Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-03
THE LAST DAY.
The Eastern Maine State
Fair Closes, Friday.
Smaller Crowd But lust as Good Show
as On Previous Days.
Most d the Exhibitors Pack Up and Leave
for Lewiston.

still another fair where the greater
part Of the cattle seen here, with more,
Will be seen again, and that is at the
Maine State fair at Lewiston, which
begins, Monday.
An inquiry has been made among the
owners of cattle, sheep, swine and
horses here, and nearly every man
says the same in answer to the ques-
ton: Are you going to lewiston" 1t
is always Sure, wouldn't miss it,
Whether some of the other people
who have helped make the noise and
entertain the people, the midway peo-
pie for instance, are going can be
learned better by going there and see
ing. Some say Perhaps" others are
in doubt, yet all have a feeling that
they will be there.
But to return to the present or
rather the past fair. 1t has been one
OF the most successful in the 16 years
history of the association, and one and
all the officers and members feel great
ly pleased over the success that has
been attained. The fair itself was of
the kind that deserves success. In all
but one or two departments, the ex-
hibits We're by far larger than than
ever before. Then the races have been
excellent; the people have taken kind
ly to the midway; and the other enter
tainments afternoons and evenings
have been worthy of praise.
From a financial standpoint also the
success has ben equally as marked.
The attendance at the lowest estimate
has been over $4,000 people. though
others set it much higher. This with
the large list of horses entered in the
races, and the other sources from
which there is revenue ought to leave
the society with neat little balance
when all the bills are settled. and pre-
parations are being made for the 18th
annual in 1899.
Auditor Small said. Friday after
noon, the success had been all that
they could ask fer, and though the
closing day was not SO well attended
as the former ones, it was not expected.
This, the closing day, has been the
slowest one Of all. At any rate it
seemed that way to many. Perhaps it
was due TO the small attendance, as
compared With the previous day.
There was not the usual hustle in
the morning. Out in the cattle sheds,
sneaking preparations We're being
a. -. ~ ,.,,,,,,. o,,t e., a,,,s
tiiaoe ~" diu Ing iiios ms ou' III
lures green and nelds new. Some
of the racers were going home, and
everything pointed to the fact that it
was the last day. The general inter-
est was, gone, Superintendents and
sea "eie t'oou' pol'i1i7 - .Ae ~
ishing touches to their work.
To the credit Of the exhibitors and
tho ,a, aroa,,, - .,, he soid that
the quality and quantity or the 1alr
was held at its hest and greatest until
a. 80, :. ,,,,,,,,,,,. th,+ tho E,.;-
Tue very last moment SO tiia1 .ne
day visitor was given as much for his
as the one IN "Wednesday.
,rhe slrv Looked = tboneb old "J,,ne,.
me SKY iooNea as lhoush o,u 'upe
essarily meant rain in abundance, but
- - -. 80, .,,.sa,,n,,o,,, az
iiol urop OF rain ieii tnroushoul 'he
day. The clouds probably kept many
neopla avay who would have attended
for not ower s0oo naonla we're unon
- PorAs g
the GROUNDS IN the entire course VI
the day.
- ..oro =; l., A., ,,.o,, c;t,, who
,,,ii, h y alyoi ~ tme wi \ & ~ ".
Nc Siu eii,, na. - ny, h,,t tbera has
proves az the notes: NY put snele . mas
oeen q 1870 ,' tn.n Wseh. ne ~ fine
sly LEN N.Y., Sney oannot hlan ~ rreatlv
tested 8, as this week. 49,. a,,oa o.n,snts
II aouii I'm, ne 49,, ~, r,,sb bas haen
and at the meal hours the erusn mas rn pern
equaly rs Sreat, al IRE LIE dnsr,,,itor;es
WIZ talteu l,eo IS, ~ III ~ hn,,t the
room. Even the 1Wp iafsest ho,e, s ~
Bansor nouSe and tns , Ienops ;r s,v EA-
'irlse Hase pfoEeu M ds.i,.ins, horse
Inc prizes IN the iaa rs; a5lrihs Mr. oi
contest Were .awasdea, unuIsasyE. ~ taE.
ing first prize, and Mrs. n. f. WOOD
The contest would have been hard 'il one
70 decide. put Tor an acciuenl. ~ 5ee fnS
that MES; oodcoch nsi , ,.is,. is,, fayr
the exhibition on the track with , nu, lev lew
notce, and NAG on a NJ naIe
ness that she borrowed; II WAS Willy 4.
coming down the stretch that ner coN