Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-24
The Coming Fair In Augusta.

A meeting Of Capital Grange was held Sat-
urday evening, at which the directors of the
Capital Driving Park were represented by
Coz. II. G. Staples, the president Of the asso-
ciaiio1, and arrangements completed for the
holding Of joint cattle show, horse fair,
trotting meeting and hall exhibition in this
city, under the management of the two asso-
Citations, on Tuesday and Wednesday, Octo-
Der and10. The plan is to have an old
fashioned cattle show, trot and fair; and al
ready the indications point to a large and
successful show, should favorable weather
be reached at that time, which we sincerely
trust may be the case. The members of the
Grange who so successfully managed their
first fair last fall in this city, have surely
demonstrated their ability to hold another
equally as good or even better; while the
managers of the new Park have shown by
two successful trotting meetings that they
can satisfy the great public who always en-
Joy good trot, or even two or three of them,
xhen well conducted as they have been
here and where good horses enter the list.
Thus it may be reasonably expected that
fair held By these associations jointly, will
be such one rs our citizens will be glad to
support. 1t ia not to be Grange fair exclu-
sively, but all are invited to contribute TO the
same, whether members of the Grange or not
articles or stock, free. Already, assurances
nave been received from some of the leading
farmers in this section that they will contrib
ute stock to the cattle show; and the direct
ors of the Park are alive in their interest for
the success of the combined fair, and will
soon announce races that will be matched for
that event. Ii is expected that a match will
be made between Cushnoc and Elmo, and
races in other classes will also be arranged.
They will also offer premiums for brood
mares and colts, geldngs and FLIES of differ
eat ages, and draft horses. The Grange will
offer pre- miums for working and draft oxen,
and steers, dairy COWS, calves, sheep, swine,
poultry and will, as last year, offer fully
IS liberal premiums then, for all articles
making up the hall exhibits-howers, fruits,
vegetables, bread and cake, canned and
preserved fruits, paintings, ornamental and
fancy work, quilts, embroidery and miscel-
laueous articles. To all these departments
the ladies of the city and neighborng towns
are invited to contribute. Oranges in Wind
sor, Chelsea, Piitston, Sidney and Vassal
Doro, are also invited to make contributions,
either as a Grange, or Individually. At the
meeting held Saturday eve ling the following
committees and officers of the fair were ap-
pointed Secretary, c. F. Fletcher; Assist
ant Secretary, Mrs. C.. f Fletcher; Treas
drer, Columbus Cottle; Committee on Tick
It's, Samuel w. Lane; Committee on Revis-
on of the Premium List, S. l.. Boardman,
j. II. Ieaton, Mrs. C.. NJ. Glidden, Miss
Jennie Cottle; Committee on Printing, s.
l.. Boardman, Columbus Cottle; Committee
On Police. J. NJ. Mckenney; Committee of
Arrangements with Capital Park, J. ii
Yeaton, Columbus Cottle, d. B. Savage.
Frank Beck, Charles Sylvester, w. Z. Ath
erton.
The premium list will be published this
week. full meeting of members of the
Grange is desired for Saturday night next,
sept 29th to perfect additional details re-
lating to the Fair.