Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-25
THE BANGOR FAIR
Will Open With Its Usual
Blaze of Glory, Today.
Better Exhibits, More People and Bet
ter Fun Than Ever Before.
Racing. Base Ball and Numerous Side Shows
to Attract Attention.

Bangor. Aug. 24.-(SpeciaD- Tho
Eastern Maine State fair VIII begin its
1896 programme bright and early, to-
morrow morning. From the unusual
number Of strangers in town, today, it
may be inferred that interest in the
event is far ahead of last year So
many visitors called at the fair
grounds. today. and got in the way of
the men at work getting the exhibits
into place. that to check the influx and
Permit the Workmen to perform their
" ork unhampered, the managers de-
cided to charge an admission fee. And
still the crowd came in.
In many respects the fair will excel
previous exhibitions. The cattle eX-
hibit is one department which
is excellent. There are more cat
tie on the grounds now than
there were within the fair grounds
upon any previous first day The nota-
BE cattle exhibits are led by the fine
herd of Jerseys from c. |. Hoods Lo-
well farm, and F. j. Libby's herd of
Jerseys from his farm in Richmond
IL
interest to today's visitors. In all
the cattle department will show about
66S head of kline, 400 sheep and 200
swine. The exhibits of draft and driv-
ing horses is small as compared with
other years, but there will be many Of
the finest specimens of equine stock
that the State affords.
The display of farm products and
WOmen's fancy work is up to the aV-
eragc. The best Grange exhibit YET
arranged is that OF Queen City Grange.
which occupies a space 21N52 feet
Other exhibits of a similar character
will be by Hampden and Eddington
Oranges.
The races promise to be unusually
interesting. Tomorrow's programme
includes a green horse trot for a purse
of $500; a 2.21 class. trot and pace, for
a purse of $500; and a running race
one mile fiat, for a purse of $500.
There are Is entries for the first. two
of them by Horace Nelson, Waterville
and one by \. J. Libby, Gardiner. n
the 2.21 class, Il. NJ. Small of Nassal-
bore, has entered his chestnut stallion
Venture. The fast gelding Neni Wei
will also start in this race.
Two ball games viii add to the in
forest of the first day. Brockt0n and
Bangor will play ana the result Will
not be unlocked for in the other at
fractions which greet the visitor, for
all Maine east of Augusta will mourn
with Bangor should defeat be her por-
ton.
There are numerous Sidesh0Ws and
attractions of a superior grade upon
the grounds. \ unique attraction is
the great Southern exhibit of Southern
products Of farm and home and war
relics. TIagenbeck's menagerie is per
haps the greatest attraction. 1t is I'M
usually interesting to the public sense,
today. owing to the narrow escape
from death which the keeper of the big
elephant had in his struggle with the
aforesaid big elephant while on the
way from Augusta to Bangor. Jolly.
which is the elephants rame. will di-
vide the honors with the baby lion.
Bangor" The name Bangor VIII
be formally affixed to the lonet. Sat
urday. by Mayor Beal, with apprOpri-
ate baptismal ceremony.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings. there will be exhibitions OF
fireworks at the fair ground. Tues
day will be Children's day, and all
children under Is years of age will be
admitted free. So also will each and
every inmate of the Orphans Home in
RangOr