Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-06
STATE FAIR
The First Day Promises A
Grand Success
Wind and Weather Permitting, the
Attractions are There.


LEwIsTos. Sept. 81 Special. The
grrat Maine State fair opened this morning
With beautiful weather. The sky vas
bright and clear aaa the air was as traeing
e. al the seashors-
This continued til 10 O'Clock when the
SKY became overcast, few drops of rain
fell aad i was feared that bad westher was
70 he our iot.
The Maine State fair always draws big
crowd and the sd annual Hl-etisg sli
probably follow the usual custom, but TO
DAYS attendance las hardly been up To the
standard. Still there ar- a great rlsny
people on the ground and every part OF the
city is fall of strangers. The hotels are
crowded and in some instances il Is SAID
tAat the hotel people are taking advantage
Of their guests In the way of charges As
= general thing, however, usual rates pre-
ysii and the service Is excellent
The officers of the Maine State Agrieui-
tgrsl Society are President, Col $. G..
Jerrarti, ksndnzksag; secretary, g. NJ.
TwiteheIl. Augusta treasurer. +. G.. Eve
ieth, Aubarn trustees, Alonzo Libby,
We-tbrook G.. ID. Bailey, Belfast; ii.
Wesley Hulchius, Auburn; A. j. Libby,
Embtlen; general superintendent, ). e..
Jerrsrd; sup rintendent OF ticket depart
ment. H. Wesley HuEehins horses, Alonzo
Libby stock, A. j. Libby; halls, g. o..
Bailey.
Each department has an efficient corps of
assistants apd clerks and has the routine
work ef the fair well in hani
The Maine Central is running dozens of
extra trains to the grounds and the horse
railroad giving good service. Added TO
this are scores of i0-cent teams ard all are
doing thriving business.
The Maine State Pathological Society
also holds its 2t-t annual exhibition in Ex-
hitinon hall on the grounds. The officers
are President, c. ). Pope, Manchester;
vice presidents. l.. II. Dawes, Harrison, and
y. p True, Leeds Centre secretary, ID.
II knowlton, Pennington treasurer {.
+. Wheeler, Che-tervilie; executive COM
niittee, the preside nj and secretary, II. w.
Brown, Newburg, W. 4. Luce, South
t 9ion. ]. w. True, New Gloucester; nom
e,el.tnre committee, Il. A. Gilbert, North
Grreu.-, u. 7. True, Leeds Centre. C. NJ.
Weston, Belgrade; new frui. committee,
-. H. kqos itan, Farmine on, l.. IL. Bios
som, Turner Center, j. w. True, New
Gloucester member of experiment station
council. ID. II. Knowlton superintendent
Of general and county apple exhibits, W.
4. Luce single variety Of apples, Fl. W.
Brown; pears, plums and miscellaneous ar
,icles. j. W True; flowers and potted
plants, c. S Pope.
There are the came old side attrac-
tior- with msny new ones added. All who
attended the fair at Bangor will see many
famiii n faces at the side shows and other
catch -als The merry go-rount Is here
and il. music is heard st all hours. The
gamblers are not visible here and the con-
trast to the crowds seen stother places is an
ayr. able one.
All the forenoon exhibits were being
brought in and put in place. 1t seemed
from a stroll through the building that the
display was smaller than usual, but BY to-
morrow il is thought that every foot of
space ~ilI be occupied, The stock exhibit
ia large and ID, re are some of the finest
tor-es IN the State now on the grounds and
Ice for the coming races. New exhibits
for these departments and horses for the
races are arriving every hour.
II cstne off very warm ST o'clock but
.ncn eiDuied over sgiin and the afternoon
sas raw and chilly.
The grand stand WAS not crowded thi-
atternaun The Lewiston Brigade Band
.he,i excellent music. The races were
started promptly and were well contested.
The rl,i1g events for Wednesday are tlte
SAX. fnr PAGERS, foals of 1891 $500 guar
.n,,.5 stoke for trotters, foals of 1891
500 purse for . 81 class; $500 purse for
- class; $3.50 purse for ~ class.
There are lirgt entries in each class
Tuesday evening the Maine State Grange
held meeting in the Board of Agriculture
hailiinr. wednesday evening the Maine
State Board of Agriculture and Thursday
evening the Maine State Pathological Soci-
ETY. viii have the hail.
An exhibit that usually has crowd
about it is carriage wheel revolving on
one OF the self-oiling axles invented By
zen. J. T. Richards, Gardner. Me. 1t is
tanned that they will run in constant use
from a month to six weeks without oilng
nd the, are rapidly coming into general
use
In the large space under the grand stand
there are exhibits of agricultural imple-
meuts by A. L. 4 f. T. Gnss, Lewiston;
tstnws hS syracuse tAia'St4 L AZ" ~ I'' 81"
iar indictments hy Whitman Agricultural
Wa.k.: ditto. hg J. j. Frye, Portland,
,ee,'s by J.. /. Whitman, New Gloucester
Robn.on's improved neck yokes and Whit
tie:r,es, hav forks; two handsome delivery
.ra.on. from the famous works of Hiram
1iA,k, Augusta. of the drop axle design;
.srriaxss by C.. T. Nevens, Lewiston, and
s, Wa,is * nutton, Lewiston.
pH tie platforms ont of doors snd near
Exhibition hail are exhibits Of heavy agrl-
,ultorsl implements. such as harvesting
machinery BY ID. NJ. Osborne; The Little
(;i,nt thresbcr; A. W. Gray K Son, MID
iI.town Springs, Vt, thrssher and horse
power machines; agricultural tools Bel
her ( Taylor; plows, haEress, rakes, feed
s.ut ers. the Yankee putserizer and pumps
+. q. Bailey, Partiand, hss fine ex-
,;bit of carriages and sleIghs. tine vehicle
nat attracts great deal of attention Is
new trap # a design just completed. IL Is
4. handsome sifsir. so srranged "a to be
used either a. a double or single seated trap
,nI is finely finished and upholstered.
rhev also have new patent in the form of
nAnforth's blanket protector or fastener,
conrisaucc for keeping a blanket on a
nvr.e. no matter how troublesome. 1t
works to charm.
The Little Gem windmill is also in a
prom inent place smong the exhibits.
At o'clock black clouds came up from
The west and 10 A few minutes great drops
Of raia began to fall. The crowd scattered
IN all directions, for the buildings and tor