Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-10-24
roUNTY CONTEST.
,xnfp EXHIBIT BY BOYS
srL1 AND GIRLS OF COUNTY.
svrsrrsa MEETINGS AND ENTER
N,,vrsrs--ovER THREE HUN
n.rp CLUB MEMBERS PRESENT
THE PRIZE WINNERS.

1870
W leaders OF the agricultural clubs Of
c,uS ,cr county met in Ellsworth FRI
NM. "a saturday OF last week for the
oH "a annual county contest, the
se' event Of the club year. The
made wonderful strides during
,ss mast year. From dozen clubs last
'n .ne number has increased to forty
x,tb a mem bership Of close to 1000,
,hs attendance at the county con-
-, leaned from sixty-six last year to
SIS this year.
..a..s in clubs and membership Q xpccted,
Iii probebly be necessary to restrict
.rsti,iop in the county contest to the
S,rners in the several projects in the
,...l contest. This year all who completed
80 years work were entitled to
compete. The seven championship win
~. in this county contest are entitled to
onmxte in the State meeting.
rhs county champions In the several
,,o,ects This year are Dana Hodgkins Of
r.ncoek. potatoes; Julia Trew orgy Of
snyyr. small garden; Richmond Shack
,ord Of Ellsworth Falls, poultry; Melissa
Iooes Of Bsyside, cooking and housekeep-
;,,. Dorothy Cook 6f Hancock, large
GARDEN Aida winsiow Of Prospect Har-
bor. canning; Arbine Smith Of franklin,
,,ys A complete list OF prizes awarded
is given below.
There vas splendid exhibit OF canned
goods. poultry. potatoes and other vege-
tables at Hancock bali. Seventy members
otthe canning clubs exhibited ten pint
isrs each, 100 in all, the exhibit occupy
inss pyramid stand extending through
tina middle Of the hall. At the lef. q table
contained the fifty-four exhibits OF tel
potatoes each, while the miscellaneous
vegetables occupied another long table on
the opposite side Of the hall. Twenty five
pens of poultry were exhibited by the
poultry club members, and some twenty
leaves OF bread by the cooking and house,
keeping department.
The forenoon Friday was occupied with
the registration OF members and assign
ment OF places OF entertainment. All
were wen taken csIe oi, THANKS 10 tne
hospitality OF the people OF Ellsworth.
The afternoon session was opened with
prayer by Rev. A. +. MacDonsid, followed
By an address OF welcome by Representa-
tive Fulton J. Redman OF Ellsworth. The
response was by X. p. Mitchell, State
leader OF boys clubs, who was in. attend
ance throughout the contest, giving active
aid to County Agent Worden, the live
wire OF the movement in Hancock county.
Miss Alfredo Ellis, assistant in charge
OF girls club work, was the next speaker
She was followed by A. A. Heald OF
Wateryille, lay secretary OF the State Y.
NJ. c. A., who can,e % q representative OF
Governor Milliken, bearing his message
Of regret at his inability to be here be-
cause OF pressing engagement in Masss-
chusetts, where he was In attendance at q
conference OF New England governors in
regard to the coal situation.
An entertainment by club members
from various sections OF the county fol-
lowed. 1t included piano duet by Mar
iorie and Catherine Austin OF Ellsworth
Falls; reading, Aida Winslow OF Birch
Hsrbor; a sketch representing Friday
afternoon at school which worked in some
amusing compositions, by the waithsm
club, with Miss Erma Jordan as teacher;
piano solo, by John Murch OF Deer Isle /;
violin solo, Ernest vansaw OF Prospect
Harbor; solo, Wilton Hanna OF Sullivan;
sketch, The Cooking School, "by the Bay
side club; piano solo, Alma Perkins Of
Penobseot; reading, Elwood Kingman,
g. r'S so' ~
The evening .e..;on "a. in chsrge of
c. 3. Hosmsr ..cra,.,v q, m. R.r usr-
Dor v NC who ns,,.a a.. .raschs.
from several In the sudience. Among
those who rs.nc,o.d we're Ms G.,ap n
Young Of a.ncocL Nil. Eli. John =
Dor;,v =, r..,,s. ss..;r w.so.,, De-
A. p M.oDor.,s p.,.nn. q,
stoninyton A., u,,...u ~, wo,a.n
Congressman John A. Peters, was then
Introduced, ana spoke enthusiasticaily