Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-31
The Other Exhibits.

An interesting place to visit. and place
that is patronized by all. is the immense
hall under the massive new grand stand.
Here 1t is that the fruits of the SOIL to-
wife, and other interesting things are to
be seen. 1t is here that the fair" proper
is held.
Entering at the east end, after passing
the refreshment stands on either side, one
goes to the other end between two long
rows of attractive exhibits.
The first exhibitor on the left is Morse
& Co. of Bangor, and the many sections
that they occupy tends to show of to a
great advantage the stock of the COM
pany. which consists of everything for
building house. from the underpinnng
to the tip of the chimney and the weather
vane. Their samples of the rooms they
build are attractive enough to lure a
ing a home of this description. They have
a wood carving department, where an ex-
pert amuses the spectators.
The. Monumental Bronze Co. next has
some of it's monuments of bronze.
Next are banks of cut flowers, the ex-
hibits of amateurs, and it makes u pretty
display.
Then comes the dark room, where the
electric wonder. making marble statue
apparently come to life. can be seen.
Artistically piled sacks of the flour
made by the Saginaw Milling Co. occupy
the next section.
Carl Beers, Bangor florist. has a great
exhibit of palms, ferns, rubber trees and
cut flowers.
The next two exhibits are ones that at
tract the admiring glances of the visiting
Changers as they are the exhibits or
Queen City Grange. No. 30. and Hampden
Grange, No. go. These exhibits include
besides fruit. pictures. needlework. fancy
work of all descriptions, preserves and
cut flowers. 80
+. II. Duffy, another Bangor florist has
a special sweepstake exhibit of fruit.
flowers and plants, that is attractive.
Some of the melons. squash and pump
kins were especially prepared, having de-
signs of all sorts sketched upon their
hide.
The sportsmen's exhibit in the north
end, which is conducted by Miss COrnelia
Crosby. Fly Rod" spoken of In Tues
days Journal. was the center of attrac-
tion,. as all had supposed 1t would be. Six
rifles loaned by the Winchester Arms
Co. were added to the attractions. Tues
day. Miss Crosby fees proud of her work.
as well she should. after the labor she has
put in and the marked success sustained.
campfire near one of the leantos was a
feature of Tuesday. This fire was built
in an oil lamp and heated a coffee pot
that gave off a delicious odor. but as the
lamp was set in the midst Of regular
campfire. the effect was equally as good
as though wood had been burning.
Madame La Roy. the palmist occupies
a tent opposite to the bark wigwam of
little bright Eyes, the pretty Old Town
Indian.
Following back along the right side to
the stand after leaving the sporting ex-
hibit. one encounters banks and booths of
flowers. the exhibits of many people who
boast of a flower garden.
w. I. Jones of Hampden Center, has
hives of bees with honey galore.
Nearly half of this side is devoted to
the exhibits in the line of prize potatoes
and vegetables. together with preserves
and In fact nearly every known product
OF the farm.
The exhibit of butter is small. there be-
ing but few private dairy exhibitors and
but one exhibit by creamery, that being
the one of the Hillside Creamery, Hill &
JeWett, prOprietOrs. of Exeter.
A. L.. & f. F. Goss, the dairy outfitters
of Lewiston. occupy a section in this de-
partment. ssi-
The attendance at the Auditorium was
small like that at the park. but those
who staid away do not know what they
missed. for this is one of the most at
tractive features of the fair The interior
OF the great building is draped with bunt-
ing and booths occupy two sides and ends
OF the hall, while the center Is also filled
with exhibits. giving the hall the appear
ance of q large store. filled with every
thing in the fancy goods line that one
could think Of. 1t Is useless to try to
enumerate the different articles shown,
both by Bangor people and others from
different parts of the State It is beau
tiful display and when people learn what
Is to be seen there. it will receive the
patronage it surely deserves
7 The crowd at the park was not Of the