Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-29
FRIDAYS RAIN
CAUSES BANGOR
FAIR TO CLOSE
ITS DOORS EARLY
Little Business and No
Racing Tuesday-The
Shows Break Camp

Bangor, Me, Aug. 2S.-Friday morn
ings heavy rain storm brought abou
an earlier closing of the exhibition,
at the Eastern Maine State fair. There
was an appearance of desolation al
the fair during the morning rain. The
bright colored banners dripped coll
ored streams of water and the mix
ture of mud and confetti did not add
to the looks of the grounds.
The exhibitors and the show men
were taking down their tents, get
ting ready to move on to the mex: fair,
which is the Central Maine exhibit
ton at Waterville, opening next week.
The big ferris wheel, merry go
round and ocean-waye machines were
being dismantled and loaded on jig
gers to be carted TO the freight yard,
where two special cars owned by the
proprietor viii carry them to their
next stopping place. 1t was interesting
to watch the men at work. They at
tack their jobs with manner that
denotes that they know their business
and in less than no time at all they
alive everything in order for ship
ment.
Many of the show people did not
anticipate much business for the last
day and were glad of chance to have
more time TO make their departure.
The judging in the horse depart
ment was continued Friday morning
and completed in all the classes but
the ladies' drivers, gents. drivers.
matched and cross matched pairs.
Owing TO the weather this was post
poned until o'clock Saturday morn
ing. when 1t will take place in front
of the judges stand on the track. If
the track is too bad at that time or
if it rains some other provision will
be made in regard to these classes.
Except for the workmen, the attaches
Of the fair and those whose business
brought them to the grounds, Maplewood
park was practically deserted Friday
morning.
In the accounts of the exhibits under
the grandstand. a very fine display of
produce from the Norris farm in Hamp-
den was omitted. Peter w. Mitchell.
physical director at Bangor High school.
is the manager of this farm, which is
owned by J. A. Chandler
One or two of the side shows along tba
midway attempted to do little business
Friday morning. but received but small
announcement. The refreshment tents
were open but were not largely patron
lied
BY Saturday afternoon the Eastern
Maine State fair will have passed down
INTO history and eastern Maine will wait
another year for the 32d annual.
Fridays Races Postponed
Heavy rain Friday morning put the
track into such condition that il would
nave been impossible to have held the
events on Fridays racing card over IT.
and at 10 o'clock Friday morning Starter
Cnase made the announcement from the
secretarys Office that the race program
Tor the day had been postponed until
saturday, when they will be held at the
usual hour, weather and track conditions
permitting, otherwise they will be called
off.
>4tNoS WIZ icSlSleTeQ at the
journal office were the following:
Alberta Hanson. Penobscot; Minnie
higgins, Brewer; Tena Temple. Ban
gori Geo. N. Holland, Bangor r. F..
y. s; Fl. w. Howard, Lagrange: q.
Wardweil, Bucksport: Hiram Common
Fttsneld; George Morrison. Dexter.
l. 4. Moore, tSebec: F. S. Young. Ma
unicus; ], Whitaker, Derby: ]. A.
Grant Costigan; Mr. and Mrs. w M
Srant, Clifton Mrs M. A. Andrews.
west Somerville. Mass; DR.. Percjval
Bangor; Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Redmond
Sorinna; Mr.. and Mrs. C. Redmond
boston; Oren Corner, Pittsfield; Geo.
morrison, Dexter: L. E. Moore. Sebec:
frederick L. Fair; Jerry Smith. Coul-
oon, t. j. Seaman, Haverhill, Mass:
r. D. Goodwin, Bangor; ]. H. Good
Flns LeVant; G. Allen Tibbetts CORN
ma; A. B. Chase, Dover; Harry TIL
son. Dexter; Mr.. and Mrs. w. e Wise
ana son, Guilford; Carroll Eastman
fort Fairfield; E. w. Knight and mar
" Brownville Junction; C. A. Avery.
bucksport; Mrs. James Eldridge To-
land. Falls; E. L. Smart, Parkman. n
a. behhett, Parkman; Mr.. and Mrs. u
- harrington and Harold Greenwood
OF Dexter; Claude Gilman. Dextar.
daster Harlem Harrington of Dex-
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