Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-30
RAIN SPOILED IT.
The Eastern Maine State Fair
Postponed One Day.
The Great Storm Caused lt---WIll
Continue Through Saturday.
large crswd in Baasos-Grsst frstiae
Evsnss-Spisssia Exhibits.

BANGOR, Aug 80 --(Special. III didn'
stop to simply rain, but the water jas
dropped down in sn-ets.
IL bad been cloudy with III ght sprinkling
al the morning, bas AT Is the great storm
xhich hal been reported As raging along
te Atlantic coast struck here xith grea
severity. The rain came in torrents. th'
wind hosled and as far as the opening day
Of the Eastern Maine State fair was con
| cerned it was a goner.
The number Of people on the ground wa
small and they soon sought the sheltel
! Afforded by the various buildings and
amusement tents. The latter of course at
tended right to business regardless of tht
eecentricities of the weather They were
| about the only ones no did much business
| The storm grew so rapidly in intensity
and severity that the management could &c
nothing but postpone all advertised events
and set the fair ahead one day. Consequent
ly il will continue through Saturday.
| T only excitement of the day consisted
Of runaway horse 20 damage; runaway
OK, ditto; and the blowing down OF one oil
two tents.
The fair ofiicipls are not at all discour-
| aged. but will have the programme carried
| out as soon as the weather permits. The
track i, ore that dries rapidly, and few
hours sunshine will put it in splendid
shape
The Bangor band, o. T.. Wasgatt, d.
rector, was at the grounds in the afternoon
AID helped pass the time very acceptably to
th0s present.
The officers of the association for the
present year are;
President. j. f. Bass, Bangor; vice.
president, f. II. Greeley, Ellsworth; sec
retsry, Ezra L. Sterns, Bangor; treasurer.
T.. Is. Neailey, Bangor; auditor, A. l..
simpson, Bangor; trustees, j. 7. Bass, +.
q. Beal +. l.. Sterns, A. L. Simpson,
John Morrison, l.. J. Morse, Eugene Hale.
Henry Mclaughlin, II. Fl. Fogg, Edward
Connrrs, l.. Powers, L. b. Nealley, F. A.
Wilson, Il. w. Murch, T. U. Coe, j. T.
Riues, Thomas Hersey, j. S. Wheelright,
Joseph + Snow, Eli All Smith.
, Monday the day was spent by the officials
IN reviewing articles and stock for exhibi-
ton. The exhibit at Norembega hall is
very backward and but few are in place to-
day. The hall exhibit at the grounds is
the j., ction Of Miss Lillian Eaton of Boz
ton, "A weli-known artist, and IS credit To
the exhibitors Many of the paintings and
sketches show the touch of the artist, and
attract much sdmring attention.
The cattle, sheep and swine exhibit is
very fine, 50 carloads arriving Monday.
Chief Of Police Gilman has an efficient
force of officers and will maintain the best
bn rod
and all offenders will be severely deal
y ith.
It was great disappointment that the
race programme could not be carried out.
It included tie 3-minute trotting, purse
$500, Il entries; 2,27 trot purse S4OO, IL
entries; l-year-old, trot and pace, purse
800, IL entries; 2-year-old, trot, purse
$50. IL entries. This list and field of
horsefesh insured splendid racing.
Over among the horse quarters the center
Df attraction of course is Nelson, the North
ern King. He is at the upper end OF the
park and with the other handsome specimens
uf hors flesh, IL in number, from Mr.. Mel
sous stables has crowd continually sbout
him. There are many inquiries for Early
Bird, oa ned by Dr. T. n. Drake of Pitts
field. He vii he brought over Thursday.
rhe doctors other horses are here and at
tract much attention.
A. J. Libby, the well known Pine Tres
Stor k farm man, has as handsome string
of horses as one wishes to see. His quar-
ters has many visitors. W. ID. Haley,
Snnth Gardiner, has four horses here. All
So, with II other horses from rooler' &
stock farm, Skowhegan, makes a fine show
lug. B +. 4 +. II. Briggs of Auburn have
rVSt horses at their stable, all in the finest
OF condition.
I-siah Pompilly of Lewiston will ot'icIate
as starter at the races; A. A. Sterling OF
FIR, der cton n. B.; c. C.. Gardner of
Ch.riottetosn. p T. l., judges and +.
W. Thompson of Fredericton, N b.
timer.
There are ample conveniences for f'e l.
ing an immense crowd of people on the
grounds At reasonable rates.
The fskirs play no small part in big
f.ir like this and they are on the ground IN
force. There are freaks and variety shows
dime musuems and swings, revolving wheels
and merry -go-round.
rc give a list of the exhibits ia the ex'
hihi,i IN building would fill page OF the
Journal. Dozens of enterprising Bangor
firms and others mostly from the Eastern
p.rt of the State, line the corridors of the
tis bniiding aud are constantly surrounded
hy crowds of interested people.