Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-03-11


Club win appcar To- the neS, issue OF she
DEiocaAr
wEsr Pans -Bafkor q Dgnham. prop
of the rlnk. are meeting with good success.
The sessions are well attend, aui quite
good number are developing luto good
skaters.
NoRwa1 The grant carnival aud mas
qlsrafe on skstes the evening NJ March o.
drew out large crowd ani was unani'
mously pronounced a gr,at success. The
grand march commenced a. s o'clock, and
vas participated IN by one of The gayesi
parties of brilliantly costumci skaters ever
seen In town Anil the great variety oi
excellent costumes 10 would be in,ii.oas
% draw comparisons s1alcc l ID siy'
that there were costumes which were rich
and elegant ani OF The grotcsqlc, hurlesqle
and comlc. There Wa great variety, and
the character impeuoniiI0us were wei
conceived ani admirably carried ou'.
The Management ought O. be well pleased
with the gooi success which has attended
every attraction 30 ar attempted
AunrEv.- Although Auburn has no rick
of a. owu, several of iis cntsrpf.sing bus.
lnoss men are engaged 10 fiuking enter
prise. In other towns. Among others'M
lib. wAriwe.l. Who has been ayorably
known flr several years a. the proprietor
NJ arr store, so =. Roak block, is about
commencing the erection of large re"
rink on Lisbon street, Lewiston, nearly
oppos.i, Ciiy Hall rink, which Is 90 be $50
o0, ani nrsi class 10 all lis appoint
mcnt
Sacc1n.rra -Uulon Hall Roliar skai-
In. Rink was bullt lasi fall by Messrs.
sklnlugs aud Brigham and opened to The
public November - II has skating sur
face OF selected birch isx 5s, with amp'.
aud convenient skate rooms. waiting
rooms. and Offices. II Is stocked with ido
pairs of wlnslow skates, ani Sd pairs of
Henley skates. Qalte large number IN
town have skates OF their own, and sever
Al Zoe skaters have been developed. The
ac,lve Interest taken 10 roilar skating =
not condned 10 The young alone but l.
shared BY many Of the elderly people as
we'll
GoEn,M. Mess. Skillings Brigham
M Ssccarappa. oppoued a rink here Janu-
ary 4. which has been ln successful opera
,lon ever since. Dimensions Of skating
surface IS 35. They have a stock of lol
p,ir OF wlnslow's vineyard skakcs.
HoutroN.-There were I've entries fof
the ten hour race. which came on AZ The
rink. February 20. 40 the eighth hour
al had dropped out bat two, aud The race
was called a, the end of eight hours and
forty minutes. Boone skated ~ miles
Barker %.
PonrL,SD.-Therc have been several
excursions 10 the rinks here from various
places. and all the rink managers ani pro-
prletors are apparently doing q most sat
l.factory business. The Cadets party Al
the Portland rink. March, "a, was a great
success; there was an immense attend
.nce. The exhibition Of fancy skating BY
Mss Carrie Gilmore wss pronounced Ver)
aue. and elicltcd much applause. One o
the pleasant features OF the evening va
the presentation Of handsome boqnet "a
Miss Gilmore by Miss Aggle lIcselilne.
LEWISTON The interest taken 10 roliel
skating continues undated, and City Hal
Rlnk-O. y. Billings, manager-is having
a good patronage. The Portland Pol'
Club visited this rink. March ith. and De
fea,ed the LewIsioa Polo Clab BY thre'
straight goals 10 thirty minutes CANE
commenced AZ . O'Clock, and The iirsi go'
WAS won by Cloudman. time. ten mlnut's
The second goal was hotly contested on
aiter hard struggle was taken BY Captain
Orne; time, twelve minutes. Kelsey wci
the third and last goal, time, eighs min
utes. There was some brilliant piaylf'
on both sides and the game was an exclt
ing one. The playing Of Orne, Kelsey an'
Cloudman for the Portlands, and OF wake
a.ld OF the Lewistons was hue and fre
qaenily applauded. II was conceded tha
the Lewistons played a good game Ai'
when they have acquired a little moi
"sclcuce"-,he ouly polnt In which The
are now lacklng-they will be hard Gu
4, beat. Mr.. Geo. II. whitney, manage
or the Bllou Rink, Portland. was referee
and the Judges were MeCsnn and Bsrne
f,r the Portlands, asd Nutilng AMI Dre'
for the Lswistons.
sourm PANS South Paris Rink, How
ard t. Walker, manager, has thus Tar don
a successful seasons business. Wedne'
dsy evening, March 5th, there was douo
r,ce for ladies' and gentlemen. There wei
three entries for the prize offered OF y
nrst and si 10 second. Mr. c. W. Bowk'
and Miss Carrie Hall won the first none
and Mr.. chss. Lucas and Miss Ger,ie Rlel
ar ison second. There will be a Leap Yet
Invitation Party and oyster supper at th
rink. March iith Misses Carrie Hall. lila
D tie Barnell, Gertie Richardson and HIATT
Haskell OF SO. Paris, Fannie Howe ofNo
vsy. and Lizzie Hubbard Of Paris Ill
Managers. Souvenir Invitation Orde
win be issued.
BKruEL.-There was \ grand masq
. carnival on skates at the Bethel Rink,
!, February 10Th, with an excursion par
from Gorhsm. The Bethel entertainer
y always reflect credit on the managers.