "o1us OF welcome that have been extended to
~ by the city of Ellsworth through the
NJ 1s u, OF this meeting and the president
sna sne carnival committee. ! make this re-
bp'nse with pleasure. and my pleasure would
greatly enhanced had command OF the
ma.i Language sufficient to express to you
w. ughts and feelings to-day.
we nave been told that this is the first oc>
tSS;aishce IN Main Of this kind. To say that
"a, Is red-ietter day in our order is to fall
dav ~ OF the facts; to say that this is the
ruth sfosn' You remember, Mr.. Chairman, the
NJ 10y OF the old lady trying to put two quarts
al; noiasses into quart jug. Similar con-
srsp ons are existing here to-day. II the
vii nYsrs continue to arrive. either your city
soa pc overlooked or some of us will get
ssaeezed before night.
We "sa are here from all over Hancock county;
Of az, Jie mere from the north, clear to the edge
ce. sne forest where the habitations OF man
W. se ana the kindred Of the wild hold sway;
eds afe mere from the south clear to the waters
tvS;ce., where old ocean beats herself to spray
vsr,a every twenty-four hours in her ceaseiess
from rs against mother earth; we are mere
TunL me east clear to the placia waters Of old
schno,d clear to the shadows Of the lordly
h ns its daily jous and buries its blush
thu turning face I'M Penobscot bay, turning
light c sn blue to gold, it's last rays will
western som ne weary, contentsd patron to his
God resident, or, behalf Of these mothers :
~ pless themI-Whose motherhood and