Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-05
THE STATE FAIR.
Rain Sadly Interferes With
Program of Thursday.
Spells What Would Have Been Best
Day Of Week.
The Postponed Races viii All Be Run
off Today.


newspaper row blew out his lamp and
laid himself down to sleep the sleen
of those who enjoy the possession of
| a clear conscience, the sky was clear
ana the stars twinkled merrily, as
poets and rhymsters are apt to saw
| There was nothing special in sight tn
| indicate that the coming day Would
| be other wise than pleasant, and IN,
| hundreds of souls who are temporarily
| making their homes within the fair
grounds dreamed dreams of the great
| day and greater crowd of Wednesday.
All had their special dreams The
| horsemen dreamed of red hot races
and hair-iifting finishes under the
wire, and it was reported at the
| breakfast table. this morning that
! some of them holered so in their sleep
| that the horses themselves got nervous
| The cattlemen did not dream for they
| had got all that was coming to them,
and their minds We're easy. The
fakirs had their dreams, for they had
a rafting good business, Wednesday,
and were looking for something of the
same kind on Governors day, and If
the truth was known. the dreams of
| the managers of the fair We're along
the same pleasant lines.
| But, alas, dreams were ever tickle,
and when the sun rose, this morning.
no one saw it, for it was behind Il
cloud, and the cloud was full of rain.
1t was not a pouring rain. but just n
| succession of incipient showers of suf-
| ficient frequency to upset all calcula-
tions for the day. 1t was the general
/ ,f
| rainy day was exceptionally good, for
| the professional weatherwise cooked
an eye at the clouds. like hen watch
| ing d hawk. and allowed that it would
rain, and then when the ice man came
around he admitted that it looked
kinder bilious" so the verdict was ac-
| cepted as conclusive.
| 1t did not rain much during the fore
| noon. and quite a considerable crowd
of people. cheered by the hope that the
| clouds might soon break away came
within the gates. There was nothing
special for entertainment, but they
amused themselves by wandering
| through the exhibition building, the
| pouItry shed and the stock barns. Not
a few. mostly of the gentler sex, visit
ed the palmists to learn of the past.
the present and the future. BY the
way. this particular feature of the
midway has been the drawing carl.
and many are the young girls who have
| visited the fair this week. and had
| their palms read. who have gone nome
| wondering if all they had been told
| will come true.
| As for the men-those who dld not
have her" or their wives with theh.
they stood around in groups and talked
| shoss" and the last nights election.
| This particular feature of the far fur-
| nished material for lots of talk, Tor
| there were several surprises sprung
which the public at large had not an
ticinated to any great extent. one OF
| the happiest men in sight was Hou
Nelson He won two races. Wedhes-
| da- afternoon. and then it is Whisper
| ed that he was more than pleased at
| eo,,7o Of the dCings at the annual meet
| ing.
And so the morning passed. Inc
eacrntarv's office was the center OF az
traction for everyone wanted to KNOW
uba+ was going to be done about car
| rvine ont the days program. III Wds
| rnnorted that the Governor had ar
| ,ivad and it was hoped that part OIL
the nrorrarn might be given. with per
| hans o nostponement of portloh "
the races until Friday. But at noon
the outlook for favorable weather iiao
mt improved a particle, ana sooi q
tar dinner Secretary Clark tod the
,,oon1e that the fair would be set aheau
ONO dov--tbat the Governor would WISH
the Grounds Friday. and everything on
tho program would be carried OUT Oh
| that day. .u,l ~
Tbis announcement was followed by
40 +bat +bere would be balloon as
oarsiop at 2 o'clock. and that the seats
:, tha Grand stand would be tree'
Itch vas followed by a rush Tor that
.,at,,,. There were perhaps lou"
| neople i'm the grounds anu t,S
| ioritv of them went over to see the lu.i.
P.vne's Rand gave short concert III
front Of The presidents office, ana inc"
followed the crowd. -.
Rut there was further disappo',t-
,+ IN store for the fair goers, ioi
,hav had hardly got themselves con-
| fartab,v placed before thuhde
. shower struck the. grounds that proNeu
',,arf.ct deluge. and was accompan-
"a h,. thunder which made the WIN
Awe ,attle. There was genera
: scurrving for shelter and eoulo q
camera have caught the crowd III nv
tion there would have been seeuieu {,
arios of mixtures both strange ana
..+l;,c That shower settled the
,.hola business as far as the falr WAS
oopcorned. The gates We're soon cioseu,
na a,.ervthing was postponed until
the morrow. e.,r
However. at about o'clock ai,si
+ba roin had ceased. Prof Bonnette
n,ada his third successful ascension 10.
, rho week. The air was very quiet ai'
the balloon rose in almost perpen.
dictllar line. going to a great heis -
, with but a slight drift toward I'll
, South. Both the parachute ana tnt
. balloon came down not far from TIE