Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-19
BELFAST,
Waldo County Agricultural
Fair Opens, Today.
Belfast Tennis Club VIII Hold
Tournament, Today. g
Progressive Rally, Wednssdsy..1hs
Other Notes Of the City.

Gated by all the signs, the Belfast fair,
or the annual fair of the Waldo Coun-
|ty Agricultural Society, which opens,
tomorrow, at the fair grounds, a mile
from the city. bids fair to be one of
the biggest and best in the history
of the society. Money has been spent
where it is most needed, that is. on
| the courses for the races. and sports,
for premiums and not for specialties
between heats. which in past year has
not always been appreciated or en-
joyed by the crowd. No Jap troupes
or colored singers will be on the
grounds, this season, and those who
ATTEND the fair are promised their
moneys worth in the races and sports.
The midway is larger than ever be-
fore and every available space has
been leased by fakirs. The exhibition
hall promises to be better than ever,
and the various departments will
surely please all tastes.
A bran new thing will be the base
ball features of Wednesday and
Thursday. when Dover-F oxeroft, Bel
fast's greatest rival, will play here
with the local team, which by the way
has been greatly strengthened within
the past few days A new diamond
has been made in the center Of the
field and this feature cannot fail to
draw largely.
Racing, each afternoon, will draw
largely from all over Eastern Maine,
and never before in the history of the
society has there been as many horses
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day night, and have since been work.
ling at the track. The entry list
closed, Saturday, at midnight, and is
the finest and fastest list of flyers
ever entered in Waldo county F. n.
Vining of St. Adams, for several years
starte, at these races will be on hand
| to sound the gong and none better
need be asked for The judges and
other officials have not been an
Inounced.
| The poultry exhibit will be bigger
land better than ever and an unusual
interest is manifested in this depart
lment.
There is some disappointment in re-
lizard TO the committees being unable
Ito land an airman but owing to the
}faet that the fellow asked fer {, per-
lfeetly level strip of ground 100 by
200 feet. which would have cost con
siderable under the circumstances t.
make possible, it was thought best tC
lgive up the idea of a flight. The mat
ter of having a birdman as an attrac-
Ition is rather uncertain at best for
weather conditions have much to do
with 1t and a crowd which expects to
see a flight and is disappointed is apt
to be a bit disgruntled. No balloon
ascension will be made.
| A Progressive rally will be held.
! Wednesday evening, on the school
icommon, with speaking from the band
stand and the Belfast Band in at
tendance. Hon. r. L. Rogers of Bel
fast will introduce the speakers among
whom will be Judge J. ]. Fitzgerald
lrence of Lubec. the candidate for
| Congressman from the Third district.
The public is cordially invited.
The Belfast Tennis Club has an
|nounced the preliminaries in the
Tournament which opens, this after
noon. on the court in Cedar street
toWned by the club as follows;
Ladies singles-Mss Abbie Doak VS..
Mrs. Norris l. Slugg: Miss Evelyn
P Morrison VS.. MSS Gladly Pitcher:
Miss Louise Read VS.. Miss Margaret
White; ISIS Margaret Cahill V. Miss
Marian Head; Miss Clara Heating VS..
Miss Katherine c. Quimby; Miss Cora
is. Morrison VS.
| Gentlemens singles-Ceci Clay VS.
Marthon Doak; Ralph l. Morse VS..
| Fred T. Chase: Frank HaZeltine VS..
Morriss l.. Slugg: Kenney Burgess VS..
Elon b. Gilchrst; Henry Mudgett VS..
Herbert 3. Foster; CLYDE b. Holmes
VS.. William Hall; Donald Clark VS.. L.
l.. Stevens.
! Mixed Doubles-Mrs. Morris l..
Slugg and CLYDE b. Holmes VS. Elon
| b. Gilchrist and Miss Abbie Doak
Miss katherine c. Quimby and Ken
lney Burgess VS.. Miss Margaret White
and Herbert b. Foster; Miss Marion
Head and William H. Hall VS.. Miss
Clara Heating and Henry Mudgett
Miss Cora S. Morrison and E. l.. Stev-
ems VS., Miss Margaret Cahil and
Donald Clark; Miss Louise Read and
Fred T. Chase VS.. Miss Gladys Pitch
Ter and Ralph 1. Morse: Miss Evelyn
+. Morrison and Cecil clay VS.. -.
| Gentlemen'S substitutes in the mix
led doubles. are Marthos Doak, Frank
| Hazeltine and Horris L. Slugg. The
club plans to give dance the latter
part of the month when it is expected
the tournament will be closed