Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-02

Waterville, Me, Sept. 1.-(SpeciaD.-
Growing and the sun had crept up from
behind the eastern hills, an army of
youngsters, gayhearted and filled with
the wholesome and care-free JOY of
life were we'll out on the road to the
Central Maine fair, which opened the
gates for it's 18th annual exhibition
this morning The boys and girls knew
the fair was their very own for the
day. 1t was the day set aside wholly
ard solely for them, and those who
could not boast of Is years or better
were admitted by the smiling old gen
Children's day, and you're welcome"
Happy Boys and Girls
Pennies and nickels.. boarded for
weeks in the little banks, jingled must
cally in the boys pockets and the
girls with their little purses felt
equally as happy. All the savins went
without the least trace of reluctance
to the candy and ice cream man, and
d little later the hot dog booth was
well patrcnized by the little folks who
did not leave their appetites ia home
Everything was wonderful. mysteri-
Gus and fascinating. The freak tents
not so numerous this year as in the
past, but of higher standard proved
the create st drawing cards
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little sheep were all neglected until
there had been a full parde of the
Midway and Subway The horse with
the elephants skin, the COW that
could be MIXED from her back. the
wonderful diving Fieldings, who live
and eat under water, the tent of the
athletic wonder, who delies any man
tow. restle with. him, the motordronIe,
in which two daring young men circle
a deep incline at a tremendous speed.
the merry go-round. and all the
amusements that have delighted the
little folks for ages were in their old
places, but with ever new, a charm of
fascination.
The bankers shouted their loudest.
The horns that call you to The Ient
door to be told of the most wonderful
exhibition in the world" the colored
man grinning and testing you behind
his canvas protection, were filled with
the life and hustle of the opening day.
The Midway has perhaps mere food
and minor amusement boths than
heretofore, but the Subway a eontln-
uation of the old Midway, is almost
crowded with the admission shows
At the Poultry Tent
When the children, supplied with the
necessary and omn:present candy and
pop corn had finished seeing the main
part of the fair they drifted across
the field to the big poultry tent. The
tent has previously almost been the
largest in the State, but this year it
seems TO be small for the wonderful
collection and exhibition of what has
been accomplished in the poultry
world of Maine. Even to the little folks
whose knowledge of hens and ROSTERS
IS naturally limited, there were birds
that could not help elicit a word of ad
miration and with "Aint he a beauty. -
or Gee, don't I wish I had one" as
they went up and down the Ion aisles
OF Rhode Island Reds, Buff, Red and
White Leghorns, Cochin hens. Fan
Tail pieons, Silver Spangles, Ham,
bargs, white. red and black turkeys.
brakes, duck, Wyandottes and homer
pigeons. not to speak of the funny lit
tie Guinea hens. The judges will find
before them a hord task in picking the
blue ribbon winners from the wonder
full collection.
Farming Implements
Near the poultry tent is the exhibit
ton of farming implements. gasoline
ehlnes wagons. and all that is new
and modern for the progressive farm
er of Maine. OF course these things
did not interest the little folks but
the hundreds of grnwn-nnS o1,,la -.