Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-12-14
TIE PAIR.
Third Day Of the Grand Amy FESTIVAL,
The Dasy shsw IN the Ass.r.e.n A,tr.es.
. Large Crowd.

sAASu uSy OF tne jr9Dd Army Fair in
TINS CITY dawned auspiciousiy and the weather,
- It has been from the first, was exceptional
y nne. There was no tagging In the inter-
est manifested BY the public, and the success
OF the opening day was continued. As on
wednesday, there were no visitors At the hall
IN the forenoon, and the time was spent pre-
pairing for the rush of the afternoon and
evening.
One OF the most attractive and amusing
features of the Fair are the operations of the
glass blowers in the Aldermen's room. Here
are the veteran workers in glass, Profs.
Woodrofe and Mahr of Boston,
Who skillfully and dexterously manpu-
late the glass rendered pliable in
the intense heat of the gas blowers fame
They keep constantly at work and turn out
some exquisite specimens of Bohemian glass
work, such a. birds of paradise, ships and many
different articles in numberless fantas-
tic forms, no two alike. There was quite
museum of fine glass work on exhibition
yesterday. A show case enclosed q fine
collection Of neckties, ladies hats etc., all
woven of spun glass. tidy was shown
made from . common vase found on the
Island Of Cyprus, and said to be the finest
piece Of glass work in the world. A lady
was engaged three months in making
it. A feather, duplicate of one worn by an
English Princess, was quite curiosity. A
pair Of dainty slippers, which. for ought we
know might have been worn by Cinderella of
story book lore, were very handsome. On a
table in the room stood a tiny Corliss steam
engine shown at the centennial exposition, ex-
cepting in size, of course. twas constructed
entirely of glass, over 1000 pieces entering
into its make up. The heat for the boiler
was furnished by gas fame. Attached to
and operated to the engine was a representa-
ton OF . quartz crushing machine OF an
Australian pattern. This was also of glass.
All these articles were exhibited at the Gen.
tennial
The BABY SHOW.
Yes it was baby show, real genu-
inc, downright baby show right in the CAPT
tai city. Who would have believed it? yet
it was even so. For once the babies went
on q picnic in Granite Hall, dropped for
awhile the comforts of the cradle and home
life and appeared before the public
gaze in all the majesty and eelat
of babyhood. At two o'clock p. M. the
people began to pour into the hail and the
babies to arrive. Fond mothers with their
dimpled darlings snugly cuddled up in their
arms, walked proudly into the hall
and up to the platform. Every
body crowded around to get a
glimpse of the infant loneliness. At $50
o'clock there was perfect jam. The CALLER
les were running over with people while the
floor was no better. Ladies predomina-
ted About this time the mothers with
their precious treasures proceeded to
the platform. Then came the process of
weighing. One after the other the heavy and
light weights were tenderly placed on the
scales and a record of their weight made by
the committee of judges. The little ones
took it manfully and looked on in won
der. The names and ages of the competing
babies were also taken. There were twenty
nine entries as follows:
Carrie +. Haskell, child of Mrs. Carrie
Haskell. Pittston-lS months.
Fred Bowling, child of Mrs. May Bowling.
Augusta years.
Melvin ii. Simmons, child of u. F. Sim
mons, Hallowell-20 months, 25 davs.
Ella A. DeCreeny. child of Philip De
Creeny. Augusta-14 months.
Percy Bradbury, child of Julia Bradbury,
Hsllowell-l9 months.
Gertie May Wedgewood, child of Mrs
Augusta Wedgewoo Augusta months.
Bessie May Weston, child of Mrs. Alice
Weston Au~usta-6i months.
George Thompson. son Of Mrs Carrie
Thompson, Augusta-2l months.
Margaret f. Murray, child Of Mrs. James
Murray, Augusts-l54 months.
Fred w. Pratt, child of W. s. Pratt, Au-
gusta-s months, 3 days.
Walter Savage. child of NJ. o. Savage, Au-
gusta-l1 months.
Martha Bailey Potter, child of Amos Potter,
Augrsta-l4 months.
Albert Yeaton, child of Frank Yeaton, Au-
gusta-3 months.
Harry Haley, child of w. d. Haley, Gar
diner-21 months.
Richard Yeaton, child of Frank Yeaton,
Augusta-lS months.
Margaret Pettengill. child of B. F. Petten-
gill, Augusta-l4 months.
George Potter, child of Ida Potter, Au-
gusta-l5 months.