Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28
PlTTSTON FAIR.
The 10th Annual Exhibition
Now in Full Blast.
Excellent Array Of Fruit, Vegetables
and Fancy Goods in Hall.
Stub Wilkes and Ned 0. Win Their Races in
Straight Heals.

| opening indeed The crowd was not
| large in the morning, and there was
! but very very little going on beyond
| preparation for the exhibits of the
other two days until after dinner when
there was the horse trot, which was
good.
The weather was all that could be
desired. yesterday, for the warm wind
helped TO dry the track as much as the
sun. The track was as dry and hard a.
could be desired when the races were
called and one would hardly have
thought there had been q rain from
the condition of the track. The man
agcment had crew at work on it. all
| the morning, to help out the elements
in the work Of drying it out.
The officers of the fair, this year. are:
| President. c. G. Libby East Pittston;
secretary. C. r. Mansir, East Pitts
ton; treasurer, j. W. Britton, East
| pittston
| The department superintendent are:
| Superintendent of stock. j. +. Marson,
| East Pittston: superintendent of
| horses. II. r. Lishness, Augusta
superintendent ofsheep, swine and poul-
try. D c. Knight. East Pittston; super
| intendent Of hall. Is. H. Reed East
Pittston: marshal. J. II. Bailey. East
Pittston: assistant secretaries W. s
Blinn. Dresden Mills. F. ". Britton
East Pittston. W. +. Seekins, East
Pittston
The hursement have come here in
sod numbers and there was never a
better field Of horses in these grounds
than there is at the present time and
there are still more good ones to come.
The races VIII be good and exciting.
for the horses have nearly all met a.
the other fairs in this section and con-
siderable rivalry has been developed
between them.
The people are assured Of a good
show for the other two DAYS of the
fair, for the stock in this section is
good and the farmers about East Pitts
ton have good farms and raise good
produce. The judges of the various
exhibits will have hard work judging
the things. for if the other exhibits are
Of equal excellence Of those already
here they will all deserve a blue rib
bon.
DR.. Libby. the president, is about
the grounds and is looking after the
patrons Of the fair with the same de-
votion that he looks after the pa
tients who employ him. lie is faith
ful worker and has made the Pittston
fair one of the fairs Of the State. The
people ali like TO come here. for they
have i good time and it is greatly
greatly through the efforts of DR.. Lib
by that they do have such a good
time.
The management is very careful Of
the press, and is showing them ali the
courtesies possible. They have pro
vidcd a nice place in the Exhibition
hall for them to do their writing and
are giving them all the assistance in
their power. The people of East
Pittston are all right and know just
how a fair should be run to suit the
people and give them three days of
good. clean sport and enjoyment.
There We're but very few outside Of
the fair attaches and exhibitors about
the grounds until about II O'Clock.
From that time until late in he afer-
noon here was a good stream Of teams
coming into the grounds. and, for a
first day. there is not the slightest
complaint being made by the manage
ment
There has been a grea, improvement
on the track fence during the past
year y nice new fence has been
built nearly around the track. 1t extends
from the three-quarters turn around
the stretch and around the other turn.
This will be a great thing in keeping
the crowd away from the track and
hitching horses.
Another great Improvement is the adj
dition to the cook house. Several feet
We're added, which affords much bet
ter kitchen facilities for the caterer.
nice brick chimney was built. which
is also appreciated by the cook.
The track was in good shape, last
year. but still the management, in
their endeaVors to make this one of
the foremost fairs in the State ex-
pended quite a few dollars on it and
have now as good a track as any half
mile track. 1t Is clay, but is rolled
down solid, and is in good shape.
There is always a great Midway
and the young people always flock here
and enjoy themselves running about.
1t is not yet very full, but still there
is q good number Of fakirs and buck
sters on the grounds. Their number
viii be augmented. tomorrow, and the
place will be full of people crying their
various wares.
| w. Edwin Trask. a blind boy of Ran
dolph. has booth here and sells can
! DIV. fruit and other nice things which
! tn people like. He has an able assistant
! but does a good part of the business
himself He is pleasant to all and MS
booth is often patronized in preference
to others doing a similar business,
he is so pleasant and nice to all.
| one feature Of the Midway which Is
new will be greatly appreciated by the
young people. 1t is a dancing nall.
This is being erected by F. c. Hanley.
He will have it in operation, tomorrow,
and Will doubtless take a good deal
of money from the young fellows VINO
hiring their sWeethearts here Tor Day $
outing. Dickinson's orchestra OF Ores
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