Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-01

highway, says The Bath Times. Mo-
florists say there seem to be an even
Lar ger number of them than last year.
1t is noted also that more farmers are
advertising products for sale this
Spring than usual. Many signs are
seen announcing fresh eggs, dairy
butter and the like. AS soon as the
vegetables get large enough the
farmers will offer them for sale to the
motorists. These wayside marketing
stands serve as a source of consider
able added revenue to some Of their
owners. Some farmers sell a large
part Of the berries, green peas and
the like that they raise without hav-
ing to haul them to market. Passing
autoists make good customers.
Maine was the first state to engage
space in the Woman's Activities Ex-
hibit to be held at the Hotel Com
modore in New York City. Sept. "a
to % under the auspices OF the New
York League of Business and Pro-
fessional Women. Georgia came
second, and New Jersey was a close
third. The Maine exhibit, Of which
Miss Anne GIBBS, former vice-presi-
dent of the Portland Business WOm-
ems Club is the chairman. will be in
the hall of states, which is to be
exclusively given over to state eX-
hibits. The Women's Activities Elk
hibit ia the contribution of the New
York League of Business and Pro-
fessional Women to the educational
program of the Nations business
and will show the various vocations
that are open to women today, as
well as stress the Importance OF
proper training for a career both in
the business world and the home.
Just half a century ago this morn
ing. said the Portland Evening EX-
press Of May IS, roads leading fir y
the country sections to Portland wei g
thronged with teams, and extra
trains We're run to the city over the
railroads having terminals here, to
accommodate hundreds who wished tC
witness what was up to that time the
greatest amusement attraction ever
presented here-The great =. r. Bar
mum Circus. Not q few of the city's
present residents no doubt recall the
attraction. The circus grounds were
then located on Munjoy hill and that
was the place for congresating Ions
before the two mammoth shows Of the
day We're scheduled to begin. Claims
made by the show were that it had
10000 rare and novel curiosities all
to be seen in 20 great pavilion shows.
1t was also announced that it had
seating capacity sufficiently large to
swallow up a dozen ordinary country
towns. The show, it was stated. was
transported from town to town in
five trains Of cars and that with
, t10 e,n hi 80,
bands. Included with the show
there were also grand mu-
scum. menagerie and caravan, to-
gether with added attractions which
were of pretentious proportions,
among them being hippodrome,
polytechnic institute, national por-
trait gallery, hall of classic statuary,
mechanics and fine arts, garden of
comparative zoology and ornithOlogy,
Roman amphitheater. jubilee concert
and musical coliseum. Among the
leading novel features We're giants,
dwarfs. Fiji cannibals, albinos. and
the celebrated what Is It." Com
anche Indians, warriors and chiefs,
and as special feature the great
and only talking machine in the
wcrld. Though p. T. Barnum, de-
clared the greatest Snowman of his
day, has long since passed on. the
Barnum Circus has still lived and is
at this moment travelling this con-
tnent in combination with another
big circus under the name of the
Ringing Bros. and the Barnum &
Bailey Circus. Previous to the pres
ent combination the Barnum forces
joined with the James Bailey circus
and for many years Travelled as the
Barnum & Bailey Show. While none
of the original Barnum show is with
the present organization, the name of
Barnum during its long years before
the public was mark Of quality and
the name is still declared to be among
the present shows greatest assets.