Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-14
THE STATE FAIR
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| ly place all day. All the spaces have
been taken and after the first few
hours Of the morning the floor was
crowded with sightseers. The lower
| floor is given up largely to the DIS
| play Of merchants and dealers in
Everything from cooking ranges "a
chewing gum. Entering the hall from
the western side the section on the
north side by the George B. Whitney
Leather Co, the G. a. Whitney hard :
ware concern anc the Berry Paper Co,
| ell of which have attractive displays.
| On the south side the space is taken
entirely by the GlenWood range dis
play.
In the eastern section of the hall are
some attractive dairy displays. one
Of which Is a most ingenious one, con-
sisting Of a castle constructed or put
Ter in a most artistic manner. Ihis
exhibit is by the Turner Center cream
erv Association. This same concern
also contributes a goodly share OF the
ether exhibits Of this department. An
other exhibitor in the dairy line Is the
waterford Creamery, which shows
some very attractive goods. c. E.
Wright of Brunswick is yet another
exbibitor who IS making a good show
| ing in this line.
The southern section of the hall IL
occupied by a number Of business
firms, among which the Bradford. Co
nant Co. of Lewiston. have a large
space advertising Sterling ranges. the
process of cooking bread being done in
the presence of the onlookers. Perhaps
bn inf af
OF the hall is the display of the fish
and game commission Of the different
fsh from the East Auburn and Mon
mouth hatcherles. Ten tanks are ar
ranged In the center of the room. the
fish shown being the hybrid. the sal
mon trout, the handbook salmon, the al
bino trout, the brook trout and Il big
brown trout that Is a plant.
Upstairs there are many interesting
things, but none more SO than the
Grange displays. This has been one of
the features of the fair for several
years past, and, this year, 1t Is up to
the standard. The competing Oranges,
this year, are Auburn Grange and Pine
Tree Grange of Lisbon. Both have
splendid exhibits and the competition
Is very keen. One of the attractive
things about the Pine Tree Grange
display is the representation OF an old
fashioned kitchen. which occupies the
center of the west wing. There is an
old fashioned fireplace andiorns and
ali the outfit that belonged about the
homestead of our grandparents. The
most interesting part of the arrange
ment is the ld-fashioned loom i'll
nj tho ic hpinp carried
by Mrs. Carr of Bowdoin, she herself
being well acquainted with the work
which she learned when a child. A lit
lie old-fashioned bed sits in the cor
ner of the room. the coverings for
which We're made on the old loom. Be
sides these, there are two old spinning
wheels and a fax spinning wheel
There are many other things about the
room that belonged to our forefathers
and which help make the place one of
the center of interest. Beside these the
Grange has a splendid exhibition of
agricultural products. One Of the best
OF these is an exhibition OF IS varieties
of potatoes by C. X. Andrews. which
are hard to beat.
Auburn Grange, across the way, also
has a splendid exhibit. Although they
have no feature exhibit az do their
neighbors. from n strictly agricultural
standpoint they have nearly every
thing that can possibly be produced on
a Maine farmland the best OF each.
Among the especially Interesting things
III this exhibit is a squash raised by /.
T. Waterman of East Auburn. that
weighs 125 pounds and attracts much
attention. Another INTEREST," ing exhibit
by this Grange Is an exact representa-
ton OF "A COW made of colder butter by
l.. Z. Garland of East Auburn. The
Grange also has a fine exhibition of the
different grasses grown on farms tied
up in attractive bundles, and which
are fastened to the wall in such q way
as to give most artistic effect.
Other attractive exhibits in Exhibit
ton hall Is that of G.. II. Greeley Of
Clinton, who occupies his old position
in the northwest corner, where he dis
plays his line of honeys and bees to
fine advantage. His display is a large
| and attractive one. Along the west
| side of the hall is arranged an agri-
cultural display by I. V. McKenny of
West Auburn. who, as usual. has
everything that grows on a Maine
| farm and some products that Is usual
| ly considered impossible in a Northern
climate. f. c. Ward Of China, is an
| other exhibitor of agricultural prod
ucts, he occupying a space near the
| center of the hall. His products are all
| raised from the Burpae seeds and are
n credit to the exhibitor