The Republican journal., 1885-09-17
Maine Matters.
MAINE STATE FAIR.


thousand persons. The reserved seats in this
structure consist of comfortable chairs from the
tdrls Manufacturing Cos factory at South
Paris. Beneath the tiers of seats in the second
story are convenient lodging rooms for 300 to
900 people, and on the lower floor is large hall
Tor the exhibition of agricultural implements
and cOmmodlouS restaurant and ladies' room.
scarcely less important among the improve
ments is the new main exhibition building. 100
Mo three stories, and covering some 10000
square feet of floor space. 1t is provided with
q horsepower engine to run machinery eX-
hlbltS and furnish motive power for the eeva-
tor. the latter substantial affair for conveying
BOTH frejght and passengers and built by Fields
Cranshdw of Lewiston. y great number of
smaller buildings for various purposes have
been erected and many important improve
mehtN made upon the grounds, while the track
N>elf-one OF the leading features of course
has been put in excellent condition and is now
one OF The best in New England
In all. the entries for the Maine State Fair for
this year are 20 per cent. larger than last The
horse department for trotting has 50 entries
aud the exhibition 800 entries: Cattle DEPART
ment 105 entries; sheep department 81 entries:
SWINE department DOG entries; agricultural i'm
plement department rot yet posted. Entries in
thai exceed any other wear by large amount.
Arrangements have been made for grand
boy Gle contest TO take place probably on the
24th, IN which purses will be given fer the
championship Of the niled States in i've three
aud one mile races. The purses offered are TO
' 'i' iH'St 'Nti gwen III any similar contest
in thls country. Mr.. +. A. Elswel OF Portland.
vel huoWn among wheelmen. is TO act as
referee.
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give entertainments each evening during the
fair at City Hall, Lewiston. without extra
t,i t.''''l'S.ou. -, |" t''i'eScdH ara NJ rs
Al i ~ W, !" - or IohG I ol Mrs.
1f.nfsr.i,t III n,f, i''.'' p na'oTin, MA or
tiicr. and other talent. Monday. Tnesd ,'1e
"Wednesday and Thursday evenings Major
Hgnader>hoi, pagan ihe ter, and other talent
WI. dppcar-
lht Maine Central railroad has issued
schedule Of the Specials which will be run from
sI arts of De State IN addition to the regular
trains, for thu accommodation of the patrons
OF the tmr. On Tuesday. Wednesday, Thurs
day and Frial Of the fair week specials will
he fuh from Bangor, Nkowhegan, and Portland.
So .ht The people OF these cities and the way
>,"Aohr may 20 10 thr far grounds in the
morning and spend tue day there. returning at
b-ht. The Nrhr>on Train from Portland will
ira I'll 9'in 4. M. arriving At the fair grounds
al m returning, lrave the fair grounds
III 5- m. arriving IN Portland at go D. M
RI, re4lar trains tor Auburn and Lewiston
WI! Ioa,t lie city a. usual al $40 H. m. and
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INN Wa" ''Ai>Hl NN NJ ~ PORTLAND.
quite breeze ha> been raised among tenn
perance leupie IN Portland by the discover
1lA, uthI.A "lt me WORK against the hquor
e'altf> I'M summer proves 70 be OF no avail
9alg uals a-o J v Oha>e' an attorney. IN
ueltnulh- liquor dealer III lhe municipal
court raised the point that the complaint did
not NPeeHE by Whoh the liquor seized was
1 ny Ior sac ID violation OF the law.
Inl> was rhitd form ana all the cases in
Inc municipal court this summer. were fatally
detective IN exactly the same way They We're
% printed lhfou2H an ihadNertehce of the
.Mstr> OF me municipal court. As the result
lYIt4->lA Appeared liquor cases IN the SUPERIOR
CpUIl HaFe oeeil entered |otst Pt"SeI"'. ms Is
'ue ou'h OF lhe II4uoI ulals LOT the term.
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