Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-10-04

Good Exhibition of Produce-iBter-
eating sports Thursday.

Good Exhibition Of Produce-iDter-
eating sports Thursday.
The annual fair OF the North Ellsworth
Farmers club Wednesday and Thursday
Of last week brought together nns ex-
hibition Of produce, and some interesting
sports we're enjoyed Thursday. The at
tendance was not large.
This is purely an Agricultural fair,
which is accomplishing much good In the
agricultural development OF the section.
I, cannot successfully run horse-racing
and big midway to draw the crowds.
but ss an agricultural display it is ex-
celled by few small fairs This, and its
dinners, are the features OF the fair.
This year some interesting sports were
added to the afternoon Of the second day.
aud aroused much enthusiasm. The din
nerp, In charge of Mrs. Alvin L. Maddocks
and Mrs. william K. McGown, were excel
lent, a. usual. the North Ellsworth women
sustaining their reputation a. cooks.
The officers OF the club are. Alvin T..
Maddocks, president; II. Fremont Mad
docks, secretary; Asa c. Flood, treasurer;
Charles w. Sweeney, Judson Sargent.
William X. Mctio~n, Matilda NJ. Phillips,
Galen Maddocks, trustees.
The baseball game Thursday between
Ellsworth and Holden teams was close
Attn 4
score OF LIS
The slow race, nearest to four minutes,
was won by Walter A. McGo~n, with II.
r. Maddocks second and Arthur W. Sails
bury third.
The peg race was won by h. r. Mad
docks, with Walter McGown second.
The old mans race, for contestants over
sixty years OF age, was won by II. +.
MHddocks, with Walter A. Midtown
second and Charles W. Sweeney third.
The foot race for married women was
won by Mrs. c. w. Sweeney, with Mrs.
James A. Salisbury second and Mrs. Isaac
L. Emery third.
The fair closed Thursday evening with
. dance, which was well attended.
Premiums were awarded a. follows:
HF Maddocks- Rocky Mountain pota-
toes, 2; Hubbard squaSh, i; Boston Mar
row squash, 1; Turbsn squash, /; largest
squash, 2; citron, Il; drum cabbage, Il;
Savoy cabbage, / largest beets, 1; largest
green tomatoes, 2; ripe tomatoes, l; dis
play agricultural produce, /. Apples,
Alexander, /; Duchess, J.; Ben Davis, Il;
MildinRv, 1; Gresninss. 2; Tolman, Il;
Pound sweet, 2; Minnesota, 2; Williams,
/; King. 2; largest apples, 1; crab spples,i !;
display OF apples, /. Honey. 4; butter.
2. Poultry, R. /. Red fowl, q; B. l. Red
chicks, 1; White Ply mouth Rock ch,cks, l..
Mrs. Walter Rapp- Green Mountain po-
tatoes, 4; carrots, 2.
Gsien Enthusiastically Mountain po-
ta.oes, 1; Comet potatoes, 1; Early Rose,
/; largest rutsbaga, /; smoothest toma-
toes, L;
Asa Z. Fiood-woii River apples. i;
Mrs. Eta Mctjown- Print butter, i;
William X McGown-Stark apples, l.
Charles W S~eeney-Hubbsrd squash,
Ii carrots, 1; King apples, I; BelIfiower
apples, i; table beets, l.; cranberries, 2.
Sheep, three sheep, 1; buck, 1; 3 lambs, l..
Walter A McGown- Nodhsad apples, q;
Greetings, 1; AlexsndeFs, 2; Stark apples,
2: Williams apples, 2; Astrschan apples,
1; Transcendent crabappies, 2; sickle
pears, 4; white grapes, /.
Emery Maddocks-B Baldwin apples, Q;
Sky apples, 2; Early Rose potatoes, q;
Hubbard squash, 2; table beets, Q; pars-
nips, i, rutabags, /.
William e kichardson-Snow apples, Il;
Gravenstein apples, 2; Minnesots apples,
/;
Eugene Carlisle Largest squash, 1;
Jenness McGown-McIntosh apples, Il;
Tolman Sweet apples, 2; Pound Sweet
apples, 4; Porter apples, l; largest toma-
toss, l, Baldwin apples, /.
Mrs Matilda NJ Phillips-Gresu Noun
tain potatoes, 2; King of the Early beans,
/; Gran berries, 1; Snow apples, 2.
Maria L Emery-Twenty-ounce apples,
/.
Oscar Staples = wealthy apples, 2.
DR.. G A Philiips-BeIlfower apples, 2;
Wolf River apples. q; Nodhead apples. I;
Wealthy, /; Gravenstein apples, /; Mcln-
tosh, 2.
vira Ellis Spy apples, /; largset toma-
toes, 2.
Assnath Maddocks : Cut flowers, 90
varieties, 1.
Callie McGown-Cut flowers. z.
Domestic Department.
Mrs Maria L Emery, mems stockings, 2;
mems mittens, /. Mrs. Louise Moore,
mems stockings, /; mems mittens, Q;
crochet lace, l. Mrs Mary J Perry,
braided rug, l. Mrs Charles Sweeney,
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