Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-08
ONE MORE BIG SHOW
sy TIE OXFORD COUNTY AoRlcuL-
TURAL SOCIETY.
HAD weather sud Tive rss'pesss"s"'s.
--Thr.. ..ea Days before sunday
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"Ind the rain descended" last Tues-
day. NOT In anv dhrsle-lrofgle fashion,
hat II tumble,i down all the forenoon A.
N II meant business. Aud the people
who went to the opening ~ the Oxford
County fair didn't go-they waited.
The worl went cut that the opening ~
the fair was postponed till q fair day,
and everybody stayed at home.
Along towards night, after n few
hours ~ almost Egyptian darkness, the
cloud. broke away. the sun came oui in
.plendor. aud a warm, pleasant evening
followed the stormy day. Nevertheless
there were some .igus in the sky which
bo,lci no gpod for the morrow's wealth
~, anil ihoss who studied the face ~ the
moon aud rlsked their secesierces upon
her benign influence, paid the penalty
the neNt day.
Thew we're hundrs~ls ~ anxious ewes
which looked out az the ky aud the
weather Vanes weinrsday morning.
Little consolation there Dark lowering
clouds aud q south Wind. aud early In
the DAY the rain began Ia tumble down
again. "No fair to-day" was again
given out.
\ little after nine the rain stopped,
AMI the clouds broke up and disappeared
~ hy magic. The trustee. ~ the socicty
held a meeting a. half-psst ten io dccidc
whether they should carry out the daY's
programme. considering the changed
condition ~ thlngs. AMER consultation
u Va. decided that the track could not
h. put In condition for troitlng that div,
an = further postponement was made,
ani notice was given to that effect.
when thls wns announced there was
.ori ~ .uhiuc'i grovl frum tho.e not
specially interested Ia the trotilng, anil
The opinion was WIDELY expressed that
they had made a mistake. liut a. thl.
came mostly from those Who hth no ps-
cunllfy iniefrsi in The fair. " had little
ene,t ~ The gates we're thrown open
io the puhli'. AMI the world's fair rested
\ tour ~ tho grounds showed that
whatever tho weather. and however late
the exhibitors might y. about getting io
The grounds. M" silc-shoW men an'
faklrs ~ aii sorts were not disp0ssil tn
losr auy slightest opportunity IA turn an
honest penny. The candy man, the man
with ihr canes anil ring.. The shooting
4 aANIFNN NNNNf wv NNAW N NNAN wv WA-f NANNH
anil thr imtrrs, the wonderful hoy-alli-
gator. and the great dime cirrus, were
NJ running full blast. pulling In few
stray nickrl.. Ezra stephens Nas thrrv
ioo. lls hufialo~s have departed, and
Nh. bear ha. laid his hSr-siollar ears in
the bounty department ~ m" state
treasury. but the shoWman'. Instinct l.
strong In Elri. so be- u herr ~ The fair
With lung-trstrr and llfiing machine.
The most intrr-.i. and the most patron
arr. .e-med a. he given ~ the stand
where the hoys threw ball. at a live
negro. head, made ~ white man and
burnt cork Tho fellow With the watch.
-, the works ~ which consisted solely
aud entirely ~ "a main spring, was .ct-
ting up his business. and the absolute
CURE fnr every form ~ pain VA being
SERVED oui o. customer. Ia dlmluuilNe
tutiles 40 ten cent. each.