Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-10
IOPSHAM FAIR.
New Record Made at Saga
dahoc's Worlds Fair"
Nearly $1,000 Were on Hand to Enjoy
| All Its Many Attractions.
New Brunswick Officials Visit Grounds and Arr
Much Pleased With Fair.


-tspeciaD.-Well. We have made a
new record. for when the returns are
all In it will be found that from 1000
to $1,000 people were on the 'World.s
Fair grounds, today, and every one
of them went home contented and
| happy.
And speaking of happiness If YOU
! could but see the smiles which, to-
| night, play over the faces of the fair
! officials, you would smile with them
that is, joy would illumine your coun-
ternance as it does thers-I was not
speaking of the State of Maine smile.
1t has been Il gorgeous day The
weather has been superb and every
thing has gone off with that smooth
| ness that has always characterized the
Topsham fairs. The crowd has been
good natured and has so thoroughly
enjoyed itself that it is doubtful if
| anyone will awaken in time tomorrow
morning, to catch even the latest
| trains.
| The racing was very fair. not the
| best seen in Maine. this year. but it
was good enough to hold the undivided
| attention of most of the people until
| the last heat was run off and there was
| but little kicking. To be sure. the 22O
class. half-mile heats. purse SIS. best
| two in three, did not fill. it was an
nounced. and there was some disap-
| pointment over that but the 2.25 and
2.29 classes gave enough sport to fill
| the bill.
| Every conceivable form of convey
ance was in use to bring the visitors to
| the grounds. Vehicles that had not
been out for years. once more made
their appearance and safely landed
their precious burdens at the gates.
The electrics simply had more than
they could attend to. while the Maine
Central regular and extras haulded
more than even before. Considering
the great crowd. no fault could be
found with the transportation facilities.
Outside the races. the Midway held
the attraction of more people than any
other one attraction. To say that the
| Midway approached the proportions of
| that at the Pan American might be
stating it a little strongly. but it can
safely be said that it was head and
shoulders above anything that has
heretofore been seen at Topsham.
| When it becomes necessary to tone
down any one cxhibition-such as a
dance-and finally it is transferred to
other quarters in somewhat subdued
| form. 1t may be readily seen that the
Worlds Fair" is branching out. The
balance of the Midway attractions
| We're of the same old variety. Prof.
Baker the whistling coon. the Merry
! So-round and all-and every one with "A
| patronage that made the proprietors
smile and perhaps smile
| The event of the day Was really the
visit of the New Brunswick officials,
who made their first visit to a Maine
| Cattle show and fair That they
were pleased was cvinced by their in
| terest in every feature shown them
| and by the words of praise for all. Tho
party included one more official than
had been announced and consisted of
Hon. l.. J. Tweedie. Chatham. \. r.,
premier and provincial secretary; Hon.
l.. T. Farris. secretary Of agriculture;
and Hon. A. ID. Dunn. commissioner of
| g agriculture.
They were met at Augusta on the
noon express by Hon. J. II. Manley and
Dr. G. NJ. Twitchell of Augusta who
escorted them to Brunswick. where
| they dined at the Tontine. after which
| they were driven to the grounds,
where they were shown all the features
| in Exhibition hall and on the grounds.
They expressed themselves as much
pleased with the way our people run a
show of this kind and especially so that
such small county as Sagadahoc
fVn ChnNInO
The party left in the late afternoon
for Poland Springs. where they VIII De
the guests of the Rickers at the Holaiid
Spring house over night loiiiorroW
morning. they will visit Sanporh
E.lmwood farm and later VIII MAKE
short visit in Lewiston.
They met scores of our representa-
tive people here. today. both agrlcui-
tural and commercial. and all WERE
highly pleased to greet the Representa-
tives of our neighbOrs across the oo'o
err 1t is suggested and earnestly nopeA
that matters and measures OF Nalue 10
both may be the outcome OF their Nisi'.
Some people have been somewhat
disappointed at the absence oi d
detille show on the stage IN front vi ''s
grand stand. this year, but the most VI
them agree that the old interest III 'ie
races was revived and not broken mo
by the endless variety OF amusement
on the stage. The Bath bana sa.e
good music and acceptably hiied the
time between heats.
The race officials have given perez
satisfaction They are: starter j. n
Morrill,, Brunswick; judges A. -
Horn. Pennington. G. A. "oodaie'
winthrop. ]. NJ. Nichols. Augusta
timers. c. F. Aver, Portland. III a.
Ames. Augusta: clerk of the course D.