The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-02-13
The Belfast Food Fair.


Delighted Crowds Attended. Gifts Ga
lore for EVERYBODY Music and Dancing.
Don't Miss 1t.
At 10 a. m. Tuesday, Feb. 11th. the ringing
Of the church bells and the sounding of the
steam whistles on the factories announced to
those outside that the long-heralded Belfast
Food Fair was officially opened 1t was expected
| to have had President Alley of the University of
Maine to make the opening address and touch
the button that would set everything in mo-
tion; but he was indsposed and unable to
come. 1t was disappointment to many, who
had hoped to hear the able and eloquent head
/ of an institution in which there is so much
| local interest
At the opening D. W. L. West president of
the Belfast Board of Trade. under whose aus
pices the fair is given; Orrin J. Dickey, secre-
tary of the fair; the special committee, Ralph
D. Southworth, Walter J. Clifford, E. S. Pitch
! er and Maurice E. Towle; Mayor Hanson
and Roy E. Haines of Ellsworth, stood on
the front of the stage. President West
introduced Mayor Hanson, who read a
type written address in which he compli-
mented the fair officials above named and
expressed the wish that this might "be
but the beginning of long series of similar
events" The hall was in semi darkness, but
al the close Of his address the mayor pressed
the button and the many electric lights flashed
out
Following the Mayors address Dr. West
acknowledged :he Indebtedness of the manage
ment to the local papers, and to the citizens
generally, for aid in making the fair success
and then introduced the booths in order. Be-
ginning at the right of the entrance the spaces
are occupied as follows:
A. L. Naming of Bangor, palmistry and for
tune telling.
Roscoe Arey, Moxie, ice cream and candy.
Orrn J. Dickey, secretary and bureau of in
formation.
C. L. Pratt of Augusta, woolly dogs.
Staples Piano Company of Portland, pianos
and music.
W. E. Hamilton's floral BOOTH
P. A. Bonner of Portland, Kellogg's toasted
corn fakes.
Geo. W. Wiley of Boston, Tudor tea and
coffee
o. A. Ames, Genessee Pure Food Co., Jelo.
On the right OF the stage is E. S. Pitchers
music store.
The tPenobscot Bay Electric Company oc-
cupied the stage with display, mentioned later.
AT the left If the stage is the Victor Talk
ing machine booth of ]. L. Sleeper & Co.
Then, in orde r, comes j. H. Merrill of Ma
chias with demonstration of Town Talk flour.
Walter Baker & Co.'S cocoa.
j. McNelley of Bangor. arrow game with
prizes.
The Frenchboro Land & Fisheries Co., Bel
fasts new industry.
Coffin Amusement Co, Bangor, Japanese
game.
Earl e. Powers, Bangor, prize game.
The center booths were as follows:
VIM. M. Thayer, jewelry.
The Waldo County Herald Pub. Co
Mason & Hall with Chi-namel varnsh.
Bernard Bir1nb aum of Bangor, Montana dia-
monds
Harley Godfrey and Frank Lbbey. popcorn
John Goodnow of Chicago Fairbanks cotto-
lene
Mr. ]. F. Wilson of Belfast was the only ex-
hiUiter Of farm produce. The beans were
raised from seed procured on his visit in
Colorado, as were the potatoes which were
brought to Colorado from Idaho. The baldwin
apples were fine specimens.
Later in the day, Tuesday Walter E. Cunning
ham of Belfast brought in fine exhibit of
apples, B. L. Aborn of Knox, apples and pota-
toes and c. B. Thompson of Belfast, beets,
onions, beans, potatoes, etc. These exhibits
were arranged at the right front of the stage,
and made good display.
The booth of theFrenchboro Land & Fisheries
Co. merits cial mention 1t was most at
tractive display Of sea- food products by a new
local industry, ard suggests that more of such
exhibits should be feature of future food
fairs. For example the Saco Valley Canning
Co., the Lubec Sardine Co., the local bakeries
and the candy manufacturers might have been
represented.
The decorations for the display on the stage
by the Penobscot Electric Co, Mr.. A. C. Hop
kins. local manager, were in blue and white
with background Of pale green. The design
Was to represent the interior of a store in
WHICH eilc clSS1AiSai Sooos oA eiiS COMPANY
were displayed. The pillars wound in blue
and white and over double arch of lattice
work in white is sign the full width of the
stage. with the words "Penobscot Bay Electric
Co." encircled with numberless colored incan-
descent lights The wall in the rear is dotted
with fancy globes, ,all Lighted, and some with flash
lights. On large counter is the 1918 models
of up to-date heating apparatus from warm
ing mat to baking oven, and Tuesday evening
Mrs A. C. Hopkins and Miss Maud B. Steward
demonstrated some of the many handy house,
hold articles and served tea and waters. The
Hurley washing machine, the vacuum clean
ers, the common and luminous radiators were
shown, and the showcase of flash lights at
tracted many. The one gas light over the
gas range showed what light of this kind can
do. The electrical display here and elsewhere,
indoors and out, was planned by Mr.. Walter H.
Booker, the electrician Of the Penobscot Bay
Electric c., and all connected with the COM
pany worked, in and out of Office hours, to make
display that is conceded to be equal to that
of larger cities.
The general decorations were under the per-
onal direction of Mr.. Roy E. Haines of Els
worth, who has been connected with the food