Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-07
The CLOSING DAY
Ut the Great Maine State
Fair at Lewiston.
officials Greatly Pleased at the In
menseIy Successful Week.
One Of the Best Exhibitions ia hisiotv al
the Society.

Tor home. They are all satisfied: oh.
yes, the great characteristic feature of
the fair OF 1891 is that it has pleased
everybody. There has been plenty to
&muse the varied tastes of the public.
: \ broad smile of satisfaction is as
Visible on the face OF every official of
The fair as was the sun as it shona this
afternoon, threatening to push the
mercury up through the top of every
Thermometer On the grounds. On s cond
thought the writer is not sure whether
or not there is = thermometer here:
there is no use for them, but the
barometer has been an object of att n
ton every day. The 10: etcller of STERN
ami weather fair has been very good
70 the State fair. Never mind the heat
as long as il didn't rain" has been the
WatchWord.
The way the filthy lucre has poured
into Treasurer EVeleth'S hands has
j. On d caution. Each ticket Office ha s
-cn the source whentc the golden
-tream has originated. flowing in it's
j.yful course to the treaSurcr's office.
Thursday. the streams became rivers,
and q panic in the money market was
TN .-atened. Why. at that little ticket
JIi!,e at the southerly end. Mr.. Leigh
ton Of Gardiner. took in $2iS2 -. Gov
lEurS day, ana that was only one
,fiIcy, No wonder spirits are high and
iuA il rampant among the members Of
trr Maine state Agricultural Society
ia il is q matter of no surprise that a
grand reelection Of officials for the
4. -,
a Cit. hall. last night.
w., body is thinking Of going home.
.via. and making preparations ac-
pru:i-iy. The ,XhibiturSarepa packing up
His evening. ana the dealers IN vari-
as culinary and liquid stock are dis
'using az their remnants at DE-, idedly
reduced rates, making desperate Efforts
- lose out The last before the linger-
my crowd has passed out of the gates
rot tn return until another year has
:s ed ana the great fair is again ut
.auI. They will all come again then for
th" he OH 2, ntleman " no made a des
pirate attempt To drink two glasses of
lo.t beer for which he paid the closing
| mt price q. five cents they know
good thing when they see it,
The conviction which has always pre-
.ai.ed morc or less and which is now
.h.ut universal at the State fair
| ;hat shooting galleries are nuisance
ana u source II great danger on the
rowd-d grounds will probably result
| u action that viii mean that 10 more
Establishments of that nature will ever
| again he found here. The sad accident
| Of Yesterday brought matters 10 a read
| all III" officials and peopl" in general
| nave plac cd the seal OF disapp.oval up
| on item.
The crowd. ~ Is usual on the last
| day Of the fair. is small today That
is. comparatively speaking. very re-
spectacle audience Is In evidence but
when comparison is made with yester-
Day it is like getting a fly against an
elephant.
The splendid exhibition of fireworks.
the Fall Of Pompcii," the vaudeville
show and the races. last night. We're
| Witnessed by huge crowd of specta-
| tors 4 seat in the grand stand was
al premium; the steps, the box = and
all available. space Was filed ana thou-
sands Of people Were going about
through the big hall, the Midway and
| other places of interest.
Al II O'Clock this afternoon, occurred
| the grand caivacadc Of the pl!zc VIII
| ming animals. 1t was long procession
OF some of the finest stock on earth.
Owners of stock are shipping the.
| exhibits home. today. and the ears
| drawn up at the northerly end are be
ING filed with horses. cattle, sheep
etc.
The night show was given, this even
/ ing. as usual and was received WIFE
| the same enthusiasm as has mal ked
/ the former exhibitions The Pam
| Firew ork, Co. has done its work well
| and has succeeded in enter tanning the
| thousands of people to their hearts
content.
The great show is now at an end
| Everybody is glad ii was a success for
the Maine State fair is popular with
the people and they wish the society
nothing but prosperity. The. splehild
| display and the delightful entertain
ment of this year has given the fair a
greatly increased popularity and VIII
ever be remembered as tie greatest
event of the kind ever Seen in the
| State.
many other sections of the state have
favored the Journal building With cails.
Callers, today: S. a. Miller. Manghes-
| ter; ii. Noel Sleeves, Hallowell;I John
NJ. MUM. Wateryille; p. =. Foster,
: Miss Clara Bennett, Augusta: AFrank
Blanchard Waterville; Lincoln Dear
! ing, Richmond: DR.. F. w. KinSsman,
Augusta; f. p. Mayo. Fairtield3 Otis
Meader, Albion; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
w. Jones. Togus; Charles ChnatS, W.
F.. Walker. Henry s. Haskell Mxs. l.
NJ. Cole. Augusta; Mr.. and Mrs. u. II.
Hacheller. Livermore Falls: A. u Alb
bolt, North Paris: J. f. Brainerd. Win
thrOp; G. w. Crowell, Riverside.
or the total $6,zSat 800 incrcast. III
working expenses of Is English nail.