Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-02
GRANGE DAY
Sees a Handsome Parade at
State Fair, Lewiston.
Grounds Thronged With People and
Receipts Exceed Those Of 1895.
Everything is Moving Like CIockwork-The
Results OF the Races.

Lewiston, Sept. 1.-(Speciai.) IF you
had heen exhibiting neat stock at fairs
for y years with more or less success
you would think You We're an old eX-
hibitor wouldn't you?
Way back in GO John p Ellis of
Fairfield, took his stock to the New
England fair at Portland and he did
not go home without prize.
Mr., Ellis is fair sample of the hardy
Maine farmer. He is years old
and has 10 head of cattle at this eX-
hibition and he cares for his stock all
by his lone self-a job that would tire
many young man. The fact that Mr..
Ellis comes from Fairfield may ac-
count for his prosressiveness and vital
ity in these years. That town is ia
NOUS for its tough old citizens-not that
Mr.. Ellis is any tougher" than some
of the rest of us. but little Wiry old
fellow that is constantly making you
think that he was a hustler behind a
moW-stick in the dear dead days of
long ago when he was in his prime.
Mr.. Ellis raised his own stock which is
a.. NfiS VI tiit Jlut IlDDDH NdIlclH
Last night the campers were much
more numerous than the night before,
and they had a Jolly time oft. too. A
stroll along the line of tents in the
grove after dark was sure to produce
something Interesting to the careful
observer
One man was evidently cooking po-
tatoes for | overheard him say to his
Wife, or someone:
When they stick to your fork
they're well done, amt they?"
She said. Yes"
4 mandolin was being lightly
thrumbed in a large wall tent that CON
tanned party of a dozen or more, one
of whom remarked that the G. string
was out of "kilter.' Another wanted
song, but of course of all the singers
present there was not one that really
could sing. and so l passed on.
An old war veteran fought his bat
ties over in a tent We'll down the grove.
and he had the Rebellion from the
first gun on Sumpter to Appomattox
down pat. On all occasions of this kind
the veteran bcbs up full of life and war
stories, and when he meets a comrade
they HE themselves to some seques-
tered nook and far from the mad
dening throng" paint word pictures of
| the days when the poet sang:
"Oh beautiful their faces
As they left our fircSide
And went drifting from our kisses
At the turning of the tide
How the bugle's silver speaking
Drowned the WOmen's last good bye
And the drum beat hushed their foot falls
AS they marched away to die"
Here and there We're knots Of farm
ors-bes Observation-Disclosures, telling
OF their acres of corn. potatoes, grain
and hay l did not learn who the
hampton potato grower may have
been, but they We're all pretty heavily
tillers Of the soil. OF course, politics
came in for fair share of the general
camp discussion. There We're Repub
LEANS, Democrats. Populsts, Popo-
clats and Demo-R Republicans. Silve.
tree and silver limited; the laboring
man and the bond holder: the Con
gresham and the common, every day
citizen, We're hauled over the Goals
melted and refined, left at home ana
Reelected, and the ground all gone
over until finally they all got back tol
the starting point and guessed al the
result of the coming election.
From the little tent thai sheltered
the six-iegged calf and the zoe pound |
COW, raised here in Maine" along the |
lire through the canvas spread that
covered the dancing Nautch girls, to |
the greatest show on the grounds, the |
Hagenbeck trained animals, from an
elephant down to a little. fluffy, furry
coon kitten. there was life and plenty |
Of it.
1t was another case of "oft on Silly |
night that the trained lion roared be- |
cause he would not keep quiet. a trick |
that has not been learned yet. The
elephant swelled the chorus led by the
lion, and the boxing kangaroo looked
ut into the ring and murmured softly
as though between his teeth while
thinking of the boxing match. tomor-
row: ooh. but | won't do thing toI
him
Naturally there is always a kick or
two coming regarding the amount of
red tape displayed by some of the men
who are hired by the association to fill
positions where courtesy is at all times
necessary. Some of the gate keepers
think that they are there more for the
purpose of suspecting everybody that
comes along OF DelHS Sullty pl Inc III
tention to cheat the associations
treasury, rather than to be courteous
vet firm in the discharge of their duty.
There is such thing as an old servant
getting to run the household ] havel
re doubt that this matter will be at
tended to, for l have noticed that
Thomas A. Brennan is looking sharply
after the entrances.
The performing lions in the Hagen
beck tent took it into their heads to
1Car last night, at a late hour, and
again, this morning, at an early hour.
When the elephant got in his little
piece there was but little chance for
the stock exhibitor to dream of blue
ribbons.
The sun was out at $50, this morn
ing. with only a drifting cloud here
and there, promising glorious day
for the really first day of the fair.
About the busiest body in the whole
outfit at headquarters is Mrs. Twitch-
ell | don't believe State fair would
he. much of fair without her.
Today was Grange day and great
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