Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-02-05

The devo,ees Of roller skating. and all
interested in the dissemination Of rinking
news should remember that we cannot
mske ihi. department, a success. unless
they viii give us their active eo-oPera-
,ioa by keeping Us advised of all matters
Of interest. IN their respective localities.
We scknosledge the receip, Of the
Rink. .prish,Iy and exceedingly well
gotten up sheet, devoted to the interests
Of roller skating. Published by Frank +.
winslow, 81. James Ave. N Clarendon
ST., Boston. Mass. II !. very full Of rink
news and We have taken the liberty to
make several clipping, from the same.
We are 10 rcoeiP, ofa highly indisnsn,
letter from prof" Ball. who has been
giving q series Of exhibitions in this State
advertised a. the Champion Of the
World" A shOr, time since We wrote
the editor Of the ABasricaH Roller. max.
ing certain enquire. Aboa, h. ehAmPi-
on.hip. Sc. enclosing stamps. fof reply.
a. We had jus, been reading an seeoun,
Of his defea, Al the Webster Rink,
Gloucester. Mass. The editor evidently
misiaking my intentions as TO privacy.
published the same. with his comments
on .elf.s,yled champions in general
wherea, the gen,lemAnly,') Ball became
greatly incensed and wrote us the aforc-
said letter. which vas sviden,ly intended
20 ialimida,e and ave Us into silence for
all future time.
sourH PANS.
The South PARIS skating Rink, II. L.
wAlker. manager. claims the honor Of
being the hs, to iaaaganse this PoPo-
lar anl hcal,hfal Amasemen, In this sec
,ion Of the State. Thi. rink opened car
ly in september. with stock of aboa,
90 pairs of skates. mostly winslow's
vinyard "A" and &C. and has been
veil pa,ronilsd by the larger portion Of
the bes, class Of the community ever
since Thsr are upward, q hfy PET
500. IN iosn who osn their skates. A
new door u selected birch and rockmaple
has been recently laid. and this rink nov
h., the reputation Of being The bes, for
is size. 5oSi3. Of asy Ia this vicinity.
The rink !. open TO the Pablie, every
Wednesday and saturday evening". with
music by fine orchestra Of eish, pieces,
aad every Monday evening for beginners.
without music NJ. Walker !, mos,
enierprising manager aud has had some
special attraction nearly evey week an
exhibition BY Prof NJ. = Winslow,
trek and fancy skater Of Podland sev.
eral races, Of dlfcren, kind. mott
successful boa.bon party, Wednesday
evening Jan. 23rl. which drew a crowd
ed house. etc. e.:. lie has several en-
gagemsnn for future dates, more enter
tanning BY Gar than any ,ha, have pre-
eeeded. There are some very excellent
skater, in ,hi. place. more especially
smong the ladies. The first Of the con-
tsmplaied future entertainments. will be
a calico masquerade, on wednesday ev-
eaing. Feb. 9Th. which, judging from the
active in,ere., manifested. promises 10 be
the mos, successful attraction ye, offered.
pINIIElp.
Our special correspondent, writes 1--WE
have = hall in Harlow Block. finished
for roller skating. 42Atj. Have had the
rink running for two weeks. with very
good attendance Skates in use Rey-
mond. Henley and NAnia,ke,. The Rsy-
mOnd skate j, liked the best here. Reg
ulAr night. Saturday. Of each week. With
music by DiIhsld Bra" Band. VIII
give a more extensive history of our INK
q, some future time.
We understand that John ). Harlow.
esq, /. manager Of the Dixheld Roller
skating rink.-ED
oLDTowS.
The young people Of old,Own are to
take their turn nov. fine new nnk
having jus, beea opened here BY Msssr-
Perry. Gould And Dillingham;.
NORWAY.
About three months ago, the members
Of the Norway Building Association
considering ,hA, the roller skating ~aH'a
was 40 everywhere prevalent. and 'ha,
they had a fine hall 65x5s with good
hardwood floor, large galleries capable Of
seating between 500 and 400 spectators,
convieni dressing rooms and Offices
concluded to open a roller skating rink.
They started with stock Of so pairs Of
win.low's Vineyard A skates, besides
which there are between SO and rs pairs
Of various kinds owned by private indi-
yiduals In town. Their regular sessions
are Monday and Thursday evenings, with
an orchestra Of seven pieces. and every
Saturday evening iOr beginners, without
music. There has been a good attend
Ance nearly every evening. and a large
proportion Of the young people and many
older ones have learned 10 skaie,--and
there are some fine skaters In town. On
the l7,h ult. they gave. As a star attract
ton, fine exhibition Of athletic grace
and skill on the little rollers by Prof. A.
n p.u ~ xyorce.,er Mas which drew