The Republican journal., 1888-07-26
Eastern Maine State Fair.
10 SO.
General Arrangements.

The sixth annual exhibition of the Eastern
Maine State Fair will be held in the City of
Bangor, Maine, commencing Tuesday morning
Aug. 18th, and continuing Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday, Aug. 18th, Both and 3lst, at
Mapewood Park, and in NorQmhega and City
Halls.
At the Park an abundance of water will be
supplied to all parts of the grounds Substan-
tial covered stalls and pens will be provided for
fifteen hundred animals.
The hotel accommodations in Bangor cannot
he eNcelled in Maine and boarding houses are
in almost every block. The managers of tie
Boston Bangor Steamship Company will a.
range 10 lodge and furnish meals for some five
or six hundred people on board of their palace
steamers There is ample accommodation for
teams, both at the grounds and uptown.
MapleWood Park IS barely ten minutes easy
walk from the Bangor House, and approached
by good street. The grounds are of easy ac-
cess and but few rods from the railroad
station.
The buildings of tie Park are conveniently
arranged, and with the halls viii afford plenty
OF room for mechanics farmers and stock rails
crs to exhibit their productions, and also for
The display of home-maG textile fabrics art
uecdleWork, etc. Everybody should come with
The best they furnish for the general eX-
hibit. Bangor is easy 10 reach from any quar-
ter; railways thread the country north and
south, east and west, While steamers ply up and
down the river aud bay, affording communica-
ton with the whole coast. Low rates of fare
will lie offered from all points to the Fair and
the expense of attending will he quite moderate
The management extend most cordial invita-
ton 10 all to come to the Fair for 1888.
Transportation.
The following arrangements have been made
with General inaSer Payson Tucker OF the
Maine Central Railroad. with Arthur Brown.
Superintendent of the Bangor & PiscataaIlis
Railroad, and with General Manager f. W
Cram, Of the New Brunswick Railway. for the
transportation of stock and articles for exhi
ton.
Prepayment by the exhibitor to be made at
the time of shipping. The owner taking all
risk OF transportation, and the money to be re-
turned on return OF stock and such other artl-
NiNS - may ny SAHIflitu, tLc SAINT IlOl having
changed hands since the shipment.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILRoAp.1
GENERAL MANAGERS OFFICE
PORTLAND, March 10th, 1888.
ALL Agents The Eastern Maine State Fair
will commence at Bangor, Aug. 2Stb, and con-
tinue 10 and including the 3st.
Live stock, and articles intended for exhibit
ton, will lie carried on the same terms as for
merry. Shippers in each case to prepay charges
Tor transportation at regular tariff rates, and if
their stock or articles are returned at close of
Fair, nnsold, the amount prepaid will he re-
funded; any portion not returned must be
charged for at regular tariff rates
Agents will require each shipper to sign re-
lease, supply of which will be sent upon ap
plicatiOn to the Superintendent
Trotting wagons, sulkies, and all such arti-
ces not strictly intended for exhibition. will
not he carried free.
Agents will ascertain as nearly as possible,
the number of cars required at their stations to
load live stock for the Fair, and give notice of
same to g. A. Alden, Waterville, three days
previous to above date.
PAYsoN TICKER,
General Manager
The rates for TRANSFORMATION of exhibits to the
Eastern Maine State Fair, at Bangor, August