Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-13

h2ps, than it would cost to have Il good
dinner at home, but with the satisfac-
ton of having the Waterville & Oak
land haul YOU out to the Central Maine
park for five cents. and haul YOU home
for nothing. In other words. there will
be one fare for the round trip to those
who so out on the cars for the dinner.
Somebody started the story this week
that the dinner was not going to be
held liz the Coliseum this year. Where
else could We have it, asked Prcsi-
dent Mayo. In u horse STALE" Incl
dentally President Mayo is cunning for
the man who started the story. If he
is caught he will be requested to dine
on hard tack as q terrible example
| of what happens to the poor deluGed
| ones who have T OF yet come to a knowl-
| edge Of the fact that the Central Maine
| Fair is destined to be the greatest fair
| in Maine and that the great dinner at
which it is to receive a dozen or more
big boosts from as many experts in
their lines, is to be held in the Coli
scum. which will be big enough to hold
| the crowd.
The work of getting ready for the
dinner has been going on for a week
| W 'NiiNoNetS iilSiit tiiS loOC was ali tci-
lected and today it will be set before
the hungry citizens OF Waterville and
their equally hungry guests-hungry
for n taste of the good old-fa shione 1
dishes. such as this portion OF our
grand old State only knows how 10
produce.
Another thing-dinner will be ready
promptly at II O'Clock, so that Water
| ,Y-l,n {,; 4, 4 n 4
Nj. may take a car, enjoy their dinner,
and return to the store or shop in time
to let their boss do the same thing
an hour later. There is nothing be-
hind the times about the Central Maine
Fair. Even its December dinner is to
be conducted with that excellent sys-
tenn which has characterized the great
show itself.
Those who are in a hurry may 'eat
and run Those who have more leis-
ure may listen to the oratory which will
flow after the feasting is finished.
Hon. Benjamin F. Chadbournc of til.
Board of Railroad Commissioner OF
Maine will be present and will address
the assembly. taking as his topic. 1.-The
Resources of Maine." Mr.. Chadbourne
as railroad commissioner, has Of neces-
. sity studied deeply into the great
question of the development of our re-
sources, and can tell many things tina
no other man can in regard to this i'm
pOrtant question.
Commercial and Industrial Instruc-
ton in Our Public Schools" will be one
Of the things considered in the address
Of Superintendent of Schools Dennis T.
Bowman. Mr.. Bowman has discovered
that the Central Maine Fair may be.
come an incentive to excellence in wor,
of certain kinds, particularly along ths
line of manual training. and it is r,i-
mored that prizes will be offered alon-
this line at the great exhibition hex
fall.
p. F. w. Thorpe of the Main,
Farmer, one Of the keenest critics i,
Maine OF agricultural exhibitions, viii
be present, and will maintain tn
. proposition Of More Object Lesson
Needed 1T Our Fairs" incidentally |
, is expected that Mr.. Thorpe will men
ton few of the particulars in whicl
the Central Maine Fair does not meas
ure up to his ideal, and will give i'm
: 'rortant suggestions by which the man