Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-28
STATE FAIR
Opens at Lewiston With
Fine Prospects.
Fine Exhibition, Good Crowd
Opening Day Satisfactory.
Montrose, Jr., American Law and Bina-
ham Race Winners.

ic ANNUAL 'Nltt- i'ii VI the Name
State Agricultural Society, opened on
the fan grounds here. this morning,
with IDEAL weather conditions and 9TH
cr things to make the fair IL succ, sswul
one. There WAS not. hpWevc-, as large
At least the nloi ming crowd Was Il very
small one ana The fact was rather sur
priSing in view Oh the MAGNIFICENT
Weather conditions.
\ larger number arrived in the lft"r-
noon, ana il would not be surprising if
fair usually brings. Anyway, that's
what The Off, ials hope, and it would
seem that such Ought to be The case.
The fair is prunuIllccd to be Il good
ont as good or better than in past
years The exhibits are all good ma
represent the agricultural interests If
the state in gond shape, as well as 9TH
or interests. The Midway is Il big fcl-
tur". foot, this year, and is called i
record -I,r,'aLrr 10y old timers III thu
NAY uf numbers ana variety. Indeed
there is enough DONG in this line to
dispose of all ynIir hi, k"ls or ialf dime,
(and dimes, in Very short order if you
care to indulge. tu"i"SiticS living ana
dedd--from cyvryWh"re-St. LouiS, the
tropics and The North Pole.
The morning hours was devoted
largely to preparation for the days to
comc-puttinS III different things that
We're to he on exhibition AMI "SGua!ing
around" generally. You mus tnot in
fer, however. that things were in a
miX-up by any m ans. Indeed, the
greater part of this work of pre- para
ton had been done, Monday. and it
was the finishing touches that We're
being arranged. for the most part. dur
ing the forenoon. |; was also a busy
time for the fair als-looking after
everybody and attending to the thou
sand and one details which are 50 small
in themselves and set which are so cs
s"ntial to the success Of an affair OF
this Kind. These, The newspaper men,
and the fahirS We're the earliest ar
rivals ana they wcr" on the hustle dur
ing til. early stages OF the game.
Tn" dreadful railroad accident of
last NIGHT cast comc'EinG of a gloom
over tn" crowd, cspci'iaiIy in the earlier
hours. he scene of the wreck, which is
almost directly oppnsit" the main on
lralIcr to tie grounds. being visited by
Il large nur.hcr Of people. and there
was a lilcn; throng about the wreck
during the greater part of tn" day.
A visit to the cattle department re-
vcalcd a good exhibit Of live stock
there being between GEO and 100 cattle
on the ground in tn forenoon, which
is up to the average number. AMI
more than that. Asst. Superintendent
Matson says it is one of the best eN-
hlhit IONS Of live stock he has socn on
the grounds during the years he has
been connected with the fair. Among
the nnticcahly fine exhibitions are thos"
of f.. 4. Gle of FaYette. who has Il
fine hord of II H"rcfords-stecrs. ball;
md coWS-and thcT Az certainly worth
looking At Another konnrbr. coun' y
man who has sonla fine live stock on
hand is T.. A. Robinson of Mt. Vernon,
who has eight pair of steers that ave
likely 10 be heard from when TIL
awards are made. Til" hicgcs. exhibit
in this department is the stock Of :.
r. Goodrich Of Palmyra, Who has 10
head of Ho'stcns.
P"thaps the mos attractive" exhibit
is tIat Of the CarrIbIss"t Stcck Farm
with Il head Of Sho"Ihorns AMI 1G j T.
scys. that nr" hard t. beat. They ar .
Il sleek lot Of animals ana attract N,
small amount Of attention. Alnorr
other exhibitors in this Department
e IT.
with II head OF s'horthorns O. y. Ros.
Of Greene. herd Of GUerns"vs AMI
!. r. CarviTl of Lewist IN
Is head Hoisteius; G. w. Hall Wind
ham. oven: &. l.. Prrs!te. Alma. some
inc cattle: 4. J. Remission. Bangor:
Nj. RI. Harlow. No:ridg"W"ck, herd
r,GiS;n cred short horns and nurhAms;
G. II Webster. SknWn"gan, q fine cat
tl': g. G. Gilman Of Solun. II head Of
Devon :: G. p. Har1in. herd Of rirc
clttl": y. s. Bracket. Alma, herd nc
u Al"cshircs: T. l. l}lrlcigh. Nassal-
horo fine herd of Il IIcrcfords; j. l..
Robinson. Windham. 80 Hostens.
Tier" also are many Cthcrs which AZ
WoIthy Of mention but which space will
not permit
+. :. Poor Superintendent Of the
Maine Farm-Produ"t 90, has IN ex-
hihit of 100 sheep and swine i'll a large
t"rt in the stock section of the park
Tho animals are all imported and are
intended for sale to Maine breeders
'"r IN purpose of Improving the ma
i've stock. Tho sheep are Hampshir"s
ana Line olrs. and it is stated that thpsa
h'"d with Maine sheep Will produce 4
superior grade of mutton. The sWina
are the Tamworth and are to be used
me sane as the sheep for the purpose
q Producing superior pork The ex
hlpit IS fine one and the animals are
an attractive lot.
IN the hall things We're well filed
WIN different attractions. In the lower
i'"f there IS most everything that you
M'uia want and some of the "xhihi-
'"'lS are attractive ones. toe Among
e,N attractive exhibitions A. those OF
.'i ION stoves and ranges. u. the Wood
i''S:."H Co. of Bangor: Stapl... Smith
" Moody of Augusta. also nave n fine
'A''ioi' Oh pianos in the front part of
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