Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-31
Is Now Progressing In All
It's Old Time Glory.
Splendid Displays and Best Races
Seen In Eastern Maine.
Attractions for Rest Of Week Exceed Anything
Ever Before Offered.

cess. Last night there was genuine
blueness Of feeling prevalent all over
the park, and most everybody thought
that the fair would be ushered in by
rainstorm. And it certainly did look
that way. All day long strong
southerly wind was blowing the clouds
across the sky, much to the disgust Of
the people who were trying to pitch
their tents along the Midway, and the
crowd in general, for the enclosure was
one whirl of dust, which filled their
eyes and made them generally uncom-
Portable. At about 6 o'clock there was
a brisk shower for a few minutes
which was not wholly unwelcome, in
asmuch as it laid the dust
This morning, however, there was a
| much more favorable outlook, and the
haze that at first obscured the sun
soon burned off, and the weather that
followed was the ideal that everybody
| had hoped for.
The different departments We're alive
at an early hour, especially that con-
tanning the poultry. where, owing TO
the evil influences of the electric light
and competition, every rooster felt It
his special duty to crow the livelong
night, and it is wonder if those birds
get away from Bangor without an at
tack Of paralysis of the throat.
Over in the stables the horsemen
were preparing for the races, and
spent the forenoon in working out their
favorites. They furnished good sport
for these who passed the morning
hours at the grounds, and there We're
some lively brushes between the fast
ones.
| The cattle men We're no less busy
than their neighbors in the horse
stalls, and the many cattle of high de-
gree We're receiving their last bath
| preparatory to the visits of admiring
| thousands.
But the place OF all places that at
tracted- tha- crowd in -the-fsreneon
the Midway. The different attractions
| opened up almost at daybreak, and at
. o'clock were running full blast. The
Cony Island girls. the beauties from
the Streets Of Cairo and the Nautch
girls, from their elevated platforms,
beamed upon the multitude and cast
bewitchfng CD glances in every direc-
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at the tent in which was the lady box
er expatiated to an unlimited extent
upon the abilities of her sister within.
Then there was the man with the six
legged cow, and the man who had a
table full of things that could be yours
for 10 cents--if you could get them.
Other attractions to catch the dimes
and quarters of the easy marks were
several specimens of the colored in
dividual who pOkes his head through a
canvas that you may throw base balls
at him, bowling alleys, ring losses ana
beverage vendors without number. a
prominent parsonage on the Midway is
Diamond Lew" who smiles a great
deal, but of course no one would sup
pose for moment that it was on ac-
| count of his diamond studded teeth.
He has smiling disposition, don't you
| know.
| The busiest man of all is Hon. F. O.
Beal, the president. but he does his
work very gracefully, and though he
has to answer a thousand and one
questions every hour in the day, he
| does so with the best of good humor.
There were many visitors at the
Journal building in the morning
among whom were Mr.. B. w. Nc
keens secretary of the State Board of
Agriculture: Hon. S. L. Boardman,
DR.. G. NJ. Twitchell of Augusta: G. L.
Goss of the Wing and Courier; Otis
Meader of Turf, Farm and Home; Col.
Stanley Plummer, A. F. Gerald and E.
A. Hussey and wife of Watervile
The exhibit of agricultural imple-
| n1ontc nd Iosr
plete, though the displays are made
by few firms. Each display is extra
large which makes up for the small
number.
| Over by the left of the entrance is
where all go who wish to see every
kind Of an implement or machine used
for agricultural or dairy purposes. For
this display is shed which makes an
excellent place.
| K. B. Dunning & Co. Of Bangor,
have the first exhibit which occupies
nearly half the entire space. Some of
their machinery is seen in operation,
the power being furnished by wind
mills, Of which there are an abund-
! ance.
The Osburne Farm Implement Co.
| show some of their specialties.
Isaiah Frye & Co. of Portland, have
a good display.
&C. NJ. Conant & Co. of Bangor, is an
other firm that shows a goodly num-
Der of machines of all makes.
The room at the extreme south end
OF building is devoted to the Bangor
Bicycle Co., and to e. H. Gerrish, a
manufacturer of canoes.
The Poultry.
Good judges of poultry pronounce
this department as first class, and
equal to any that has ever been here
before. The fowls exhibited are plump.
clean looking birds. and attached to
many of the cages are the first prizes
awarded at the New England fair.
The following are the breeds and the
owner of the exhibit. and it will be
seen that the exhibits are from the
fiocks of but few different people in
spite of the large exhibit:
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