Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-31
CLOUDS HUNG LOW
But Only a Few Drops of Rain
Fell Ion Fair.
ST. Croix, Jf., Sold for Long Price
After Breaking Record.
Premiums Awardsd-Scenas in Art Gallery
Excitement at Races.

BANGOR, Aug. 80. - (Special) - The
weather during the days OF the Eastern
Maine State Fair has been simply phenon-
email. Every day has opened up cloudy and
with every indication of rain but scarcely a
drop has fallen during the whole three
days. All day long today the clouds have
seemed to be on the verge of pIecipitsting
a good smart rain fall ON the throng in at
tendance at the Fair, but with the exception
of few sprinklings the weather has been
excellent although clouds have hung low
over the park.
The prospects of rain probably kept quite
number away. but the crowd today was
surely 10000 or $4,000. The grand stand
was filed and all over the park where any
thing interesting was in progress there was
simply a jam.
The ball games have been one of the
most interesting features of the fair. This
forenoon the Portlands were defeated, . to
3. In the afternoon there was an immense
throng about the ball field and fully as
many saw the contest as did the races.
The balloon ascensions for the past two
days have surpassed anything that has ever
been seen here in that line. This afternoon
Madame Laroux, who peforms the perilous
feat, landed on the top of the roof of the
house of DIR. T. L. Coe on Court street.
She had considerable difficulty in landing
and was somewhat bruised.
This afternoon Grand Canton Memo,
Patriarchs Militant, of Albany, N. Y, WIS.,
tied the park. They are the guests of
Bangor Canton and were greatly pleased
with the fair. Accompan, ing them is Gar
lands 10th Regiment band, which discoursed
excellent music at the park and were loudly
applauded.
The Fair closes tomorrow, and if the
good weather continues the twelfth exhibi-
Ion of the Eastern Maine State Fair will
90 down in history as one of the most sue
cessful ever held. The credit for the great
exhibition is due entirely to President J. p.
Bass, who has devoted an immense amount
of time to perfecting the arrangements.
Mr.. Bass says that ne will not run another
fair alone, as the load on his shoulders dur
ing the four days, is almost too much for
him TO stand. However that may be, there
is no man in the State who can manage
such a great exhibition as successfully
as he.
This evering, Garland's Tenth Regiment
Band appeared at City hall, and in connec-
ton with the Imperial japanese Troupe,
seemed to draw a big crowd. Last night
about 1000 admission tickets were sold
there. The exhibits displayed in the hail
are most tastily arranged and are very at
traCtiye.
Among the callers at the Journal office,
today, were DR.. A. L. Murch, Bangor
A. A. Sterling Fredericton, n. B.; +. NJ
Henderson, HallowelI; Marcelus Mason.
LaGrauge: James z. Hill, Watervile ;
Ellen NJ. West, Monroe Mrs. J. F. Morrill,,
Pittsfeld; V. f. Hooper, Ellsworth: l.. A
Evans, Levant; NJ. E. Rider, Augusta; l..
VI. Groton, Augusta G.. A. Drake, Al
bion.
The Judges on the horse awards were DR.
4. L. Murch of Bangor and Sheriff A. A.
Sterling, of Fredericton, n. B.
S. l.. Bosrdman of Augusta, was on the
fair grounds, today.
The special dairy test for the COW giving
the most milk on the second day of the fair
was decided today. The weight of the milk
tested yesterday and premium winners were
IS follows: A. 2. Russell Leeds, lst, 40
oounds, l2 ounces. f. J. Libby, "a and
3D., 40 pounds, s ounces, and 36 pounds,
) ounces.
There are a good many entries for the
premiums given for the COW yielding the
greatest number of pounds of butter fat
from milk yielded on the third day of the
fair and for the sweepstakes for the four
cows owned by one man yielding the larg-
est number of butter fat the third day.
The committee on the awards consists of
Secretary McKeen and G. NJ. Gowell of the
State College farm, and o. Gardner of
Rockland.