Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-27
BANGOR FAIR.
People Flock by Thousands
to the Great Show.
Stroll by the Journal Man Among
the Side Attractions.
Examinations OF Horses. Cattle and Agrcult
ural Exhibits-Fair Notes.

Bangor. Aug 26.--(Spcciai) 1.-The
second day of tho Eastern Maine State
fair began under the most favorable
conditions. The weather could not be
improved upon and the people took ad-
vantage Of the morning brightness to
see the fair during the early hours of
the day.
The attractions of the morning in
tween the Bangor and Brockton teams
it was an exhibition game, a very poor
exhibition. Brecknridge, first base
man of the Brockton team was dis
abled early in the game and retired.
Iangor'S superintendent Of sewers.
Charles f. Haynes, was in the box for
the Bangor team and his playing was
fully up to the level of the regular
league players.
There We're exhibition heats by prom
| ising horses, which held the attention
| Of a large number of the forenoon
visitors.
The examination of horses. cattle
and agricultural exhibits began early
| this morning. ana the judges We're fol
lowed in their work by Interested
| throngs.
Examinations in the chronological
ard floral department We're also begun.
The pomological display is under the
supervision of Secretary D. II. KnoWl-
ton. Considering the earliness of the
season the fruit show is exceptionally
good Although there is not much
evidence of maturity shown. the fruit
| is exceptionally large and we'll grown.
Secretary KnoWlton sees in it speaking
evidence that Eastern Maine fruit
raisers are increasing their efforts ana
With most encouraging results. The
display of canned fruits and preserves
makes Il very fine showing. There are
more than POO exhibits and all occupy
| one long shelf in the pomological de
partment
The exhibits made by the Patrons of
| Husbandry attract much attention.
| t.ueen City Grange has the largest and
| most varied display. but that of Hamp-
| Den Grange close by is very creditabe.
The Southern exhibition is one of the
great features of the fair. 1t occupies
| 300 feet of space in Mechanics hall
| under the grand stand. 1t is designed
| t0 advertise and show up the adVan-
| tages Of the country along the Sea
| board Air Line; its resources in wood
| and minerals. in climate and gCOgra-
| ply and topography. The show is i'll
| charge Of John T. Patrick of Southern
| Pines, n. G. In the exhibits are repre-
| sensations of Southern cotton fields,
| the cotton gin and the cotton spinning
| wheel. The process of cotton manu-
lacture from the field to the fabric is
| shown by a troupe of goOd-looking col
| ored people. who between whites chant
| the quaint hymns of their Southern
| home. There is also a miniature tar
| Kiln and Il turpentine still. and eXem-
| Publications. of the manner of working
| the Southern pine woods for the wealth
| nf its strong smelling products. There
are also wonderful exhibits of grains
| nd grasses, minerals and precious
| stones. The Florida exhibit occupies
space to itself. There are displays of
| ice, cotton, grains and grasses and
| specimens in glass almost innumerabe
| Of nuts and grains unknown to the av-
| GRACE Northern farmer. Manager John
| G. Patrick has done much in the prep
aration of this exhibition to attract
| Northerners to the Southern cline
| particularly that portion of il along
| the Seaboard Air Line, and more par
| ticuarly the health resort of southern
| Pines.
The Midway attractions never did
such a smashing business, and ii is
| safe to say that Eastern Maine never
saw the streets of Cairo as she sees
| them here at the Eastern Maine fair.
| It is extremely doubtful if Cairo itself
| contains things more shocking to the
sensiblities of Puritan New England
crs. 1t may also be truthfully inter-
| iected that no place under the sun can
| exhibit more startling and saddening
permanent distortions of human physi-
cgnomv than those kouta-kout girls
faces exhibited on the Midway here to
a1tract the people to their show inside.
Their patrons are mostly young men,
Secretary Il. Walker Mckeen of the
Maine board of agriculture, was one
Of the first corners to the fair and has
been here since. He came at O'Clock
and is busy looking after the interests
Of agriculture at the fair. The office
of the board here had by some over
sight on the part of the fair managers
been given up to the members OF the
,rass but the interests of the board of
agricuture will not be neglected. Mr..
NIcKeen will leave here, tonight, and
will leave Mr. Holland, member of the
board. in charge until the close OF the
fair.
The following people called at the
journal headquarters today: X. A.
Remick, Tilden; J. II. McFane, Calais;
Geo. f. Adams. North Brewer; L. H.
Low. Bangor; Thos. J. DAILY. Bangor;
w Fl. Pickard, Bangor; p. l.. Cullman,
Rangor; A. H. Gould, Brewer; H. j.
pougherty. Brewer; Prof. Chas. D.
Wood. Orono, NJ. S. c.; Prof. W. NJ
Munson. Orono. NJ. S. c.; Miss Doug
lass New York; Mrs. McCraig, New
York: Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Gross, Au-
custa: Mrs. Gray, North Lamoine; L.
r Dolloff. Mt Vernon; II. 5. Lander,
Cross Hill: w. Varney, Pittsfield; Ed
win II. Langston, Gardiner; Fred ;.
Thorne. Gardiner; Hon. William L.
uaines. Waterville; Mr. and Mrs. +.
w church. Augusta; II. r. Gross. Au-
snsta. Mr.. and Mrs. Parker +. Bur-
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