Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-01
The BANGOR FAIR
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Favored With Best Of Weather
and Attendance.
Five Racing Events Completed With
Close and Exciting Finishes.
All the Attractions Much Enjoyed by the PEG.
pie in Attendance.

49, 49,. 80 AiAaAys uibS NOlllC dAliI Is d.
most gone and a good second dy it
Mas been too, with everything favor
able for good time.
Since early morning the crowds have
been fiocking to the grounds taking
in the sights, eating the fair dainties
and testing some of those long drinks
every one of which the drinker is as
sured is the best and longest onthe
grounds.
The show is now at its height and II
is really good one, one that is worth
going to see. On second thought it is
no more at its height than it was
Tuesday afternoon, fer all the exhibits
and attractions of all sorts were a.
that time in their places.
1t is great scheme to have the faiI
begin on Tuesday so far as it's patrons
are concerned, for by so doing nearly
all the exhibits are put in place, Mon
day, and thus every day is good day
with no confusion in the way of ar
ranging while the crowd is present
Good authority, men who have Wis
tied the show every year for many
years past, say that this fair eclipses al
| the others ever arranged by the asso-
| citation, which gives the officers grea.
| satisfaction.
President Beal is as good natured
| as the days are long. and hasn't he
| the right to be when the proof of his
good mana cement is so evident on al
sides?
In the early morning the signs of 4
pleasant day We're to be seen and the
exhibitors We're early astir. Out in tn.
| cattle and horse sheds the animals wers
| given their morning cleaning which
amounts in some cases to thorough
washing, especially where the animal:
| We're to be judged. In such cases al
the tricks of the trade, and there are
certainly tricks in this trade as wei
as others, were brought to bear t.
make the animals appear at their hes.
| The Midway was all IN working or.
der long before the visitors began Il
pour through the gates. At 9 O'Clock
every side show about the place wa:
doing thriving business and through.
| out the long day the melody of tn.
organs and bands CD connected wit!
each establishment was heard contin
uoEsly. The noon hour is not observed
and the women in the 'tcouchee cot,-
| chez" shows were a worse looking sci
at night than in the morning, were il
possible. The day has been a hot one
and the dust has been blown about ir
clouds. The only reason why the Mid
| way fairies have not melted IN the
heat and the long hours that they have
had TO parade on the raised platforms
to advertise themselves, later to dance
| with all due apologies to the grace
that the word dance usually implies
before the tents full of gaping men. X
that their scant clothing kept them
| cool or rather prevented them from
melting. Yet it has been a trying day
and lots of good paint has been wasted
on account of perspiration.
| This Midway far eXcels in size that
at the New England fair, containing in
| part the same crowd and many ad-
| ditions.
| 1t was not generally known what
day was to be Governors day, and
many Of the 10000 people who have
been upon the grounds came thinking
this was the day.
| Governor Powers is expected Thurs
day, as he has expressed his intention
| to President Beal to that effect. I'm
| less the prophets are wrong Thursday
will be the big day of the fair which
closes, Friday, unless carried over one
day on account of rain, of which there
has been SO little this week, none fall
ing since Monday evening.
The new grand stand was by no
means crowded today. This new stand
is looked upon with astonishment by
the old visitors at the fair. who see
in the place of the old double decker
that was burned last fall, the neat new
one of but one story in height, longer
and broader than the old one.
An excursion was run over the
Maine Central, Wednesday morning,
which brought several from Kennebec
valley to the fair.
Among those who called at the Jour-
nal office during the day We're Hon. l..
7. Carleton, Augusta; +. Il. Jewett,
Exeter; F. C. Holt, Norridgewock;
George b. Dickert, Mapleton; A. ID.
Russell, Augusta; II. A. Blethem, Dex-
ter; Hon. and Mrs. Parker p. Burleigh,
Houlton; Lcndall Titcomb. Esq, Au-
l
and Mrs. Elias Milliken. Augusta;
| Hon. j. b. Mayo, Hampden; John r.
| Dunton, Augusta; Mrs. S. Pratt. Miss
| Minnie Pratt, Newport; Augustus
Bailey, Gardiner; J. A. Fogg, Bangor;
| Sheriff A. l.. McFadden, Augusta; w.
II. Williams, Augusta: eX-President
Girard of the Maine State Agricultural
Society; State Detective Ira M. True,
Hallowell; Superintendent Skinner or
the City hall exhibit at Lewiston next
week; Col. A. w. Thayer, Bangor; +.
NJ. Bowman, Augusta; r. w. Mathews,
Newcastle r.. n. Haskell, Waterviile;
Aura A. Wiswe.l, Ellsworth; Alma l..
Tower. AUhurndaie, Mass; G. L. Wis
well, Ellsworth; r. O'Conner, Au-
gusta; C. G. O'Conner, Bangor;
Thoreau Thatcher. John Brigham.
Harold Crosby and son, Dexter.
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