Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-02
Will Open This Morning
With Big Attractions.
Never Has the Great Exhibition
Promised So Much
And With Good Weather Week Will
Be Record.breaker.

Lewiston, Me, Sept. 1.-(SpeciaD.-
With everything all in readiness after
q rather strenuous Sunday, the annual
exhibition of the Maine State fair Will
omen Monday morning.
The 100 carloads of exhibits which
have been arriving during the past
few days are now safely deposited in
NE places set apart for them and
everything seems propitious for a sue
ccssful exhibition.
Just now. all eyes are turned upon
the weather bulletins, for it is to the
weather that 4 greater part of the
success Of great exhibition like the
Maine State fair is due.
Put whatever the weather and what
ever tile attendance may be. the eX-
hibits are here, and they are here in
crater profusinn even than i'll the past
with its remarkable record for sue
cessful state fairs.
or course, the first thing which is
looked for is the cattle exhibit, and
this is up to the usual standard of
quality and quantity. The great cattle
barns arr filed ana there is an over
flow exhibit under canvass.
Trustee Campbell * authority for the
statement that twice the usual number
of sheep will be on exhibition.
The places reserved for the other
stock exhibits We're rapidly taken to-
day. and the late-comers will speedily
take their places at an early hour
Monday.
In exhibition han everything has
been hustle and hurry since tn" middle
of the week
The fakirs this year will he about as
usual. With the ever new attractions.
but undesirable shows will this year
be eliminated and only high class at
fractions presented.
In order to prevent what sometimes
takes place. namely. the partial OPEN
ing up on Sunday by the fakirs. the
grounds were closed to the public to-
day. and only those who could satisfy
the management that their business
was Of purely personal nature Wcr"
given tickets of admission to the
grounds.
The great scenic production. Ncsuvi-
us. stands ready and final rehearsal
by the 200 people who will take part
was held Friday evening. The noun
tain stands threatening in the center
Of the oval formed by the track. Al
the fcot of the mountain lies the i'll
fateI city of Pompeii. which Will be
destroyed and rebuilt daily during the
fair.
Monday. the opening day of the fair
Is also Labor day and the labor uni
ons of Lewiston will hold cclebra
ton. a part of the program taking
place 1T the fair grounds.
The members of the unions Will meet
at Central Labor Union hall and Lew
iSton City hall at $50 a. NJ. The pa
rade will form at $50 A. NJ. in Hay
market square and will pursue tho
, following line of march:
Main street to North bridge to Au'
burn, to Main street. to Broad street
New Auburn. to South bridge. to &C.
dar, to Lisbon. to Hospital square.
The marshal of the day will be II
) F.. Frost.
The following is the program Z"
sports interspcrscd with the raCins
program of the afternoons:
Professional 1oO-yard dash-PriZe
s15 and SO
Amateur 100 yard dash-PriZcs, s"ii'
gold medal and bronze medal
Amateur high jump-FriZes. ruhnih;
suit and umbrella.
Horse running race-Suitablc none.
prizes.
Tug of war-PriZes. $40.
Professional standing high jump
Prizes. s. and &c.
Amateur a2O-yard hurdles-Prizcs
dress suit case and black derby.
Professional 0uart"r-mile run
Prizes. Sl1 and so.
Professional 100 ward hurdles-PriZeS
SIS ana $40
Amateur one-mile run-PriZeS. %
year gold case watch and seal g"i'
ring.
Professional standing broad jump
Prizes. s. and ST.
Obstacle rac6s-Prizcs. s. and 81
The following will he the officials q
the sports: Clerk and referee. Harold
Allan: starter. +. ]. Sullivan; judges
William Rergin. James Holland. Jamc
Scott
The horse racing for the day is eX
pectcd to SurnaSS that ordinarily see
on the first day of the fair. The tW
classes are a 2.2S pace and 40 tr"