Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-09-22
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Fair Notes and Gossip.

Another splendid day for the fair-one
enjoyed and appreciated by everybody.
The Oakland bani J. Wesley Gilman.
Esq leader, will furnish music Thursday
We are glad the trustees have recon,id-
cred their former action. and the old-tme
agricultural address will be given tomor-
row.
The report, of Secretary Mckr,n, Sccrc-
retary of the Board of Agriculture will be
distributed THURSDAY. Be sure and get
one. IT..
Hon. /. \. Gilbert Will give a brief al
drc., At the grand stand tomorrow at A..
NJ, on Advanced Methods in the Manage
lnent of Fairs.
The chief marshal l.. II, IIunton, Esq
ha. performed hi, duties To the complete
acceptance of officers and patrons of the
fair. His long experience makes him Il
very efficient officer.
Allan Greeley Of jacksonville. Florida
acted a. clerk to MIR. Goodalc the expert
judge of horses, today, and proved rapid
aud competent official.
Samuel turricr. Esq, Of Pine Grove
Farm, IIallowcll, purchased three good
colts at the fair to-day, two of them being
by Onward.
Judges of the races TO-DAY have been II.
+. lcatou Augusta, starter; !. II. Grant,
Augusta: b. +. Maxim. Wayne, timer W
&. lIunton Rcadcld, clerk. The work of
the board has given good satisfaction
1t has been a good corn year. Twenty
three traces of handsome cars of yellow
and sweet corn alorn one side OF the lower
exhibition hall.
Prominent visitors to the fair TODAY have
been. Will II Lowell, proprietor West
End hotel Portland; w. d. Haley, South
Gardiner; J. H. Lowell. T. H. Richards
AMI :. Currier, lIailowrll.
The receipts today have been >IaG.:1i at
the gate, the receipts Of the first two day,
being somewhat in excess of the first two
,lat, of the fair of l>al The receipts of
Secretary tco. T.. Colman is most ably
assisted in the duties of ms office by hi
wife, and by II. l.. Hutton. Esq and wife
of Oakland. They are patient and helpful
to all and the new spapcr men, who yet in
their way great deal are indebted to them
for many favors.
In the dairy department there were
twenty-six entries of butter, and twenty
three of cheese but H. the exhibits in this
class are shown without the names Of ex-
hihitors being attached, the reporter can
not give names. only of the succe>sful COM
p,titors which will hc found in the list Of
premiums published IN another place il this
number of the IorR>AI.
Scores and scores of Augusta people took
advantage af the elegant weather tolav and
rode over TO the fair The riI of itself i,
delightful aud the attractions of the
show a good compensation for all
the effort. More will come over
Thursday If the day be good. AMI the fair
il worth seeing. Augusta people were 30
thick upon the park to-day that it is impos-
.hle 10 attempt TO give list of them, but
among those met by the 1uiRNAi reporter
were; City Marshall H. +. Morse and
wife. {. W. Berry of Hotel North, W. II.
farmer, Mr. Is. T.. Folsom and wife, Mrs
j. S. Mckenney. +, j. Lynch, Esq T.. g.
Sturer Walter \. Newcomb. F. "
Matthew and wife, j. Il Townsend, {. q.
1ibhet,- and wife Mrs. W, f. RUSSELL J
II. Sturgis, l.. X. Smith and wife \. n
Thaycr of the augusta house. anil Mr.
Thaycr. T. II. Gasln aud wife, H. h.
rarrott, +. w. Chase, Rev. j. f. Leland
and wife, Nathan Weston, W. II. Davis
F.. j.. iIersey. Everett Stone-well, Ne
must stop or ill out the column with names
Augusta people are loyal to old kennebcc.