The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-08-10
The Waldo County Fair.


and 18th. A Fine Program and Coco
Races Assured. Come to Belfast Mex
Week.
The Belfast Fair next week, with its three
days of entertainment, will offer to its many
patrons one of the best programs ever given
outside of the State fairs. The dates of August
18th, 18th and 18th have been looked forward
to by many patrons for months and the man.
agement has been busy getting the grounds
and buildings in order that the reception to
the visitors might be better in every way than
ever before Last year demonstrated that with
little hustle the fair might be brought to a
high point and this year it will reach several
rounds higher up the ladder. Among the new
features will be the daily balloon ascensions
with startling parachute drops. the vaudeville
entertainment in front of the grand stand daily,
and many other attractions, with some of the
fastest races and best horses to be seen in the
State
Aside from the races the principal attraction
will probably be that of Prof. ]. ]. Cannon of
Paragon Park, Boston, who will make balloon
ascension each afternoon, with triple parachute
drops at height of seven thousand feet. Prof
Cannon Is one of the most successful aerial
exhibitors in the country and the mid-ar
attractions will be of thrilling interest.
The Empire Comedy Four, company of
colored entertainers in vaudeville, with plenty
of real southern dancing and songs, will be
heard each afternoon between the heats on the
platform in front of the grand stand. This
free show will be an entirely new feature
and one which is sure to please. The company
comes here direct from New York.
The changes in the interior of the big exh-
bition hall will be recognized as great i'm
provement. The ladies department has been
moved to the second floor, there are fine coun-
ters and conveniences and the exhibits in that
department will be double those of previous
years. Mrs. ]. w. Jones will be in charge of
this department and will be assisted by Mrs. G.
G. Abbott and Miss Edith M. Southworth A
retiring room has been built and the many win
dows will give an abundance of light. The
second floor is easy of access and everything
will be seen to greater advantage. Supt. E. R.
Connor, who has charge of the hall, has rented
practically everything on the ground floor and
there will be some very attractive booths.
In the, poultry department, Supt. John A.
Fogg, has arranged for the largest exhibit ever
seen at any county show and he intends to
give the patrons something for their money.
beautiful silver cup has been offered for the
best exhibit and is now on exhibition in the
city. Additional coops have been secured, ard
from the entries already made there will be a
much larger number of fowl seen than last
season, and that was record breaker. Not
only will there be many exhibitors in the
county but from other sections of the State
The management has been fortunate in secur-
ing as judge of that department S, las Bart
lett of Lewiston, of the Maine State Poultry
Association, who is a most competent judge.
H. J. Locke & Son are exhibiting in their
show window ON Main street the beautiful
silver cup which is to be presented to the larg-
est exhibitor in the poultry department.
Practically every store and factory in the
city has agreed to close their place of bust
ness at 1880 p. m. Wednesday, August 10Th
for the remainder of the day. Many of the
business houses will close every afternoon for
the three days.
Two beautiful cups are on exhibition in the
window of the City Drug store which are to be
given to the prettiest boy and the prettiest
girl in the baby show to be given on the last
day of the fair. These cups were presented
by DR.. J. F. True & Co., of Auburn, annual
gifts and prizes worth winning. The highest
and heaviest babies will be presented with
rings and to each baby will be given ribbon
inscribed with the date of the fair.
In the race department there have been q
number of changes from the program as pre-
viausly announced and there is every reason
to believe from the entries coming in that the
races will not only be very fast, but that there
will be very large list of horses. In with
drawing the program of races previously an
nounced the management have substituted
purses aggregating S1,50O against s1,25O ane
some better classes. The program:
FIRST DAY.