Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-05
HOLDS GOOD.
Large Crowds In Attendance
on the Fair, Friday.
GoYaneF BuRIeish and Large Party Of
Distinguished Guests Present.
Fine Races In the Afternoon, and
Freezer ali COntiaued.

BANGOR, Sept. THE attendance at the
fair grounds today was much below that Of
Wednesday, but still the number was
large. i he day WAS warm and pleasant,
and everything moved along we'll. The
exhibits we're held today. but most Of the
stock will leave the Park Saturday morn
ing, with the exception of horses that ap-
pear IN the races Saturday morning
Many Of the exhibits will be
shipped directly from here to the State
Fair park, Lewiston. In the forenoon
Governor Burleish visited nearly all the
stables and buildings on the grounds. He
dined with Col F. ID. PulIen At
his residence on Broadway. and in the
afternoon he was accompanied to the grand
stand by oil. d. A. Robinson and wife,
Col. Frank ID PuIlen, wife and son. and
Mrs Fisher Of San Francisco and Col. A
q. Blunt Of Sko~hessn The Governors
nephew, Albert z Spiller Of North Abing
ton, Mass, was slso present with him.
Among the large number Of prominent
persons upon the Governors platform, we
noticed Senator Eugene Hale Congrea-
man Mi.liken, Hon. A. Z. Wiswell
and wife, ami Mrs. Henry Whiting.
Jr, and Hon. John B Redmsn of Els
orth. Hon. Parker Spoff ord and wife of
Bucksport, Gen. s. J. Gallagher. State
treasurer Besl. Col 5. H. Allen,
warden of State prison; Hon. Parker
T Burieigh Of Linneus, Eugene
Hersey and wife, Capt. L. J. Morse and
wife. and many others Of Bangor. The
Governor ard friends took tea II the Ban
sor House
Gov. Burleigh left for home on the night
Pullman.
Many visitor. called at the jour
NAL building today. On Monday morning
ne xt the Journal will establish headquar-
ters of its staff at the State Fair grounds.
Lewiston, and invites its readers all to call
and make themselves at home" The
Latch string" will be out, or the door open.
The Display OF Implements,
Farm machines, carriages, ETC., was not
IS large As at some previous fairs but was
nevertheless examined with 9 good zeal of
interest. In implements the largest general
Displays were by the Whitman A Agricultural
Works Auburn ard consisted Of their
celebrated horse powers and thrashers and
= general line of farm Implement. and
machines. A new implement, The Morgan
Seeding Harrow, shown BY the house,
Joseph Brssk & Sons, Boston, seems well
adopted for summer following, ard
for york in stubbie ground aud among
orchards where it Is desirable to
have the surface kept free and light. J. l.
rrne, agent Of the Heebuer Company, ex
nibi'ed the Little Giant level tread horse
power ard tbreshsr. Three sizes of the
R'ghy Potato Digger were shown with the
Improvements made durirg the past yea
one of which is q roller which is attachs d
to the front Of the beam aDd levels down
tops aud aeeds. il there be any, 80 the
mschiTe will not clog The American
Champion road machine was exhibited. j. }.
Frye, Portland, made large exhibition of
his well known plows-sn old standard make
that always give sstisfsction. Mr.. George
A. Hail Of Portland sho we'd one Of his new
msehines, and no machine WAS ex
smined with so much interest rs this 81 il
works entirely or new principle. The
pltmsn rod IS done away with, and rolling
cog motion substituted. The sections each
work Independently Of each other by means
of cam rod in the cutter bar, so that one
third of the sections are always in =
different position from !he others-and all
eur on = shear motion. The cutter bsr OF
= five feet cut machine contsins "a sections.
The machine is of easy draft, and must
meet the approval Of all acquainted with the
mschaui-m of = moving machine. In the
carriage department Hiram Clark & Co. of
Augusta exhibited one of their cele brated
uew drop-s1ie delivery wagons, and took
several orders for carriages to be delivered
At once.