Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-11
CENTRAL maine FAIRS BEST
BET TODAY AT WATERv|LLE
Crowded Schedule of Attractions Await Big
Crowds Approval = Governor to Get His
Coat of All Wool from Bowdoinham Sheen
man-Aucfion Sale of Champion Beef Steer
Growing Event of Fair - A Fine Racing
Many Other Amusements
WEDNESDAY AT THE FAIR

WEDNESDAY AT THE FAIR
Weather may cnme and weather
may so. but some of the Fairs events
are moving along Oh scheduled time.
Folks don't mind a little thing like
rain m WaTsrviiie anu vicinity. for
Wednesday which lis always one OF
the ing days AT the fair. there were
many frnm far and near VINO came
10 enjoy the exhibits and attractions
offered them which are far above
amy N former years From early
morning until late In the afternoon
men. women and children were going
10 and from the grounds. and ap-
narsulsy were as happy as rhou,,n
as a silver dollar.
Everything was N full swing as
far Is the midway WAS concerned.
and although the racing ana ball
game Was again forced 70 ne post
poned- everything else went accurc-
ing 10 the program
In the exhibition hail which was
crowded good part Of the Gay.
there were many fine attractions, IN
Guiding singing, a free show which
was staged On the platform. consist
ing of four Of rhe finest vaudeville
acts that could be asked for The
ladies and gentlemen al -1e differ
snr stands were kept busy answering
questions and Offering some OF their
samples 10 the spectators who each
year get a good suppiy Of the diff
ferenr advertising matter which IS
given away IN quantities s.sz
The four young men who appeared
fDr the first time Tnesday afternoon
were again on the stage and enter
tanned the audience with several
pleasing seiecrionE and were gwen a
hearty applause. being ciapped back
again End again
The vaudeville show YVES exceed
Ingsy pleasing, and was done by pro-
fessiunals- This SNOW goes on IN Ihe
afternoon Of each DAY shorty after
30 and is staged N the exhibition
nall On the platform. Al -fle perform
Gnre Wednesday afternoon the Wal
fFTille Military band furnished the
musical selections. led by W 2.
EaInes. director of the hand. The
band was as usual I'D I'D ths minute.
Vegetable Exhibits
Never IN years mas the vegetable
EXHIBIT been SO attractive and this
year all the e-1ihits which include
corn. potatoes tomatoes apples.
SQUASH pumpkins. curnips, egg plan-
and IN 9ac- every nansasie article il,
that line, was almost perfect and
one gentleman stated that This ear s
crop was larger and better than II
years Apples were there IN guam
titles, ana one Of the farmers stated
that tne crop TINS season was iErger
IN tins VICINITY, and the beautiful
large req apples were displayed N
quantities.
The display of Robsrt H Gardiner
of Gardiner. which is IN charge Of
his gardener. William Hayes. was
perhaps the larger and one If the
best exhibits shown N fact there was
q vegetable OF every kind thu is raised
IN Maine. and some which are more
famous out of this state The melon
or canteioupe as II is mare commonly
known was displayed IN several diff
ferent species. ana this was interest
ing for there are very few farms II
Maine that raise the melon Then
the egg plant was exhibited which
Ii raised N MIR. Gardeners garden.
and there are several people vino
visit fairs that DO not know anything
about TINS particular plant Il Is
raised out of this state IN quantities
and is q big dish AT large hotels
However MIR. Gardiner Is very sue
ceszfm in raising the plant which he
In M doubt proud to exhibit. Other
exhibits on his stand were the squash.
or which were etched IN several de-
signs. One IN pSr1tcuiar which WIS
noticed was the State House at Al
gusta. which WIS q very good re-
semhiance The snake cucumber
caused many remarks. tor II resem-
bled a snake IN every why.
The gourd- certain vegetable that
N raised mostly for a freak vege-
table. was displayed in several
shapes among them being apples.
pexrK. oranges. and the Hercules
Club, winch attracted rhe spectator
Ths EXHIBIT OF Ge1rge Z Flies Of this
CITY WIS an usual, very attractive and
consisted of vzriens kinds Of reseta-
hies- The grain IN every torm was
shown from the seeis 10 the varsons
kms1D Of nriEi1ec urpduce.