Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-09
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years. and have taken blue. red and
white ribbons without number. These
ribbons were all to be seen in that
cavalcade. Some had them tied on
their long whips. Others had the col
Ors on 4 string and tied in "A sash like
form over their shoulders Others had
their animals decorated in some man
ner with them. They went around the
track twice and then all was over in
this department.
All the forenoon over in the pulling
rings. tha cattle Were at it. They have
had some lively old contests here. this
week. and no one yoke of oxen has had
a WalkONrr.
The success Of the stage shows this
year Will cause the management to pay
even as much attention another year
To this department as they have i'm
proved over The one of last year. Many
and many people have been heard to
say that the stage SHOW was worth
dollar q ticket ana everyone has been
pleased
Unsle Scion Chase was here today.
ana he is as full of his philosophy as
ever. II" visited the Georgia minstrel
show Just to Sc what they would do
and he was not greatly pleased as they
did not give Il good -nOu"h show to
pay for going in.
II has been a week Of amusement on
the part Of the attendants At the turn
stiles for they have been educating
great many people in the use Of them.
Does my ticket let me in and out. ="
asked one lady. today. as she presented
o coupon from her railroad ticket. She
was one Of the meek sort and if the
gate keeper had been 50 Inclined he
might havc collected something Of her
Tor going out.
Secretary McKeen held a successful
meeting in the tent up by the exhibit
ron building, last evening. This is the
large tent that was blown down dur
ing the carly part of Wednesdays gale.
There was singing and Whistling by
young lady from Scion and speaking
ny many. beside Mir. McKeen. Talent
Of all sort was found in the crowd and
taken altogether they had a very sue
cessful meeting. Mr.. Mckeen has com
pleted his tests of the milk. the samples
of which We're taken. Tuesday. The re-
suit of these tests will be given. Mon
day
1t has been talked here. today. of the
exciting times that will be onnext year
at the time of the fair when both the
national and State elections will be in
progress. It will add spice to the oc-
casion and perhaps make the attend
cnce even larger On the Governors day
What Will the next year bring
MT h o. hDc haar1 ba an of
an exhibitor as he has prepared to
leave. today. They have been making
ready all DAY even though they have
not moved thri; cattle until the very
last Of the afternoon. There is gener-
al satisfaction with the management
ard all say they are coming again.
which is Of course pleasing and gives
promise Of the future. OF course there
will have 70 he new attractions of
some sort, next year but with them
there must be the same exhibits as
usual. for these are the old standbys
If the cattle department continues to
increase, more sheds will have to be
erected. DR.. Twitchell. in referring to
the life of the late A. J. Libby, the
other night spoke of the manner in
which that gentleman brought the cat
tie department up ~ IT'S pltStil
ard when the horse department had
been the leading part of the show for
years. The son of the late manager of
the cattle department is the man who
is in charge for the next year and it is
thought he will do as much as his
father did to improve this.
Along in the latter part of this after
noon when the people had began to
drift off the grounds with the exception
of those who were watching the races
and the stage performance, the exhibit
tors began to pack up their tents and
prepare to leave. All day the cottagers
and campers have been leaving and by
Saturday noon the grounds with the
exception of the tens of thousands of
hand bills and other litter will look as
though they had not been the scene of
the greatest fair in Maine during the
week.
The following are among those who
visited the Journal office during the
day: Charles f. Ring, Edwin Totman
Richmond, Scion Chase. Chase Mills
L. r Dolloff. Mount Vernon Sumner
Soule, Gardiner, and Eddie Osborne,
Waterville.
Affairs in relation TO the horse exhi-
bit and awards are not in the most sat
isfactory condition owing to certain
circumstances and mistakes.