Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-10-16
NORTH ELLSWORTH FAIR.
Grange Conducts Successful Exhibi
ton and Bazaar.

ton and Bazaar.
The shooting match, bazaar and agri-
cultural exhibit at North Ellsworth on
Wednesday last, under the auspices OF
Nicolin grange, drew good attendance.
The four booths for the sale OF fancy
work, han6kerchiefs, aprons, candy, ice
cream and mysterious ~ packages were
placed on one side of the hall. They we're
very prettily decorated, and the articles in
each sold readily. The articles remaining
unsold at evening we're quickly and mer-
rily disposed of by the assistance OF A.
L. Friend and Guy Raymond, to whom
many thanks are due.
The remainder OF the floor space was
utilized for the exhibit, three long tables
being well filed. The whole concluded
with grand ball in the evening, with
music by Monaghan's orchestra OF three
pieces. seyenty-two dance tickets were
sold. The best of order was maintained.
| Dinner at 8 o'clock and midnight
supper OF chicken, cold meats, beans,
etc., we're served in tine dining-room.
The ladies Of the grange received many
| compliments on the excellence of the food.
Mrs. Mary Mayo and A. l.. Friend each
held lucky number aud drew a quilt,
and j. A. Austin a reticule in Irish
| crochet.
Below is a list Of premiums awarded.
Joseph Staples, Judson A. Austin and
Perry Langley were judges on fruit and
vegetables. and Helen A. King and Mrs.
1 Mabel Davis on fancy work
| FRUIT.
Apples - William Richardson, Talman
sweet, L; Crimes golden, /; gravenstein,
2; Mcintosh red, 2; stark, Q; fallawater,
i; bellfiower, Q; Ben Davis, q; snow, q;
wealthy, 2; Hendricks sweet, l. w M
Higgins, northern spy, 1; stark, 1; Bald
win, 1; king, 2; wealthy, 1. &C Gambler,
Galveston, 1; nodhead, /; limber-twig
greening, 1; Roxbury russell, /. Mrs
Daniel Richardson, twenty-ounce, Il;
greening, 1; Minnesota, 2; Mcintosh red,
/; crab, 2. l. ID Patten, Ben Davis, l.;
snow, q; bellfiower, 4; sweet russell, 1;
Minnesota, /; King Tompkins, 1. E FL
! Moore, twenty-ounce, 2; northern spy,
2; Pewonkee, /. George w Patten, Will
liams' favorite, Il; Baldwin, 2; hightop
sweet, l; New York pippin, /; greetings,
2; King Tompkins, 2. Eda Mason, Bald
win, 2; Hass, /. Mrs Harriet Patten,
banana apple, /; Mcintosh red, 2. Min
ME ii Danico, golden sweet, /; Talman
sweet, 2; wealthy, 2; king, /. Asa w
Maddocks, gravenstein, /; pewankee, q;
nodhead, /; snow, 1; Talman sweet, l !;
black Ben Davis, 1 failswater, 2. George
Il Davis, limb of crab apples, l. Harry l.
Wheelden, winesop, 1; Mann's, 1; Ben
Davis, 2. Mrs Joseph Salisbury, wolf
river, l.
Pears-Mrs Harriet Patten, l.
VEGETABLES AND GARDEN PRODUCE.
w NJ Higgins, potatoes, Mortgage Litter,
/; Early Rose, /; Carmen No l, l. c G
Gambler, corn, Early Canada, 4; Mon
mouth Cory, /; cattle beets, /; rutabaga
urnip, q parsnip, /; ox-heart carrots, /;
pumpkin, 2; golden hubbard squash 2;
William Richardson, Mortgage Litter
potatoes, 2; Gillian squash, /. d
Patten, table beets, 1; rutabaga turnip, 2;
ox-heart carrot, 2; strap-ieaf turnip, / !;
purple-top turnip, l. hubbard squash, 1;
|
/; pumpkin, /; kohl rabi; /; sample bushel
oats, 1; cucumbers, q; Irish cobbler pota
toes, 2; early northern potatoes, /.
E FL Moore, largest potatoes of Green
| Mountain variety, /; Marblehead squash,
/; pie pumpkin, 1. Mrs Sarah Il Mad
docks, largest tomatoes, /. George w
Patten, early Ohio potatoes, l.; Irish
cobbler, potatoes, /; Yellow globe onions,
/. Eda Mason, mortgage-lifter potatoes, 2.
| Minnie II Danico, largest cucumbers, 1;
largest turnips, /. Asa w Maddocks,
turnips,1. Harry l. Wheelden, pole beans,
/; mammoth squash, /. George r. Lowell,
giant pumpkin, 1. George e Davis, Green
Mountain potatoes, 2. Mrs James Sails
bury, lettuce, 1; celery, L; cranberries, Il;
green tomatoes, /.
Mrs George E Davis, print butter, l..
Mrs Eta McGown, collection of flowers,
/. Mrs Helen Mason, bouquet sweet peas,
| /. Mrs Sarah Maddoeks, do dahlias, l.
| FANCY WORK.
Mrs Lois Treworgy, hand-knit bath
| towel, 1. Minnie Fl Danico, worsted quilt,
l. Hannah Maddocks, embroidered centre
piece, /; doilies, q; knit mats, L; embr
| bureau scarf, /. Mrs Cora Mason, embr
sofa pillow, 1; mounted squirrel, 1. w
B Weber, centrepiece, Il; sofa pillow, 1
and 2; tray-cloth, and q; framed pillow
| top, i. Helen F Maddocks, arm elastics
in crochet, l. Mrs. Ethel G Haynes,
pencil drawings, l and 2.
| Helen Maddocks exhibited an ancient
candie-stick and shutters, and was
awarded first premium.
| William E Richardson won the blue
ribbon on the largest exhibit of fruit, hav-
ing twelve varieties, and ID Patten on
the largest exhibit of vegetables, having
| fourteen exhibits.