Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-09-03
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Notes.
Good bye till 9:;.
During the middle of the day it was very
pleasant. and the attendance was large for
the fourth day.
Members of the East Dover Grange have
camped upon the fair grounds during the
fair. The number of tents and camps has
been over 40.
Charles j. Ellis, superintendent of the
Park is one of the most accommodating of
fetal. connected with the fair. and is
man who thoroughly understands his bnsi
ness.
Well, the ninth exhibition of the Eastern
Maine Fair has closed. 1t has been great
success, and the .IornNAL extends congrat-
ulatons to the managers and returns thanks
for fayors.
It was very cold upon the park last night,
and many campers and tenters built large
fires during the night in open parts of the
tenting ground, about which they clustered
to keep warm.
Exhibits from the live stock department
other than that of trotting stock began to
leave the park at l2.;;0 today. The larger
part of the exhibits 90 from here to the
State Fair at Lewiston.
Lightning's Butterfly, the IIolstein cow
owned by J, F. Hin of Bangor, won the
prize for largest amoun, of milk given by
any cow on the fair ground on the second
dav of the fair The amount was II
pounds.
The daily needs of the big fair in the
forage department are from five to six tons
4 ,,.f
shorts The purchasing and distribution
are in the hands of Mr.. Ellis, the superin-
tendent, who gives us the above facts.
The grand cavalcade of prize stock all
yertised to take place at 10 \. NJ. did not
occur 1t was said horse men objected To
the track being trodden up by heavy cattle
as il was wanted for the afternoon races,
and they desired it to he in fine condition.
Callers at the Journal headquarters to-
,iav have been. Hon. John ID. Hopkins,
Ellsworth: Chester Sturtevant, former SUI
perlntendent of the Wateryille Fairfield
Street Railway, and the veteran driver. Asa
Libby, j. g. Googins of augusta. and Dep
uty Marshal Mckenney and \. ID. Rcmick
of the Augusta police force.
Among the callers at the JorR>AL head
quarters today was Col. u. 7. Livermore of
VI" ss.,, ,r !. ..an;n,.;,f +b.
fair with the boys" as he says. and was out
his cool dav without an overcoat. while
Younger men were ali bundled mp and shiv-
erinp with the cold besides. During his
visit he paid his subscription 10 the
.iotRNN.
A.. .,,l. -. ,ha r,rL anil ,t tho
.ha, ur Nelson wa. IN
i'o'e'' W, w n ual.,,s fin. Mol
49,, .xh;l;,;nr mile in his
'"' WY III. a., ,ha s,rsr,,h of this
t''' '''' - ,,u. .,,a Inv, made an
S'.', az ,s .i., sao :, vastard,v's is.
''o"'', NJ. LII. a,s,,ras ~. tbat such was
i''' w. - ~. - b.J tho slightest
'"oiie't Or ,I. ~, y.r Iri,;uy
ah''e'p,'io" u '''
any VA "'4
1t Is understood tna' ii,e r.as'c'" '''"t'
Fair Association VIII hniih si","'' tA"'
biton hall near the entrance Vi "ap'e"o''
fafk peio,e '''e i"i' y, ~ Nas,,o,,.
eA,,i'''. Si'o"" ., i" - ,,nsa i, tho nras.
ON, snail halls under the grand stand be
shown in this new hall. 1t is proposed to
increase the premiums in all classes for
IN. ,ext fair. and efforts are also to he
made tow ards organizing an Eastern Maine
Stat, Pathological Society to hold its fair
,t the same time of the Eastern State Fair.
,,,us,,t ,rfo,mance of Nlesou il
II. I'M $50, i, h;s colts that are
'',"s,"s ", J"t - h.',in +, Jevrlop speed. and
uD' e''o"sm ranr n-nmi.iuy ones in different
'ne.e az a. ~, a,i ,nong ,bem are Haley.
pa,,S y. 'aa,s ,ld nwned by w. u.
80 =" 90, @nrJ;na- IyI 2 wears oil.
''aff n Uayos R,ndolnb. the 3
o"h'r ~ aa ." "a hx X smith 4 Bro,
year -o"' y. .,,n :, ,a,r.o,J owned bv +. !.
,n's ',f nar;,cn,t, ~" in the !. minute
/ Herri'', >l,.n' ',"n H. 4 ears obi in the 2,45
r,ass' ,e''1" r. " St;mnson Thomas
c'aSs' s,:1 Wv ne" c,r:.t g, ye,rs oII o5.owneJ
bv A. r. Yates, Waierville: and the tonk-