Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-30
Pennington Fair
Continued from Pace One)

Traffic today was extremely heavy
possibly the heaviest ever known
here. but it was excellently handled
by the local police force and the four
State highway police officers who as
sisted them. Side streets were closed
TO traffic one way, traffic south was
by High street, and north by Main
street, and though there was a con-
slant stream of cars all the fore
noon no difficulty was experienced
and no accidents or arrests were re-
ported There have thus far been no
disturbances of any kind.
The vaudeville this year is attract
ing much favorable comment, and
that parts of the vaudeville program
are repeated or new acts given, each
night, either at the Broadway
Theatre. Music Hall. or in the street
in the theatre district, is quite pleas
ing to visitors to the town as we'll
as to the residents, and these attrac-
tons have drawn crowds each even
ing thus far. Thursday evening a
vaudeville program of six acts will
be given up town by the team doing
the excellent work on the grounds.
Music to accompany the acts on the
Fair Grounds platform is furnished
by Wheeler's Community Band.
The exhibit of fruit this year Is
not as large as usual. it being an off
year for apples and some other fruit
in Franklin county at least but the
quality of the fruit shown is quite
noticeable. The vegetable display is
good. and the dahlias and other
beautiful flowers shown by the Wea
thtrns and others Is one of the most
attractive features of the exhibits in
the building. The ladies' manufac-
lures show a great deal of talent for
this sort of work and many of the
articles are beautiful indeed, and
many of them show a great deal of
intricate work which is much admir-
ed by the ladies and by many of the
men in the constantly changing
crowd on the upper floor Of the
building.
The cosy one-room building erect
ed this year near the main grand
stand. for the Red Cross, while not
busy place thus far, for it has thus
far been used only as a rest room,
there having been no real emergency
cases for treatment, is a very attrac.
tive place, a beautiful building AMI
well equipped to take care of any,
thing that may arise. Until this year
the Red Cross has had a tent. The
new house is a great improvement In
every way.
The cattle show. which was one of
the best ever. was disbanded last
night, many of the cattle being driv-
en- home in the night. and about the
last of them this morning. Many re-
grets have been expressed that the
cattle are not held over for the Sec
ond day, which is always the big day
OF the fair. There are thousands of
people, it is said, who want to see
the cattle, but who are unable to
come to the Pennington Fair but one
day. and that the big day. and thus
miss the cattle show: or to come to
the cattle show and miss the big day.
They are hoping that change will
be made in the program so that the
cattle show may be continued
through the big day Of the fair.
Pennington has the biggest cattle
show in the state every year, and
many people are beginning to feel
that it is much too great show 10
be cut down to a single day.
There is now every indication that
the present fair will exceed all 9TH
ers not only in point of attractions,
but also in attendance.