Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-08-27
ALL ABOARD!
All Roads Will Lead to BANGOR.
This Week.
Busy Scenes on the Eastern Maine
+ State Fair Grounds.
assoc iaiicn Has P,aned Rest lsi Of Attractions
Ess~ Ever Given.


ginning of a week when all of East
ern. MAR pays homage to Bangor
She iss-al lays the Queen City of the
East, Rut never is it SO apparent as
Hwheh dllHng the week Of the State
FAM sheEsleyal subjects gather within
her borders by the thousands to ocle-
braxssfiiao aston each in his own bar
tieSlaf way.
Then it is that they bring to her
theA,gGhdicest offerings. Some come
ladeiSswith the delicious products of the
soil aid orchards. others bring their
fattest lambs and slcellest cattle:
SOME take pride in showing to the ad-
49liring. crowds their portly hogs. while
others bring The fowls of their barn
yards of many breeds ana Of colurs
various
But perhaps those who are the recip-
tents of the most attention of the null
titude are those who bring to the city
some of the finest specimens OF horses
that the State of Maine has ever pro-
duced. 1t is most proper that they
should bring them for what is more to
he admired than n fine bred horse.
graceful in form and movements as
the most delicate, piece of machinery.
by the busy scenes of today one
would suppose that the fair was to
open. Monday. The miniature city is
growing rapidly and in addition to the
horses many of the cattle have already
arrived. Loads of poultry are con-
stantly arriving while the small boy of
Bangor is much in evidence with his
exhibition of bunnies. There will be of
course be the midway and the dancing
girls. for you might as well try to have
a circus without a Sde show as to at
tempt 10 have a fair without a mid
way.
And this was the busiest place on the
grounds. this morning. Tents are going
up in every direction ana here can be
found attractions Of wide and various
orders. from the prepoSSeSSing, loud
mouthed individual who dispenSes
lemonade of pinkish shades and the
Vender of emaciated turnoverS and
hot dogs To the siiVery tongued ora
tor who makes YOU present of a ring
made from old gold of northern Alas
| "a. just to advertise the manufacture
crS of this beautiful gem"
| There has been a grand cavalcade of
| euple along Main street on their way
| 10 the fair grounds. ana everything in
| ii from the country team loaded with
produce for exhibition. the team filled
with camp equipage and the blanketed
| race horse. to the great droveS OF eat
| tie and curious people who had rather
| go the day before when nothing has to
| b. paid at the gate.
This has been of course the getting
| ready day and from I o'clock this
morning. there has been music in the
| air from all over the enclosure. Horses
| and cattle seemed trying To outdo each
| other in chorus while high above all
| could be heard the voice of ROSTERS
| giving solos, Duets and choruSes in
| rapid succession. II seems doubtful if
a buster day has been witnessed than
| today has been, for everyone has been
on the qui vive from early morning
| until late this evening.
| The fair does not really begin until
| Tuesday, but there have been many
| visitors at MaplewoOd park to view
| the "fxins' being arranged. All inside
| the fence who is in any way connected
| with the fair are up to their eyes in
!
| tattoo of hammers all the forenoon.
| President Beale and his able corps of
| assistants have been as busy as bees
all day in arranging the thousand and
one details over which they have do
| main.
| President Beal in conversation with
the Journal man. this morning. said:
| In line Of exhibits the fair this year
| - CHI n
have one of the grandcst displays OF
| stock ever witnessed in Eastern Maine
I Aroostook county has contributed
largely to the exhibition of stock but
a large number of the bordering coun-
ties have manifested much greater
| interest in this line than formerly. ana
the result is all that could have been
wished for. 1t has been our experience
that what the majority of people want
is amusement. and this year we have
endeavored to have fair that will
suit the most fastidious. You under
stand that il is hard to please every
class of people for what one likes IN
the way Of an exhibit or attraction
another disikes and there you are,
but this year we have tried hard TO
please and have made each depart
ment as complete as possible.
What have you in the line of amuse-
ment?" asked the Journal scribe
Well" began the energetic Bangor
business man. .our endeavors in the
line of amusement have been varied
First and above all else we have the
realistic and scenic production of the
burning of Pompeii. This is going to be
| a grand thing and to one who has not
been a witness to this elaborate pro-
duction il would be almost Impossible
to do it reasonable justice in de-
scription of it, Two hundred people are
required to participate in the portray
al of this historic disaster. AS one sits
and looks at the scene. sees the erup-
ton of Nesuvius towering above the
peaceful city, sees the lava
flowing down. great molten
stream witnesses the futile at
tempts of the frenzied inhab
ants to escape the destroying flood. he
is awed by this strange and weird pro-
duction.
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