Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-09
BY TELEGRAPH.
By TELEGRAPH.
THE STATE FAIR.
Preparations Being Made for a
Grand Exhibition.
1 Splendid List Of Horses rads %
the Crog1ts.
Directory OF Horses. Oncsrs Depart
u.p,s AID Other Impor.au, Notes.

( owing 10 the fact thzs the ; ate Ill -tlon
occurs toby. that the nua-ber Of persons
upoa Stste Fair Park, where the twenty
1 NTH snE usI ) ate Fsir opens TO morrow,
/ i lee. ,Lan has b, en- present upon Jay CT
trenaration for seFersl years past Sill.
the appointments md fixtures upon tie p rk
are in - perfect ami complete coniitis n.
{ ard the various officials 20 well acqg in d
with h dstie. of their sever deps fineIt',
thar l. taxes bot a very short tine u q, !
4 exhibits Ia proper condition, and have the
same resdv for visitors. All entries are
INSIDE n adyarce; ALE, rers and exhii i
/ lion SPACE is sssigned EXHIBITS before their
val up5n the grounds here there i
Little confusion, and tverythig Z today i.
zoiny Ike lock work President Piece
sas delantd 81 home On acccuut of his
duties in co nectiCn with town affairs. tut
Mr. Alorzo LIBBY, hi. rig.t hand msn On
the Boald Cf Trustees, we'll Occupied ! i,
place, snd attended To every cal Tht
other ciiices. with The exception OF TTea-
surer Eyei-lh and his force were all m
carly. The park buildings and appoint
nients are 50 nearly perfe tthstfew changes
repairs or additions have been necessary
! Il is year The change in the ticket office
is about all he ne~ work done upon the
plaIt, and sn outlay Of $500 will cover all
the repairs and rebuilt ling of the year.
But few exhibit, are yet in readiness
/ 10 The neat stock departments the foilowif Z
exhibits were in plsce today; a. J. LIB,
& Son, Oakland. larga d spliy of Hereforis
and working oxen; II c. Burleigh, Vassil
boio. herd OF Sussex cattle; Howard &.
Ellis Fairtt J, herd of Sborthorns j.
Sanborn, Polhd, her of Hoistsins; G.
/ HarleiQh, Vassalhoro. herd of Heref5rls
and herd of Sussex; A. W. King, Charles
ton, herd of Shorthorns; c. f. Cobb, 50
| Vassslb Jro, herd If Jerseys Of American
Registry; d. L. & f. NJ Brett, OH. Id,
/ Lerd If Hosteins; l.. A. Hilton and Cha'.
/ Hill on, Merino ard Cots1o.d sheep; c. A
/ and + +. Brackeu, Gorbam. oxford Down
/ sheep; j. V. fletcher. S,arks, Mer;no
sheep There is a tottl CT 3&l cate pens
and they are rapidly filling up.
The Poultry Building is already well
! filled, ard the exh bit viii b large and fire.
| implement pavilion is well filled and a
! large number of inGisdual tents for the
! display Of imple men:s are fast going up
/ The total number Ct entries in the live
stock DEPARTING t, includipg poultry, il over
eleven hundred There are $50 horses
/ upon the Park, 10 the classes of stall Jn-.
brood msres. gents driving horses. ard
colt, and ill les of various ages; and l02
( horses in the tro,ting classes.
/ The btion in the City, which has
heretofore been tell in ih' City Building
/ il held this year in the old Skating Ri k.
/ Chss +. Jelll.ol is Supt Of hi, Depart
ment.
lust to the ives. Of The main exhibition
| hall is the portable cottage re ted by tn.
/ Keunehec Framing & Lumb,r Compsny of
Fairfield. consisting of five room,-three
on III, ground ii or srd two On The second
an attractive ard artistic at ,ir viii h i.
! put ~ in sections with mova.ls bolts. ara
can be taken down and tan ported pny
whore in tao cars. This +,hibit is IN
charge of Chss. + Welt. Fai,fela.
/ In the main fall bat few e1h bits are in
/ pace. |. T. Waterman 4 Son. Eas. An
burn. have Ia-ge display Of ii ard yor
den vegetables The grange exhibits ar.
( b, iog pu: in psi ion in the NORTH wing.
| seco9d hoor Of main hail. Au'u urn Graprc
/ No I. anexlititi in charge If lame. /
| Lowell. ,ni lurrer Grange No 23 /. in
/ charge of Orrin .Tudkins. Both are ve,y
beauti nj e,hihi,s. IL is sgii lie Crane
I At Stevens Mills. Auburn, viii also MAKE
exhib t. Some other exhibits are benz,
( put in this after ocn, among them A large
/ splav tv the Atkinson House Fnrpishjny
/ Co., and already there lsa fair sxhi,i. Of
dairy PROD ucts. But htt'r has been done
il floral tall. snd few exhibits AZ in un,i-
ton.
! I he follosing beard of oilicer,ond head,
OF departments are managing Inc fair
- fIesiden'' Hon hufus fnici' Sou h
turner; secretary !. l.: Denn"on, Fort
Iah' treasurer T. u. tvF leth, Auhurn'
~ stees, knihs irace' South Turner.
alo' ~ L.huN Saccsrspaa, ,, u JerFard,
LeFaht' geo Eai g Belfast AMI A.
4 befa'd. armed: General SIperlrt7T
asn,, RafaE PRICE; j Pertinent Snp-iin-
merits, H1Nes, y. q. Jeriard; iors
\ +. Geralt stock, Al1nzo Libby; halls
"co . haiIeyi ponitry, +. Il. Spear;
agricultural implements. &. " Foss.
Assistants cattle, Henry u. Brooke,
SsccarapIa; horses, EN-. COT. Lev iston:
rex -, G 0 4 Emerson L'tchfie!d. 4.
II Wangh, LeTant; Frank Coburn, H.
van; secretary office, Frank TIMBER.
hiul. Portland; walter II. Smith, Ii tie
ton, y. II John Sletson, Lewiston; For
est G.. Coburn. Lewiston.
Pathological Hall Pr, 81 'ert. Chss. s.
! Pope Mgncht stsr: Secretary, ID. II.
+ kgowIton, Fumi1gton; Treasurer, A s.
ri cker, Turuec Superintendent of Diyi.
si1ns General sni courty exhibitions Of