Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-25
PEN0Bsc0r COUNTY NEWS.
Republican Rally al Bangor, Tonisht-eastsin
State Fair Will Open. Tuesday.

Bangor. Me, Aug. 24.-(SpeciaD The
Republican campaign will open in this
city, tomorrow evening, when a big rally
will be held in the Bangor City hall, at
which addresses will be made by Con
gresham Fairbanks. Congressman Foss.
who took the place of Congressman Bou-
telle of Bangor, on the naval committee.
and Edgar G. Pratt. Esq. prominent
young New York lawyer. This rally Will
be followed by many more which VIII be
of interest to the members of the party.
The big meeting, to be held next week at
Etna campground and which VIII be adj
dressed by Congressman Littlefield. will
be largely attended by people from this
city and vicinity.
The local speli-binders who began their
campaign efforts this week in the nearby
towns have been according rousing
welcome in every town which they have
visited. Col. |. X. Stetson, Speaker of the
last Maine House and who is a member of
Gov. Powers Council has been doing a
lot of talking and he has had along with
him several young politicians, including
Daniel w. Mason, Bangor's city solicitor,
and Hugo Clark. member Of the Repub-
Hcan county committee, and one of the
brightest young lawyers in this section.
Mr.. Clark has made a particularly fine
impression and it is likely that he will
before long have political honors of much
more Importance thrust upon him.
The Democrats will open their cam
paign in this section Of the state, next
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be heard among them being the hand
some Massachusetts congressman, Hon.
John r. Fitzgerald, Congressman Naphen
and George Fred Williams. The latter
will speak at Dover and many of the To-
cal politicians will go there to hear him.
Ralph p. Plaisted, Esq. son of ex-Gov.
Harris NJ. Plaisted. and brother of Col.
T.. w. PlaiSted of Augusta, is looked
upon as one of the luckieSt members OF
the legal profession in Bangor. He has
just made arrangements for occupying
the most conveniently located suite of
law offices in Bangor. They are at the
corner of Main and Hammond streets
and were formerly occupied by Wilson K
Woodland. This concern has gone into its
new offices in the MOrSe-OliVer building.
The offices in which Mr.. Plaisted will do
business have been the home of such men
ex-Chief Justice Peters. When Will
son X Woodland left them many of the
young lawyers in Bangor began to look
around with an idea of leasing them. but
Mr.. Plaisted was the lucky applicant and
hereafter when a man comes to town ana
asks where Mr.. Plaisted can be found,
the answer will be: Where Wilson K
Woodland used to be.
Bangor's big fair will open, next Tues
day, and already the exhibitors have be
gun to arrive at Maplewood park. Many
of the horses which are to be seen in the
races have been at the park for several
days. Special trains will bring the nun
dreds of cattle entered for the fair to
Bangor. Sunday and Monday, and most
all of the string OF trotters which have
deem seen AT IlltSUtlu IHlS week Will ne
here. President Beal says that everything
points to one of the most successful eX-
hibitiOns held for years and the attend
ance will be- much large than last wear.
This years biggest feature will be the
evening show at which the Battle of San
Juan will be presented in fireworks by
the famous pyrotechnic artist. Pain. An
other interesting feature will be the au-
tomobile races which will take place be-
tween the heats of the trotting races each
day of the fair Large purses have been
offered for the horseless carriage events
and they will be novelty that is sure to
attract aitention.
Gov Powers and his staff will visit the
fair Thursday, and on that day also
large party OF wealthy Bar Harbor cot
tagerS will come up and see the exhibit
ton. The week following the Bangor fair
the Lewiston exhibition will take place
and most of the exhibitors here will go to
the Spindle City.