Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-07
First Show Of Two Years
Draws Good Crowd.
Very Interesting Exhibits and
Plenty Of Sport all Day..
The Farm Displays, Horses and Stock and
Splendid Baby Show.


Sidney Town fair was held. today, and
although the weather was raw and
cold. the attendance was quite good,
about 1900 people viewing the various
exhibits during the day. The exhibit
ton hall. as the Town house is called
on fair days. was fairly well stocked
garden, but the showing was not as
good as has been made on previous
years. This is due in Il main part to the
fact that last year the fair was suspend
ed and many supposed that it had gone
out of existence entirely However, the
fair was every bit a success and all
enjoyed real old-fashioned good time.
with lots to eat and drink and lots of
diversions to pass away the hours.
In the Exhibition hall were many in
dividuaf exhibits that although not up
for awards. they drew fully as much
attention as did the blue ribbon WIN
ners. More prominent in this class, may
be noted 4 wooden chain that was real
ly wonderful. The chain is composed of
about 80 links and is over six feet long.
1t WIS carved from a single stick Of
pine and is the handiwork Of James
futile Of Rome. Mr.. futile Is 81 years
old and nearly blind. and the patience
and Skill displayed in the manufacture
of this wooden chain is remarka Die.
The showing of flowers. fruits and
vegetables was very interesting and al
though the collections were in nc case
extensive. what was shown was of I'M
usua! excellence. and several rare va.
rieties were noted.
The exhibition Of horses. sheep. swine
and neat stock was viewed by a thou
sand or more fair visitors, and the
most notable OF this class was the
showing of young colts. Those deserv-
ing of special mention We're 2 a.
months-ol colt owned by W. B. Has
kell and a very promising 2-year-oid
owned by Arthur Smiley. This latter
colt comes of an old line of blue rio
boners. sired By Sidney and damed by
Constellation. A magnificent ShrOp-
shire ram, owned by C.. d. Swift was
also another one of the features Of the
ut-door show and the gentle animal
was the pet of the children and the adj |
n,iration of the older folks.
Fakirs abounded at the fair, today, |
and it seemed that the crop was larger |
than usual. There were the many |
games and catch-penny devices usual |
ly seen at country fairs, but there was |
one Young man who certainly is deServ- |
ing of credit for proficiency in his chos- |
en- line. This fellow succeeded in dis |
posing of about 100 brass watch chains |
for so cents each. promising a valuable |
gift to his customers. After selling all |
he could, the youth cheerfully shook |
hands with his victims, handed out lit |
tie brass rings. and said smilingly: |
"Wei,. it's all right gents. Somebody |
had to trim you. and it might as we'll |
have been me as anyone" The sharp |
er was so cool and clever in his work.
that his victims did not offer to pro-
test.
There were divers other amusementS |
that kept the crowd in merry humor |
all day. 4 scrub ball team furnished |
some sport for the younger element. |
but the prize feature of the day was |
the dinner. This dinner was served in
the second floor Of the hall. and it was |
certainly worthy to grace the tables of
the traditional King. Everything that
could be wished for was herewith |
fine pumpkin pies that were Just like |
Ma made. and with all the tiXin's of a
good country dinner. The dinner was
in charge of the members of the Sid
noy Grange and the ladies who super
vised things were Mrs. Lillian Phil
brook and Mrs. Maude Taylor.
The officers of the fair were as fol-
lows: President. Emery Blaisdell;
secretary. w. p. Lyon: treasurer, J. II.
Bean: directors. D. i. Sawtelle. ]. b.
Sawtelle, T. S. Benson. E. E. Robbins.
Supt. of hall. G. w. Browne: Supt. of
horses. .. L. Sawtelle; marshal. T. S.
Benson.
At o'clock. this afternoon, the Baby
show was held with all eclat in the
Westinghouse, adjacent to the fGlf
grounds. and it was probably the most
popular feature of the day. The meet
ing house was never intended when
erected to serve as an international
peace conference, or Republican ma
tional mass meeting ground and. there
fore. the seating and standing capac-
isy Of the house Of worship is modest.
About 400 people managed to crowd In
for n view Of the infant congress, how
ever. and as many more waited out