Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-02
Tng BIAa EXCURSION.

| Happy the rFurh Path strsIsns
| AMI our fert laE frur iufs dsgfTus
Iasi hrrausc the iais's rtoli'
THg BEAR EXCURSION.
Eifar offAe D.Hprrn:
Elsht wear. .lncr. the Oxford County
Hear. reading IN Portland ani vicinity.
forme,l an assoriltion ani two hun lrcl
and foriy-nlnc at down toa granl sup
p.r nt the Falmouth Hotel.
The committee Who h,d th" matter In
charge provided Tor two hundred, bat
the .'wools werr full ~ them" ani The
old ralmouih found the argcst "dlnner
partv." that ever crowded her walls.
Will the eNcrpiion n n single yrar the
assoclatlon hls hal an annual gathering
/ ~ the cold ONfnrl Clans" anil alw1vs
| grand gnosi time. NJ one ~ our annual
supper. IN the rliv. EN-Nicc President
/ IIamlin anil col. Strickland IT Hangor
vcr, our guests. NJ another ENt'oV.
/ Long. ~ Mas-arhusetts, while other
well.knoWn Rear. though not quite so
! distinguished. have slt No our tables.
I n was hnilly determined insteed -
/ hotel supprr. io make occasional trips to
somc ~ The pleasant ,illagcs that Hot
the "sacr,~l soil" ~ the hnl ~ our
/ Father, .o thrrr year. since. the asso-
citation ,i.iic,l Trychurs villsgc. iook a
I hrief stroll over thr beautiful valleys
oncr enli,enrfi hy the Warhoop ~ The
oil IickWakrits. \ grtni g"od time ~
course. coulin't help " with he kinl at-
trutions ~ such hosplihhlc hears as Nj.
II. u. llastings, Hon. Ccorgv II. Bar-
ruws aud manv Others.
Two vcsrs ago the association visited
the smafiesi business village IN The
couuiy. and that means Norway. With all
/ due respect a. her nslr'si ncighhor.
south Paris. which hopes some iav mot
/ far in The di.ianr.I o. come up "neck
| ani meek" with her rival Herr. w.
we're rrceiyel With open auns hy SOME
/ - Norvay'. foremost cltifcns Who in-
| dsirl upon giving "a fror dinner,
which was grrlilv rniovel %, over two
/ hunlrvi hungry Bears, Who alWaNs have
| ruod appetitr.. when On rnmp1gr.
/ Prom the cliifcn. ~ ihl. wlie-lwakr VII
| lagr W. revived every attention IN their
power. AMI when W. went away the
/ stirring echoes ~ Chandler. oli hand.
which Wrnt a. an escurt in The ritY
/ Bsnr., az they rollel up The gassy
waters ~ the lenncsseeuass anil fr-
yeri~riiri hack from "Iikc's llill' all
seeme,i a. say. "lIurrsh Tor NorWnv'"
This ysar " Was Canton. lake Ana.a-
/ gunficook ani its Nrradian grove. ~ome
/ - mcmler. ~ the a.sociltiOn took the
q o'clork AW train from Portland
pr,cr.,lc,i to Mechanic Ialls-whsrr hv
the couricsy ~ ihr I,umfoui lalls and
/ Huclheld II. Hnai-we were given FREE
/ transportation o. ani from Canton .-ln
rvsponse to which Hon. Georgr ,. Emcr,
orrrsi an appropriate resolution of
thanks which the llears unanimously
passed giving one ~ The scientific
/ "rruWls" AZ tiger. ON this lat unm0l
roid wr found EN-Go1 rcflam. Rank
Examiner liishFr. our old personal friend,
Nahum Moorr. the conductor. with other
/ gvntlemtnly officers of the ruad, Who
/ did everything Ia their power to make
/ our excursion pleasant and agreeable.
/ Long live the ". y. 4 u. Road aud long
maV the shrill .crram ~ her whistle
wake up the liears upon her mountain
ranges. Auaagunticook lake l. a
/ "thing ~ beauty. y."-.urruundcd hv
l-li ~ grren hills.-not too large, bat
/ iusi large enough to he taken In NJ Que
glance 20 the eve. Il present.. one ~ the
mp.t pleasant hndscape view. W. ever
.aW. Aud then the grove or park. what
| hall ~ sav ~ thatf With onc-half ~
/ the money expended uu IT, gentle slppe.
/ l-stwcen the lake aud the track ~ the
rail- mad. that has hcrn hid out upon
Mamnocook. comparatively speaking.
/ the latter would quickly D. .rnt a. the
rear Taken as q whole. u l. rharm-
/ Ing spot. full ~ Inspiration to every
/ lover ~ the beauties II nature. Canton
village l. pleasant placs. little Wild
and uneven In L. .tr,-i. aud outlines, vet
picturesque. with quite an appearance of
/ business and thrift.
The lletrs Who Waited thu village ~
cclyel marked attention from It. citlfcns.
Hotel SWa.ey l. "a hne house and hy IL.
landlord the visitors werv kindly cared
for. And the same from Ex-senator
/ IIavforl. sheriff Barrows. John n.
| Hedge ami many Others. And now an
additional word a. to the last named
| gentleman. When W. were a member ~
| GOV. Coburu's Council In iS,ti, almost
every town was hapl pressed to iill IT,
quota ~ troops. Hodge was frequently
AZ Augusta lighting like genuine Rear
for Canton. lIc was 80 persistent In hi
numerous visits tu Governor Cohurn that
be- finally told him II he would keep
away and never come near him again b.
would call hl. towns quota fall aud give
him a Brgadlcr Generals commission.
Of course John carried his point and
beat the Governor.
II wa arranged by the committee to
have NO formal speaking. not because
the association has NO orators. for often
Ia the past have the we'll rounded periods
ani lofty flights ~ eloquenc. from their
many distinguished speakers electrified
and thrilled admlring audiences. Hut
We iii have poem aud grand good
one too, from Mrs. i. II. Crockett of
/ Portland. The dav was magnificent aud
every thing went "merry a. marriage
bell" The Bear. unanimously voted II
q splendid time and John Gilpin like were
rrady to say "when they next -hall have
a ride NAV b. there Ia see"
At half past three q. NJ. Conductor
Moore gave the signal ".\ll aboari"
When the licars gave lingering glance
"a the sunlit lake they were to "leaYe
behind thcm. bh farewell to Anasigun-
ticook's lovely park and the good people
of Canton. ani with pleasant reminiscent
cr. of the day started for the Forest
CitV.
NJ Mechanic Fall. Conductor Moore
from whom We had received .o much
Kind attention waved H. cap and bid "a
"gool by:" and the Bears Ia return, eN-
pressing their gratitude, gave him round
after round of applause.
Aud a. We shall hereafter remember
our pleasant trip, and the lake aud the
grove. We can adopt the line- of one of
New England's best p"ct-
i This seeRe IN -unset xioy. warm,
It. Wu-pis arsuni-
/ H. plarit lake. cleaning IN HIGHT an -hsie.
i IT, soft green inca lows ani ~ upland glaie,
i To me T. holy ground
i. Il.