Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-22
Everything Is Ready
For Annual Fair
At Sidney Center

All roads will lead to Center Sid
ney next Saturday morning, Sept. 20,
where the 44th annual exhibition and
fair will be held. Several thousand
people are expected from various sec
tions of the state and. if the weather
is good. everything points to the best
fair of it's kind ever held in New Eng
land.
Every year when autumn draws
near, people in this part of the State
plan to attend the Sidney Fair, and
no matter how small the crowds turn
out to the State fairs. the crowd grows
larger every fall at the Sidney exhibit
ton.
This year the grounds will be some
what larger than in previous seasons.
Both sides of the road about the
Grange hall will be taken up with
booths where vendors of hot dogs. ice
cream, popcorn, cold drinks, lunches
and prize-winning games will hold
sway. Then the fields in the lower
sections of the locality will be crowded
with good looking cattle, horses and
other farm animals. Dealers in farm
machinery are invited to exhibit their
wares and free space will be provided
for the same. Several automobile
dealers have signified their intention
of displaying some of the 1925 models.
But this is not all that will attract
the biggest crowd to a one-day far IN
the State. A ball game Is promised
locals fans, and although the commit
tee is very quiet concerning the teams
contracted for the game, it has leaked
out through various sources that all
gentlemen who have safely navigated
the matrimonial path will be chal-
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not yet attempted or contemplated
connubial bliss. A liberal purse is Of
fered for the same.
A feature of the occasion which is
always regarded as one of the most
ENJOYABLE is the baked bean dinner
served upstairs at noon by the ladies'
of the Grange. Besides beans the
menu includes hot rolls. pickles, brown
bread, pie cake and coffee.
Following the dinner. tables will be
cleared from the room and the annual
baby show will be held. Mothers are
invited to bring their small children
and prizes will be given to the larg-
est baby eight months old or under.
and to the smallest baby five months
old or over
After the baby show, a sunlight hop
will be held with one of Waterville's
best six-piece orchestras playing. Both
modern and old-fashioned dances will
be on the card.
The lower part of the hall is util-
lied for the exhibition of vegetables,
fancy work. canned fruit and home
made cooking. All residents of Sidney
are invited to contend for premiums In
this class. Several of the local farm
ers will doubtless have good displays.
exhibitors are T. w. Longley & Sons
and George S. Shaw.
OF course there will be a midway
in fact, Sidney boasts Of two midways,
something that no other fair associa-
ton can claim. Countless booths will
be found here where games of luck
(not gambling) and skill will give peo-
pie chance to carry off some fine ar
ticles, such as jewelry, blankets, fan
cy baskets, and other things of consid-
cradle values. There are also several
free attractions which will come as
big surprise to those who attend the
fair. No admission will be charged
to the grounds and parking space is
provided free, also. Several clubs Will
serve lunches, hot or cold to those
who do not wish the regular dinner.
It's a good time for everybody, and
President Shaw announced yesterday
that he expected to see more people
Saturday than at any other fair in its
history.
The committees who will Judge the
exhibits are as follows: Cut flowers
and potted plants, Mrs. w. w. Cowan,
Mrs. d. l.. Weeks and Mrs. G. H. Lyon;
fancy articles. Mrs. Ernest Sibley,
Mrs. G. S. Shaw and Mrs. Fred Creed;
boys and girls farm produce, Roy Ba-
con, S. A. Manter and Harold Benson;
boys and girls cooked food, canned
fruits and fancy work, Mrs. c. S. Tay-
lor, Mrs. +. w. Peterson and Miss
Bertha Robbins: draft oxen. Eugene
Graves, l. Fl. Wyman and Frank Abb
bolt: draft horses. same as above; far