Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-30
CLOSING SCENES
At the Eastern Maine State
Fair at Bangor.
The Officials Faces Beam As Thew
Think of Fairs Success.
Exhibitors and Horsemen Preparing
for State Fair at Lewiston.

Fair Grounds. Bangor. Me. Aue %
-tSpeciaD.-Thec celebrated fair of the
East, the great and only Eastern Maine
State fair, is over, and. toniah-
Maplewood park is a scene Of hustle
as the exhibitors are not an going
home: oh, no. there is still another fan.
where the greater part of the cattle
seen here, with more. will be seen
again, and that is at the Maine State
falr at Lewiston, which will begin
Tuesday.
An inquiry has been made among
the owners of cattle, sheep. swine and
horseS, mere and nearly every man saws
the same in answer to the question.
Are you going to Lewiston l. is
always: Sure, | wouldn't miss it,"
Whether some of the other people
VINO have helped make the noise and
entertain the people. the midway peo-
pie for instance. are going, can be
learned better by going there and see
ing. You say: Perhaps" Others are
in doubt. yet all have Il feeling that
they will be there
The last day is never the busy one
of Il fair. and this has proven to be
no exception to the general rule The
midway presented much the appear
ance OF the morning after" and the
Wheezy organs of the merry go-round
dld not begin to WheeZe until nearly
noon, and then it was done in half
hearted sort of way. The day was
all right. a repetition of the lovely
weather with which the fair has been
treated all this week. In the forenoon
small knots of people were seen
gathered about the various attractions.
but there seemed to be nothing of con-
sequence doing.
Some of the midway shows had al
ready folded their tents and moved
away. while Others We're vainly trying
to show the unappreciative audience
the fine points of their respective eX-
hibits.
Along towards noon the people
gathered in numbers equal to the usual
last day crowds. The faithful. who
attended the races alone. We're there
as the hour for the race program ar
rived. but there was not near as many.
nor were they expected. that attended
on the previous day.
Say. but you ought to have seen the
smiles on the faces of the Eastern
Maine officials, last night. 1t was like
sunlight bursting through the clouds
after thunder storm. ard as placid
as the waters of the Penobscot. And
it was not like beauty. skin deep, but
penetrated clear through the marrow.
1t does IL man good to smile. especially
il he has reason TO, and these men
certainly did. and l will wager that
every one of them had the best nights
sleep that has come to them for Il
week
President Beal was all smiles, today.
and was feeling that his fair had been
Il success. He was satisfied with the
generous list of exhibits and attractions
that he caused to be brought before
the people and felt that he had given
the people their moneys worth.
The master stroke and crowning eff
fort on the part of Pres. Beal was
achieved when. through the eXtention
of his influence. he succeeded IN Cd
tanning a premier attraction. a speech
Nv the Chief Executive Of the United
states. who was also the honored
guest Of the fair. 1t was TINS ohe
grand event. which was indeed NJ
tiOnal one, that more lHdli 81
caused the popularity and success OF
the Fa stern Maine State fair to reach
its zenith in 1902. For it was on TINS
dav that Bangor was visited pg the
largest crowds ever recorded by MS
tory. The fact that nearly 50ooo peo-
ple were massed within the enclosure
at Maplewood park is alone the strong
est testimonial of success
/ Tut this is not all From a imam
| cial Standpoint also. the success n. :
| been equally as marked. me at'eilc
nnce at the lowest estimate mas peeI'
a. 0oes which if course includes Tn
| evening attendance. This WITH the
large list of horses entered IN the races
and TIE other sources from when 'here
is revenue ought to leave the society
with a neat little balance when all 'h'
hills are settled. and preparations a.
! being made for the 2lst annual IN lSo'
Au6itor Small said. Friday afterho"h
| the success had been all tnat 'heS
could ask for. and although the cos
inc dav was not so well ATTENDED, a.
| the former. ones. it was not eNilecte''
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