Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-04
THOUSANDS,
Eighteen Or Twenty, Were It
The Bangor Fair,
Ind Enjoyod Pine Weather and Saw
EIanant Exhibits;
Geverner Burleigh Remains Threugh
Friday, Visits the stock Departments.

special 10 the hEssEBEc JOURNAL
BAseoR, Sept. 3.-There was An i'm
msnse crowd at the park today, IS 600 cr
20 900 people. Gov. Burieigh vas on the
grounds all day and visited all the stock
departments. He will remain through
Frid,y, returning to Augusta Friday night.
The morning opened bright and warm,
and a. o'clock the people began 10 come
nyon the park, sod by noon there was 3
larger croud upon the grounds than at any
s,me duriog any other day Of the fair, 20
! far. at that hour This stream Of people
continued to pour inio the Park all the
afternoon. and at o'clock there Was 81
least Is 600 people upon the grounds. The
grsrd stand was completely allied and sew
| eral thOusspd people who hsd purchased
| tickets for seats could not be admitted.
Gov Burieigh and staff were upon the
grounds today, visiting the different stock
departments and Witnessed the rSces in the
q tInoon.
The fair will he con inued through Sat-
urday, the free for-sll taking place Satut-
day stteruoon.
The Exhibits in the Hall.
hFbIi sthili ~ iuT hth btr sluil-
lar in character 10 those in Norembega Hail
in the city, although some ps,tske msre Of
the na.ure Of real Maine industries The
display Of Morse & Co. 10 Of this descrip-
in. IL consists of the wood mantles,
specimens of turned wood work used in
house construction. wood carving and other
similar work Of which this firm makes a
specially Their display is large and srtistic.
4 =. .t... l,-I Il.
with q magnitiC ent exhibit by NE Atkinson
House Furnishing CO, from their Bangor
Establishment. consisting Of elegant carpets,
parlor, diningroom and chamber furniture,
house keeping supplies, etc. There large
force Of clerks in charge is kept busy show
ing the goods and taking orders.
The exhibition Of specimens Of work by
sucents OF the State college is very inter
es' ng. There are about 30 views OF the
college buildings, interiors and scenes upon
the campus, together with specimens Of
wood ard iron work, and samples Of draw
iDgs by the students in the different courses.
T. ere are large exhibits by Wood, Bis
hop & Co. +, gg & Dole. the Bangor Er
tension Ladder Co, and other Bangor
firms.
Ii seems surprising, tha' such tine. large
and hsnist me grown vegetables have been
grown this sesson as are on exhibition, but
they have, and their growers have reason
10 be we'll satisfied v til their exhibits The
collections are shown by &. w. Snow,
Newburg; James Bickford, Carmel, and
o NJ Bickford, Bangor. Who make good
exhibits, but it is left for two Andro'cJg
gin county market ssrder ers, j. N Esst
man, Lewiston and j V N YcKenrey Aubu n,
10 come over here and "s~eep .ne board
with lhrir choice grosn SPECIMENS Of all
the garden crops, csrryirg of first honoIs.
In The Daily Buiidios.
TIE display of dairy products is not large,
the following notes giving name OF exhio
itor ard character Of exhibit
BurIgR-Print ard frkin butter was
shown by Mrs C A York, Bangor; Mrs A
W Bstchelder, East Winthrop; dairy
prints, glass jar and five pound package,
OTIS Meader, Albion; dairy prints, Henry
Moore, Winthrop; ten pounds Of fancy
prints, Mrs ]. Robbins. Garland; ten
pounds, made by girl II years old, Mrs
Winnie B Il lllins. Garland; private dairy
butter, A L Russell, Leeds; frkip. five
pound package and glass jar, q A Garland.
Bangor; fancy prints. Daniel Dyer, Win
tsrport; fancy prints, made bv girl under
Is years. Miss Ada M Dyer, Winterport.
CnEEsE-There was a large collection of
factory cheese, the following factories be-
ing represented By plain and fancy maxi
Leeds, North 1'urrer. Mountain Factory,
{! W Page, Simpsons Corner, Wayne
Dairyipg Association. South Newbufg. In
dome site make the following lots were ex-
hib,ted J b Ste vens, Hslldale: l. Tooh-
sser, DIxmont; Leonard IL 1iobetts, Rip
ley.
NoIombsga Hall
is. as usual, filed largely with trs rsdesmen's
{ xhibits, but is on this account not without
intert st, for the 60. d, are such IS appeal
20 the eve, will bear examination and are
arranged with ger uine .h)w-w'rdow art.
The f. 1or space is divided iato 20 booths,
attractive in de,igl, and ths goods are dis
pi.yed with skill With the exception of
MIR Gitord's exhibit and small collection
Of domestic work, the fair is the Bangor
merchant bszssr. Mr.. W. X. Clifford, the
Sknxheysn uxidermist, exhibits nearly POO
nj united specimens of Maine birds and
mamm ais, With 8 few foreign specimens of
interest, hi, museum being of much
scientific value Mr. Clifford has devoted
his time for the past five years TO mounting
nstursl history specimens, and what wss
taken up as an amateur psstme has become
a prof. ssion. His work, especially the
nted deer and caribou heads, now goes
all over the country and within few weeks
he has sent pair of Maine foxes TO Europe
He ha. in his collection the great moose
shot last winter on Moxie mountain, which
stands 10 I-2 hands, giIths #. in. and
vas estimated to weigh 1900 lbs; said to
be the largest moose ever shot in Msine.
Mr. Clifford will exhibit his museum at the
Maine State Fair ia Lewiston next week.
yhs Poultry Exhibit.
In nearly all cls.se. the poultry exhibit
was we'll 6lled. although there are but few
xhibitors, most of the birds being shown
by professional breeders who make spec
islty Of esrly birds for the exhibitions. No
smsteur or farm poulterer has birds sufi
,,.n,tr rn.tursd m show at a fair the first