Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-28
A Record
Attendance
ForFfiday
About 5000 People Make Best of
Beautiful Weather at
Bangor Fair

Bangor, Me, Aug. 27.-(Special).-
Fine weather again attended the
fourth day Of the Eastern Maine State
Fair, Friday. which saw one Of the
largest crowds for a fair week Friday
in recent years. There were approx
mately 5000 people present and each
and every event was run off as ad.
vertised and without the slightes,
mishap.
The Central Maine Fair at Water.
Vile next week will be attended by
many of the exhibitors, especially in
the cattle and sheep department. Dia.
mond Lou Walker and other show
men will also go to Waterville.
Saturday Program
Fridays program will be given Sat.
Crday on account of the postpone
ment of Wednesdays program.
The aviator Redding made a splen.
did flight at about 4.30 o'clock in the
afternoon, his performance being
watched with intense interest by the
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The balloonist shortly afterwards
made a very successful ascent. This
was also witnessed with breathless
suspense.
The Midway
The 1915 midway will go down into
history Of the fair as the largest ever
The attractions included everything ir
to the Charlie Chaplin dolls which
We're given away to those who got the
lucky number.
Buys Jersey Herd
Free w. Aver of Bangor, president
of the Eastern Mfg. Co.. has purchased
the splendid herd Of Jerseys which
are being shown at the cattle depart
ment by II. NJ. Tucker of Highland
Farm Canton.
Mr.. Tucker stated that he did not
care to have the announcement Of
the sale come from him, but he woulc
not deny that he had sold the herd
Il am to have it for several months
longer, however" he said.
The horse department in charge OF
Col. w. F. Harding Of Bangor, it's SUI
perintendent. which is maintained ir
the interest of Maine breeders anc
farmers, was only about so per cent
of what it promised to be earlier ir
the season because of the wet wealth
er which delayed haying.
Col. Harding stated that he person
ally knew of quite a number who in
tended entering their horses but could
NOT do so because they were using
them in the field at the time of the
fair.
c. A. Bonney of Engle Nook Farm
East Sumner, captured first and Sec
ond in the milk test and first anc
third in the butter test at the Fail
grounds with his butter fat strain OF
pure bred Observation-Disclosures.
Two cows were in the test. the best
gave As pounds of milk and one and
three-fourths pounds butter, the Sec
ond, 80 pounds Of milk and one and
one half pounds Of butter.
Raw Luce, son Of the superintendent,
Of the cattle department, conducted
the test.
Leaving Bangor the Latlip shows &C
to the Maritime provinces, under the
management of Henry Mayerhoff, ano
thew play st. John for carnival week
the fair at Halifax and at Frederic
ton and Chatham.
w. c. Cranes Southern Follies has
Joined the Capt. Latlip combination
here and will make the same bookings
This is a southern plantation show
with real colored people furnishing
an entertaining program Of southern
songs and dances, introduced in q
musical cabaret. The people in this
company travel by their own power
yacht, the Isa L., which is now in port
and they will go to st. John this way
One of Fridays features. which has
been postponed until Saturday after.
noon, when it will be given on the
track, promptly at 2 O'Clock, is the
motorcycle race in which there is con
siderable interest.
There are eight entries for this
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