Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
THE FOOD FAIR.
BIG WEEK AT HANCOCK HALL
OFF TO A GOOD START.
Hall Was Never More AttraCtiyely
Observation-Disclosures i'm Vote to
Designate "NIiss Ellsworth

Designate Miss Ellsworth"
The Ellsworth food fair for 1925
got away Monday afternoon to a
good start, for full week of merri-
ment and music 1t just happened
that there was real starter on the
stage, too. He was introduced to
the audience as the Hon. H. c.
| Buzzell of Belfast, president of the
| Maine Senate, but as Hold Buzz
| eel, lover and owner. of trotting
horses, he has ofticiated as starter
at many tracks in Maine, including
! Wyman Park last year, and has many
friends throughout Hancock county.
But the real starter at the food
| fair was representative George S.
| Foster, who opened the fair before
| turning the program over to the
| Maine Development Association, al
reported elsewhere. Mr.. Foster, on
Association and of the former
Boosters club, thanked the people
of Ellsworth for the support they had
always given enterprises backed by
this group. He referred with
justiiiable pride to the work done il
securing d new high school building,
the success of which was made pos
sible only by the public support.
Now, again, the same group was
asking for public support Having
bought the old Wyman Park track
and reorgani2ed the fair association,
it had expended much more money
than was originally anticipated in
providing one of the best fair
grounds in Maine, with a splendid
track. laroe prandstand and exhi-
bitiou lu44. - a IooulI, the assocl-
alton now found itself some 100000
in debt. and he told of the plan to
increase capital stock and the oppor-
tunity that would be given to the
people to show their support by
buying the stock, not in anticipation
of immediate and large financial
returns, but to help an enterprise
that was for the benefit of all.
The food fair is but another means
to the same end-to raise additional
money to help out the agricultural
fair-and he hoped the people would
give their support here.
The program was then turned over
to the Maine Development Associ-
alton.
Hancock hall never looked more
attractive than in its decorations for
this years food fair. Red and white
is the color scheme, and Valentines
day is the motive. Everywhere are
streamers of red and white crepe
paper from which are suspended red
hearts of various sizes, some already
pierced by Cupids dart, and others
still whole. Above the stage is a
large heart, illuminated by colored
electric lights.
THE BOOTHS.
The booths about the hall are very
attractive, the color scheme, red and
white, being preserved in all. There
are many amusement booths, with
games of skill that find many pa
irons. The dart game, with tastily-
trimmed targets in form of hearts
pierced with cupid's darts, is popu-
lar. The women seem particularly
skillful at this game, but all the tar
gets pierced are not inside the booth.
The Koro game is always popular,
and others are receiving their share
of attention and affording amuse-
ment to all.
TIL cooked food booth is being lib
orally patronized, and the women of
Ellsworth are donating generously to
it. The refreshment booth is another
popular corner.
Among the exhibitors is the Thor
sen Farms Products Co., which at
tractively displays S. S. Pierce Co.
goods, the Thorsen ice-cream, butter,
cheese and milk, and Jell-O, samples
being served with Thorsens cream.
The Bar Harbor & Union River
Power Co. exhibits electric ranges,
cooking utensils and household APP
plances. 1t is a very popular booth
with the housewives.
The International Harvester Co.
exhibits a No. 4 motor-driyen Prim-
rose ball-bearing cream separator.
On Saturday, the closing day of the
fair, this company will give prizes
, to those guessing nearest to the
| length Of time the separator runs af-
| ter power is shut off. Earl Stratton,