Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-09-28

Record Breaking Attendance ON
Second Dsy--Premiums.
The fair OF the Eden Agricultural society
wednesday and Thursday Of last week
was the most successful In the history Of
the society. The attendance Thursday
was record breaker.
II was typical country fair. Every
body had good time. The children, and
many OF the grown-ups, rode on the
merry-go-round and wstched the vaude-
vile acts which held forth on q platform
near the judges stand. The ball game be-
tween Southwest Harbor and Northeast
Hsrbor was won by the latter team. At
noon dinner was served, and Thursday
evening the annual ball closed the fair.
The horse races were interesting.
The three minute class race, Wednes-
day, was won by Barbara L., A. Strout,
in straight heats, the time being 2.56,
IA and 2.42. Ned Burr, A. w. Cieaves,
Was second; Tenney Idle, Chester Rich,
third.
A special race Wednesday was won
by Hiram H., G. B. Higgins; Walter
A., John H. Stafford, second, taking the
hrst hest; Walter s., James Smith, third;
Jim Carr, James Sullivan, fourth. Time,
2.s2, 2.30. 233h, 2.29.
Z. b. Higgins horse, Hiram H., won
the 2.a5 class race Thursday afternoon in
straight heats. Barbara L., A. Strout;
Ned Burr, A. w. Cleaves; Walter A.,
John II. Stafford; and Tenney Idle,
Chester Rich, finished respectively in sec
ond. third, fourth and fifth places. Time,
2.a0, 2.33h and 2.37.
Fred Orphan, l.. 8. Cleaves, won first
money in the free for-al with Walter g.,
James Smith, second, and Jim Carr, James
Sullivan, third. Time was right around
2.3.
There were two special farmers races.
The first was to see who could 60 mile
and finish nearest to four minutes. Dan
Mckenzie went the mile in 3.55 and won
the race. Walter Sargent was second,
40. In the second race the drivers lined
their runabouts up near the stand. At
the word they alighted, Embarrassed,
harnessed again, and circied the track
three times for the mile. Again in this
race Dan Mckenzie was first, his time
being SAB; John II. Stafford was second
and Walter Sargent, third. Charles II.
Leland, OF Ellsworth, starter.
The poultry department was particularly
good. Edward b Mesrs, who is much
interested In poultry raising, had offered
special prizes, and the result was an ex-
ceilent array OF coops with exhibits. The
following won prizes: White Wyandotte
chickens, Edward Kirk, first and second /;
Julien Emery, third. Irving Hamor also
exhibited excellent White Wyandotte
chicks. Barred Plymouth Rock chickens,
Julien Emery, first and third; Edward
Kirk, second. Barred Plymouth Rock
fowl, irving Hsmor. Houdan chickens,
g Hamor. Pckin ducks, Howard Alley.
Rhode island Reds, Samuel ID. Bailey.
Bun Cochin bantsms, Eleanora Wood,
tirst; Esther Wood, second. Rose Combed
Bun leghorns, Shea Bros. White
Orpingtons, Julien Emery. Single combed
white ieghorn chickens, Eugene II Hig-
gins. Silver-spsngled Hamburg chickens,
Eugene Higgins. Guinea chickens, w II
Grant.
Mrs Leon Smith took first prize for
jellies, and NJ r Rich, the second. For
preserves, Mrs Eva Coison was first, and
Miss Lora Wood, second. Miss Wood also
was the winner in pickles.
That end of the exhibit building de-
voted to the women and their work at
trscted many. Mrs Orrington Hamor
won first for sofa cushions, Mrs l.
Hodgkins, second. Mrs NJ Scott, first
on knitted stockings; Mrs ii NJ Jeilison,
second. Edith Rich, first on hooked rugs
Mrs ii A Gott, second. Miss Helen King,
first on silk quilt; Miss Bertha NJ Trites,
second. Miss Lucy Liscomb, first and
second on patchwork quilt. Alice NJ
aamor, first on apron embroidery; Helen
King, second. Mrs II Thomas, first on
wooden quilt; Mrs Eugene Leland, second.
Other articles for which special premiums
were given were: Corset cover, Miss
Helen King; bureau cover, Miss Helen
King; crochet slippers, Mrs II NJ JeIlison;
knitted mittens, gloves and stockings,
Mrs A NJ Scott; crochet spread, Mrs W II
Liscomb; knitted spread, Mrs Sophia Le-
land; braided rug, Mrs C A Alley.
For the excellence OF quality OF fruit
and vegetables good judges state that the
Eden fair of 1910 goes ahead of all pre-
vious Eden fair exhibits. Apples
Duchess OF Oldenburg Peter Larson, first !;
T. Alley, second; NJ c Sweet, third.
Wealthy, p II Young, first; w II Young,
second; II Richards, third. Northern
Spy, orrington Hamor, first; NJ C Sweet,
second. Gravenstein, NJ G sweet, Bald
wins NJ c Sweet, first; p X Leland, second.
Maiden Blush, Orrington Hamor, Rhode
Island Greening, p K Leland, first; NJ &
Sweet, second. Fareuse, A Bunker, first;
Henry E Jellison, second. None Such 8
Bunker. Snow Ball, A s Bunker. Sweet
Russell, Dan Mckenzie. Rainbow, Golden
Sweet, Garden Sweet and Ben Davis, NJ Z
sweet. Second on Ben Davis, A Bunker.