Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-02-14
FOOD FAIR.
a.rI. BEING PUT IN READINESS
FOR EXHIBITION.
.vcoRATIoNs WILL BE ELABORATE
AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FOR THE WEEK.
GOVERNORS GREETING.
uast wishes for AS good a
huncb OF bustlers as ! have the
bonor of knowing I'm Maine.


The above is the greeting to the food
,.;r committee OF the Ellsworth Mer-
chants association received from Governor
p,sisted yesterday in letter expressing
"a. regret at being unable to visit Ellis
worth during the food fair. 1t is de-
served tribute to the food fair boosters.
Hancock hall is this week in the hands
=, the carpenters and decorators, and
transformation is taking place in the
famous old hall. The general arrange
msnt OF the hall will be the same as last
vsar. with booths under the balconies on
both sides OF the hall and occupying the
stage. A broad flight OF steps will lead
from, the floor OF the hall to the stage.
The orchestra will occupy a platform
above the balcony at the right of the
stage.
Two notable additions to the ball ar
nngements this year will be the restroom
for ladies and the smoking room for gen.
,lemen. The ladies' room will be at the
end OF the left balcony, and will be fitted
up for their exclusive use, with matron
In charge.
The Turkish smoking. room will be in
the general dressing room above the stage,
accessible from the main floor.
Harvey W. Morang will, as last year,
have an ice-cream parior and confectionery
store in the room opening of the front
gallery. 1t is being very sttractively fitted
up.
DECORATIONS.
The decorations will be elaborate. and
some novel and striking effects will be
obtained. The balconies will be banked
With live cedar and evergreen and faced
with set pieces in crescent shape, of poin-
settis. Around the hall above the balconies
will be a three foot frieze OF autumn
leaves In the natural.
The supporting rods OF the balconies
will be wound with laurel. Between the
supports and suspended by red ribbon
from festoons OF rope laurel will be set
pieces OF two wreaths OF evergreen and
poinsettia, in the centre of which Will be
crystal lights.
From each OF the balcony supports and
from corners of the hall and balcony fes-
toons OF rope laurel will reach to the main
chandelier. The chandelier itself will be
feature of the decorations. 1t will hang
some eight feet from the ceiling, and will
be of rope laurel and rystal lights, ar
ranged in a series of octagons.
The booths will be decorated in different
eoors. The electric food fair sign will or
nament the outside front OF the hall.
THE EXHIBITORS.
The food fair committee has during the
past week been obliged TO turn down sew
eral late applications for space. A notable
addition to the exhibitors is Armour &
Co., who have taken two spaces, and will
make an attractive exhibit OF their prod
conner
Other out-of-town hibitors, as already
mentioned in THE AMERICAN, will be the
tennessee Pure Food Co., with their attrac-
i've exhibit of Jello; the Walter Baker
Co., the Ellsworth food fair favorites, here
for the third successive year; Town Talk
Hour; the Forest Milling Co.; Fellsmere
Farms Co., exhibit of Florida fruits;
Bower Bartlett. teas and coffAes; Tibbetts
\. Il. Extract Co., OF New Bedford;
Clement, the Bar Harbor music dealer; G.
L. Pratt, OF Boston, novelties; l. Ingra-
nam, OF New York, ivory exhibit.
Among local exhibitors will be the Bar
harbor & Union River Power Co.; A. NJ.
moor, electrical supplies; Nj. A. Clark,
movers; Village improvement society,
cooked food; Miss }. A. Thompson, Lowell
coVell, chocolates; <. G. Moore, drug
gust; Q. L. Morang, department store;
Union Trust Co.
MUSIC AND DANCING.
Inc food fair orchestra OF ten pieces, G.
u. Monaghan, leader, will furnish music
every afternoon and for ths dance each
evening.
FRIENDS OF THE FOOD FAIR.
The New England Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. will erect telephone booth in
'ne hall for long distance and local service
local service being flee.
sd Clement. OF the Clement Music Co.,
nar Hsrbor, has donated the free use Of Q
piano for the orchestra during the entire
week.
drinking water will be donated by the
mt Kebo Spring Water Co., of Bar
~ X. Fairbanks Co. and Libby, Mcneil
Lady will send attractive souvenirs
.oi Tree distribution BY the food fair COM
mittee.
rorty Ellsworth merchants have do
.'ea prizes which will be given out each
as 70 holders OF ticket coupons bearing
numbers. Something like 100 Of
'De'e prizes will be distributed each day.
ELLSWORTH DAY.