Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-09-05
IT'S ALL OVER.
Closing Day of the Great
Maine State Fair.
Horses, Stock and Exhibits Carried
Away Buildings Closed.
10 900 People Attend 10 Say Good Bye Till
Next Year.

Lewiston, Sept. 4.-(SpeciaD.- And
SO this is the last day of the great
Maine State fair. Wen, it is the hon
est opinion of those who are in every
ton of 1896 is Il blooming success.
doncherknow. You viii come another
year and you will enjoy it just as well
as you have this year, and the chances
are that you will think that the show
OF 1881 is the biggest aud best, just The
same as you do this year.
Your attention is called to the fact
that my early dispatch, yesterday, in
prophecy and prognostication and
foretellng, or whatever you please
was fully verified by the action of the
Maine State Agricultural Society al
their election of officers, last night.
don't believe that Col s. G. Jerrard
VIII live always to be president of this
great Maine institution, but it is
safe to bank on his being reelected
until the $50 600 debt which the society
carried when the colonel was first
elected, is discharged. The venerable
ana worthy man was the one who
stepped into the breach at the critical
| period in the society's affairs, his name
| being ON paper that called for tho
greater part of the debt. and his faith
| in the ultimate success of the society
| never Wavored. 1t requires a heap of
| money to run the society. and the
| chances are that the original debt Will
not be reduced any considerable
| amount this year on account of tbs
| large expense in improving the prop
| erty the past year. Everyone who has
| had occasion to notice the improve
ments made viii acknowledge that al
| least $500 of the money expended OF
| the same has been well used.
Mr.. Pompilly of Auburn, who was
elected a trustee at last nights meet
| ing of the Maine State Agricultural
Society, is Il Well-known horseman. 3
member of the society for a long time
| and an enthusiastic supporter of the
society's affairs. At the annual meet
| ing of the Maine State Pomologica
Society an effort was made to elect OF
the executive committee a representa-
tive from the eastern part of the State
Aroostook county agreed to Penob-
scot man, and H. NJ. Munson of Orono
and Il. NJ. I5landinS of Bangor, were
candidates. 1t required four ballots to
decide the matter, and c. H. George OF
Hebron, the Old committeeman. was
elected. Now the denizens of that sec
| ton of the United States east of the
Kennebec river are asking if tha,
stream marks the eastern boundary OF
the State of Maine. The trustees OF
I tl,,, a1., I
lows:
Androscoggin, c. NJ. Skillings. Au-
burn; Aroostoolz. j. w. Dudley, Castle
Hill; Cumberland, w. G. Bailey. Free
port Franklin. Herman Corbett
Pennington: Hancock, c. G. Adams
Bucksport; Kennebec. +. y. Lapham.
Fittston; Knox, Alonzo Butter, Union;
Lincoln, II. j. y. Simmons, Waldo
boro; oxford, s. NJ. King. South Paris
penobscot, T. l.. Harvey, Orono: Pts
cataquis. H. l.. Leland East Sanger
Vile; Sagadahoc, a. +. Ring, Rich
mond Corner; Somerset James S.
HoXie, North Fairfield; Waldo. Fred
Atwood. Winterport; Washington, J.
T. Sprague, Charlotte; York, John
Hanscom, Saco.
There are just 10l life members Of
the society, and 1873 members in all. -,
You would hardly think that the las
day of the fair would draw much Of q
crowd, for the very reason that eXhib-
itors have become tired, are slow in
getting around and are preparing to
rack up and go home, but as a matter
OF fact. o'clock. this morning, found
a string of people coming in through
every gate a cold wind was blowing
but the sun shonc and the atmosphere
was tempered to nicely. 1t was
Eracing. Light ovcrcoats and mackin
toshes We're plentiful.
The first in order of events. this
morning. was the exhibiting of prize
winning stock, the exhibition being
confined to few admirers who
wanted to see the creatures driven
about, and 50 the proud owner would
take his cattle out behind the sheds
and walk them about for the benefit
of that few.
The cottagcrs and the campers re-
main, the family team comes in froE
the farm Lewiston and Auburn still
prove their allegiance to the society
and have driven up, and Friday, this
year. will be as big as the biggest Fri
day when the sun has settled behind
the hills.
The work of crooks has been con-
fined to the outside of the grounds.
Less than a half dozen cases of loss by
picpockcts have been reported. Mrs.
J NJ Salley of Skowregan, was robbed
of her pocketbook under circumstances
that led her to believe that the oper
ator was a woman and that the work
was done on the train. The case was
given to Detective True. who is en-
ploved on this occasion by the Maine
Central Railroad for the protection of
the company's patrons, and in short
time the officers had settled upon the
PARTY and traced her to train at the
lower Maine Central station. where
she was about to take the train for
other parts. The officer demanded the
wallet and got it, then he took the
wonan's name and address for the
purpose of reporting to the manage
n,ent of the Maine Central. On the
whole. the fair has been kept very free
from rogues.
And now it's noon and the great fair
of 1896 is drawing to a close. The last