Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-25
BEAL WEATHER
Booked for Eastern Maine State
Fair at Bangor.
The City Filling Up With Visitors for
the Opening, Today.
A Splendid Exhibit and Fine Racing Is
Promised.

Bangor, Me-, Aug. 24.-(SpeciaD.-
Are you Il betting man? If SO, won't
you bet that the usual Beal weather is
going to follow the Bangor fair, this
year? Course you will, that is, if
you've been in Bangor, today. There
is everything to indicate it, and what
else is there to go by? Just as usual,
you will find some who predicted rain
for the fair, but if today is anything
to go by, there is four days of as good
weather as any man can wish for, due
this week. The day opened with
scarcely a cloud in the sky, the sun
shining bright and good breeze blow
ing so that it was not uncomfortable
about the city With the first break
of day, city folks here began pref ara
lions for the big event of the year in
tbs city, for the fair is the, big show of
theEyear. This is said with all due de-
ference to the annual musical festival,
FOR While thatis pretty big, it isn't one
fourth with the show which Mayor
rBeal hands cut to the people.
When the first trains came into town,
today they brought folks who came
along to see the show. The next trains
didsthe same thing and have kept it up
all day, so that tonight there is good
big crowd in the city. 1t is fully up
to the average night-before the crowd,
which makes His Honor smile a happy
smile and snakes the storekeepers feel
glad, for the fair crowd always spends
a good bit of money in Bangor and that
is what will make a merchants heart
glad, every time.
TpSone who has ever been in the city
during fair week there would be no
need telling him that the fair was about
to open. He could see it with half an
eye, for the city has a fair" sort of a
look Ono joke intended). 1t is filling
Fup with strangers, the stores are put
ting on their dress-up clothes and the
carriage men are giving their horses a
rest for the rush that will be on the
next few days. Car men are taking it
as easy as possible, today, so that they
may be in condition to stand the gaff
for the rest of the week, and when it
comes right down to getting lots of
good old hard work, the street car men
of Bangor get it during fair week, and
don't you forget it. Cars both ways
are always crowded and, with good
weather, this week will prove no eXcep-
ton.
All day long, today there has been
scenes of activity on the MapleWood
grounds. Crews of men and women
| have been busy putting things in readi-
ness for the opening of the show, so
| that there shall be no hitch when the
gates open. in the morning.
The big grandstand has been thor
| oughIy swept and cleaned up and no
small lob it was. When one takes a
plain, everyday sort of a corn broom
| and sweeps between each row of seats
| in that big stand and down each aisle
| YOU can Just put up your money on the
| fact that some labor has been perform
| cd and YOUR friends are safe to cop
| per" the bet.
| Cart loads of poultry have been ar
| irving ON the grounds and have beer
| placed in position. Cattle, too, mas
| come along and is now to be found II
| the stalls set apart for that purpose
| while most of the horse stalls are 1llled
| and the rest will be by noon tomorrow
| Side shows are coming along ana ne
| ing set IN, as are the restaurants, lem
| op,da lee cream and other rcfreShinen
booths. 1t is a bit early to say JUS
| what will be here, but from the lhdi-
| cations. tonight, there will be a Sood
| sized show.