Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-27
Everything Booming at Eastern
Maine State Fair.
Plenty of Fine Exhibitions in Different
Departments.
The Midway Strong Attraction-Ex-
citing Races in Afternoon.

eLuSpiCipuS loi t4lG opening OF the East
ern Maine State Fair than to have the
Initial day one OF perfect weather?
And perfect it has been, for Tuesday
dawned fair, a forerunner of another
successful week of glory for the man
agement added to that already at
tanned by them, during past years. II
is always good weather that is dished
up for this fair and today has been no
exception to the rule. 1t was hot on
the grounds during the morning not
50 hot as to make it disagreeable but
just right to keep everybody on con-
genial terms and to keep the drink men
busy attending TO the appeals Of thirsty
mortals.
They started in, this morning. and
everything is now in running order
NY. but the sound of the looing cat
tie. the inseSsant cackling of the hens,
and the discordant tunes of the Mid
way. sounds natural now that they are
started. The first few minutes there
was discord. and then. one remembers
the years past of such noises and to
think of the\ past years with a clear
conscience is forerunner of content.
The fair, this year, started under the
most suspicious circumstances. The
weather has been perfect all day and
the hopes are high that the predicted
storm will not come for few days.
They We're little slow in getting
started. today. The usually before
handed Midway did not tune up tune
until three minutes of l, this after
noon. when Diamond Lew Walkers I'M
rivalled barker stepped forward ard
told the boys what they would see by
going into the free show. Then the
tom toms and wheeZy organs started
upon their clatter and ever since there
has not been a minute when man
could hear his own thoughts within $40
feet of the Midway.
The crowds came early, they always
do. They We're the usual fair crowds,
for in the forenoon, you know the peo-
pie are not there TO see the races but
to see the side shows. the people. and
the cattle together with other exhibits
Every one seemed to be enjoying him
self and the drink stands We're making
money by the barrel for the day has
been sitting hot.
Tn noint of attendance it is hard to
determine whether there have been
more here. today, than on the first day
last year. The different people have
different IDEAS on the subject, but it is
safe to assume that the crowd that
came during the day and those who
came to see the evening display Of fire
works and the performance will exceed
those Of 1901's first day.
The races were good as the scores
will testify. but the largest crowd has
been i'm the vicinity of the Midway ard
around looking at the different eXhi-
billions
The Midway is 4 drawing card. for
one can fool away more spare minutes
there watching the people and the
shows First of all in line comes the
merry go-rourd. Then comes a place
where YOU Get cane gents, Get
cane Throw a ring over cane.
Perhaps you'll get a prize. great
, tent with dime museum with every
sort of known living wonder, If one
would believe the outside posters and
barker. Then there follows myriad
Of small grub tents and cigar stands.
Diamond Lew is one Of the ear
marks of the Eastern Maine State Fair.
, for he has had his "coochee coochee'
girls here for four years, now, and his
right and eligibility to run show of
I This nature and one which no other can
parallel. is now permanently esta5-
lished He has about the same Old
crowd with him that has character
, lied the Midway through recent ami
versaries of the fair but they are do
ing a different somewhat different
-. Ia hn- a o.
waited walk around and some clever
clog dancing. Then all are invited in
side for the price Of a dime to see the
female show. with cake walks and
other things.
/ Follow along and you come 10 more
games of chance such as rolling the
balls for cigars at one of he tables
that is marked. $4,000 cigars given
away. The Consolidated Cigar co. Adj
vertis,nr table No. 49," All it adver-
tises is itself but then there is no
good reason why the good people should
not think it genuine if the wish.
The African dodgers, the ''hit-the
moke-and- get a-smoke, man, the
soused clam man. the ice cream Vend-
ers. the teams selling nice cool refresh
inrk drinks that would cause the ther-
nometer to chase up TO 90 in the shade
and stay there. Then with all these
there are to be seen the four-days-puf-
fed-up-with- pride policeman. who once
each wear are given a badge and some
authority.
The real police service though. is
good for Chief Golman and Capt. Tib-
hetts pass the greater part OF then
time up at the fair grounds with two
Of their regular patrolmen. Then the
greater number of the night force are
ordered to report here every Afternoon
at | o'clock.
81 we find the same people. practically
in charge of the various department.
Of the fair First of all of course /
,ae genial president. Hon. F. o. Beas
who needs no further introduction. HI
has had a long career as public mar
, and he was so long the mayor OF Ban
! gor that the people cannot get over M
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