Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-31

| attack trees attracts a great deal, of at
| tcrtion and Prof. E. f. HitchinEs, the
| State cntomologist. is kept busy point
ing out the different specimens in the
collection and making explanations Tho
| farmers especially are showing Il great
deal of interest III this exhibit and seem
anxious to learn all they can about the
different kinds Of insects. They ask Is
pccially about the gypsy ana brown tail
| moths and are shawn specimens Of them
| in various stages of growth tn whole
| life history of these ana several other
moths and insects is clearly illustrated
| by the exhibit, and it is expected that
showing it here will result in a great deal
| of beHeGt to the farmers of this section
of the State.
Jeremiah s. Bartlett formerly of this
| city but now of Ocuoc. Fla is in rharg.,
| Of the exhibits IN Agricultural ball. IIc
has made himself pni,Iar with il large
number Of people by his uniform courtesy
in showing felix's about tho hall. pointing
out the most Interesting exhibits ana cX-
planning their different points. +, a.
| DrinkWntcr If SIhattlls &. A. Arnold ur
Ncwbnrg ana T., A. Hilton ~ castle hin
have tn, largest cvTi,;ts Of apples.
\. Arnold Of Arn"ld have int resting lis
| plays Of vegetables. IL" latter 1lEn hi.;
il fine cXhil;t;on of grain raised in NJ" ~"
Mrs II. y. Hall "f Trevor has IN "N-
| cccdin=ly fine ass ,rtn"nt OF jcllics nul
! preserves on exhibition.
| Daniel Ryan of Hampton has Il string
of horses which Are greatly admired
| There are E,njor;nc. Country Boy ana
| Tarratinc, three handsome stations.
All day today there was an interested
| crowd mostly women. in front Of tho
booth occupied by The Riverside WOODEN
co. Of Pittsfcld. watering the Crompton
| loom weaving cloth Just as they do it in
| the mill Tho qucl, darting shuttle ana
| tho nDisc of the loom seemed to furnish
hearty enjoyment TO those who fingered
| to watch the loom in operation.
| Although the crowd present at the fair
| i'm the day time did not at any time OK
| coed thrcC-quartcrs that of Wednesday.
| tho attendance in the evening was nearly
| if not quite as largo as that of Ycstcr-
day. There seemed to be fully as many
teams on the grounds as there We're last
| evening. They enjoyed strolling about
the grounds, taking in the brilliant clcc-
trio illumination in almost every color
a4d shade. the lively times ana sights
on the Midway and tho grand display Of
fireworks.
Hundreds of those who had been pres
cnt in the afternoon and seen the racing.
the entertainment and the balloon asccn-
sion. took supper on the fair grounds and
stayed until late in the evening. taking in
the Midway AMI enjoying the sights.
| Some of the attractions on tho Midway
oro v-n1.tl, rprutiouip,r For instance
there is tho osSifcd man.
In ono of the tents is q man named
Fitzpatrick who halls from Hiram Me
The middle of his body is supported on Z
pedestal and the remainder is unsupport-
ed. Nearly his entire body is ossi1cd.
Tie can wigglc slightly two fingers on his
loft hand AMI there is slight movement
at the elbow of his left arm. He is a
sight we'll worth seeing and once seen
not soon t. he forgotten.
The younger people. and not few of
these of maturcr years, are attracted by
the signs of palm readers astroIogcrs
and other fortune tellcrs. who read your
future and tell Yonr past with equal case.
There is one of them at every turn and
generally two or three Of them between
tho turns.
Another sight is the fat lady. She is
good looking only 5 and considerable
more than plump. Although she Is on
exhibition most of the time she IS some
what bashful about telling just wnat her
weight is She took a day off today. but
yesterday there was a crowd of callers
on her all day. She did 4 good business
selling her pictures, raking in money by
the handful.
One of the most honest fellows who is
also the biggest skin" on the grounds, \
| is one of the fakirS who does business
behind the grandstand He offers his
wares making q bluff ut putting dollar
bill into every package and after tho
thing has got monoton0us has 4 soothing
way Of disposng Of those who are in
clired to nick. He tells them frankly
| that the man who expects TO get some
thing for nothing ought to know better
makes one or two witty sallies and then
goes on with business as though nothing
! had harponcd. He explains to the crowd
| in so MANY words that he is putting up
| n Skin game" and then goes right on
taking in victims He is clearing rs much
money as anyone on the grounds.
| One of the things in tho animal exhibit
which takes the eye Of the farmer is 4
Compounds pair or oxen shown by Rand
& Son. They are massive animals with
sleek coats which show careful grooming
and are all the time the center Of an adj
| mjrirg crowd.
Those who visited the fair today. as
were the visitors yesterday. were loud
| in their praise OF the management. All
! noticed that the fair is bigger and better
than have been any Of those which have
gone before, and all predict that it will