Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-09-08
BLUEHILL FAIR.
EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL. ExHTBI.
TION AT MOUNTAIN PARK.
GOOD FIRsr-DAY ATTENDANCE lex.
CELLENT HALL EXHIBITS
TUESDAYS RACES.

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Beautiful Bluehill and picturesque
Mountain park were the objective points
yesterday of hundreds from various Sec
tions OF Hancock county who have &C
qnired the Bluebill fair habit, who always
plan to attend, and who never go away
dissatisfied The weather was q trifie
threatening in the morning, and that
might have made many hesitate to start,
but the day turned out to be an ideal one
for fair.
The race track was tribe slow owing 70
Sundays heavy rain, but was in good con-
dition. The racing promised to be IS good
as usual, and Tuesday fulfilled the prom
Use. The very first event furnished more
than usual interest, ~ 1--WE heats we're trot-
ted before any one horse secured txo, and
the race went over to Wednesday unfin-
ished.
THE HALL ExHIBIn.
1t was not to be expected that the dis
play OF the products OF the farm would
exceed that Of last year, when the exhibit
was the best ever; but this years display
is a close second, and is highly creditable
to the exhibitors.
| The two largest exhibits are those Of
Thomas Grieve, of Bluehill, and e. j.
Brooks, of East Orange, n. j., summer
visitor, who is an enthusiastic gardener,
both exhibits attracting much attention,
and eliciting no end OF favorable comment.
The Staples Piano & Music Co. has two
pianos on exhibitions Haines, OF Roches-
ter. n. Y, and an Armstrong, OF New
York city, both uprights.
As usual, the domestic work is much in
evidence, and shows what the thrifty
housewives of Bluehill and vicinity do
with their spare time-and it's all greatly
to their credit.
| r. G. Lord is superintendent of the hall
| and Thomas Grieve OF the agricultural
products.
| ABOUT THE GROUNDS.
The cattle-shed, which proved so accept
able to exhibitors last year, is flied with
! the finest OF cattle, and this display is
quite up to last years. On the other
hand, the display OF horses is, as last year.
not up to the average.
The merry-go-round is this year con-
spicuous by its absence, and it's discordant
music no longer greets the unwilling ear
As usual the fskirs are much in evidence,
SO much so that they form q verita BILE
midway.
The performances on the platform in
front of the grand stand are being given
this year by the Brownies-Ed. Brown, a
former Ellsworth man; his ~ife, Mime.
Della, with their bicycle stunrs, trained
dogs and trained turtle doves, and Prof.
Bragdon, q magician and illusionist.
Lynch's band, Of Ellsworth. OF twelve
pieces, is doing its full share towards en-
tertaining the crowd. An orchestra from
this organization is also furnishing music
for the evening dances at the town ball.
A feature this year is the balloon ascen-
sion by Walter j. Flexon, OF Gloucester,
n. j., who proved by his first ascension to
be a daring aeronaut. When cut loose
the balloon assembled rapidly. When about
1,500 feet above the ground, he began his
parachute descent, and landed safely not
far outside the fair grounds. Ascensions
will be made to-day and tomorrow.
Tuesday evening presented the usual
lively scenes in the ordinarily quiet viii
lage. There was a dance at the town hall;
there will be another tonight and still
another on Thursday evening.
The notes.-the Pendleton house, the
Bluehill house and john NJ. Snow's-were
well patronized, and are anticipating q
big business to-day and tomorrow.
The baseball game yesterday was be-
| tween the George Stevens academy end
Penobscot. Bluehill won, to 4. Blue
hills battery was Robinson and Dodge;
Penobscot's, Wilson and ellis; umpire,
Malcolm Allen, OF Sargentvilie.
| THE RACES.
| The officers for the day were Franz Sim
mons, OF Rocklapd, starter; judges-Mr.
Simmons, Norris Grindle, Penobscot; DR..
G. F. Candage, Bluehill; timers-Dr. T. s.
Tspley, fremont; Norman Merrill, Bos--
ton; F. P. Merrill, Bluehill. Clerk, w. ].
Creamer, Bangor.
| The three minute class proved to be ex-
citing. OF the eighteen entries, there
were eight starters. and it was not until
the fifth heat that any one horse won two
heats. The race was then called on for
the day, and will be finished to-day.
| TUESDAYS RACES.
Following is summary Of Tuesdays
races:
| 300 Class, Trot and Pace. Purse. 200.
Dolaress, blk m, by Pandora,
John T Clark. Rangor sss1
May 8. b m, by Nelson Wilkes,
| A Dodge, Isiesboro.. 2 127
Annie Murphy, bl m, by Column
DO, DR. Dwinal, Bangor... = sla 4
Early Dawn, b &, by Climax, LIE
/ TreadHell. EllaHorth .. a 4 4