Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-02
SIDNEY FAIR.
Great Show at the Corner
of the Roads.
Unusually Good Display Made in
Cattle and Stock Department.
Many Beautiful Things Shown in the atics'
Department ADMINISTRATIONS.

Sidney. Me, Sept. 3o.-(SpcciaD.-The
great Sidney fair is over and il was one
Of the best fairs ever held here. The
exhibition Of stock surpassed that Of
any previous fair and the whole of the
exhibits were good. The weather in
the morning was not as good as could
be desired and interferred with the at
tendance to a certain extent but still
there was good crowd.
The Sidney fair is famed, far and
near. for being more fun than six bar
rels of monkeys and the fair OF 80 was
not behind that Of other years. 1t was
great sport and the people enjoyed
themselves from early morning till
shutdown when they had all gone home.
The crowd was just the same as in for
mer years.
At Sidney the city people mix with
the country people ana all unite to have
a good time. Late in the afternoon
there is always scramble for the ap-
pies They are never taken home ard
it is lots of fun to see the young peo-
pie scrambling for the best apples
'Ntlilt lldN a. lltll l'i's HGtH lIai anu bAAA-
clothes are I sight as they walk about
with apples sticking out from every
nook and corner. There is more fun in
the Exhibition hall for the last two
rours Of the fair than can be had at
any dozen circuses
The marry-go-r0und is alone worth
the trouble III reaching the place. 1t Is
primative hand affair ana is operated
by man from Union. IL stands in
the center ana plays on a fiddle while
TWO mon turn the crank which operat-
the machine. The horses are covered
with brass and the whole thing is de
cidedly funny.
Then there was the tintype man and
he had all the business he could do. The
girls tlirt with the boys and then they
had to have some memento of the occa-
sion and the loving look which this
camera took We're altogether too sweet
for anything. The button pictures took
here as they have everywhere else ana
many a gallant swain was seen with a
picture of some nice looking girl on his
vest and the girls had some pictures Of
the boys pinned to their dresses
The officers Of the fair have done
good work and they had the satisfac-
ton Of seeing their efforts meet with
success. President J. II. Swift is a good
hustler ana ne was right about all day
looking after the interests Of the eX-
hibits and visitors. Secretary G. \
Clifford is hustling young man and is
very pleasant to all. He was contin-
ually about the hall and grounds look
ing after things and Re deserves po-
f1i 70 no a N "
knows how things should be run.
The Sidney " G. T. u. always has
4 booth for the sale Of dinners, ice
cream. candy ana fruit. Ii is always
nicely decorated with cut flowers and
plants and the tent. this year, was not
lit all behind that Of ether years. Many
here purchased their dinners although
the ladies If the Grange had ali they
could provide for upstairs in the hall.
These ladies serve Il most excellent
dinner and all who had their dinner
here enjoyed it,
Allen & Manuel imported seven peo~
pie from Boston and had d first-class
variety show on the grounds. This was
something entirely new to the Sidney
fair and it took. The people enjoyed
the performance which consisted of
singing dancing, tumbling and other
variety show acts.
The little Augusta Cadets We're pres
emit They came up in a barge ard
thoroughly enjoyed themselves all
through the day They didn't give an
exhibition drill as many hoped they
would as they did not bring their guns
and equiDments. The little fellows re
ceived many compliments during the
day on their soldierly bearing.
One of the familiar figures at the fair
was David Dutton, the next to the old
est man in Sidney. He will be 81 in
few weeks and appears much younger.
1t was amusing TO hear him talk for
nearly everybody VINO spoke to him
would guess his age and they al! set il
in the low SOS. He always come to the
fairs ana has warm word Of welcome
from a1 the people for his many kind
acts through a useful life have en-
dearcd him to many.
The Cushnoc Grange Of Riverside had
on exhibition its sewing machine and
street blankets which viii he given
away at the fair, next week, to the per-1
son guessing the nearest to the number
of seeds in two squashes.