Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-01

Clans. The men from all parts of the
State have floated in here for a time
each day.
Money could not buy rooms in the Ban
sor hotels after the supper hour. last
night. Never was there greater crush
OF visitors.
"Beal Boulevard" as the new plank
walk is called that leads to the Audi
forum from the fair grounds. is. the
way they all so now TO get to and from
the park.
If you are to attend tie Lewiston fair
this year, and wish to look decent in
thc vicinity Of your feet, wear patent
feathers, for it is impossible to keen
any other sort of shoe clean
The weather is a little warm for the
striking machine men, or rather fol
patrons. Ii isn't conductive to muscu-
lar activity when the thermometer is
sizzling away up in the Vicinity of 9t
degrees.
Never has such Il voice been heard as
that attached to little fellow who
peddles lemonade in the grand stand
IL is worse than the shrek of a steam
siren. piercing ones ears through and
through.
/. F. Dolliff Of Mount Vernon, one of
the men who supplies many customers
in Augusta with butter and cheese had
a Walkover in the dairy department
The results which can be found else
where were decidedly in his favor.
Better weather could not nave been
selected for the fair than this week
The Bangor fair always runs up
against good weather though The ex-
hibitors are hoping that it will be
equally as good in Lewiston next week.
The fair has been remarkably free OF
drunken people this year. A few who
have been rather the worse for liquor
have of course Strolled around. but they
have not been bOthersome. in the least.
one little scrap occurred. Wednesday
morning. but no regulations We're lost
Who would ever believe that a man
would dare to attempt to sell inscrip-
ton buttons in this age of prevailing
good form? Yet right here on the
grounds are several progressive young
men carrying about their boards with
buttons on them bearing one sort and
another Of an inscription. The general
one is that old familiar chestnut, How
would you like to be the ice man."
F. W. Hill. ". .. Parshley and F. +.
.!ewett Of Exeter. the president, the
vice president and the secretary Of the
great Western penobscot Agricultural
Association. which viii givea three days
fair in September. are on the grounds.
today. engaging attractions in the
amusement line for their fair which
corresponds to the Worlds Fair at
Windsor of Kennebec and the Tops
ham fair Of Sagadahoc county.
Nearly every one of the stock and
horse exhibitors are planning upon GO
ing at once to Lewiston. Sunday Will
be good day To visit the Lewiston fair
grounds. for il is safe to say that there
Will b. as many cattle there on that
day as at this fair 1T its best. 1t was
Very unfortunate that the exhibitors did
not come here as of old. The herds of
T. Il. Libby of Richmond. and OF the
Briggs of Auburn, We're greatly missed
from this years attractions.
If any two people deserve rewards for
their patience il is James Dunning. the
versatile Commercial representative. and
tine representative IF the Kenncbec Jour
nal. These two people have been on ex-
hibition as fully as any other namabie
thing in the whole park. The both have
their typewriting machines with them in
their respective Offices. where they alter
natcly try tn work ana receive the friends
Of their papers. Well. the people who
have visited the fair have evidently been
neglected in some parts Of their cduca
ton, as all Of us have. but this particular
ease is in connection with seeing modern
Inventions. The sight Of the two reporters
drumming win lightning rapidity on TIE
machines was too much for some Of them
ana the gaping people have stood before
tho doors Of the two offices ana watched
while the work went on. Both men are
naturally mel vUUs and bashful and il has
discuuccrlcd them not a little to play ID
50 large 2 public but il had To be done.
Now they are 50 hardened they will 60
upon the road representing machines in
case the ChanccS are offered ana thc hor-
ribe work they turn out is approved. Tho
questions that both have had Ia answe.
in regard to their printing machines
would ill volume better than Bill Nyr's
works.