Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-29
ON TOWATERvILLE!
Everything Ready for Gen.
trail Maine Fair of 1871.
Best Exhibits, Most Horses and
Attractions Ever on Grounds.
Give Us Fair Weather and We
VIII Break All Records.

weather the Central Maine fair for
1911 will surely be record breaker
| in every way" said Martin f Bart
lett president to the Journal Monday
afternoon when the representative
visited him in his office we are fill
| ed way up in every department and
have had to make more room. If pos
sible in many places" And the Jour
nails walk about the grounds fully
bears out Mr. Bartett's statement.
In the Coliseum every bit of available
space has been taken and the same re-
port came from the other heads of de-
partments.
The Coliseum is looking far AMI
away more beautiful with its fine
decorations than last year and Sec ].
| c Fuller, who has charge of this part
of the fair, says that more money has
been expended in that way this year
than last and the results are plainly
seen. Banners and bunting are hung
every where about the hall and are
festooned about the large light max
ing a fine effect. There is a wide
variety of displays in the various
booths and while many of those who
have exhibits We're just getting their
displays in readiness for the opening
1T WAS easily seen that when they are
completed that it will be a beautiful
place.
In the agricultural exhibit there are
several prominent raisers of produce
and they show an excellent amount of
produce both in the amount and in tho
variety beside being well set off
over in the large tent where the
poultry everything points to a large
entry list Nearly all of the prominent
poultry men from all over the State
are here with their birds and some
fine looking specimen of the feathered
tribe are shown. Supt H. L. Hunton
says that this years exhibition Of
poultry is among the best he has ever
seen, either here or at any other poul-
try show.
Perhaps the largest exhibit is in the
cattle department. All the sheds have
been taken up with the array of stock
and two large tents have been erected
to accommodate the remainder and if
any more arrive Tuesday it will be d
problem where TO put them. A H.
Ellis. superintendent of this depart
ment has been a busy man all day
getting the stock placed but he in
tends to have everything ready bright
and early Tuesday morning.
"Fhere are more blooded horses of
| all kinds here at the fair this year,
especially the race horses, than ever
before" said H. II. Lee of Augusta,
superintendent of horses, Monday to
the journal. There are about 200 of
them and the stalls are all filled UP
and / don't know what we shall do
| if any more come here. We have
more races this year than in years
past and some excellent purses and
these have attracted a larger number
| of horsemen than usual to this fair"
| Asked what effect the rain would have
on the track and if it would interfere
with the racing Mr.. Lee replied that
the rain would do the track good and
be just the thing if it would stop dur
| ing the night
And this seemed to be the general
| feeling all over the grounds. The res
idents of the midway have been ar
irving since Saturday, some of them
coming here direct from Bangor and
have been putting up their tents and
stands While the rain of Monday
has had the effect of dampening their
ardor a little one and all seem to feel
that it will be just the thing provided
that it comes off pleasant with a
warm sun Tuesday.
| President Bartlett stated that he re-
ceived a telegram Monday afternoon
from Mr.. Thor manager of Prof.
Schmidt, the birdman, sent from Bos-
ton. With his assistants Prof. Schmidt
was then in Boston and the telegram
said that he expected to arrive in
tWaterville on the 9.45 train Monday
evening. He was prevented from ar
irving sooner ON account of wreck
| but intended to get through to Wa
terville as soon as possible. President
Bartlett said that he saw no reason
why the airship could not be as
sembled in time for a flight Tuesday
afternoon II the weather conditions
permitted.
| The fair will start off Tuesday morn
| ing with a rush. The fakirS will all
be ready to greet the first corners and
endeavor to help them enjoy their
part of the fair. Those interested in
me horses will have the chance to
see them parade for the benefit of the
Judges who will start their work
While the lover of sleek cattle can
look them over as the judges go down
| the line selecting the prize winners.
The exhibits in the hail. especially
the butter, cheese and dairy imple-
| ments grains, seeds, etc, plants and
flowers and the Grange exhibits will
be looked over by the judges in those
| departments. The horses to be judged
are the French Coach stations. Clydes-
/ dale and Percherons stations, trotting
bred mares, geldings and fillies,
| Clydesdale and Percheron mares with
| foaI. French coach mares with foal,
| draft horses, Hackney stations and
| mares and fancy bitches In the cat
1 tie line the Shorthorns and grades.