Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-04-15

ger Baker or Iheisca. Ihlt lournament
might well have been called the Msssachu-
seits League Tournament a. there wa but
ole clab outside the State
Prof ID. J. Cary. reputed the champion
Fancy Bicycle rider OF the world exhibit
til al the Bljou last Tuesday evening be-
fore q large audience. The DIdy Pres
says, "IIs acts were al hnely pefformsd
AMI drew loud applause. Among them
were riding one wheel Of the machine
with the back ckbone and handle bar removed,
settling on the machine while Il stood In
two chairs one wheel In each. and other
similar fcats."
Benefits. given 10 behalf of church so
cletle.. high schools, academies and all
sorts OF benevolent enterprises are be-.
coming fashionable a. the skating rinks
al through the coan,ry. Account. of
them may be seen 10 almost every paper.
We are glad this 0. 30 a. IL IL much more
rational AMI harmless way q raise funds
% all any good cause than The old fashion
~ way Of doing li by mean. % soelable-,
and fairs. with this rude copen hagen and
other pronlscous kissing games, rafies,
grab.big. and guess cakes whose lnfaen-
ces say what you will tends toward the
gross and immoral
H. n. Blgelow, Proprietor of worces'
ter skating rick, Worcester, Mass, has Ia
consequence of the many clalmants 20 The
title OF Champion Roller skater offered
each. one for ladies and one 10 rgenilemen d
two elegan; gold medals, valued ., o.oo
~ contested for on the evenings Of Apr.
is,h and i7th. AZ the Worcester skating
riuk These trophies are n be knswn a.
the Blgeiow medals. The p0ssessor to b
tnown a. the Champion Fancy skater ol
New England. and they must be won ihrc'
times In succession b become his OF hei
personal property un,ll three times wor
the po..e.sor nus, hold himself or herself
subject % a challenge within ten days o
any contest. the challenge % be published
IN The Amrrieaa Roller, TAs RAJ, Boo
H,rald and Bosi0a Gi0is. ani the chsi'
lenged party will have the right amer ,h'
drst contest - name a. the place eiosi
Worcester, Providence. Springfield o
New Haven.
The Amsricfa Roller OF Apr. %, Il
speaking Of the favor with which Prof
Billings and Miss IIoughton were receives
At the Union skating rink In Patterson
New Jersey. and the immense throng o
people 10 attendance says III Is esiifna
,ed that fully one thousand people wer
unable % obtain admlttance aud n
crowd In the building numbered betweei
400 and 1900" So 10 seems that New
Eaglanl Is not the only place where th
"crate" has fastened - grip upon th
mind OF the Amusemsnt-lOying public. u
New York especially. the skating fever
At a white heat aud new rlnks are spring
log up all over the State. AMI nearly h
same may be said OF Rhode Island.
IL l. thought that the new rink nos
building on Peaks Island will be completes
and ready 10 open about June lst. IL vi
b. Que OF the largest In the state, hayin
nearly double the skating surface OF tb
largest rink In Portland. q. II. whitney
OF the BijOu Rink. will be manager.
Some twelve hundred people, including q
excursion from Rochester. were In attend
ance at the Bjou Rink In Portland, on n
evening OF the 3rd, 10 see the exhibitio
game OF polo between the Sacos and Port
lands. The game was won by the latte
In three straight goals. On the oecasio
OF the "Benc6r given TO Chandler's Ban
a the Blou, April :. there was very "a
attendance. Chandler furnished contlnt
Gus music by two bands OF Is pieces eaoh
A. O'Clock there was an exhibition q
trick aud fancy skating by Kelsey an
Orne these gentlemen have added sever
new tricks 10 their list, including q nyin
losp over ten chairs by Kelsey.
ClSroS.-The rink OF the Canton ska'
ing Rink Company Is now running yer
successfully under the management OF MI
Gilbert, and commands the patronage o
the best class OF people. Some very goo
skaters ar. being developed aud races an
other attractions are OF frequent occurrence
DIR. n. A. swasey l. also running . smalle
rink and between the two the "Eampilaro
tators" OF Canton will soon reduce role
skating to one OF tn. nne arts.
BKruKL-Oar correspondent writes =
"The Ladies Of Bethel gave a Bon-bol
Party t the rink, Apr. q, for the benefit o
Gould's Academy. II was well attended
and all had . good time. There were aboa
200 people In attendance and the net n
eslpts about sS2. Work has been CON
menced on the new rink, opposite the N
y. church, aud the buIldIng will II pcssib'
be completed about June L."
NORWAY. On the occasion OF the doubl
race, last Thursday evening. the noor va
well covered with exaberant skaters, an
the galleries were well nIled with spects
tors. Al . O'Clock the noor was cleare
for the race which was quite exciting. Al
acquitted themselves very creditably, IN
7 everything passed on very pleasantly. o
Fsst-dsv there will be general skating :
the p. M., and an AntIquisn Mssquerad
in the evening, which IL intended 70 b
J one OF the best homemade" entertain
msnts yet offered.
The West Paris skating rink 10 doip
, well. Several new sksters were on the aoc
Tuesday night The rink has been lstel
! stocked with the famous Raymond Skate