The Portland daily press., 1895-09-05
Lewiston Is Metropolitan When the
Shades Of Night Descend.
EVENING SCENES IN THE CITY OF
THE STATE FAIR.
Yesterdays Events at the Park - The
Crowd of the Week-A Successful Flor.
al Parade-Good Racing in the After.
noon.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l

many as 25 600 people were on the
grounds. The grand stand was full to
overfowing. That means that it con-
tanned perhaps $500 people. If there were
as many people in other parts of the
ground that would make gathering of
10000 people,. Possibly there were that
number and some over but an estimate
of $4,000 would ..include everybody on the
grounds officials and the help, and still
leave some margin for the small boys
who crawl under the fence.
Fifteen thousand people make quite
a collection and include all sorts of
individuals who seek amusement in all
sorts of ways. The crowds at the park
today saw a good show in the forenoon,
for it was then that the floral parade
made the round of the track, passing in
review before Gov. Cleaves, Adjutant
General Connor, and other members of
the Governors staff. Colonels Kendall
and Choute, Councillor Shepherd and
Hon. Llewellyn Powers were among the
other prominent men present. The
trotting in the afternoon was good of
it's kind, although here on a distinctive
ly State Fair and for half mile track
they do not, of course, have flyers of the
class which go to Rigby.
The. thousands who did not want to see
the races gave the side shows a boom
and the ladies who shocked Mrs. Potter
Palmer and consequently languished for
four weary nights and days in prison
walls, danced and danced for a chang
ing crowd. And this, Notwithstanding
the fact that it has been publicly an
nounced here that Lewiston, like Mrs.
Palmer, would not tolerate this perform
ance Some of the crowd evidently had
looked upon the wine when it is red. A
man old enough to have known better
was in that state where he enjoyed his
own remarks to the effect that he would
be there whenever the Nautch girls saw
fit to dance. But the exceptions to the
general good order at the park were
few.
Down town in the evening there was
plenty to amuse the visitors A line OF
fakirs were at work under flaring gaso-
line lamps on Main ..street and were sur
70 unded by throngs. You could get your
silhouette made for ten cents and like
wise young man arrayed IN cap and
gown proclaimed that for 'just dime,
ten cents, - he would supply the ailing
with a wonderful liniment made from
the skin of the alligator and then he held
up squirming and diminutive gator
and pointed out the exact spot where this
ingredient for the liniment is procured.
The man selling fifty popular songs and
the Police News for five cents was very
much in evidence
No one need go thirsty in Lewiston and
when the late train started on its "trip to
Brunswick there were evidences given
by some of the passengers that they had
IL bnfr off at thirct
auenching. The Lewiston method of
violating the Maine law is not quite so
public as that in vogue in Bangor, but
it is very near it,. 1t is the custom on
the principal streets here to have small
cigar store serve as vestibule to the bar
which is entered through swinging door
at the rear Of the place sat apart for the
sale of tobacco. One such ests6ilsnmens
is not far from the junction Of Main and
Lisbon streets and near it is a restaurant
which fdoes thriving evening business
this week, Like the Cigar stores, the
restaurant draws the veil. dropping cur
tains over the booths in which are the
small tables for the use of guests. Of
course if the booths are full, customer
90 .away thirsty for in that case his
wants will be attended to at one of the
tables in the main apartment This kind
ness is appreciated and the
walters are kept busy carrying bottles
Some of these walters are so expert that
theyican carry four. BOTTLES in each hand
One of them, too, can put his hand be-
hind his back and carry the bottles that
wav as he faces the street door. If you
looked in from the street you.couldn' t
see the bottles at all.
There is great regret expressed here in
certain circles over the failurelof the
sttalent'' to put in an appearance this
year and the wanderer around town hears
many complaints of the consequent dull
ness "Why, last year, said man in
one of the hotels this evening. I'VE had
over and under seven but this year they
didn't Gomez and he shook his head
mournfully at this memory of the good
old times. Still, the man who wants
to sit in at little game may do so even
if the ''talent'' which has been attracted
by the fairs here in the past is not
noticeable this year. Men who know
mon ey may be wagered on the throw Of
the dice or the turn of the cards.
THE FLORAL PA RADE.
The floral parade was great success
and it was seen by crowd said to be the
largest in the history of the fair for a
forenoon gathering. OF course it was
much like other coaching parades. There
were the pretty girls decorated vehicles
drawn by handsome horses From Poland
Springs came the coach which won the
handsome silver drinking cup, given by
Col. G. H. Osgood of Lewiston. 1t was
drawn by six bays, guided by the white
reins in the hands of that veteran of
whips, Charles Nevens. A striki ng
feature of the parade was the carriage
driven by Miss Harriet Neal of Lewiston
To this carriage three white horses were
harnessed abreast. Mrs. e. W. Russell
and Mrs. w. II. Trague drove in a
carriage drawn by a pair Of cream oolored
ponies and gaily bedecked.
The single hitch, driven by Misses Eva
and Florence Stinehfeld, was a prize
winner. 1t was ablaze with red. OF
course there were many other teams, all
handsomely decorated. Hon. Nelson
Dingley, il, drove handsome pair of
black hcrses, and there was a pretty pony
hitch driven by Nelson Dineley, srd, and
containing several other little peopIe un-
der ten wears of age. The cauaica1a went