Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

L'"IN''li, NC, sept. 4.-(Specldl). -
"Old Prob handed another lemon to
the Maine state fair today. It didn't
rain. ii Gidn't shine. nor hail. nor
snow. II just driZZlrd. Strange but
there il rothing 50 dshcartcnins; as Il
driZZlr. When an umbrella makes poo
PIE stare ana one gets W.; without t.
That was the way matters stood lit
the fair grounds. Racing on tn. track
was impossible. All the way around ii
was Il solid mass Of mud which would
have prrcIudrd anything in ,hr racing
lHc even if it had cleared of in the
| in short order, however. ana if il
SHOULD clear tonight There are hopes
Of racing Thursday. The races viii BE-
those originally announced for Turs-
! day. and the fair will Kun until Sat
u?iay
about the middle of the forenoon
| things began IL pick up bit. Although
| the sur did not show his face, there
was = SUSPECT DuS hrillianCy in the spot
| in the heavens where he ought to have
| be, u. and as if by magic the Internal
| music Which calls tn" attention OF
| III, viSitcrs "a the oriental dancing
girls how ,irncd W with 4 hlare that
| could J." heard from one end II the
grounds tn The other. Then tn" merry
go-rnund. which hHd been mntionlcSS
since Nunday afternoon. began to
whirl. ana POI, corn ANA Frankfort men
| opened up Il trade that was fairly
| brisk.
| Eut it was n case Of expectations
raisrd t. be dashed To- the ground
again III Il few hours Hv til" middl" Of
| the aft rnnun it iri2Z!"d and driZZl"d
ana ,lrizzlrd. Notwithstanding all this.
the crowd IN the grounds was pretty
SiZ"ahl,. ronsid, ring tn" weather. ana
every one seemed anxious I" make u"
| best nf it. N Vcrthcl.s;s there were
| some WHY faces.
| The manaGrmrntuf tn" fair, and IN"
patrons as Wei. We're disappointed 10
a distressing Gr%rc" because IN"
| knahenshue airship which WAS "N-
tensivn!v advertised as an attraction.
| il not to appear. Tie following t"l"-
| gram was received hy tn" manage
| ment:
columbus. o.. Aug. Fl.
a. NJ Lowell. SC. Maine stat" falr'
| Lewiston. Me.
| "Our airshir completely destroyed in
tornado and fire at Iowa Stat" fair
| "Wednesday. See Associated Press re-
port. Regret to say We are unable I" be
there. Get baldwin airship, Hammonds-
port. y. Y.
| (SigreO
| PRANK p. SPELLMAN."
The att,mpt "a the part Of Secretary
Lowell to secure the Baldwin airShlp
nroyAd futile. as the management had
IN crgag, mcnt with another fair.
The contract which the State fair
management has with the KnahenShu"
| renule bears date Of May 81, 1907. 1t is
signed bv Roy Knahenshue by Frank
IN SDellman. Presid at Libby ana
Secretary Lowell. Two flights daily
vera called for in the contract. For the
Grst tight the sum Of $1,000 was to be
noid and $500 for each succeeding
rirbt 10 the extent Of one day. All
aiab.s .,ycr one were to be gratuitouS.
| rho whole matter is unfortunate
,oreb NJ best but no one is to blame.
The management finally secured one
.1o b;gpest balloons ever seen on the
Jill. Grounds and the ascent and q
trinle parachute drop was MADE MON
dav bv Carl smith who last year pr"ke
his leg and arm and cruShcd III ms
chest as the result of an accident Whiie
attempting an ascent.
The annual meeting OF the asS"'i'
,ion will be held Thursday evening al
which time the officers for me ehSu-
mo year will he elected
Everybody is hoping for far Wea'h-
or Thursday.