Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-09-03
NEW MANAGEMENT SCORES BIG
SUCCESS IN FIRST ANNUAL
Big Crowds of Happy Merry Makers, Exciting
and Driving Horse Races, Good Ball
Games and Fine Exhibits---Rloclx
Dancing Big Hit

center of attraction, and were eX-
ceptionally fine The tables which
were arranged and exhibited by the
different Farm Bureaus in the sur
rounding towns spoke loudly in
praise of Mr. Bickford's splendid
work as county agent, and showed
, the great interest he citizens feel
in the work that is being done in
agricultural lines.
Some of the tables were remark
ably artistic in the arrangement of
exhibits, especially that of Hancock.
This table had nearly every kind of
vegetable and fruit grown in this
section, as well as honey strained
and in the comb cream, butter, eggs,
berries and many other good things.
The name of the town over this table
was made of eggs, in a most unique
fashion.
All other tables had due
amount of interest shown them and
were as follows East Surry, Penob-
scot. Dedham, North Ellsworth, West
Ellsworth, Bayside and Lamoine.
The judges awarded first premium to
Hancock, second to North Ellsworth,
and third to Lamoine.
The HI clubs. under the direction
of Mr.. Bickford and Miss Beckett,
home demonstration agent, had a re
markable exhibit, particularly in the
extraordinary collection of canned
fruit and vegetables in the eighteen
exhibits. There were forty garden
exhibits. and twenty-five potato eX
hibits.
Under the boys and girls club
work were also listed fifty-one ex-
hibits in sewing, very cleverly done,
and six exhibits in cooking and
housekeeping.
Fine exhibits of apples were shown
by II. Fremont Maddocks and Robert
Haynes of North Ellsworth. Several
good collections of apples and vege-
tables were in evidence from South
Penobscot, and much attention was
paid to a beautiful collection of steel
knives for household and other use,
all hand made by Everett Snowman
of South PenObscot. and showing eX-
traordinary workmanship
Many new cars were added to the
auto show for Thursday, among them
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besides the Chevrolet and Ford,
which were shown by their respect
i've dealers The Bar Harbor Motor
Co. showed the Dodge cars. Utter
back-Gleason Co., of Bangor, showed
a new Maxwell model and the new
Chrysler touring car.
Two radio exhibitions were shown
in the hall, one by the Merrill gar
age, and one by Morang- Robinson.
The exhibits included the Whipple,
OeForrest, Radiola, and Neutrodyne.
The j. p. Eldridge Co., had a fine
booth, showing Clarion and Atlantic
ranges, New Perfection and Red
Star oil stoves, the Heatrola house
furnace, and chemical toilets.
Under the direction of the public
health nurse, Miss Mclaughlin,
Red Cross tent was placed near the
entrance to the hall. This contained
cot, a table with emergency out
fit and a doll-baby for demonstration
work A great deal of interest was
manifested in this work during the
fair
Aside from the fine display of
lduCS WOIh, QullJS anu nOlne-lndue
rugs, braided knit and drawn, the
Shapiro Sample Shop and Silvy &
Donovan. milliners, showed a very
tasteful line of garments and hats
on the second floor in the hall.
A source of much attraction in
the Maine State Health Department
was a small model in cement of a
septic tank and protected we'll, which
demonstrated the arrangement for
pure water in the home. This was
made by DR.. Campbell, State sanitary