Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-02-23

sweeper snd cleaner ID made At tbia bocth
snd attracts much attention.
The Burrill National Bank ha. IN.
booth 1t the left of the main entrance
very coziiy arranged. F. C. Bur-ill il IN
charge.
OPENING ExERCrsEs.
The opening exercises took place AZ .
o'clock, Roy c. Haines, secretary Of the
food fair committee OF the Ellsworth Mer-
cnsnts' association, presiding. Rev. w. f.
Emery, pastor Of the Methodist church.
offered prayer.
Hon. John A. Peters was the first speak
er introduced. He congratulated Ella
worth ON having within it the spirit
which had manifested itself in this fair
the work Of young men OF the Merchants,
association. He thought the idea q good
one. 1t was the idea Of these young men
not to wait for industries, which we all
hope for, to come to us, but to make the
most OF what we already have.
1.-THE most valuable asset of Ellsworth
he said, twas not shown in the exhibits
at this fair. The best thing we have ia
the public spirit of the young men who
are behind this fair"
c. L. Morang was the next speaker in
troduced, and he spoke upon the business
conditions in Ellsworth. "The future Of
OF Ellsworth" he said, depends upon our
own exertions. We must not wait for out
side capital to come here, but must depend
upon ourselves. We must fall back upon
our natural resources = our hardwood
and our farming"
Judge John B. Redman spoke happily as
usual upon the beauties and delights OF
Ellsworth as city Of homes--sthe best
place east Of the Pacific ocean and south
OF the North pole to live inn
Mayor F. F. simonton was the last
speaker Of the afternoon, and officially
declared the food fair open.
Last evening there was another big
crowd at the hall, at the Washington
Birthday ball.
Altogether, the opening day was big
tstions, and all who attended were pleased
at the exhibits. There are more big days
coming. The addresses, which will be
given every afternoon at 2.30, are Of real
value, especially to the agricultural inter-
ests OF the section. Following is the
PROGRAM FOR WEEK:
To-day is 'Apple day" at the fair.
There is an exhibition OF apples.
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Victor r. Gardiner, head OF department OF
horticulture OF the university OF Maine.
His subject is, "Where We Stand in the
Apple Business"
Tomorrow will be "Grange day." A
meeting Of the Hancock County Grange
ing. At $50 p. m. Prof. Harold G. Bell, of
the University Of Maine, will speak on
s'Potato Growing" There will be potato
show. In the evening there will be
Grange ball.
Friday will be "Odd Fellows day.
when the Odd Fellows district convention
will bring a large number Of Odd Fellows
and their wives to Ellsworth. The
speaker OF the day, at 2.30 p. M, will be,
Miss Laura E. Comstock, of the depart
ment of domestic economy of the Uni
versity OF Maine. Her subject will be
DISCRIMINATION in Food Values" Fri
day night will be ladies' night, with a
grand ball in the evening, to which ladies'
will be admitted free.
Saturday will be "County day., when
as an added attraction to the fair many Of
the merchants OF the city will offer q
bargain sale on at least one article. At
$50 p. M, Prof. II. A. Campbell. OF the
University of Maine, will speak on "Dairy
Management" In the evening there will
be farewell ball.
FOOD FAIR COMMITTEE.
The credit for the success of the food
fair, which is assured, is due to the COM
mittee OF the Ellsworth Merchants asso-
citation, under the auspices of which it is
gi7en. This committee has worked hard,
in the face OF many obstacles, to make the
fair success, and they deserve no small
measure OF praise.
The members Of the food fair committee
are: c. /. Staples, chairman; Roy G.
Haines, secretary; II. w. Morang, E. F.
Robinson, jr., s. c. Fuller.
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