Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-02
THE STATE FAIR
Opens With Good Crowd and
Splendid Attractions.
BohnaIIie Wins $50 Trot and YER
mont Chimes 2.4O Pace,
Ancient Order of United Work,,e,,e
Field Day Success.

Sept. 1.-(SpeciaD.- The opening dav
of the 41st annual exhibition of the
Maine State Agricultural and Hortt-
cultural Society has been a record
breaker-inasmuch as it is the hottest
thing that has happened in the wav
OF temperature since last year. From
long continued period of ideal
september weather which has baan
maintained throughout the season that
S called summer, the mercury took :;
sudden jump up to that pitch which
brought about what is known as :.
"scorcher." Ii is not known Just how
not 1t was, as the Journal thermometer
mas suffered d separation in the mer-
curlal column, but it was hot enough
to ruin collars and to cause the shirt
waist man to blossom forth with the
spontaneousness of an evening prim-
rose
Well, it is about the same thing over
again. The Lewiston fair long ago es-
tablished a reputation for excellesce
that got the public to coming year
after year, so that no wall that is
necessary is to advertise the dates and
the people will do the rest.
To begin WITH the association has
the prettiest park in which to hold
their fairs that can be found in Maine,
# not New England, and the accom-
modations, both for man and beast
are the best. The closely trimmed
lawns, the flower beds, and the neatly
painted buildings, all combine to pre-
sent a picture most gratifying to the
visitor, and it is no joke that this
keeping up of appearances has Il great
deal to do with the success of the
fair.
There have been more attractions Of
fered in years gone by, but still there
is something doing all around the in
closure, and plenty to take up the
visitors attention a noticeable feature,
this season, is the mildness of the at
mosphere in the vicinity of the mid
way. There are no dancing(O girls
with paint laden cheeks and abbrevi-
ated petticoats, no 'Hi-kis' or other
freaks of a similar nature. In their
places are the men with the rings and
canes. the ball throwing games, the
picture galleries, and the purveyors of
various colored drinks oh, it is very
mild midway, compared with Bangor,
and it is generally understood that
there is a reason for its mildness The
merry go-round is here, however, and
Judging from the music, the organ will
not survive more than the remainder
of the season.
There has not been a big crowd here,
today-there never is on the first day
of the fair, but it has been up to the
average. But they are coming this
way. and with good weather we Will
show you some figures by "Wednesday.
The exhibits are unusually large IN
all departments. All are not in yet,
but there are a lot of them in their
places. making Il fine display.
The cattle exhibit is big one, even
for Lewiston. and that is saying
great deal. for everyone knows the
MAGNITUDE of the cattle show feature
of the Lewiston fair, from year TO
wear. But this year there are cattle
everywhere The four new barns are
full. as are those that have done duty
since the early days of the association,
and over bv the fence, where the stock
ara upIoaded. there are more cattle.
And in quality they are fully equal
to the best. being the pick of the finest
the studv of COW culture should not
fail to visit the cattle sheds and see
the Maine COW at her best. Many OF
the cattle were at Bangor, last week,
and have come over from the Penob-
scot with their blue ribbons tluttering
in the breeze.
Among the weli-known cattle breed
ers who have exhibits on the grounds
are J. V. Fletcher of Starks. VINO mas
a herd of head of Shorthorn Dur
hams. headed by the -months-old
imported bull Lord Cromwell. He also
shows a fine 2-year-old bull from the
celebrated Streeter herd, in Massachu-
sets.
George Gilman of Scion, has a herd
of head of Devons. and l.. II. Maxim
of West Sumner, a herd of IL of the
same breed of cattle. ID. $. Bracket
Of otisfield Gore, has head Of Sussex,
and r. r. Cameron of Caribou, has
Aberdeen Polled Angus cattle that are
the only representatives of the breed
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