Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-10-13
COMING AGAIN.
ooANGE FIELD DAYS OR FAIR
NEXT YEAR.
.yarRs VOTE TO MAKE IT AN AN
suAL MISUNDERSTANDING
FOR VIVIAN PARK.

rho grange field day meeting in Ellis
..h will be an annual event. This was
,.,,dsd at the business meeting last
w.auesday, and Incorporated in resolu-
.,,. which we're adopted by the unani-
vote OF the hundreds Of grangers
present. !. ..,n. $500 -. ).
..mu;ttee be appointed to have full
.s.roe of the program for next year, and
.-.,rnc,ed 20 negotiate with the owners
.swvman park for the lease or purchase
', .hs same for . place for carrying out
the program.
urccessful negotiations for the park
I'D doubtless result in the holding Of
annual grange fair, which, with the
.,;,ed oranges OF Hancock county behind
!. would be an assured success from the
..,rt and the biggest thing Of the kind in
eastern Maine.
Tba, the meeting this year was success
,,nld not be more emphatically stated
,bsp in this simple resolution adopted by
ina grangers, showing that they want to
.oms again. And Ellsworth wants them
70 come. and will give its hearty support
10 their efforts for another year.
The members of the local committee in
charge of this years arrangements, and
me originators and workers in the project,
have been congratulated on every side.
usre are their names paste them in your
IA, for future reference when you are
lookine for hustlers: w. A. Alexander,
chairman; Roy c. Haines, secretary; +. F.
Robinson, jr., treasurer; E. G. Moore, Able
l. Friend and Hollis B. Estey.
WEDNESDAY, IN ELLSWORTH.
LAST Wednesday was big day for the
yrsngers in Ellsworth. This was the day
Tor the parade and program contests, and
mos, CHANGERS who could not spare two
DAYS from their homes chose the second.
The result was the biggest sssemblage OF
grangers Hancock County has ever seen,
and the gathering furnished an object
lesson to the people OF Ellsworth OF the
strength and influence OF this great Or
ganization.
Wednesday forenoon was devoted to
band concerts, sports and business
meeting The parade was postcned until
after II o'clock to allow for late arrivals
on the noon trains.
The feature OF the sports was the fat
mems race, which Mansel Young, Of
Amoine, captured with ease, with Charles
Smith. of Trenton, second, and b. T.
Sowle, Of Ellsworth, third. Bert Coleman,
won the l00-yard dash in 10 40 seconds.
A. L. Friend and Martin A. Garland were
in charge of the sports.
BUSINESS MEETING.
The business meeting was called to
order at 1890 by Chairman Haines, who
briefly outline the obiects-the making
Of 1.-The field meeting here an annual event,
and the possibility of securing wyman
park Tor fair. George L. Davis, of Nicolin
grange, Z. E. Mcfarland, OF Lamoine
grange, and others, spoke in favor OF the
project.
On motion OF Daniel Young, of Maria
Vile grange, rising vote OF thanks was
given to the local committee and Ellis
worth for this years entertainment.
fla. Noyes, of East Sullivan; George
W Mayo, Of Eden, and Mrs. Clara f.
Johnson, OF Hancock, were appointed
eopmttee on resolutions, and at the alter
noon session reported the following,
which were unanimously adopted.
inyes Of the success OF this field day and
| o. that held In this city last year. and OF the
Halefnal benefits growing out of such meets
and The qniekening interests to the several
oranges participating in the same, therefore
bel.
hssosrsd, That we make an annual field
eaya permanent occasion in the future, and
iaasmueh as the city Of Ellsworth is centrally
located for the Patrons in the county, and
Asiy accessible, that the field day in the flu
aie Dc held in the city Of Ellsworth; and be
itiarher
As'oirod, That this meeting appoint a COM
Ii'see of nine to negotiate with owners of
"sman park for q lease or purchasee of the
'aas Tor place for carrying out suca pro-
sam as may be arranged by said committee,
.1a mat said committee have full charge of
.ae program for next year, with right to fix
-e aate Tor the same, The masters OF the
,'oronona oranges shall be er-o1scio men,
nof the committee.
chairman Haines was granted the right
Withholding the appointment Of the
.'mmittee for careful consideration. He
mol yet prepared to announce the COM
nittee in full.
TOT the good Of the order" those who
nsponded were Martin A. Garland,
usofge W. Mayo, F. A. Noyes, John
walker, Daniel Young and ]. r. Grant.
THE PARADE.
.ne parade took place shortly before l
vcock. There were some 600 grangers in
lug headed by members Of the local COM
''ee and Lynch's band.
me oranges represented in line were:
. 'noow, North Brooksville; Verona,
- East Biuehill; Lamoine; Pam
49, ~ hancock; Bay View, Salisbury Cove;
eastwood, Eastbrook; Good VIII,
nunefst; Cushman, Gouldsboro; John
.y' Sullivan; Nicolin, North Ellis
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