Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-12-15
THE FOURTH DAY.
The Fair Drawing Towards : Success
full Ending.

ful Ending.
/ The weather was not as suspicious for the
Fair yesterday as on the three preceding days,
and until o'clock, P. NJ. there was no par
At this hour Prof. Edison's wonderful talking
machine commenced to articulate. 1t seemed
almost human. 1t sung, talked. laughed and
whistled like a person, and even better than
some people. The machine drew quite
crowd, mostly children.
| EVENING.
Last evening was the GROWING one of the
Fair. Old Granite Hall saw such crowd as
it never did before. At $50 P. NJ, an hour
before the commencement of the entertain
ment, every seat was taken. The entertain
ment of the evening, musical one, was a
grand chorus of war songs, rendered by
large company of trained vocal musicians
under the direction of Mr.. c. B. johnson,
and selected with care, assisted by the Togus
| Band, Prof. Theme, leader. Everything
passed off to perfection. The rendition of
the songs was excellent and the musicians all
did credit 70 themselves. As the stirring
ear, memories of bygone days, of a fierce
struggle, of war, of battlefelds, of carnage
| and death, of peace, Of all the kindred
events came rushing back into the soldiers
head. Again he faced the cannon's mouth;
| again he marched beneath the grand old flag
and sang the same thrilling airs which he
heard last evening. The Togus Band be-
came greater favorites than ever. The bugle
call and ''long rolf were received with sat-
isfaction. Again and again the throng
cheered and much enthusiasm prevailed.
Following was the program.
Recollections of the War. Togus Band.
| Revills-Bugles.
Battle Cry OF Freedom-Solo and Chorus.
| Solo. c. c. Hunt.
| The General-Inf. Bugles.
| Keep the Camp Fires Brightly Burning
| Solo and Chorus. Solo, j. W. Bangs.
The Assembly-Bugles.
Forward-Buges.
Old Folks-Solo and Chorus Solo, II. P. Mken.
Battle Hymn of the Republic-Solo and Chorus
Solo, j. w. Bangs.
First Sergeant's Call-Inf. Bugles.
' ~ ~ ~ O ' Solo. F. B. Haskell
Sick Cal-Inf. and Cav. Buges.
Kingdoms Comng-soe and Chorus.
Solo, A. NJ. Hanson.
| Southern Plantation Echos, Togus Band
We Old Boys-solo. Quartette and Chorus,
G. F. Halves. H. b. Chandler,
e. b. Johnson, DIR. Halves.
Breakfast Call-Inf. and Cav. Bugles.
Tenting on the Old Camp Ground-Solo and Chorus
Solo. A. J. Hail.
Drill Call-Inf. and Cav Bugles.
Marching Through Georgia Solo and Chorus.
Solo, c. b. Johnson
The Long Roll-Inf. Drum.
Brave Boys they-Duet and Chorus.
G.F. Halves, c. C. Hunt
The Charge-Int. Bugles.
Tramp. Tramp, Full Chorus.
Dinner Call-Inf. Bugles.
| The Monitor and Merrimac, Song. C. B. johnson
Retreat-Bugles.
When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again
Solo and Chorus, Solo, II. G. Wilson.
Tattoo-l Inf. Bugle, 2 Inf. Drum.
| American Overture, Togus Band.
Taps-Buglss.
America, Chorus.
The audience joined in singing the last
verse of America:
| Our Fathers God to thee,
Author of Liberty,
To thee we sing
Long may land be bright,
With Freedoms holy light;
| Protect US by Thv might,
Great God, our King.
| The effect was magnificent. AS the clos
| ing words of the grand old liberty hymn, rem
dered by 500 voices, rang through the old
hall, they seemed almost inspired and one
could but thank his stars that he lived in
America under free government.
During the evening wheel of fortune for
the sale of the Bohemian glass work turned
successfully in the rear of the hall. me-
dallion of hammered brass, gift to the Fair
from Mrs. J. f. Daniel, daughter of VIM.
X. Smith, Esq, was voted on, the lady re-
ceiving the largest number receiving it. Two
hundred votes were cast, of which Mrs.
5. W. Lane received 1856. emitting her to
the medallion. The voting on the BARRIERS
chair Inauguration, but will not be CON-
pleted until this evening. candy worker
| from the Kenuebec Confectionery Manufac-
tory piled his saccharine trade in the hall
and attracted much attention.