Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-09
THOUSANDS WATCH
| FAIR PREPARATIONS
EXHIBITS PROMISE WELL

Thousands of people visited the
fair grounds Sunday to watch the ex-
hibitors getting their tents ready for
the fair which will commence on
Tuesday morning. Everybody seemed
| happy during the day, working and
singing. The greater part OF the
day was passed in putting up the
tents in the midway. and although
there is not to be such a large mid
way this year everything will be
first class and the Walker show,
| which is always a chief attraction,
will be there. Another attraction
this year is the Trip Through the
Trenches and Over the Top, which
will be in charge of Private Charles
Weiner, who has been in active serv-
ice over seas for % months with the
Canadian army, being honorably dis
charged because OF wounds which ne
received while in service.
If Waterville people want to get a
clear view Of what our boys are do
ing over there and learn the real
thing about the trenches, it is the
time and place for them. The scene
VI tIc SIo" Is JdSSO uPotl tliC o1N
Hindenburg line and no doubt this
| will be one of the chief attractions
this year.
Private Weiner is Maine man,
being a native of Madison, where his
people reside. and is acquainted with
people in the city and vicinity.
Secretary Gilmore and President
Eaton were on the grounds visiting
the different tents and seeing that
everything was going first class,
| answering questions and doing a
hundred and one things that are al
ways coming up at the last minute.
| A big attraction on the grounds
yesterday was the cattle exhibit,
where most of the people visited and
, passed the greater part of their
| time in looking over the cattle, max =
! ing remarks about the best looking
ones and the prospective prize win
ners.
i Already about 60 trotting horsec
| have arrived on the grounds and
were out on the race track getting
into shape for the races. There are
p car loads of the finest trottins
| '''A So oi tiiS way " tiiC tlty HUN
Pressure Isle fair which will arrive
here Monday evening. In all there
are to be between 1l5 and 120 horses
on the track this year and the finest
/ races will be held here in the city OF
| Watervile ever held
The cattle exhibit this year is the
best that Waterville has ever known
! any any one who is interested in this
exhibit will miss a whole lots if he or
she is not present at the fair this
year and doesn't visit the cattle de-
partment.
The poultry exhibit will be about
the same as usual and all the high
standard poultry will be exhibited
this year by the best poultry men in
the country. The sheep and swine
will be as usual very good this year
| and already there has been q large
entry.
Although the exhibition hall had
not been put into shape Sunday
every booth has been let and this will
be one of the finest exhibits in years
The owners Of the different booths
will be busy all day Monday and
Tuesday forenoon getting things into
shape.
The fair will begin on Tuesday
morning and this is always knows as
Childrens day. The band concert
and childrens show will be the at
traction in the exhibition hall.
In fact everything is in readiness
for the Big Fair and if the weather
man sees fit to produce good weather
for the week, there is no question
but what the grounds will be COW
cred every day from early morning
| until late at night.