Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-10-04
AMHERST FAN. !
REST EvHn IN SPITE OF TIE
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PO8TPONB4G0T.
rrrn DISPLAYS or 1AnM ynoDucn-
BASEBALL TWO sUCCEssvUL
CHARACTERIZATION LIsT.
The weather man has bsen getting after
.hs up-river fair In the last few years :
tvo wears ago It had 70 Be postponed two
dsvs: last year one day, and this year one
day. But everybody who starts out to At
.end the Amherst fair does 90; . wait OF .
dav or so doesn't seem to dampen his
ardor. lisa
In spite OF the postponement, the at
tendance on tho first day exceeded that Of
any first day since the fair was first held
away back in the early nineties, while
that OF the second day-Thursdsy
quite up to the average.
The hall was better filled than last year
with fine displays Of fruit, vegetables and
domestic manufactures. This was espec-
islly gratifying to the management be-
cause the season has been somewhat err
ratio, and 1t had been freely predicted that
the exhibits would not be up to the aver
age.
As usual, c. N. Smith was in charge OF
the hall, and seemed to take - much pride
in calling attention to his competitors'
exhibits as he did in his own. He received
first premium for best display Of potatoes,
william Orcutt receiving second premium.
The first premium for best display Of
SQUASH went to e. c. Durham, while Mr..
Smith had to b contsnted with second
premium.
A.D. Archer took first premium for best
display OF Vegetables.
LIVESTOCK.
The livestock exhibits were better than
last year-in quantity, II not in quality.
And yet the display this year did NOT
fairly represent what the people Of the up
river section are doing In the line Of horse,
cattle and poultry raising.
The horse-pulling contest was hampered
somewhat by the noise Of the merry go
round, and the judges had hard work in
coming to decision. The first premiums
were finally awarded to N. H. Grover in
the heavy-w weight class, and to II. II. Jor-
dan, OF Waltham, in the light weight
class.
BASEBALL.
The baseball game on Wednesday be-
tween Eddington and Amherst was inter-
esting and exciting, the teams being
pretty evenly matched. Amherst won.
Score, 10 z. Eddington's battery was:
Luce, pitcher; McLaurin, catcher. Am
herst, Remission, pitcher; Grover, catcher.
Thursdays game was between Edding-
ton and Sullivan. This game was too one
sided to be interesting, Eddington being
clearly outclassed. The game was called
after six innings, the score then being 20
to 8 in favor Of Sullivan. Harry Bunker
was pitcher and Harris Bunker catcher.
For Eddington: Ed. Whitcomb, pitcher;
Sweet, catcher.
Two events were announced which, ow-
ing to untoward conditions, did not ma
terialize-the baby show and the foot
race.
The organization OF the Northern Han
cock agricultural society is as follows:
President, Frank e. Mace, Of Great Pond;
vice-president, William g. circuit; secre-
tary, H. NJ. Remission; treasurer, J. g.
Durham; directors, J. g. Durham, G. NJ.
Smith, John Johnston, AZ E. Mace, Au-
rora; Ernest 3. Rowe, Brewer; F. e.
Mace, c. F. Silsby, Mariaville.
A. e. Maae wss superintendent Of the
ticket selling; John Johnston was super
intendent Of grounds.
The dining-hali il always feature at
this fair. j. g. Durham had charge, and
be had a. assistants an able corps Of cooks
and walters. In quantity and quality the
food was great. Those who did the cook
ing were: Mrs. Clara Nickerson, Mrs.
Mollie Nickerson, Mrs. Mary Durham,
Mrs. Millie Orcutt, Mrs. Bernice Soper,
Mrs. Lizzie Summer. Many expressions OF
regret were heard over the death last fall
OF Mrs. Sarah Robinson, who for so many
years was valued member Of the dining
room stan.
The Ellsworth Falls band was in attend
ance Tuesday and Wednesday; it didn't
do much Tuesday owing to the postpone
ment, and had to leave Wednesday night
to fill an engagement elsewhere on Thurs
day. Monaghan's orchestra, OF Ellsworth,
played for the dances Wednesday and
Thursday evenings.
PREMIUM LIST.
LIVESTOCK.
Horses.
Arvill Jordan, Waltham, 3-year-old colt,
2. Floyd Summer, yearling driving colt, 1.
I,ualt Apivtn0 mara and