Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-04
THE STATE FAIR
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They are here by the hundreds and are
| enjoying themselves as only Youngsters
| know how by pulling the turkeys tails.
| trying to poke out the gccse's eyes with
II stick or scratching the hogs backs to
| hear them grunt. n large delegation OF
the BOYS and girls of Lewiston and Au-
burn besides from other places, are tax
| ing advantage Of the generous offer by
| the management Of the fair of a free adj
mission As aged pcop,e are ai;1, admit
| ted free. today, there arc also many "i
| them On the grounds.
The a,msSirn 10 the grounds. this year,
1 is a. cents but ans who 40 not care to
cents refunded them. The management
| of the fair adopted this method in order
| to protect themselves from people staying
both day ana ni@ht On Decent ticket ~
| conld not he avoided by any other pan.
The journal man went through the long
! room under III, big grand stand. this
morning.. where agricultural impia ncnts
OF an X nds and makes are to be- seen.
First comes the exhibition Of George Il
Haskell x Go. of Lewiston. the largest in
the room. Tho company n.;S "a cXccdC;!!
display that VIII attract general attention
| among the farmers and da.ryinon, daring
the We k.
Then comes the Vermont Farm Macli:.
Co. of Bellows Falls. VI. II. T. Harmon
ricultIrti Tool Co. of ChiCopCe Fails
Mass. Wizard How &c. Of Batavia. n ST..
u. &. Slater. Essex junction. VI, SHOW
ing p!ows and cream Scr3raturS. Limit
Moss x Co. OF Boston. with u fine rXhihi-
ton OF pumps. Hiram CLARK X Co. of Al
susta. showing the patent drop axle dc
livery wagon Mad, ant DInton OF Lew
iStun ANA &. I. \CNtnS o. AHburil. car
rlagc manufacturers.
The display of implements and carriages
is equal to anything Of the kind eyer
seen on the grounds and among them
new inventions and ideas are - he seen.
The most modern and approved cream
scparators. pumps, Churus. etc. to h
to he found in thc United States will lie
objects of great interest Ia all farmers
who visit the fair
the grounds is the poultry building. The
foathercd tribe is here in full force and
it brought its usual confusion of Growing
and other Car-splittne sounoS that - 10
make up the pandtmonium Of roultiE
gathering. ERE are culinary birds 81
all classes fancy fowl. a3d the latest ial
in stock raising. the Belgian hare. is on
the top floor T.. \. Drinkwater OF Sabat-
tus. seems to have the most extended cN-
row after row of birds of different s?c-
cics. j. W. Lowell of Gardiner. and f.
\. BlaisdeI OF Monmouth, well known to
readers OF the Journal. are here with en-
celleEt exhibits and are looking after
some of the awards.
y herd Of ArGora goats forms an inter
tsting object t. many. The handsome
creatures are enclosed with a wire fence
ana pass the time in nihblin- leaves from
branches thrown within, and some Of
them delight in buttinc each other aboGt
the enclosure. Tho Journal man WAS in
formed that the Angora goat is a Ta'ul-
BIZ addition tn pastures: that number
Of them would clear up pastures Of small
growth bushes in Il short time. Besides
this its admirers lay great stress on TIN
value Of the mohair which covers its
body
The clouds which broke away III tho
morning. collected again. iii the afternoon.
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