Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-06


laid.
The shower lasted half an hoar or rofe
and nearly all the people left the gronnas,
but the trottins Vas eoni,nrei-
The track wzs in rough shape this morn
ing but was worked down with scrapsrs
and put in better order for the afternoons
work. The rrtn made ii very soft and
IL ldiy and the drivers an! horses looked ss
though they had been out on country road
in rhs mud.
! There are plenty OF restaurants on the
grounds. far more than enough TO supply
the wants of the people today.
| The ground and buildings are in splendid
copdision, evel ything loosing fresh ard
bright as paint and whitewssh can make
I them and shaw the care with which the
/ off q ala have afteaded 10 their duties
{ Marie Grove presents e pretty appear
| ance, slo,ie4i of with white tents and backed
with the long row Of cottages most Of which
are occupied. Scores of people come here
an spend the entire week or even longer,
/ ia their cottages or tents, enjoying the out
door life As only those who have tried It can
/ realize.
| There are single tents, double tents and
family tents, tents of all shapes and s.Aes.
| Il makes a splendid outing and Is growing
ia favor.
| There are teiephonic and teiegrsphie
eonvenienees on the ground.
| The Maine Good Templars have large
tent just outside the exhibition building.
| Gov. Cleaves and stat will be here on
| "Wednesday and will be entertained at the
Dewitt. The Maine State Agricultural
Society's officers will meet them and attend
~. nd all h.4
sights of the twin cities and the fair
The stock seems to be especially fine this
year. Among the exhibitors are d. W.
! Clark. Hall c. Burleigh, T. G. Barlei2h,
Vassalboro; A. J. Libby and A. j. Libby
Son. Oakland j. c. Dunniug. North
Harpsweli; Herman Corbett, Pennington;
J. i. Baker, Bowdoin; A. E. Russell,
Howard & Ellis, Fairfield; X. & c. ID.
Waugh, Sandy River Farm, Starks;
Messrs Hilton. .Anson Mr.. Abbott, Vasssi-
boro; J V. Fletcher, Starks, and dozens
of others.
Among the horses are some handsome
French coach horses by J. 5. Sanborn,
Eimw ood Stock Farm, Poland. They are
Gemare, Lothaire and Captain. In addi-
ton he has some 20 fine brood mares with
foal BY side They were bred by Victor J.
.
f.. Bradford, Turner; W. W. Eastman,
Auburn: Elmwood Farm, Poland. j. A.
Webster. North Chesterfield; II. Kicker
Sons. Poland; G. H. Butler, Mechanic
Fall.; A. s. Thompson, jay; Harry
Mower, Auburn; f, S. Daley, Greene; J.
L. Mccormick. Resdfield.
NJ T. Pooler of Fairview Stock Farm,
Skox hegar, has his magnificent string of
| RalU Ia h.
Ion. Arthur Cleveland, Won All-So. Also,
.Jr-. Grover Cleveland, Carl Redwood and
others.
At Mr.. Sanborn's stables are Poland Boy,
Owned by II Kicker & Sons, Poland; Polly
French. W B. French, Boston; Gemare,
Jr., n. w. Rice, Boston; and several other
colts Dy Gemare.
There are Jerseys shown by A. 7. Rus
sen. leeds. C. A. Day, East Turner; J.
+. Buke-, Bowdoin Centre; +. s. Grover.
Beams Corner; O. Il. Jones, Wales; +.
NJ. King, South Paris; j. NJ. Robinson of
Lamb'- Corner. Win.low; T.. 7. True AMI
A. c. True. Litchtield; Arnold & Tooth
aker. Arnold; W. c. Whitman, South
Turner; Maple Grove Farm, Auburn; b.
+. & +. II. Briggs, Auburn.
Among the campers on the grounds are
family of Dover: Mr.. J. Grant aid family,
VIM: Mr.. z. " Shaw and family, and
Mr.. :. If. Frost and family. Pittsfeld; Mr..
and Mrs. Il. S. Bukrr, Bath. Mr.. F. l..
Gibson and family. Ste,son; Ir. E. A.
Mover. Statson; Thomas S Thompson,
peerinq. Mr.. L. S. Sampson and family.
Weld; MIR. II. Z. johnson AMI family
p,tts6eM: the families of Mrs. knight,
4 n a. tfat w
II. Dwinal and family, Mechanic Falls;
Mr.. Albert Rrown, Fairfield; Mrs. Rufus
X. Winter, Conway, n H.. MIR. John II.
Co.'s AMI family, Miaot Mr.. A. A. East
msn. Dexter: Mr.. Albert Hall, Minot;
Mr.. Joseph Stevens and family, Dexter
Mr.. and Mrs F. A. Bryant, Gardiner; Mr..
Samuel McKenney and wife, Cornish Mr..
anil Mrs Elmer Ripley, Appleton Mr.. FL
mer Hubbard and others, Cornish Mr..
Joseph Wentworth and wife, Appleton
Mr.. b. u. Howard and Mr.. J. ?. Ellis,
FAIRFIELD: Mr.. B. A. Keller and wife. Ap-
pIe,on; Mr.. and Mrs N. A. Wilson, and
Mir. and Mrs J. F. Buker, Bowdoin; Mr..
willard Sherman and wife and Mr.. David
Cummings, Appleton: Mr.. A. B. Russell,
Leeds; Mr.. John F. Pettengiil and family
East Auburn; Mr.. Alvin Gilman and fam
ilv, oakland: Mr. Manley ID. Farnham,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. ID. Groves, Beans Cor
ner; Mr.. II. E. Getchell, Lewiston; Mr.. X.
+. Morse and family. South Paris; Mr..
Frank Starhird, South Paris.
The Judges at the races were Isaiah Pom
lilly. Auburn: n. F. Whitten, Old Or
chsr,i. and DR. Geo. II. Bailey, Portland
The timers were Col. c. II. osgood, Lew
i.ton: x. D. Conant, Portland.
sala al
one OF the attractions for Wednesday.
Among the callers at the JorRsAL build
ing. wi hich is always open ami welcome
for Al. were Howard oren, of the Maine
Farmer. Augusta; J. w. Thompson, Of the
American Horse Breeder, Boston; Charlie
ljo~ning, Augusta, who will be in charge
of the Journal headquarters; Mr.. George
Mason. Boston. formerly with the JoUKSAL
and Maine Farmer, Augusta; Hon b.
Walker Mckeene. of the State board of
agriculture, who is at the boards building
Holman F. Day, of the Lewiston journal;
i. A. MeCone, Auburn; Gen. H. NJ.
Sprsgue: Secretary Twitehell; Hon.
Ii. A. Giiber; Mr.. Ellis, Emblem;
ex-Sheris G. II. Pishon and family. Skow-
hegsn, Warren Tuttle and wife. Hon. H.
$. Steward, s l.. Whittier and wife, L. W.
Chase, C. s. Robinson and wife, Sheldon
| Brpdbury, F. z. Malbon and wife, u. T.
and F. c. Poolsr. A. Simpson, sll Of skow-
| began: Omar Clark, Carrstnnk; Charles
Ailhker. Dr. Brickett, Frank Mullen, II.
8. Cony, Augusta; B. L. Pennell, Bruins
wick: 4. f. Eusseil, Augusta, who is in
the tressurers office.
| B. L. Penueli. the excursion agent, is
here, Advertising a monster excursion to