Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-11
EVENTS OF THE DAY IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS

early this morning. Some greeted you
just as you stepped into the gate.
while others were distributed over the
grounds.
The exhibition hall and the art build
ing were crowded practically all the
time. Women folks did not find great
deal to see on the Midway and In the
cattle, sheep, poultry and swine ex-s
hibits, nor neither did the farming i'm
plements interest them, so they natur-
ally drifted into the hall to see fan
cy edibies and other things that they
felt equal to passing Judgment upon.
Children, and there were a large num-
Der today, delighted themselves with
toy balloons, whistles and other play
things that the italian vendors offer
ed at reduced prices.
Both bands came out to the grounds
early One took up it's customary place
near the art building, and the other
waited near the administration build
ing, playing a tune now and then, IN
- the grandstand was occupied in
the afternoon, and then went on the
stage to play for the vaudeville. Sup
ply wagons re-stocked booth proprie-
tors, whose pile of edibles had grad
.ually diminished. There was a vast
contrast in the wearing apparel of the
two days previous. Only a few re-
tGincd their straw hats which the law
says can be worn until Tuesday and
there were not so women or girls on
the grounds who ventured white dress
es.
As the afternoon grew older the sun
stayed out for longer periods, and one
of the bands took up its old place be-
side the Art building 1t enlivened the
vicinity with its marches and concert
pieces. and all the barkers and fakirs
were out in full force determined, if
possible, to make up for the lost time.
White shoes, worn by % many of the
women and girls, changed their COM
plexion before they had been on the
grounds for any length of time. Sever
al hundred autos were parker over
near the stables, and few who had
seen all there was to see drifted into
the empty grandstand seats and
rested.
Balloons, orange, red, blue and
white. every color in fact, were held
captive on the ends of long strings by
children and even some of the older
folks, who seemed to enjoy the pleas
ure of seeing the light, delicate things
soar up to their limited height. One
enterprising firm that gave a free bal
| loon with every glass of orangeade
was literally swamped with customers
all day. Only when the crowd had
| dwindled down to a few did the va
rious booths stop to sum UP their re-
ceipts and as long as daylight was
possible the proprietors kept busy.
| Blaring horns and trumpets sent their
sounds far through the crisp air. No
| one seemed to mind the cold, but just
kept moving to be sure Of seeing and
hearing everything.
Detectives kept an eye open for the
evil doer, no cases of pocket picking
or the usual list of complaints reached
the office of the chief of police. One or
two who attempted to try a little I'M
derhand work were quickly nabbed
and attended to. Lengthening shadows
and a great crimson glow In the west
told that the day was nearly done,
and some feeling that the weather had
deprived them of much pleasure went
home with reluctance. while others
poorer in dollars and cents, but richer
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