The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-04
FELL Off GREATLY.
Lewiston Fair Receipts Much Less
Than Last Year.
ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS
LAST EVENING.

Only One Change in Board Of Trustees
Pomological Society Elects Ofaoers-
The Races All Won in Straight Heats.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.J
Lewiston, Sept. 8.-The state fair has
been doing business at the old stand to-
day with the old time success. That ia
the grounds have been crowded from
early morning until the last heat In the
days races has been trotted and the
thous ands have seen good show. It is
an interesting throng that has been
moving about the grounds here today, a
throng made up largely of country peo-
pie who have coma by team from sur
rounding towns. Long lines of patient
horses have stood all day tethered to the
fences while their owners have been tax
Ing In the sights. The Lewiston fair
grounds was evidently arranged with
the expectation that great crowds would
gather on 1T. This is shown by the
means provided for feeding the multi
tude. 1t is sociable sort Of a picnic
ground with long lines Of booths and
nondescript structures where for a
quarter may be obtained a square meal.
| And as he eats a man If he selects GER
tain OF these restaurants may whet his
appetite with the knowledge that he is
aiding some worthy cause. Here for in
stance is a restaurant which bears the
name of Custer Relief corps and by it's
side is one conducted by the ". @. T. U.
| But these philanthrophic eating houses
lead to some strange contrasts. Today
while the lady with dark brown hair and
Circassian style of dressing was fondling
the Hagenbaok snakes in front Of the
| tent in which the elephant goes around
a Lewiston or Auburn matron W as sum-
moning the hungry to restaurant just
| dinner bell as she stood on the sidewalk.
| Another establishment which is conduct
| ed for the benefit Of the young ladies'
reading loom is next door to the tent be-
| fore which at frequent intervals appear
| two young women and the wonderful
Arabian juggler M. Teketlgor-the sam e
who was seen at Rigby-while the
"barker" announces the attractions
within, the whole to conclude with a
dance which Twill recall the sunny
days of youth. But the performers
seems prone to forget the dance much to
the Disappointment of the youths and
small boys who made up large part of
the audience. Probably the dance is
omitted in Difference to the wishes of the
| management but In the sterotyped re-
| marks Of the barker" it is never for
gotten. The Hagenbaok show is doing
good business and the baby lion born
at Rigby is the most popular animal on
the grounds. For some reason the. trained
| lions are said to be little more fierce
this week and stories are told of dis
position shown by them to eat their
trainers. This may be little nDcom-
| Portable for thsir trainers but j.. is boom
ing the show.
It is great fair for fakirs. They take
up about all the ground which is not
occupied by the exhibits and the scores
of restaurants. They are all here-the
man with the whips, the chap that a s.
sures you that his patent medicine won't
hurt you bit, and inducement which
leads many people to take glass free,
the perambulating ocoulist, the light
ming tin type artist and the man who
| exhibits what he describes as "the larg
est named and tailed horse on earth.'
But most unique Of all the many ways
| is that adopted by the man with the
tooth powder to call attention to his
wares. He demonstrates their virtues
| by publicly cleaning the molars and
| inoisors of as many small boys as he can
get su bmit to the operation and the per-
formances are evidently appreciated by
the crowds whioh gather about the
stand.
| A walk down among the cattle sheds
| show them to be well filed with sleek
cattle, the pride of many Maine farm,
and while the fakirs are doing lively
business at their side of the grounds
they have formidable rivals in the long
rows of whitewashed pens and stalls, for
great many people are standing about
here. There is too a fine display in the
exhibition building in one corner of the
grounds. In fact jhe various depart
ments this year of the Maine State fair
seems to be living up to Its reputation Of
the past and continuing deserved sue
cess.
The horse races this afternoon were of
little interest being won in straight
heats. The summarizes:
al TKOT AND PACE-PURSE s4oo.
Ada F., br m, Bloodmons. !,
Nichols, BIS, Victor Patohen,
(Farringon), 27 9
Paul p, ch g, (Davis), 5 4
Nelson Allen, br S, Nelson Wood
bury,) 4 5
Billy orocker, b g. Artemus, Jr.,
(Jennings). 6 3
We nture. ch S, Cunard, Jr.,
(Small,)
Pullman, b g, Violate, tLibby) g.
Eben L., blk g, Aaroldson, =.
(Boody), dis.