Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-12-13

Seeead Day Of tAs Festival Z Successful
One.


Dsnnsst RsaAs.
Yesterday was the second day Of tn
0raad Army Festival in this city and i
proved even more successful than the frat
II possible. The greater portion Of tn.
forenoon was occupied in clearing
up and making preparations for thu
afternoon aud evening. The cake has
kets. supply Of oysters, ice cream etc.. vers
replenished while the fancy goods table be-
came brilliant with additional articles. There
was small attendance in the hall during
the forenoon and but few Of the diff
erent departments of the Fair we're in opera
ton. In the afternoon, however, there
vas . change. It was the occasion Of the
Children's Matinee and dolls party. 1t VA
immense. It seemed - if every household il
the city had emptied its children into the hall
The admission fee was ten cents and
when all had arrived the doorkeepeI
had . shining heap of dimes of nc
small Dimensions. Did young America
ever enjoy itself better? Boys and girl,
Of all ages from the little dot Of two year,
up to the child of fourteen summers, thropged
the hall. Back and forth over the floor, uF
into the galleries, over the settees they
rompsd and played in sportive slee ~ only
children can. Who would not wish to be q
child again if only for an hour? The dolls
had party on table in front of the platform
h. of he. o<
Mr.. and Mrs. Miflin who were joined in the
bonds of matrimony in Grand Army Hall
sometime since. The guests we're few and
the presents fewer. Each child on entering
the hall gave his or her name to the door
keeper who wrote it down on . slip of paper
which was ena losed in an envelope. At the
close Of the matinee the envelopes were placed
unfortunately in pile, and two of them
drawn out by one of the children present.
The two children whose names were drawn
became the possessors of the dolls acting a.
bride and groom. Kitty Lyon secured the
bride and Lizzie Mccormick the bridegroom.
The old woman who lived ip . shoe was an
irresistible attraction to the little ones. A
and inclosed the vertable old lady herself
who with spectacles perched on her nose
quietly watched her numerous progeny As they
clambered over the shoe. The sawdust pudding
was not without its Vaccinations. A big wood
en- bowl was brim full of sawdust which Sc
GREETED within its depths sundry small articles
supposed to be valuable. By paying dime
one was allowed to dip beneath the surface Of
the pudding with tin ladle. Whatever ar
ticle he brought up was his own. One Of
the novel features of the Fair, and which
put in an appearance yesterday noon,
was . pottery mandatory in full work
ing order in the hall Through the
generosity of the Bangor Stoneware Compa
ny, 3 workman with necessary equipments
was gratuitously furnished from their estab-
lishment He commenced operations shortly
after noon and drew . wondering crowd.
Deity, on his potter's wheel, he fashioned
from rude Jumps of clay, jugs, flower pots,
bean pots, spittoons and other varieties Of
ware. His performances, to one Who had
never witnessed the like before, were quite
interesting.
At three o'clock P. M. the curtain arose on q
large company Of chill lren from the Gram
mar school. who, with singing books in hand,
stood in series of regular rows. At the
word from Mr.. Robertson, their teacher, they
raised their voices and sweetly sang
"America" and other we'll known
air.. Professor C.. C. Hunt, stand
ing on the floor, welding aloft his baton and
kept time. The matinee came to a close
about 4 O'Clock. Each child before
his or her departure was, through the
geuer osity of Devine & Coughlin the drug
Rists, furnished with q neat present
There we're fve-hundred presents in all.
Shortly after three o'clock . msgniicen,
flag inscribed with the words, sc. A. r
Fair" was swung to the breeze between the
hall and the Maine Farmer Office. Another
smaller flag waved from the main entrance
Last evening was but . REPETITION of thu
opening night - far - the crowd was con-
cerned Settses, aisles, galleries, and
standing room were again packed will
people, and more than this was not required
to attest to the success of the Fair. Almos
every third person you met DO re . subscrip
| ton book and to escape these was an act o.
| true heroism. After the rendering Of
| pleasing selection Of music by Pullen's or
chestra, bennett, the famous reader, ap
appeared on the platform and RECALLED the au
| dience on some of his choisest represents
| tons. This was Mr.. Dennett's fourth ap
pearauce in Augusta and yet his auditors.
although the most Of them had heard hin
before, laughed as heartily IS ever and we're
highly pleased With the entertainment. Hi,
Boys First Defamation" was most ludi
crous and when he retired on finishing it the
audience cheered with much energy. The
voting on the writing desk was anims ted
There was q rivalry between the high and
grammar school candidates. the devotees o