Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-10-10
COUNTY CONTEST.
Three Hundred Boys and Girls Conn
ing to Ellsworth Next Week.

Three Hundred Boys and Girls Com.
ing to Ellsworth Next Week.
Friday and Saturday OF next week, the
annual exhibition and county contest OF
th. bo s. and girls agricultural clubs will
be held at Hancock hall. Ellsworth. The
cit must provide enterta inment for some
3vO boys and K rls who are coming.
The 1917 cl db season is fast gro~ing to
close and all OF the boys and girls who have
completed their work are looking forward
to the county contest. Already twenty
seven records and stories have been
received from the Castine club which
promises to be in attendance in full force.
The light in which the coming contest
is held by the boys and girls all over the
county is we'll shown in the remark made
by one little chap who lives on en-
island of the coast. The local leader was
trying to get his mot consent in
order that he might go with the rest OF
the boys, snd she said: mo, Johnnie,
guess you'd better not go. Pm afraid
your table manners aren't very good, and
you'd get things all twisted up where
you'd be entertained" The poor little
fellow, with great fear in his heart and
tears nearly bursting from his eyes, said:
"Ob, mamma, il you'll only let me 90 l'.s
promise not to eat thing al. the time Fm
/, gone.''
TIE boys and girls are coming, ard
there will be more than 300 OF them. The
| homes OF ellsworth will be thrown open
to the little visitors who will arrive
Friday morning, Oct. 10. The seacoast
mission boat Sunbeam is scheduled to
ing and bring at least thirty. From all
over the county they will come, ny every
means conceivable, and when the
| program opens at 1.30, the reward to
| which they have been looking all the
year will at last have come.
| Monday evening at a citizens meeting
held in the board of trade room in Els
! entertainment while in the city. The
| following committees have the matter
| fully in charge:
Finance, Or. A. c. Hagerthy, chairman
J. T. Silvy, c. r. Burrill, l.. F. Giles, and
! Martin l.. Adams
Entertainment, H. M. Hall, chairman
Mrs. o. W. Tspley, Mrs. A. H. Jov, Mrs.
c. r. Burrill and Rev. J. W. Tickle. The
| city is to be divided into three divisions,
and three soliciting teams will canvass
the city for entertainment for the boys
and girls.
Following is list of the prizes, total
ing S40O, which will be awarded the last
| day Of the contest
Bank prizes, total, S2o0.-This sum
will be divided into about sixty prizes,
and awarded in the form of bank ac-
counts.
Scholarships, total, Sl75.-All scholar
ships are for S25 each, one being awarded
to the boy or girl winning the highest
score IN each cluo project.
Special Poultry Prizes, total, $25-
Poultry exhibits are not required
at the county contest, but accom-
| modations are available for twenl v five
exhibits. Each poultry club will be
given the honor OF beng represented in
this number, and ali exhibits will re-
ceive prizes as follows: One ffst, $2;
four seconds, sl.25; twenty thirds, 80
cents.
Entertainment is free for all club
members. who complete their work as
required, Friday mon to Saturday noon,
inclusive, toge e.hsr with tueir local
leaders.