Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-04
THE STATE FAIR
Opens, Monday, at Lewiston
In All Its Glory.
Every Condition Favorable for Greatest
Show in Society's History.
Result CT Mondays Races-Ihe Entries Ter
Remainder oil Week.

magnitude. ana some Of less, but there
is only one that stands pre-cminent
among the rest, alone and without a
rival in all its great immensely, and
that is the Lewiston fair-the annual
exhibition Of the Maine state Agricul-
tural Society.
Today marks the beginning Of the
seth annual cattle show and fair that
has been held under the auspices Of
the society. and it is safe to say that
no fair yet held on these grounds ever
began under more favorable Circum-
stances. 1t has been hot-oh. yes. but
when one says that he leaves half Of
his sentiments unexpressed, for it Is the
usual thing to compare the heat with
something of a like nature.
Otherwise the day was perfect. and a
cool breeze from the southwest famed
the fevered brows Of the sweltering
crowd of humanity till night II il
had not been for the breeze, life would
have been unbearable. As 1t was. ii
did not take long for collars that came
upon the ground starched and glisten
ing from the laundry. 70 collapse to
such an extreme that they looked as
if they had just been dipped in the
Androscoggin. And shirt waists, too,
those gauzy creations calculated to in
crease the natural attractiveness Of
womanhood soon showed sundry spots
where the wearer had got hot under
the collar. and around the shoulder
blades. Shirt waist men appeared with
out number and many abandoned their
collars altogether, substituting there
for a handkerchief. The heat melted
all semblance OF formality out of the
crowd, and every one tried to be as
comfortable as possible, regardless Of
appearances.
The fair grounds alone are attractive
in appearance. even when the great
show is not on. and the different build
ings, all neatly painted, the we'll kept
lawns and beds Of beautiful flowers.
and the many trees within the enclos-
urc unite to present striking picture.
And when to this is added the thou
sands of people who annually come to
the fair, it makes a scene long to be
remembered.
This year. the fair is no exception
to its predecessors. It is the same
great exhibition Of interesting features.
continued from last year. and many
years before, only the chances are that
it will be better, this time, than ever
before
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