Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-31
SECOND DAYS D0lNGS
Al the Eastern Maine Fair In Bangor.
An Exceedingly Large Crowd at Maple
wood Park.
Details OF the Many Sights as witne S.
ed by Journal Reporter
Special TO keunebec journal. /

Special TO Keunebec Journal.
BANGOR, Aug. 20.
SECOND DAY.
The second day has proved a very sue
cessfsl one at the Park. The weather Il
been beautiful, one of the largest crowd
IN the history of Maplewood Park has beer
in attendance, every body has seemed please,
and the managers are happy over the result
The day has afforded many attractions aside
from the more strictly legitimate exhibits
among them the base ball game, balloon as
cention and cavalcade Of horses. The bal
game was between the Manchesters and
Portsmouths. and was decided in favor Of
the Portsmouths by score of 8 to 4. An
immense crowd assembled in the north par
of the Park TO witness the ascension of John
L. Gillock of Springfield Ill. in his balloon
at 4.45 A. NJ, and in thirty seconds reached
an elevation Of about half mile, when the
parachute was disconnected from the balloon
and Mr.. iillock rapidly decended. He land
ed a short distance outside the Park to the
East, meeting with slight accident in alight
ing by striking against the side of a house
in full view from the Judges stand Between
the heats of the races grand cavalcade OF
the finest horses upon the Park took place
headed by the chief Marshall and the Ban
gor Band. The horses comprised the ten
.t.lIiaps hv q
fourteen or fifteen horses from New Bruins
wick and Nova Scotia headed by the stall
ion Harry wilkes; the Percheron stalli on
Bayard from the State College, and several
others. This afternoon, Mr.. Nelson sent
Aubine twice around the track, at an exhibi-
ton in 2.341. 1t is estimated that twenty
three thousand people were upon the grounds
today.
FRUIT AND Flowers.
In Concert Hall, which is an annex to
Norombega, is a very choice though not ex-
tensive display of fruit, flowers, canned
fruits and bread. Seven tables are devoted
to fruits, which considering the early date of
the fair, especially for our best fall varieties
is quite creditable in extent. Still, it is a
libel upon our fruits to show, in August,
specimens of winter apples not half grown,
and grapes as colorless as potato balls. 1t
would be fair" for them to kick against be-
ing shown at fair in August, if they could.
Exhibitors of apples are James Bickford,
Carmel; ID. =. True, Leeds Centre, 81 var
ieties; Mrs L. NJ. Robbins, Winthrop, 10
varieties; Mrs. A. b. Strattard, Monroe, 3
varieties; S. c. Harlow, Bangor, 80 varieties
Of apples, 20 of pears, 10 of plums, 6 of
grapes, of crabs f. II. Remission, New
burg, 26 Of apples; c. II. Morrison, Bangor,
: of apples; \, w. King Charleston, 8 of
apples; Chas. C. Cloudman, Levant, IL of
apples O. l.. Larrabee, West Levant, 20 of
plums. of grapes + E. Towle, West Gar
diner shows plate of what he calls peaches
but think of Maine grown peaches in August
this year. One might as well expect open
air roses in November. Cranberres are
shown by Augustus Chaplin, Orrington.
Cut flowers fill one end of the wall space
of this hall and comprise nearly 700 phials.
The leading exhibitors are Mrs. A. b. STRAIT
tard. Monroe, POO phials; Mrs. F. A. Eddy,
Bangor, 200 phials; Mrs. c. c. Barrett,
Brewer, 100 phials, and sixteen varieties of
of astors. Annie Mulraney, 100 phials.
There are about fifty made-up flower pieces,
hand, wall and parlor bouquets,
vases, floral designs, dinner table decorations,
etc, many of them exquisite in design and
arrangement. In the centre of the hall is
small display of pot plants, consisting of be-
gonias ferns, coleus, cacti. geraniums, fuch-
sias, caladiums, etc. Noteworthy in this
collection is fuchsia exhibited by Frank
Gould, Bangor, which is six feet high, grown
in tree form. and having upon it hundreds of
flowers.
There is magnificent display of domestic
made bread and cake. The table assigned
to it is not a quarter large enough. 1t is
pled up and running over. There are more
than 200 loaves of bread, and rich display
of cake. nearly all exhibited by Bangor
ladies. 1t is splendid sight. There are
but few exhibits of canned fruit. An appro-
pirate attraction in this hall is few water col
ors of flowers and four or five fruit pieces in
oil, the latter the work of Miss Mary F.
Duren, Bangor.
THE DAIRY AND POULTRY YARD.
A few notes of the dairy exhibit may we'll
begin with some mention of the implements
with which butter and cheese are made. But
in this particular the exhibition is somewhat
limited. as in the building devoted to dairy
goods there is only the display made by the
Vanceboro Wooden Ware Co, Bangor,
which consists of the Pendulum ehurn
which has been on exhibition here for sever
al wears past; and the Dirigo Butter Work
er. Morse & Co, Bangor, make big display
of dairy salt. put up in various forms for
table and dairy use. The display of cheese
is headed by the big cheese made at the
Newburgh factory, by Mr.. .. j. Dearborn.
This cheese is SIT inches in diameter, Is
inches deep, and weighs 1000 pounds. II
was made in July and required in the max
ing 5000 lbs. of milk, or one days milk OF
500 cows Mr.. Dunham's factory also makes
display of fifteen cheeses, in plain and
sage make A. L. Haines shows sever
cheeses from the Fit. Fairfield factory; Al
bion Gates, six from the Baskahegan facto
terry. Carroll; d. P. True, Leeds Centre
factory, exhibits 26 cheeses, sample of the
June make.
The display of private dairy butter il
very creditable, but of creamery butte
there is but one exhibit. Private butter i