Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-04
The Good Weather Still Calls
Forth Good Attendance.
And the Maine State Fair Continues
on Its Successful Meeting.
Friday Attractions We're Good-The Winners
in the Several Races.

CONVERSATION, today.
George H. Clark, the newly elected
secretary will go to the Brockton fair
for new ideas.
Dr. c.. NJ. Twitchell, the retiring sec
reaary, has while in this office changed
the system of receiving entries and
established a system of record keeping
which gives the society a permanent
record of all details about every ex-
hibit made. The introduction of stock
cards having different designs for diff
ferent stock was one of DR.. TwichtelPs
| innovations and it has proven very sat
| isfactory to the exhibitors. The tent
| feature of this fair was something that
| DR.. Twitchell had been trying far sew
eral years and plan has proven so sue
cessful that tent exercises by the big
| organizations of the State will prob
ably be on the programme of future
| fairs. Mrs. Twitchell has been her
husbands assistant and has done all of
the clerical work. Mrs. Twitchell has
kept the entry and premium books and
other permanent records. She will go
into the Maine Farmer office with DR.
Twitchell who is about to become busi-
|
| Both President Jerrard and Secretary
Twitchell are strongly opposed to the
selling of any more life member tickets
The price is $50 and each ticket entities
| the holder to take into the grounds as
many times and as often as he wishes
one wife and two minor children. Dr.
! Twitchell says incidentally many
others get in on the tickets" The in
terest on $40 al per cent is S1.20a year.
Those who favor the continuance of the
sale argue on that the membership
must be kept up to insure a widespread
interest in the fair and as there wsre
only II sold last year there is no danger
of too large a membership.
| The newly elected president and sec
ietary and the new directors were ali
congratulated by scores of friends.
| The committee which awarded prizes
on the bicycle parade feel that q crti-
| cism which has been made on the
awards is unjust. Those who do not
agree with the judges say that a gen
| tleman who wore a Roman costume
| should have received one of the prizes
| which went to another rider. The COM
mittee informs the Journal that the
man got first prize on the same display
last year and that it was not con-
sidered proper to give him second
award on the same outfit.
There seems to be satisfaction about
premiums generally and the people and
exhibitors turned cut this morning and
fresh and cheerful for the days sport.
The cavalcade was started shortly af-
ter II A. NJ, today. The procession was
La oil in Of ha
grand stand. The officers bargein which
were President Jerrard, Secretary
Twitchell, Treasurer Eveleth. A. J.
Libby. superintendent of stock, w. C.
Marshal, superintendent of halls,
Sheriff Il. +. Hill, e. =. Mayo, Water
vile, and others including Journal
representative went down and took the
right of the line, being preceded by the
band. The executive carriage was fol-
lowed by a drag on which were the
president elect and the secretary elect
Then came the fancy bitches. horses
without harness and stock exhibits.
The cavalcade went around the track
and to the paddock gate on the back
stretch where the officers barge was
stopped and the parade reviewed as it
passed out. During this ceremony the
band was stationed on the left of the
passing column. The scene was gay
and the people showed their enthusiasm
by cheers and greetings as the officers
passed.
President Jerrard's party dined short
IL after noon and at his office later,
President Jerrard said to a Journal re-
porter:
Il will say word about what the
future policy of this society should be
regarding the remodeling of the
grounds All of the stalls east of the
offices should be removed and new
ones erected where the horse stalls are.
New horse stalls should be erected in
the neighborhood of the Dirigo stables,
where we have already placed one line.
The trustees have discussed the plan
and practically agreed upon it.
..There will also be necessity for a
hall on the ground as the City hall ex
hibit does not pay. Hotel Swan was
moved for the purpose of vacating the
lot that a hall might be erected there.
The direct revenue would be less, but 1t
would be on additional attraction to
have the hall exhibit on the grounds.
7 shall be at the fair next year and
hope to meet all of my friends here
I have not held the office for the salary
as it is only $500 but because l have
been interested in the society.
President Jerrard was elected trus-
toe in 1880 and served 10 years. He was
elected president in 1890 and his term
of service will be seven years, when his
term has expired. During the II years
ALI of the improvements on the grounds
h.va heen made and all of the build
;r.s excepting a few of the old stalls
and the police station have been
erected The big exhibition building,
With it's four entrances and three floors
was constructed according to his plans.
srho delhi has been reduced from $685.
GOO to $4,000 and grand stand which
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