Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-13
In the Main Hall.

| The work Of putting the hall cX
hihits in shape continued Tuesday at
| ternoon Notwithstanding the rain and
| by the time the fair opens Wednesday
morning everything will be in place. E.
l.. White of Bowdoinham is the su-
| perintendent of the upper hall and
| Charles f. Trufant OF East Harpswell
| the Superintendent of the Lowell hall.
The art, fancy work, fruit and flow
| er exhibits are contained in the upper
hall. The fruit exhibit is a splendid one
| in all respects, the fruit being large in
size and perfectly formed. All the old
fruit exhibitors have about their usual
| space and a number of new ones are
noticed who have never before eX-
| hibited at Topsham fair. An exhibit in
| the art department, which attracts
much attention is that of manual
| training work done by the pupils of
| the Brunswick Grammar school, none
OF them over the age of IL years. The
| exhibit includes drawings, sketches
and a number of specimens of wood
| working
| The greater part of one side of the
lower hall is taken up with the Grange
| exhibits, and even that space does not
| Indicate the full size of the Grange
exhibits, for the kitchen products,
| flowers and art work are placed in the
| upper hall, leaving only the fruit and
| vegetable exhibits in the Grange
booths on the lower floor The Oranges
| represented are Sagadahoc of Bow
doin, Merrymeeting of Rowdoinham.
| Dirigo of Brunswick and Topsham of
| TOpsham.
Miss Gertrude Carver is in charge of
| the State Board of Health exhibit at
| Topsham fair A number of new charts
relating to tuberculosis have been add
ed to the exhibit, making the entire
number of charts 60. Sputum cups and
TASKS and para fine drinking cups are
also shown. Literature in regard to
tuberculosis is also distributed to the
fair exhibitors.
Meadowbrink farm of Brunswick has
large fruit and vegetable exhibit.
Mountain farm of Brunswick makes
an exhibit of sample field crops. rice
Patten of Topsham and w. f. Par
sons of Brunswick are also among the
exhibitors of sample field crops.
Gertrude Hulse of Bowdoinham, a r.
year-old girl. has a splendid collection of
preserves in the upper hall. Among other
exhibitors of preserves are Mrs f. c.
Patten, Topsham, and Mrs. Dana Colby
of Brunswick The United States Cream
Separator Co. has an exhibit on the first
floor of the exhibition hall. The Eaton
Hardware Co. of Brunswick was one of
the exhibitors of agricultural implements
early on the grounds Tuesday and had set
up a tent within which Syracuse plows,
cream separators roofing and fencing
We're shown.
Judging from the tents that are already
up the midway is in no way to be cur
tailed and in the midst of the rain Tues
day afternoon vendors of different sorts
of wares and proprietors of the various
shows were all shouting to keep their
courage up and were rewarded with a
considerable amount of patronage, con-
sidering the rapidly dwndling crowd.
Isaiah R. Morrell of Brunswick was
at the administration building during the
greater part of the day Tuesday and
while like the rest of the fair manage
ment he felt much disappointed at the
rain he was nevertheless full Of courage
for the ultimate success Of the fair. I'VE