The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-07-26
Eastern Maine State Fair,
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The sixth annual exhibition of the Eastern
Maine State Fair will be held in the City of
Bangor, Maine, commencing Tuesday morning,
Aug. 2Sth, and continuing Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday Aug. Goth, 30th and 3lst at
Maplewood Park, and in Norombega 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
be excellcd in Maine, and boarding houses are
in almost every block. The managers of the
Boston & Bangor Steamship Company will az
range to 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 the Park are conveniently
arranged and with the halls will afford plenty
of room for mechanics, farmers and stock rails
ers to exhibit their productions, and also for
the display of homemade textile fabrics, art
needework, etc. Everybody should come with
the best they can furnish for the general eX-
hibt. Bangor is easy TO reach from any quar-
ter; railways thread the country north and
south, east and west, while steamers ply up and
down the river and bay, affording communica-
ton with the whole coast Low rates of fare
will be offered from all points to the Fair, and
the expense of attending will he quite moderate.
The management extend a most cordial invita-
ton to all to come to the Fair for 1855.
Trnnsportniion.
The following arrangements have been made
with General NJ inager Payson Tucker, of the
Maine Central Railroad. with Arthur Brown,
Superintendent of the Bangor & Piscataqus
Railroad, and with General Manager +. w.
Cram of the New Brunswick Railway, for the
transportation of stock and articles for cxhi-
ton.
Prepayment by the exhibitor to he made at
the time of shipping. The owner taking all
risk of transportation and the money to he re-
turned on return of stock and such other artl-
ces as may be exhibited, the same not having
changed hands since the shipment.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD,
GENERAL MANAGERS OFFICE,
PORTLAND, March 10Th, 1888.
ALL AGENTS: The Eastern Maine State Fair
will commence at Bangor Aug. 2Sth, and con-
Time to and including the 3lst.
Live stock, and articles intended for exhibit
ton, will be carried on the same terms as for
merly. Shippers in each case toprepay charges
for transportation at regular tariff rates, and If
their stock or articles are returned at close OF
Fair, unsold, the amount prepaid will be 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.
Irotting wagons, sukies, and all such arti-
cles not strictly intended for exhibition, will
not be 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. Wateryille, three days
previous to above date.
PAysoN TUCKER,
General Manager.
The rates for TRANSPORTATION Of exhibits to the
Eastern Maine State Fair, at Bangor, August