Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-29
P|TTSTON FAIR.
Second Day Crowd Breaks
All Previous Records.
Excellent Cattle and Poultry Exhibits
Excel Those of Former Years.
Careless Driving on Track Responsible for
Won HiIIern's Serious Accident.

| dliIiu'tl Csttllc SHOW pI the f'lttSIOn FAR
Association and if it is only as good
as the second day there will not be any
fault found with the elements or the
attendance, for it will go down as one
Of the most successful Of the fairs of
this association. if not the most sue
cessful.
| 1t surely deserves it for the
| officers have worked hard ana long
to make this fair the success they de-
! sired, and they are pleased that their
cndeaVors have met With success. The
! fair is certainly a good one and people
| are having good time. 1t is a great
place and a fair worthy of attendance.
The exhibits have exceeded those
| in every department Of any
other previous fair. The quality Of the
exhibits is as good as those Of any
fair, and the people of this locality
should be proud Of the products as well
as their stock. The stock exhibited.
this year, greatly exceeds that of other
years and the management is more
than delighted with the showing made
in this department..
| The hall exhibit is ahead of any
| thing ever before seen here ana equals
| that Of any of the smaller fairs and
is better than that of most of the other
fairs. The ladies Of this part Of Maine
are fine needle women and prcScrVcrs
and they have here the choicest Of their
products.
The weather, this morning, was cold
but still by bundlinE up the people
m,
their ride to the fair ground. The
roads We're in good shape and made
the ride enjoyable for the air was
hracirg and made the people feel well
even before they reached the grounds.
aud their good humor was paramount
all day. for they are given their
moneys worth in every department Of
the fair.
DIR. Libby, the president. is worker
and if the fair is not soon the
foremost of the smaller fairs it Will
certainly not be his fault 1t is sur
prising how he moves his bulky form
about the grounds ana finds out the
wants of all and has what they want
before they have time to express their
desires. He is a hustler and there is
not Il harder working president Of any
fair association than DR.. Libby. He is
all right and is certainly the right man
in the right place.
Treasurer J. w. Britton is about the
grounds and is looking after the fl
nances very closely in an cndcaVor To
make the money go as far as possible
that the society can make Il good start
toward clearing itself of debt. The
attendance ana excellence Of the eX-
hibits has done much toward attract
ing a crowd and the trcasurer's work
will not now be so hard, for the people
are given good attractions and there is
no complaint to be made from any
source, and by this treatment the PEG
pie will come in Increased numbers for
the next fair, and money will be pour
ing into instead Of out of the Golfers Of
the association.
Secretary G. 4. Mansr was not able
t. he about the grounds much on the
first day, but he was about, today, and
with his able corps Of assistants kept
the entries in the books up-to-date.
He is a good man for the office and Is
doing his work in a thoroughly capable
manner. He is hard at work and is
looking after the duties Of his office
with as much diligence as the other Of
fiCers.
The horsemen are pleased with the
condition of the track. The cold wind
If Wednesday ana Thursday has dried
it up in good shape and although it is
not quite as hard as it could be wished
for il. is still in good shape. The horse
men were out trying it. this morning
ana gave their horses some fast miles.
hgg oh q
the roIice arrangements ana he has an
able corps of assistants who are main
tanning the best possible order. There
| have rot been any disturbances about
the grounds and but very little intoXi-
| cation.
There was a big crowd on the
grounds. today. The people did not COM
mence to arrive very early. but when
they did start they came with ven
! reancc, and there was STEADY stream
of carriages and teams of all oeScrlp-
! lions pouring into the groundS from j
little after 10 o'clock until alter the
races were called. The management is
pcrfrctIy satisfied with the attendance,
today. and feel well satisfied that their
efforts to give the people goou snow
show has been appreciated, Tor ABOUT
5000 people were on the grounds, rec
ord breaker by 1000.
The ladies department of the hall is
in charge of Mrs. Frank Little, who IS
assisted by Miss Cora Britton MRS. j.
l. Narson ana Miss George y. Peo-
slice. These ladies have displayed re
markable taste in the arrangement OF
the exhibits. and have kept their en-
tries up much better than IS dohe az
most fairs. They do not let the goods
accumulate before being entered put
enter them as soon as they arrive.
These ladies are very careful IN tneir
attentions to the ladies who BRING eX-
hibits and have a CHEEKY word and
tsnile for all. They are nice ladles ana
the neople like to bring exhibits to
them. for when a thing is pretty they
ia not hesitate to say SO, ana cofhpl-
ment the ladies. It is well sald that
everybody likes taffy more or less, but
here the ladies are Justllled III giving
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