Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-25
THE BABIES
Will Own the Whole City
Of Gardiner, Today,
When the Great Baby Congress viii
Be Held at Col iseum.
We tuesdays Programme a Fine One, With
Many Entertaining Features.

| Gardiner Me, May 24.-(Special.) D
The third day of the Carnival faii
daWned bright ana clear and there was
a good crowd on the streets, all day
Business resumed its normal appear
ance and the schools reopened 50 there
was not such a jam on the streets. OF
| course the biggest days are over but
there is still a good crowd of visitors in
the city and the townspeople are turn
ing out like good ones at all the per-
formances.
| Everybody was going round with
a ianguid air. today, for the excite
ment and crowd Of Tuesday had tired
them out. The signs of the big crowd
We're noticeable in the Uttered streets.
this morning, but the rubbish was
speedily removed and the streets Were
as clean as usual in short time.
| The outgoing trains. today, carried
away large number for while many
II the Tuesday visitors returned home
on the Pullmans. there We're a great
| many who remained over night in the
city. The Baby Congress. tomorrow.
II holding many for they are all anx-
| ious to see the little dears. Tie at
| fractions AT the Coliseum, today drew
| a big crowd. They are Of such first
| class order that the people cannot fail
| To be eager to attend the performances.
! The city has never had such a grand
| time. The revenue derived at the pres
ent time has been great 50 far. and
will be greatly increased before the
week has ended. That is alone not the
only benefit the town viii derive.
There will be a lasting awakening Of
business industries and merchants
throughout the town which will be Of
immense good to the town. The peo-
PIE who are able to arrange and bring
To such Il successful termination the
grand parade and fair which the Car
diner people did are worthy Of a great
business revival and outside cornora-
tions are sure To place confidence on
the city and should the opportunity
present, viii be sure to settle here. The
fair has been and is a great thing for
Gardiner. OF this there is not the
slightest doubt.
The fakirs have nearly all departed.
for their most successful days have
passed. They all did 4 rushing bust
ness, Tuesday and nearly all sold out
all their wares. The souvenir button
man is with us to stay and will do his
usual good business throughout the
week. The tntype gallery was not
able to 40 any business on the day of
the parade on account of the failure of
certain apparatus 10 arrive. They
opened their gallery. this morning. and
hs4N mi
but not the business they would have
done had they been open, Tuesday
City Marshal Drake and his crew of
detectives and police are still hard at
work looking after the crooks They
broke up one gang. late Tuesday night.
The marshal saw a man go down back
of the buildings in the rear Of Water
street. He followed him and when the
fellow saw he was followed he went
back onto the street and Joined two
comrades. They cleared out ana have
not been seen since. The pickpockets
who We're reported to be so numerous
did not gain any great haul for the re-
ported cases Of lost pocketbooks are
not very numerous. The rumors of TIE
hauls made by these thieves are thick
but upon being traced down they do
not materialiZe.
The pickpockets and sharpers are all
supposed to have left town. The
vigilance of the police was too much
for them, and they We're sadly disap-
pointed by not reaping a big harvest in
the crowd. They were nearly all
known to the detectives and as a re-
suit were soon aware that they were
hpipu
peared from the streets, TUESDAY
night. and not any signs of them were
seen. today. although the police have |
not relaxed their vigilance in the least. |
nor will they until the fair is over.
The managers are now wishing they !
had arranged for fireman's muster as |
one of the attractions. 1t would have |
drawn large crowd, almost as large 1
as that Of Tuesday, if not as large and |
would have made the Carnival great /
er success for the crowds are what |
bring the money. The merchants al
50 wish they had for they would be
willing to have such crowd in the
city every day. 1t was the greatest
days business they ever did.
Prof Baker, the whistling coon. made
so much money at his open air con-
rerts and the those in the hotel offices
that he broke his hat. He made so
much that the weight Of the money
broke out the crown. 1t had
10 be replaced so the professor appear
ed in a silk hat. Wednesday. 1t did
not in the least detract from his per
which are the same as al
ways.
The Moxie bottle has arrived and the
-wo mon in charge are kept busy dis
tributing advertising matter and sell
ng the well-known beverage.
The Journal owes an apology to Di-
'ector Theme and the National Home
Band and the managers of the Home,
who made it possible for the band to
.ome to Gardiner and take part in the :
for leaving them out and not f;
giving suitable notice. The band,
of y pieces, headed the ;
ourth division of the parade, which !
vas the firemens division. 1t gave !
EXCELLENT music as is always the case :
With Prof. Themes band. The repu-
alton of the band is too well-known !
n this section where the people nearly ;
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