Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-07

best of good weather. During the
night little shower visited the
grounds. 1t not only did no harm bat
it cleared up the air, laid the dust and
made the weather perfect for an ideal
fair.
AS soon as the light of day began to
creep over the horizon few struggling
country people came in. At o'clock
the crowd commenced to assemble and
before noon one of the best Tuesday
crowds of recent years was paying
Yes. the fair has really commenced
and how much there is to see. Some
come with the intention of remaining
only one day but when they get here
there is SO much to entertain them
that they at once decide that home.
sweet home, is no place for them for
two or three days yet.
The result is that they stay and
strange to relate the longer they
wander about the grounds the more
they find that they have not before
noticed. Go anywhere and you will
find pientyeto entertain and please you.
The fakir, the exhibitor and the hired
performers, all are ready osdo their
best and between the three one finds
plenty of amusement.
The track was in the best possible
condition, yesterday AS one ex-
- a.,I
fast The shower Of the. 1tprevious
night made it just what was wanted.
The races were the best yetseen in this
part Of the State this season. The con-
tnuous performance between heats in
front of the grand stand is a great hit.
No long waits. no tiresome delays for
he horses in the next race to appear.
AS soon as the equinox of one race
leave the track, the performers appear
and really the starters in the next
heat seem to too rapidly appear It's
a race, a circus and a theatre all COM
bned
The boxes in the grand stand are
exceedingly popular. Parties or ladies
and gentlemen can occupy these. have
the best possible view of the course
ard the performance stand with the
utmost privacy and seclusion from the
common set that frequents every race
track and sometimes by smoking and
ether ungentlemanly habits in public,
make themselves distasteful to them.
Secretary Clarke made big hit
when he travelled over the country
and noticing the features of each fair
ground came home and combined them
al in the Maine State fair. 1t was
good bit of forethought and as a re-
suit the people of Maine are getting
lot for their money.
The firemen's muster was big sue
cess. The conGuerors of the fiery de-
stroyer came from all over the State
and met with the best kind of a re-
ception.
The muster resulted as follows:
Handtubs, 1st ciass--Kcnnebec g.
Brunswick, 1878 feet; Gen. Bates,
Lisbon Falls, POLES feet.
Hand tubs, ID class-Torrcnt. Lisbon,
1851: Hecla, Randolph, 1876.
Hose Reel Race-Granite, Berlin, N.
H., 521A seconds; Niagara. Brunswick,
missed hydrant; Merrill, Mechanic
Falls, missed hydrant.
Coupling Race-Auburn is. % S-5
seconds; Merrill. Mechanic Falls q
seconds: Granite, Berlin, N. H.. ~ 3-5;
Niagara, Brunswick, missed hydrant.
Steamers-Auburn Is. Auburn, 1895;
kcnnebec 3. Bath. 244.27; L. C. Peck,
Lewiston.
The muster proper didn't get under
way till II in the forenoon, but several
hours before that the firemen began to
gather and red shirts began to pre-
dominate in the crowds.
For steamers: Lewiston sent the L.
c. Peck and about 20 men-all that
could be spared from the department
without lessening it's efficiency. Capt.
NJ. j. Holmes was in charge, with +.
J. Cronin as first lieutenant. NJ. NJ.
Chick was in the drivers seat. F. w.
Whitney, o. N. Briggs and John Lit
tlefield looked after the machinery.
Auburn sent No. /, under charge Of
+. G. Davis, second assistant engineer. !
A. 3. King and A. NJ. Gilbert We're on
the engine with II. c. Church as driver.
The third steamer came from Bath
the Kennebec Sd. With her to see fair |
play came II men headed by John c.
Wakefield, foreman, and Chief Morse
in the capacity of judge. Edward
Cook was in charge of the engine, with
William Mamplc as stoker. The Ken
nabec is the one that basted the mark
of the Richard Vines of Biddeford in
that memorable contest at brunswick
in 49, The Vines mad mark of 2t9
feet and fraction at that time ana
was cock of the State walk. but when
the battle was over the Vines was ont !
of it and the Kennebec was on top with
a record of 272 feet, az inches.