Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-03-07

Especially Reported for the Democratl
The performance Of Living Whist ut
Norway Hall Tuesday evening, Feb.
18th, was the event Of the season. Moth
ing has been so much talked about or
created so much interest In social circles
for many years. People went to Stones
several hours before the sale OF tickets
opened, and when the sale began there
were some seyenty-tive eager To
secure the best seats. About two
hundred and fifty dollars were realized,
which fact shows how well the hall was
filed. Stearns and Norseworthy's or
chestra furnished the music. Prof. j.
II. Haselton and Miss Lizzie Seavey,
King aud Queen of Diamonds, led the
grand march. After the various evOlu-
tons were gone through with the
"cards" came into position for shutting.
Il. l.. Webb cut them and III. Il. Foster
dealt, turning up the Six Of Hearts,
David Jordan for trumps. webb's
partner was c. 5. Akers aud Fosters
II. l.. Paragard.
wehb's hand WAS the Ace, Jack and
Ten Of Hearts, Queen, -Four, Three aud
Two Of Diamonds, Jack, Six and Five Of
Clubs, and Seven, Three and Two OF
Spades.
Akers had Four, Three and Two Of
Hearts; Ace, Jack, Ten aud Eight Of
Diamonds; King, Jack, Ten and Four Of
Spades, and Queen and Nine Of Clubs.
Foster, Seven, Six and Five Of Hearts;
King, Nine, Six and Five Of Diamonds;
King, Eight, Three and Two Of Clubs
and Queen and Nine OF Spades.
Psrsgard, King, Queen, Nine aud
Eight of Hearts; Seven OF Diamonds;
Ace, Ten. Seven and Four of Clubs; Ace,
Eight, Five and Six of Spades.
Akers having first play led trumps,
the Two Of Hearts, Miss Mile Boober.
Pssgard played the King, Z. +. Smith,
Webb threw on his Ace, Miss Jennie
Clough, and Foster the Five, stephen ID.
Cummings, and Webb and Akers scored.
The skaters schottische wss very
prettily danced after the first trick by
the three cards around the King.
Webb led from his best suit and
played the Queen Of Diamonds, Miss
Lizzie Sesvey; Foster the Five, l.. y.
Hayden; Akers, the Eight, Mrs. Asa
True and Paragard the Seven, Asa True,
and the second trick Was taken by Webb
and Akers. After this trick the Detroit
was danced.
Webb now returned his parner's lead
of trumps, with the Ten Of Hearts, T.. 3.
Cummings; Foster had suit and played
the Six, David Jordan; Akers the Three,
Miss Carrie Hayden, and Paragard cap
tured the trick with the Queen, Mrs.. +.
L. Drake. In this trick the Three Spot
knelt before the Queen, while the Ten
and the SIX kept time to the music Of
the orchestra.
Parsgard In the 9TH led the Four
Of Clubs, Mrs. j. ii. Haselton; Webb
played the Five, John Wood; Foster the
two, Miss Lizzie whltmarsh, and Akers
took In the trick with the Nine Spot, Mr..
Forrest. Three points had now been
scored for his side. The waltz mlnuet
Was danced by the cards at the end
Of this trick.
In the 9Th Akers again started his
trumps with the Four, Miss Jennie Cole !;
Parsgsrd threw on the Eight, Mas Ger
tie Jordan; Webb played his frisky
Jack, Fred Cummings, and Foster the
Seven, Merle Richardson, aud Webb aud
Akers had won four tricks. In this
trick the Oxford mlnuet MAS danced.
Webb now returned to his original
suit, Diamonds, and led the Two, Miss
Elsle Favor; Foster played the SIX,
Mrs. q. I. Crockett; Akers the Ten,
Harry Lane, and Psragard being out Of
this suit promptly trumped with the
Nine Of Hearts, @. +. Crockett, and Fos-
ter and Parsgsrd scored the second
point In the game. The rye WAS then
danced by the cards.
In the 7th PArzgzrd played the Ace OF
Clubs, Fanny Cummings; webb the SIX,
@. X. Philbrook; Foster the Three,
George Cummings and Ahsrs tho Queen,
Ms. q. Il. Bowker; and the third point
had been Won for Foster and Paragari.
The vasouviana was danced by the trick.
Paragard followed up his Club suit
with the Ten, Mrs. Ellie I. Akers; Webb
threw his fun-loving Jack, G. w.
wyman; Foster played the King, L. !.
Gilbert, and Akers having neither suit
nor trumps played the Four OF Spades,
Mas Hattie Harmon, and the King took
on the trick for Foster and Paragarl.
"Honop were easy" This Was the laat
trick In which the Jack made 90 much
sport In his endeavor 20 ind it.
Foster In the 9th led the Eight OF
Clubs, Walter Yosfg; Akcrs played tho
Ten Of Spades, Mhs Annie Cole; Para
gard the seven Of Clubs, James Favor;
and Webb the Two Of Spades, Miss
Helen rsunce; fostsr and Psragard
now had the lead. Ths highland ding
was danced BY the cards In this trick
and was the feature Of the svsning.