Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-30
In the Coliseum


on the right is occupied by the Will
liamS Jewelry Co. The next booth IS
occupied by the Waterville Motor Co
showing Studebaker and Dodge Bros.
cars and accessories. A branch post
Cffice and parcel post exhibit in charge
of c. L. Jones, chief clerk at the of :
flce, is next and it was both usefui
and attractive. Another jewelry booth
showing a patent scarf pin form and
reckties is next. The Waterville Morn
ing Sentinel has the next booth in
charge of an attractive young lady.
The usual display of fish from the
Monmouth hatchery is next and was
attracting a great deal of attention. A
| large booth devoted to the display If
De Laval separators completed thai
side of the hall. In the center at the
exhibition hall end is the display Of
Redington e. Co, and here is show l
an attractive lot of chairs, rugs and
drap peries. This booth is in charge Of
| o. P. Richardson. Across the hall is q
row of booths where ice cream and
candy are sold and jewelry is displayed
at low prices. The booth of the United
States Cream Separator Co. is next
and several models of this machine are
shown. J. c. Hussey of Oakland has q
large and attractive booth where he is
showing a fine line of Maine grown
| flowers. The booth of the Sharples
cream separator is an attractive place
and several models Of this machine
were shown in charge of a courteous
and we'll Informed young man. Gates
Bros. Of East Vassalboro have large
booth flied with handsome flowers
| from their greenhouses. E. r. Drum. .
mond has a beautiful collection f
dahlias on exhibition. making an at
tractive feature. The famous Birch
booth has been re-arranged and is
again being run by J. o. Peck and
here ice cream, soda and lunches are
served. The large booths at the end of
the hall are devoted to kitchen pro-
ducts, canned goods, bread, pies. etc.
The ladies Of the Congregational
church have a large booth in the CEN
ter Of the hall where lunches are
served and parcels are checked The
booth of the Atherton Furniture Co. is
as usual very attractive, showing a
line Of Glenwood ranges and Columbia
Grafonolas. w. A. Hagar has an at
tractive booth, where ice cream is sold.
Frank Blanchard is showing line Of
pianos. The big booth Of the Central
Maine Power Co. is attractive and
filed with useful electrical appliances.
1t is in charge of H. B. Cunningham,
assisted by Miss Elliss Libby. TIL ,
booth Of the Texas Co. in charge OF
W. E. Colby is filed with an attractive
display of oils and greases. Shorty"
johnson as usual is on hand with a
gyroscope top which is attracting a
lot Of attention.
Armour Co. has large booth in charge
Of L. II. Laverty of Chicago, where is
featured Glendale Butterine, Clover
Bloom butter, Veri-best eggs, grape juice
Star hams and bacon, and leaf lard. Geo
Gum has a booth in the center where he
is featuring the song hits. Henry ]. Geer
of Providence, r. l., has booth where
is shown patriotic card in memory OF
the G. A. R.. Geo. H. Dale, who is SELL
ing a line Of engraved jewelry, has an at
ira ctive booth. A number Of smaller
booths where jewelry and novelties are
on sale complete the space in the building
that Is occupied by the merchants In and
out Of the city. The large galleries are
we'll filled with fancywork, paintings and
many dainty articles that are delight to
the eyes Of women. Everyone was busy
Tuesday morning putting the finishing
touches on their booths and there was a
fairly good crowd about.
In Exhibition Hall
On the right aisle is a large exhibit of
A. B. Robinson & Son, market gardeners.
The Canadian exhibit occupies the other
end Of the hall and is one Of the finest
that they have ever brought here. The
entire center aisle is taken up by the ex-
hibit Of C. E. Baldic. the Waterville mar
ket gardener. The feature Of the exhibit
is a big squash which Is on a platform
scales and lifts the beam at just 100
pounds. The left aisle is devoted to fruit,
the exhibition Of Conant Bros. of Hebron
being the feature. They have one of the
finest displays Of fruit ever shown at any
fair in Maine. The upper part of the
hail Is given up to the Grange exhibits
and the Winslow Grange is the only one
on the grounds this year. 1t has a splen-
did exhibit and one that would ce,.taf fnly