Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-21
WILL HOLD FAIR
WaterviIIe Very Hopeful Of
Next Years Prospects.
Enthusiastic Over Holding of First
Central Maine Fair Exhibit.
Largely Attended and Lively Meeting
at Oakland, Saturday.

WaterviIle, Me-, Sept. 20.-(SpeciaD
WatcrVilIe is going to have fair,
ncHt year. The dates have not been
selected rs yet except that it will pro-
| baby be right after that in Lewiston,
| but only little details like that remain
to be settled. 1t has been decided, fur
| thermore, to make it one worth COM
| ing from the tip end of Aroostook
| county or from away down on Kittery
| Point to see. 1t will be known as the
Central Maine fair and will be the sue
ccsSor to the Old time North Kenne-
bee which is remembered with such
pleasant memories all through this Sec
ton even by grey headed men who
,'rrc bare foot boys when it was in
glory. That fair made Il reputation that
still holds good in I'll parts of the
State and the new one will be worthy
successor.
The new fair will be held at the Cen
trail Maine track on the line of the
Watcrville Il Oakland Electric Road
and by the time it is ready to open
there will be an elegant set of
rev buildings there for its use
There is already as fine half
mile track as can be bulls
anywhere with Il fine big grand stand
and Il smaller one for the best baseball
tiialnend in the state. 50 you see q
pretty good start has been made. this
year Til, railroad company will ac-
quire all the land needed for any sizt
to@which the fair may grow. 1t Will
baea fair worth coming to see and any
oEe i'll the State can come and go ir
comfort ami have a splendid good time
So jNst remember that there will be q
new baby in the house. next season
Whrn tine fair time comes around anG
on that it viii be 4 baby worth re
mrmhcriUg.
NOW al this enthusiastic gush i
caused by meeting they held out at
Oakland, Saturday. If YOU had been
thorc yoN would have been gushing en-
Enthusiastically, too, for it was a great
meeting. Ten of the Oranges in the
vicinity If the city We're represented
and The delegates from each on.
pledged his hearty approval of theil
Grange to the project. When Il
Oranges get together in this way some
thing is pretty sure to happen that will
b" of benefit to some one.
l;ut it is not only the Patrons who
ar" Interested. The business men OF
WatcrVile are among the most enthus
iastic bacliers as we'll and of all tht
towns in the vicinity of Watervile
The fair will doubtless be made III
1ustrial as Well as agricultural 50 thai
all the resources of the Kcnnebec val
ley can I've demonstrated in Il practca
and profitable mannr. 1t was rattle:
surprising to see how heartily every
one approved of the plan. 1t was vel
coined like a prodigal son and is sur,
to set The fatted calf-and sheep am
oxen and horses and pumpkins an(
/ euuashoS and fancy work and every
! thing els. that makes Il good fair.
/ Tho originators of the scheme as il
/ stands now are the promoters of TIL;
I olectri" read and every one knows what
I that means. Mr.. Gerald has been .
/ trustc" Of the Maine State fair and is
/ thoroughly familiar with the insid,
! working Of fair machinery. Mr.. Mayt
/ said in Introducing him that he was 9
trustee While the fair was making al
the money that it has been spending
eyer since. But anyhow he knows the
fair business along with Il score OF
! mere others and above all he knows
how to handle big crowds of people
and give every one good time. II
| MessrS. Davis, Page, Lawrence an(
Nyu he will have able helpers so tn,
new Fair will have pretty solid backing
of this kind. Judging from the en-
thusiasm shown at the meeting it will
have the solid support of all the farm
ers in this vicinity so it starts witt
the brightest of prospects.
But to get back to the starting poin
--that meeting. 1t was called by TIL
direction of the promoters of the road
| who invited every one who is interest
ed to attend. by 1880 the hour Sc
for opening, there We're 200 people i,
the hall over the car barn in Oakland
There were men. women and children
but the latter didn't have to be countet
to make the 200. The ladies We're a
enthusiastic as the men in pledgin.
their support-another very Stron.
point in favor of the fair.
Editor +. 2. Mayo of the Turf, Farm
and Home. was selected as chairman
and Thomas f. Murphy. editor of TIL
Watervillc Sentinel was chosen secra
tary Mayor Cyrus w. Davis was frs
called upon. He made a brief speech
heartily endorsing the scheme. not a
the representative of the road or tn
city of Waterville, but personally. Ii
on