The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-08-24
THE BELFAST FAIR.
Record Breaking Attendance. Good Races
and Many Attractions.

Record Breaking Attendance. Good Races
and Many Attractions.
| Well, the fair was great success-wasn't
it? Everybody was there, and everybody il
enthusiastic as to the exhibits, the races-in
fact, the "hull derned show" A rainy day
causing postponement is usually a serious
financial setback, but did not prove 80 here
And, perhaps, as it cleared early in the day.
Wednesday, and some thought the postpone
ment unnecessary. word of explanation may
be in order. It had rained heavily the night
tefore and was still raining in the morning.
and out of town owners of horses entered for
the races telephoned here that their horses
were not to start. Under these circumstances
the managers of the fair were obliged to an
nounce a postponement. The wind was SO
high that day that there could have been no
balloon ascension; and had people gone to the
grounds and paid their admission fee there
would have been great dissatisfaction. Giving
free admission to the grounds on that day was
good move and many svailed themselves of
the opportunity to inspect the exhibits and
visit the midway, The next day, Thursday,
the second day of the fair it was announced
by the management that over 10000 people
had passed through the gates, and there GER
tanly was a crowd, and more vehicles, includ-
ing many automobiles, than were ever seen on
these grounds before. The weather was ideal
and continued fair for the closing day, Friday,
when it is said there were 5000 people
present.
The long cattle sheds on the right and left
of the main entrance were filled with choice
premium list which follows. On the left, as
you progressed toward the grandstand and the
midway. is the poultry house, and here was to
be seen collection of fowls that for beauty
and breeding will not be excelled in the State
this season. Among the exhibitors were A. M.
Ferguson of the Ferguson Poultry Farm, VIM.
M. Randall of Pineland Poultry Farm, Edwin
S. Colcord, George Innes and others of Bel
fast, Walter Gould of Unity, Mabel Webber of
Brooks, and others whose names appear in the
premium list. Mr.. Colcord was the winner of
the handsome silver cup given by the manage
ment for the best exhibit of poultry and it
occupied asprominent place in his collection,
with the premium ribbons received in 1910 and
1911. The exhibits included the different
strains of Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Reds,
Langshangs and Wyandottes, as we'll as Leg
horns, Spanish, Javas, Honduras, Orpingtons'
Polish, Bantams, Guinea fowl, etc., and many
of the individual birds were so handsome as to
ba of fha
professionals. Then there were turkeys,
geese, Pekn ducks and pair Of wild ducks,
and altogether the collection was a credit to
the city and county and to the superintendent,
Mr.. John A. Fogg, who was untiring in his
efforts to make this department the success it
proved to be-
Passing on to the main building all the avail
able space on the first floor was found to be
occupied. On the west side was fine collec-
tion of fruit and vegetables. 1t is too early
for good display of apples, pears and plums.
but the exhibit by Harry W. Littlefeld of
Brooks attracted much attention. Apples,
pears and plums, perfect specimens, without
spot or blemish, had been polished and packed
in neat wooden boxes, bearing labels as fol-
lows: Grown picked and packed by Harry w.
Littlefeld, Brooks, Me-, County of Waldo"
Mr.. Littlefield is we'll known as one of our
most successful orchardists and his exhibit
shows that it is possible to equal, if not excel,
the growers and packers of the far west whose
products have invaded our home markets
The display of vegetables, while not large, was
excellent as to quality. S. G. Norton, who has
the secret of making things grow, had fine
exhibit, as did G. E. Marsh and others. In an
other part of the hall, but to be included
among the products of the soil, were tobacco
plants from M. B. Smiths Pearl Brook Farm, of
which write-up was recently given in The
Journal. They were sturdy plants, with broad
dark green leaves and delicate pink blossoms
and attracted much attention. With the plants
was some stripped tobacco, marked NEARLY
cured" whose fragrance appealed to lovers of
the "weed."
The local exhibitors in the main hall were
Spencer & Eaton. who had handsomely fur
nished room; Bernes o. Norton. carriages, har-
nesses, ETC.. ]. L. Sleeper & Co.. Edison phono
graphs and Victor talking machines; Mrs. W.
M. Thayer. jewelry; Singer Sewing Machine
Company, etc. Among the out-of- town ex-
hibits was collection of 100 dahlias, each
specimen in an individual jar, from the dahlia
farm of w. P. Lothrop in East Bridgewater,
Mass. Louis Shiro had confectionery and ice
cream booths, Willie Gray, confectionery
booth, and demonstrator of certain brand
of coffee was offering cup of coffee, with
cream and doughnut, for five cents. A space
at one end of the hall was set apart for a
womans waiting room and Friday afternoon
was given up to the baby show.
The woman's department occupied new
quarters on the second floor, and the exhibits
were seen to better advantage, and were bet
ter worth seeing, than ever before. The work
shown was all new and fresh and much of it
was exquisitely done. At least that is what
the writer, who is not qualified to Judge, heard
many ladies' say The children had place in
this department and among the noticeable ex-
hibits was white linen gown done in eyelet
and solid embroidery by Miss Annette Holt, IL
years old, and embroidered waists and other
articles by Madeline Coombs. The handmade
jewelry by Miss Louise Head was much ad-
mired, and among the oil paintings was a very
life-like picture of horses head by Mrs.
Kaler
In the line of womans work should be men