Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-01
THE STATE FAIR.
The 35 Annual Session Opens,
Monday, at Lewiston.
Rain Mars Pleasure of the First Da,
All Races Go Over.
More Attractions Inside the Fence Than Ever
Before Shown in Maine.


tended the annual meeting of the
Maine State Fair association. Every
body is coming and few others if
business Will permit.
Sunday opened fair and cool but a
stiff breeze from a threatening point of
the compass caused some anxiety
among the fair officials The prime
event OF the year may be said to have
practically opened when Henry Clay
and his backing box entered the
grounds, Sunday morning. Henry
thinks the fair would not be complete
i he were not here. He is all right in
his place, when you find place for
him.
We have 10 Midway" because there
is no half way business about the
trustees Of the association. Thirty Of
the finest guard the peace property
ana life Of the week under the direc-
tion of Chief Whitney.
Monday morning broke fair and
sunny and the hopes of the fair officials
1lGated high. If old Sol will burn the
clouds off the next five days, the asso
citation will ever pray, etc"
This has been "Children's day" The
little ones We're admitted free and al
lowed To romp about anywhere, and
games Of all sorts were enjoyed.
The state Fair hotel, under the man
agement of j. Fields Murray. has been
in the hands of the carpenters and
decorators for several days, and has
| been wonderfully improved and made
to conform to the requirements of the
modern hotel capable of handling
crowd in the most acceptable manner.
MI. Murray has a larger corps of as
sistants than ever before, and he per
| sonally will manage the establishment.
| The Hood farm exhibit of fine
| blooded, neat kline. domiciled under
canvas is the leading attraction to
| date. Haley, 2.17. received many
| visitors Sunday and today. Clip
| Hutchins is in charge of Haley, and
| the two make Il great team, the hand
some stalliGl being playful and Clip"
| willing Along the long line of stables
are many good ones, including Julia,
| "a, who drove Suzette we'll down i'll
| the tWenties last week. Julia is q
three year-old by Haley. Combine
and Maud II. have numerous friends
/ and admirers.
| Cottagers on the grounds over sun
day were Deputy Sheriff and Mrs Cary
Of Turner: Mrs. blossom and family
| of Turner Center: G. V. Knight. j. i.
| Quimby, Fairfield; y. j Libby Emblem;
| Mr.. and Mrs SeWall Pratt, J. S. HoXie.
| Fairfield; Mr.. ard Mrs. Rodney Jones,
Fairfield Center; George l.. Weeks
Augusta: H. L. Getchell, Lewiston;
| Mr.. and Mrs. f H. Mitchell. Turner:
| w. c. Whitman. South Turner: West
and Farnham, Augusta: Mir and Mrs.
j. r. Euker and NJ. y. Wilson, Bow
| duin; Davis Russell. Leeds: MIR. and
Mrs J. f. Pettensill. East Auburn ard
Miss Lorena NJ. WinsloW. Bucksport.
The merry go-round is here, so is
the Habain's museum and Hagenbeck's
trained animals. Secretary Bracket
of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars,
has established his quarters on the
usual spot on the right of Exhibition
Hall square, where he will be pleased
to greet all friends ana enemies to the
cause Of temperance.
The headquarters of the Republican
State committee comes in for fair
share of attention. The Y. NJ. G. A.
lunch counter is we'll patronized and
Custer Relief Corps dining room is a
necessary establishment.
OF course there will always something
come up that is more or less d mystery
10 attendants upon the fair. During
all the rest of the year the Lewiston
and Auburn electric railway tariff is
five cents to any point on the hne' but
State fair week that tariff is raised to
10 cents to passengers coming to these
grounds. 1t is understood to be the
70. Il hN
reason of the fact that the charter of
the old Horse Railroad Company, the
rights and franchises of which We're
bought by the electric company, eS-
tahlished the 10 cent tariff. 1t looks
much like corporation greed Tor the
rompanv to increase the tariff now that
business is about to be rushing when
under ordinary circumstances the rate
is but five cents. OF course there IS
cause for all things and it is more than
probable that the tarln question Is
made an issue by the electric road
company on account of the amount OF
free silver talk that has been made in
this section of late. Anyway the PUBIC
regard the action of the road as an out
rage.
From the grand stand to the square
the space is entirely filled with all the
stands peculiar to the hawkers trade.
the inimitable and irrepressible whip
yender. the one cent glass lemonade
man, and musee.
The floors of the exhibition hall are
fast filing up and by Tuesday morn
ing every inch of space VIII be filled
The general impression about the
grounds today is that, weather permit
ting. this will be the greatest, grand
est and best show ever held IN Maine
| Chief Moriafty of the Lewiston fire
department has detailed two men with
a horse and hose wagon for service at
the fair and the apparatus is located in
rear of exhibition hall in fire station
| built purposely for It,
| Among the horses in the stables
notice the string of Appleton Webb of
WaterviIle. including Edmund, Hilda,
,ouise Combine and Westbrook They
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