The Republican journal., 1916-02-10
The Food Fair.

prize winners were each given . coupon good
for one dollar in trade at any store in the city
they might select. The prizes were awarded
as follows:
Oldest lady present, Mrs. J. N. Stewart of
Belfast. who will be 80 years old Feb. 2sd
Oldest man present, Henry E. Babcock of
Belfast. SO years.
Oldest man coming the longest distance
Thomas B. Cook of Unity. 81 years.
Oldest lady coming the longest distance,
Mrs. Olive F. Mixer of Brooks. n years.
Oldest married couple present. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry E. Babcock of Belfast, married 81
| years.
Others deserving special mention were Mrs.
I. F. Slipp. Belfast, 50 years; Samuel G. Stimp-
son, Belfast. "a years; John Colby, Montville,
81 years.
Mrs. Josephine F. knight, aged rs years. of
Searsmont was present to enjoy the dancing
and at the hour of community singing, with
Mr.. Eldridge S. Pitcher partner, gave sew.
eral special dances. She was awarded a pair
of slippers for her graceful dancing.
Thursday was everybody's day but the storm
of the morning kept many away, especially
those in the surrounding towns. The COM
morning. with several good voices in the floor
booths joining in the familiar songs. AS early
as 6 80 p. m the crowd began to collect in or
der to secure desirable seats in the balcony to
see the masquerade and the five Boston ballet
dancers advertised by the managers to appear
and lead the grand march. Promptly at the
orchestra struck up march and in danced, or
marched, the ballet girls escorted by partners
in full evening dress and high hats. Their
pink or red tarleton skirts, wired to stand out
in perfect ballet fashion, their pink tights and
blondine hair. were all in keeping with the
role and their dancing left nothing to be de.
sired. 1t is needless to say that they
monopolized the attention of the specta-
tors, and later they were recognized as
young Belfast business men, viz, Irwin 7,
Dinsmore of B. c, Dinsmore & Son; Elon B.
Glchrest, assistant treasurer of the Belfast
Savings Bank, and Henry Mudgett, the popu-
lar clerk in H. W. Clark's. Their escorts were
William H. Hall of the Hall Ellis Hardware
Co., C. B. Holmes of the Consumers Fuel Co.,
and Herbert B. Foster of the Old Corner Drug
store. They received an ovation and most of
the crowd seemed to enjoy the joke played on
them by the management There were thirty
other couples in costume incl uding Spaniards,
pierrots, nun. ounces, bride, folly, clowns
etc. The first prize for the prettiest costume
went to Miss Ida Carleton, who represented
Folly in pink and white striped costume with
spangled decorations Albert H. Morse received
first prize for the handsomest mems costume
that of Spanish cavalier. The first comic
prize was received by Miss Natalie Pottle
who wore ounces costume, and the second
went to Vaughan Hayes, who was dressed as a
rustic.
About 1900 were present.
There were many add tions to the exhibits
in the annex after the first day, and ss last
year they attracted much attention. Among
the interesting exhibits noted display of
16 varieties of apples, raised by D. Ramsey;
vegetables exhibited by Mrs. A. Samson; vege-
tables, eggs and honey, shown by Irving Hills
of Northport; home made soap, by G. G. Wells
of Belfast, showing four-years- old borax
soap, also an oatmeal soap: large display of
| fancy needlework by Mrs. Blanche Bickford;
handsome Battenburg lunch set by Mrs.
Thomas W. Lothrop; jeliies. by Mrs. Cora
Herrick; jellies, by Mrs. M. W. Brown; knitted
bed spread. Mrs. Jesse Weber,; model of the
ill fated steamship Lusitania, made by Sher-
man Peavey, 19-years-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank ". Peavey of Condor street. and many
beautiful pieces of embroidery. Premiums
and ribbons were awarded Thursday as fol-
lows:
Best butter, Irwin Hills. blue ribbon
Best eggs, Irwin Hills, blue ribbon; E. D.
Ramsey, red ribbon.
Best exhibit of apples, Is varieties. E. D.
Ramsey, Belfast, 1st, End and Sd.
Best exhibit OF vegetables. Irwin Hills
Northport, 1st.
Exhibit of carrots. Mrs. A mh1ose Samson
Belfast, ribbon.
Best exhibit of jelly. Miss Mary E. Brown
Northport, first.
Best exhibit of preserves. Mrs. Cora E,
Herrick, Belfast. first; Mrs, Ambrose Samson,
Belfast. second.
Best exhibit made by Waldo County boy.
Sherman Peavey. aged 10 years. Belfast, Lu.
sitania model, first: Ingersoll watch.
nuuolpn SdsSeuS. dReu 10 years, Belfast,
flying machine, second; "Boy Life."
The following prizes for fancy work were
awarded by the committee Mrs. Ralph D.
Southworth, Mrs. Sherman G. Swift, Miss
Marian M. Heald and Miss Belle Keating:
Best exhibit of fancy work. Mrs. Harold
McKeen, 1st, $1.O0; Mrs. Blanche Bickford.
2nd, Is cents; Mrs. T. W. Lothrop, 3rc. SO
cents.
Best individual piece of fancy work. Miss
Maude Field, lst, years subscription to Rec
reation.
Sofa pillows, Mrs. Herbert Bucklin, blue
ribbon, Mrs. Blanche Bick ford, red ribbon,
Miss Florence Brown. yellow ribbon.
\ Spreads, Mrs. Russell Ste phenson, blue rib
bon; Miss Mary oodbury, red ribbon; Mrs.
Jesse E. Webber. yellow ribbon.
Quilts, Mrs. Lucy Perkins. b lue ribbon; Miss
Josie Knowlton, red ribbon
Rugs, Mrs Mary Carter, LIST 81; Mrs Melvin
Pattershall, End rs cents.
| Crochet, Mrs. Blan che Bickford, center
piece, blue ribbon; Miss Mary Woodbury., shams
and scarf, blue ribbon; Mrs. JAS McKeen, red
ribbon.