Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-01
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G. l.. Weeks and A. n. Newcomb Of
Augusta, arrived, today.
The Auburn Cadet Band is furnish
iEg music at the course.
d. E. Murphy Of North vassalboro,
was one Of this mornings arrivals.
The Knickerbocker Quartet came up
to the grounds and rendered one selec-
ton, this afternoon.
The matched race between Bismarck
and Gypsy NJ, Friday. will be an at
tempt to break the track record.
The friends of Lawyer William N.
Titus of Head Tide. are pushing him as
candidate for the office OF secretary
of the society.
BY new regulation a person on foot
cannot enter at the team gates and
there Is special gate for helpers and
those holding spectators tickets.
Secretary McKeen Of the board OF
agriculture. has at his Office on the
grounds. portraits of Dr. Eugene
Holmes the first secretary of the board
AID S. l.. Goodale of Saco. the second
secretary.
E. L. Brown, assistant general man
ager Of the Boston Food fair and Miss
Caroline Crosby. who has the Maine
exhibit for that fair. are here. Miss;
Crosby is looking for features for he,
exhibit.
A large exhibit of the weeds of Maine
arranged by the officials at the govern
ment experiment station at Orono, is
one of the new features of the exhibi-
ton building. They cover big surface
on one of the walls and are under glass.
No life member tickets are being sold.
There are plenty of applications for
them but the management for reasons
which are not given out refuse to sell
any. This of course has its. effects on
receipts as the first day is generally a
big life ticket day.
There are only two Grange exhibits
this year. They are made by Andres
coggin Grange No. s. and Pine Tree
Grange No. 8. These two oranges have
handsome exhibits of vegetables, fruit
flowers, rugs and in fact all small arti-
cles produced on the farm either in
doors or out.
Wednesdays programme-Judging in
horse and cattle rings and pens; racing,
go class pacing. 2.26 class trotting,
trotting foals of 1898, races called at
1890; parade of fancy bitches: exhibi-
ton of stock in front of grand stand:
balloon ascension, o'clock: horseless
carriage, three entries and a record of
2.13 to beat.
Fish Commissioner Stanley was in Lew
iston, Tuesday. and he says the reason
the fish haven't been put into the tanks
1t the State fair grounds is that the wa
ter has been so poor that he didn't dare
turn them in. The water is disqualified
ny reason OF so much rust in the pipes.
The fish are at the Lake Auburn hatch
cry. The fish will be put into the State
t2lr tank, "wednesday morning.-Lewis
ton Journal.
gusta; 0. D. Gardner, Cross Hill, H. H.
Higgins, East Winthrop; c. H. Wilson.
Auburn; Hon. r. w. Ellis, Embden:
c. A. Mace, Readfield: Mr.. and Mrs
j. w. Coffren, Poland; Mrs. J.. NJ. Cross
and ]. E. Clark of Augusta. and Gen.
II. M. Sprague of Auburn, called at the
Kennebec Journal headquarters, today.
Many prominent members Of the as
ISOLATION are talking Of some big
changes in the grounds, especially in
connection with the cattle stalls ana
pens for sheep and swine. There are
some long rows of cattle stalls and
lot of pens not far from the gate and
at the rear of the presidents office.
They have not been repaired much In
the last few years and the idea has
been to remove them and erect some
new ones elsewhere. The two acres
thus vacated will be used for shows
etc. ~ .isS%s