Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-07
THE FAIR CLOSED.
Most Successful Ever Held, in
Attendance and Financially.
Grand CavaIcade of Prize Winners, a
Full Half Mile Long.
Exhibits Being Moved, People Leaving ant
Officials Figuring Profits.


were by no means the least interesting, as
is the usual thing, and good sized crowd
was in attendance.
The main attraction of the day was the
grand closing cavalcade Of the prize win
| ming animals on the track. 1t started at II
o clock, headed by Chief Marshal Whitney
platoon of police. and The I'd Regimen
| Brigade Band of Lewiston.
President Jarrard, the officers and trus-
tees, together with members Of the press,
rode in barge, then came the prize horses
| Conspicuous in the line was the long line
OF fine coach horses from the SanborI
stables, which figured in the coaching
parade Thursday.
Then came the long line Of cattle which
are to take home the blue, red and white
| ribbons of honor, and there was a long
line, too.
ITS the largest number we have ever
had, said President Jarrard as he took a
look around the track. And it was fire
looking lot Of stock. Fat oxen, working
oxen, matched oxen, dairy cows and stock
COWS, trained steers and matched steers,
young stock and calves, of every breed, Il
grand procession reaching entirely around
the half-mile track, and admired by all
who saw it.
sit is the last great gun Of the fair, -
said one of the officers, land when the
cavalcade is over l feel that the fair Is
finished"
1t is, all but the packing up and goin e
home, and that is no small matter. Elk
hibits were fast coming down, this after
noon. The potter of the Bangor Stone
Ware Co. made complete line of ware
from the soft clay and then said his good
by.
The wooden mill in miniature of the
Lincoln Mill has been silent all the after
noon, and many of the others of the hall
exhibitors are gone for good. Others are
fast packing up and, tomorrow night,
everything will be deserted for q long 70
months.
The management has every reason to
feel proud of the success of the exhibition,
this year. The display of cattle, sheep
and swine has been the largest in the his
tory of the society, and one of the officers
is authority for the statement that the
animals were in better condition than Oh
former years.
In the horse and poultry departments
the exhibitions have been well up to the
average of former years, perhaps above It,
In the exhibition hall every available foot
of floor space has been used, and many
who were late in making application for
space were obliged to be refused. One Or
two asked for space only two feet square,
which could not be given.
The special features of the grange and
coaching para6ac xrarp gQ1npthlpo which
have never been attempted in this State
before, and though in working up the
scheme, Secretary Twitchell was continu-
ally confronted with discouragements. he
persevered and received cooperation
from the oranges of Androsooggin and
Kennebec counties which made the grange
parade of Tuesday one of the best and
most enjoyable features Of the whole fair.
1t is only to be hoped that the grange
parade will be feature of the State fair
in years to come, and that the oranges
from all over the State may be aroused to
enter into the competition.
In the floral and coaching parades, DR..
Twitchell has received aid from the citi
zens of Lewiston and Auburn and Mr. J,
b Sanhorn which made those features
also successful parts of the show.
Another feature of the week well worthy
of note has been the total absence of any
gambling schemes and the almost total
absence of drunkenness on and about the
grounds.
Financially the show has been record
breaker The perfect weather of the whole
week has brought thousands and the re
ceipts have been very large. Thursday
night the receipts for the day were some
over $1,000 more than on Thursday last
year, and the receipts for the week We're
over $4,000 better than year ago
Such is the history of the Maine State
| fair for 1895, and the reelection of the old
| board of officers, complete, at the meet
ing, Thursday, assures a continuance of
the prosperity of the society In the years
| to come.
The following were callers ut the Jour
nal office, today:
Howard Owen Augusta Simeon Heath,
waterville; Mr.. and Mrs. George Stafford,
Hallowlel; Levi Cofren Boston, III. W..
Davis, Gardiner; W. Fl. Davis, Augusta
n. S. Allan, Dennysville; G. b. Flynt,
Gardiner; +. j. Robinson, Fairfield; E. A
Willard, Auburn; ID. B. Small, Waterville
Hiram Clark, Augusta.
The sincere thanks of the Journal are
extended to President Jerrard and the
other officers of the society for the many
favors and courtesles shown Its representa-
tives and especially to Secretary Twitchell
and his accommodating corps of assistants
for the information given and valuable as
sistance rendered the reporter In gathering
the details of the news of the fair.
Following are the summaries OF the
| races:
PA CLASS, PAcING-PURsE $500.
Merrill, by Nelson, Merrill, ! ! |
Becker, by Cohonnet, Woodbury., .
Otto by Onawa. Lamson, z
Ned n by Gen Grant, Edwards,
Ventu re, bv Cunard, Jr Small, I 4 4
| Cyex, by Nelson smith,
| Evelyn, by Robinson d, Thompson,
| Cashier, by Nelson. Invraham. 3
Glendale, by Glenarm, Richards, sdr
Time, 2.1Sl, 2.2o, 2,21.
| 2.l9 CLASS, oPEN-PURsE $780,
p;lot t. by plapk Pilot Willis / /