Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-07
GOVERNORS DAY
Calls the Usual Big Crowd to
the Maine State Fair.
Gov. Powers, Senator Frye, Gov. Pin
gree and Others Present.
Gagnant ard May Day Win-Free-ior-AIi Goes
Over to Thursday.

his stan were mere, Today, ana with
them they brought the greatest crowd
of the week. 1t was. together with be-
ing the greatest crowd. this year. a
crowd that would compare with previ-
Gus years. That was not all that came
with the party OF distinguished gentle
men and ladies. They also brought
along wind enough to Elow the cob
webs out of the brain of the thickest-
headed individual on the grounds, who
| it is said, is down on the midway, and
is walking about posing as negro.
There was both health and illness in
| that wind that blew. 1t was certain to
drive away all microbes. but at tbs
same time there was pneumonia 10 the
| luckless person who left his overcoat
at home.
When the early morning hours APP
pcared ana with it came the miniature
| gale OF wind. it was not with the
iWarmest manner in which the fair DILL
Gals greeted it. The dust rolled up and
then it was hard to tack up against it,
| but. nevertheless. it didn't keep the
| crowd away.
| They began to gather in the carly
| forenoon. and by 9 O'Clock there was
every promise Of one of the largest
DAYS Of the fair. The sun beamed
beautifully and this. doubtless, made
| the people think it was a fair day. The
turn stiles clicked and the ticket takers
at the other gates We're on ihe jump
throughout the forenoon. BY noon it
was estimated that 14,000 people We're
all oh h.
grounds with no one in the grand
stand. Over in the enclosure were the
oxen pulling and showing the Humane
Society that it was not the least bit
cruel to pull them as they did. The
crowd about hem was so very dense
that but few could see the contests.
The police We're almost poWerlesS to
keep the crowds back. and had it not
been for the fenced off place that Lew
istOn affords the cattle would have been
crowded off the earth, as many people
We're.
Speaking Of the Humane Society,
there is 4 representative Of another so
Ciety present. 1t is RoundSman Davis
of the Watch and Ward Society. who is
here to see that everything goes on the
moral basis. He says he Euesses he
has got into the wrong place. for thus
| far he has seen nothing in the way of
the sports that are the least bit shock
ing to himself or anyone els. He says
the midway is certainly clean show.
1t made the friends Of the fair, and
they are legion. smile as they saw the
great masses of people IS they gather
ed in. Augusta was more than repre-
rrbaI- ), ~, hon fbp
9 o'clock train arrived, ana that special
brought over 50 many that it seemed
as though it was a Kennebec county
fair by the familiar faces that We're
seen Augusta people have a failing
for the Lewiston fair, as many other
people have. ard they are not to be
blamed for it, either.
They had enough to do. today, in
looking over the fair grounds. and the
greater number We're free to express
themselves that they seen nothing like
it in a long time. They wandered over
among the long rows of cattle. down
| the two midways. through the exhibit
ton building. about the grounds. down
to the great grand stand and watched
both the people and the crowds.
You know many people go to fairs
who care not pickyune for races. cat
tie or any Of the attractions set forth
in a pleasing or displeasng manner.
They go to see the crowds and to
watch them for the day. There IS
more sport in this. they say, than in
all the horses races and other attrac-
tons And did you ever notice now
much better the people seem to enjoy
| themselves when there is large
| crowd about. Take the people in a
small crowd. and even though there
may be the biggest show on earth and
| the most exciting racing they do not
fully enjoy. All the world loves
crowd. and if one person enjoys him
self he wants whole multitude of
people present to enjoy it also, and to
| talk it over with. 1t seems so sociable
to have many people present ana so
lonely when there are few.
| This was a place of public men. to-
day. in addition to those who came to
be present with the Governor They
| flock to the center of the political
world. be it Augusta or Lewiston. and
Lewiston was that place, this morn
| ing. 1t is said that tomorrow Will see
A larger crowd, and if 50 and you
/ want TO ma Sollle VI leeluilS5
| men look here for them.
The people from Somerset county
were also all here. Every little station
on that line sent down scores OF people.
That is a great section for exhibitors.
as anyone can see by looking over the
| list of exhibitors. Consequently the
| psonle like TO come Scion is one of
these places where the people turn out
| largely. It has an exhibitor of Here
ford cattle in r. F. Eaton, who is al
most a professional. He exhibits at
every fair in Maine during the fall. and
/ he goes to New Hampshire and Massa-
chusetts to exhibit. He won about
$500. last year, with his herd. He gets
| good nav for the time he is at the work
of exhibiting. and he takes pride in his
stock. which is more than half of the
| reason why he does it.
The tents suffered somewhat on ac-
count of the great gale. and the round
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