Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-27
BIG CROWD AT FOOD FAIR.
Exhibits Are Good and Fine Entertain
ment Is Furnish sd-ToGayfs Features.


City han was Il blaze Of light last
evening on the opening OF the much
taikcd-about ana long-expect4d Food
fair, given by the National Traders
Association, the last OF q series Of four
the preceding fairs having been held
in Lewiston, Portland ana Bangor.
On the outside of the building was
a large electric sign with the words
Food fair' in Illuminated letters.
This may have been the magnet that
drew tt large crowd of last evening,
estimated at 100 men, women and chill
dren. thgt greeted the opening OF the
fair and incidon .Hly tested the Vari
cus Kinds oi foods advertised at the
bunth. within the hall. 1t was q good
naturcd, sightseeing and souvenir
collecting crowd that visited the fair
last evening and though the galleries
were well filled the floor was the place
l,st occupied by the visitors.
Numerous booths were 3rraycd about
Tie hall and many of them had deco
ration> Of especial merit. OF course
the LADY demonstrators We're present.
serving everything from coffee to
sandwiches made Of salt herring and
crackers. That they were Jolly very
attentive and constantly on the alert
for business goes without saying. And
the crowd sampled and sampled. dis
cussrd the merits of this make of c"f-
fee and the good features of that par
ticular brand OF fiour. asked questions
about tho a;r-fiileG hammCCkG and
otherwise had :: good time while ac-
ouirns useful information throughout
the evening.
4 jolly little Frcnchman Prof Vic
u" t. Guez. told fortunes il booth
at On. side % thc hall and tins seemed
t. h. particularly popular with the
ladies They t!ocked to this son of the
seventh son with Il consuming desire Il
| know tho hidden mysteries OF the i'll
| tIrI and it was with a smile and an
! affab!c r-lvc OF the hand that the pro-
| fess"r drew back the curtain from the
| things that were to come.
The entertainment Of the evening
furnished from the stage. WAS b
DelenIar. the magician. Delcmar dcni-
onstrated that he was conjurer 81
! The first water and did many trick:
that kept the audience guessing ~ L
| Just low they were done. II" will AI'
pear each afternoon and evening dur
! ing tlr fair and his exhibition is vel
worth the nominal price charged fn
| a ir,isSirr 80 tn" hall.
A novel feature is promised by The
| name rcrs pt III" show. M"*srs. ]. /
| Kane and G. H. Stevens Of Bangor. fo
| this afternoon. 4 baby show. 0u.n u
Ill babies under two and one hal
years Of nee. Prizes will be AWARDED
to the largest smallest ard pr"tti"S
| baby at the show At the Bangor fai
81 babies were exhibited ana tn
| show was pronounced one of til" h;'S
features OF III" fair. This evening vii
come thc real. old fashioned Grnr2i;
/ barhacuH ut which roast PTS. hoe C"k
and arpi.. sauce: will j." served. .>nCth
cr fcatur" promised i% music during
Tie evening by Dennis Orchestra.
During the evening :. c"lHinitt"" wa
appointed t. have rhar1" Of the lnr9
arrangements Of the Maine E.ia!
GrorrIA' ana Merchants Assoc iatiol
FIR tie county convention. to lc sub
iect to the call Of the Stat" c>:ccntiN
cnnvr,.tion. which will meet i'll Eat
March 4. as follows: r. l.. Webhel
chairman: =. II. Hcal". secretary; i
X cnurterarrh +. l.. Bradbury. j
H. Coean. T. ~. HartshoriI, G. y. Mes
ser, w w. Morse. W, +. Swift
Cherries W. Culant. v. L. RuSScl
Harry p. Lowell and a. A. Soule.