Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-09-08
CHICK RAISING

| CHICK RAISING
Philip Wescott, North Bluehill, 1;
Gertrude Stackpole, West Ellsworth,
ADJUSTMENTS
The amusement features furnished
fun and entertainment for all. Flying
Meridith on the high trayeze was. a
wonder. Fisher ON til bicycle, ably
assisted by Miss Dorothy Owen,
dancer, furnished an good act. Bill
and May were always on the move,
and causing laughter wherever they
went.
A few added attractions, were
staged Thursday afternoon. A put
| ting-on-shoes contest was won by
Earl Beal and a Charleston contest
was won by Miss Barbara Smith.
Norris Moore Of Lakewood, we'll
known about Ellsworth as dancer,
entertained, and Linwood Doane OF
Veazie performed few fancy steps.
The fireworks this year were more
elaborate than at the last fair. They
were the big attraction at the night
carnivals Tuesday and Wednesday
| evenings.
| Main street was cleared or cars
Wednesday evening from Luchinfs
| store to Thorsen's. Shavings were
Iscattered on the street, and large
crowd assembled to enjoy the Dig
street dance
BABY CONTEST
| Nine babys were entered IN the
baby contst. All the contestants had
their good and bad points, wrong
! feeding being the most marked.
Leaflets telling Of the proper way
to feed babies were free to all at the
Maine Public Health booth. Hazei
| Crabtree OF Hancock was the nrst
prize baby, Helen Wood OF ELLSWORTH
was second and Cole Jordan, 3r.'
was third. All three babies had
lovely silver cup presented 10 them
by the fair association. Mrs. Iheo-
dore Smith, Red Cross community
nurse for Ellsworth, and MRS. Alce
r. Rassett. Hancock county pubic
health nurse, conducted the contest.
Racing
Fair-goers were treated to fast
roces with close finishes at Wyman
mark last week. Two accidents
p on the racetrack, one OF
hitch nroyed fatal wednesday
aftarnoon. William Crowell OF Bar
uarhor was struck by one OF inc
racing horses while crossing the
.racL He died Thursday at tne
Hurley hospital. Thursaay, d n ~
niin' was crowded against the
fence in the 2.32 county l norso no.
a wheel was broken. me no. I'm
came frightened and ran pue
r smith, a man OF wlde e ~ track
with horses, ran out ONO .n
and skilfully captured inc waved
Iusty cheers from the crow row dar;ng
annreciation of Mr.. ehiam n in the
faat Saunders was thlo"N
accident, but was unhurt. or;es of
Following are the sunL i,,o aces:
Wednesdays and lnu' '
a,s CLASS, PURSE $500
Big, by oi'ioo
.oau nnn br (Bachelder)' $500. .
Mary Aberdeen, bm' .nud;, 80 s
Lee harrington, bne .op and Real
, Joe Hall. Mandy fo''
CHARLIE also started ,ou
Time-2.16A. 2l9, go 5000.
. % CLASS, PURSE $"'''
| ,,,6ne bm, by oiii" . 1
worthy (Clukey)
pu,v the Rabbit, Big. by Eolus :.
| tDonnelley) .......'''''' o
Mr. Dell, Big Greland) ...''
CHARLES w, Big CWorthen) >
pornie Axteen, Enchantress, fe'el
.l,av,ew saska, Belle Giltner ana
Thurmond also started.
Time-219A, 2.20%, 21Sh.
o24 CLASS, PURSE $500. Declared
| finished.
BETTY Direct, BIN, by Gen. d.
rect (Piper) ......'. .''''..
lJjttle Wonder, BIN, by Guy AK =
l worthy (Meader) ......'''.'
Double c. Big, Pomeroy) .....
Cade Able, BIN (Nelson) ..... z
Everett c. also started.
Time-2.19k, 2.19k, 2.21h.
l. FREE FOR-ALL, PURSE $"oo
On Time, Big, by Ashland LOCK
hart (Jordan) ...........'''
Elying Nimbus, Big, CIrue- :.
worry) ......... ..........
Dow Grafton. Big, Hughes) q
LADY Maud K, chm, (Clukey)''
Time. 2.15A, ZIG. 2.18 oo,rNrv
40 ' CLASS, HANCOCK COUNTY
HORSES, PURSE $3.50
nick Coastman, Big, by Free
| DICK
hoVioe Ic.o,v, 2 2 Q
Vaieria' i'm IIorton, 6 3 3
Eugene me- fSaunders) SO 8
| Mamie '"' 4 4
cam pinkerton, Big. (BlaisdelD b b
Time 225A, 2.27. 2.29.
BASEBALL
The baseball games offered mucn
rtarest for sport fans. "Wednesday
Amherst was batted to defeat by the
Waltham nine. The score was ~
~ < Thursday fast and hotiy-
cont asted game was played between
no Conldsboro and Franklin teams.
roth aggregations gave the rams
their hest. When the ninth inning