The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-08-20

Areua ii SEPTEMBER !. 2. , AMI
4. 1905. ana the Air-Shir Pfo.
fuSltion.

fosliion.
I fef t,ur years ihr GAaibrilgs Pair
nsaA.smenl have bssrn watching tho
Aif.slip 10 the i,opr that i would ~
- Ter perfected that 4 eould safely h.
Engaged ~ a. kisfseiian ~ ihs fsY
l.Asa yenf 4 aas tsliesea ibe uH.e hsd
arrived. and eaatfagi sAs made ailt
Mr. hnal.enshas iot hs ship The A..
tsssaaon ~As waieiy ssitfrilssd sol Pro
plc he connify over srrs enthusiast
llc 10 theiI praises - car Willingness %
pay ~ lAigr a sam ~ monsy A. a.
ueo~ssary IA seeuw 40 nitrsriton ~
ih.s kind Arrangements were madc
for double tbe usual train service. the
grounds and buildings serc put 40 the
pax u condition. and when on saiur
day preceding The Fair Ne received Al
OaT station thirty crri,oy- 81 Snlpharc
Aeid. four thousand pounds % Iron
I Filings. Eve hundred pounds ~ Sleel
shssings. for making gas, aud tole
grain from knabenshus saying ship
soaid arrive Monday morning, hags
Were unfuiled 10 the breeze aud every
thing vas pronounced ID readiness for
record breaking exhibition. On Mon.
day morning the gales were opened IN
the rain. The moring train brought
carloads of people aud exhibits, but 40
air-ship, which disappointed us, but We
supposed connections bad been missed
somewhere and that the next train |
would bring u. Imagine our feelings |
later when We received a telegram from |
knabenshne saying the Air.shia Was
wrecked en route to our Fair aud would |
be impossible 10 fly for al least two
weeks. Well, tins WAS shock. but
without waiting 10 recover from same
the management assembled the news
paper men. read the telegram, aud re-
quesied that every paper make promi-
nent mention Of the matter, 50 that by
Tuesday practically everybody within
iifty miles Of Cambridge knew that the
Air ship wonld not be here, and while
this caused much disappointment, yet
We received many compliments for our
prompt action in advising the people
Of the unfortunate accident. Probably
no one was so much disappointed AS the
Fair management. They expected a
record breaking year; it turned out
very differently from what they ex-
pected, YET il was record breaker in
two respects first, ii was the first time
the Cambridge Fair Association ever
advertised special attraction which
did not appear IN accordance with con
tract second, for the first time in the
history of the Fair il rained from Mon
day morning until Thursday night.
every minute. Everybody
aud everything were soaked 10 the
limit Friday morning the sun came
lut IN the good old fashioned Cam
bridge Fair style aud the way the peo- {
pie turned out was n caution. The
'how was continued on Saturday and [
he following week the directors put
heir hands down in their pockets deep !
nough to pay every obligation, and !,
Pronounced the 1907 Fair matter OF .
history.
At this directors meeting II was de- /,
ided that We must have an Alr-ship IN 0
nos and from that day 10 this we have v
ever wayered from this intention. u
'lDce the last Fair. however, many
hanges have occurred in the Air-sbip
forld, and 1T the Great International
irship Races in st. Louis IN October q,
s07 practically all ships were in com a
etltion, but none appeared 10 be ser $,
'usly IN the game except the ships 81
wned by Chas. y. Strobel of Toledo. II
hio, first money being won by one of III
Is ships sailed by Lincoln Beachey, ~
nd second money by one of his ships =
,iled by Jack Dallas. Mr.. Strobel war /,
ne first man W book an Air-ship AS an "a
Traction. He is man of ample b,
leans aud ample experience, his AFRO al
auts are known the world oyer; he OF
As several ships 10 guard against acc,- az
ent, and after careful investigation, VI
e believe he has the best equipment ~
I'd the best eronauls OF any one in the ~
lslness, and be Is willing to give us a ~
OF good faith, we have made IA
contract by which We are 10 have M co
Far IN 1908 the identical ua
~ which won first money ut the ST. wi
puis race on Oct. 2lth, 1907. and Mr.. IN
robel signs a contract stlpnlating that W
ho faas for any reason to have this =.
~ on the Cambridge Fair grounds in 10
adlness 10 fulfill contract by noon OF 10,
AZ. 3lst, 1908, that he will pay 10 the
imbrIdge Far Association $500. 90.
I cash, 7
We believe the ship will arrive OF ma
turday before the Fair aud expect q 20
al Hight will be made on Monday. -
asch your daily paper Tuesday, Sept. in,
Tor announcement OF this trial. wo
80 much Is said IN the papers and mai
'eaz'nes regarding Air-ships lhes, hal
ys that Il is hardly necessary fot mai
ne to be written. The Cambridge ais
" Association is always on the alert pe'
The newest and best attraction; ~
re Is NO doabt the Ain ship Is 1T al car
sent, and 1T will be here this year. oaL
'Hs CAMBRIDGE FAIR MASAaEMENT. tho
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