Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-06-11
POMONA At RUMFoRp FALLS.

Oxford County Pomona Grange met
at Rumford Falls, Tuesday, june 4. A
special train was run from Mechanic
Falls after the arrival Of the early morn
ing train on the Grand Trunk, and spe-
cial rates of fare were made from all
Oxford County stations.
The train from Mechanic Falls was
made up Of seven cars, and by the time
it left Canton II was well filed. And
did anybody mention "hayseed"S Well,
II there did, tell him that he can't pick
out better or more thrifty looking set
of people than rolled into Rumf0rd
Falls on that train. Quite number
more drove In with teams from the sur
rounding country.
The grange meetings were held at the
Wigwam, and began at half-past ten.
The fifth degree was conferred on twen-
ty-one candidates, headed by Hon.
Waldo Pettengill and wife. At noon
recess was taken till 80.
Dinner was served In the Odd Fellows
banquet hall In the new brick block, the
local grange furnishing baked beans
and coffee, and the visitors brought what
ever else they desired.
The meeting OF the grange was re-
sumed In the afternoon, with the follow
Ing programme:
Address of welcome by John Thompson.
Lecturer Of Rumford Grange.
Response by Brother Putnam, Lecturer OF the
The fourth degree was worked on several can.
dilates.
songs AMI Rotations.
| Discussion of the question: "would Il be al
| vissble for our government 70 pay nm export
duty on agricultural prodnctsI"
The meeting was one of the largest
and most interesting ever held. The
reports from the several oranges showed
them to be In nourishing condition.
The next meeting OF Oxford Pomona
will be held with West Minot Grange,
the first Tuesday OF August.
As the special excursion train reached
Rumford Falls before 0 o'clock In the
forenoon and did not leave until in the
afternoon, there was considerable spare
time, even for those who attended the
meetings throughout, and all the spare
time was we'll employed. A good many
of those who were there for the day had
not seen the place since 1t was "howl-
| ing wilderness" and the marvellous crea-
ton Of busy town In three short year.
| In staid old oxford County was some
thing to ponder over and wonder at.
Even those who have visited the place
often enough TO keep track Of It's growth,
can observe remarkable advance nj
each new visit.
Ii depends somewhat perhaps upon
the visitor to Rumford Falls whether he
Ia most impressed with the works OF
nature, or those Of man, or those In
which nature and man have combined
for the profit and pleasure Of the LORDS
Of creation" The glory Of the painless
woods alongside the mighty cataract Is
gone; go wherever you will, and the
work Of mans improving aud desecrat-
ing hand Ia before your eyes. So, after
you have looked with awe for time
upon the works Of nature, you begin to
ponder upon the way In which man
subjects all the works OF the Creator 10
his own purposes and makes them minis
ter to his desires.
However, II you are there only for an
occasional day, you won't have much
time for philosophizing and dreaming
there will be too much so see and do
You will look over the dams and canals
and the other public works where sc
many thousand dollars worth OF labor
has been put where 1t is out OF sight
the mills, the stores, the churches, the
school houses, and the elegant residence
Of y bustling, thriving, growing, up
to-date, 3-year-old town OF 300 inhab
litants,-5O0 OF them school children
And lastly, you will look along the two
lines OF steel which are being EXTENDED
across the Androscoggin and up Swift
River into the heart OF the lumberman' Z
and fisherman's paradise-the grea
Rangeley Lake region.
The special train left Rumford Fall
Mt 3 o'clock, making day OF just th'
right length. The visitors had had
busy, pleasant day; the people OF Rum
ford Falls had been glad to see them an'
extended them every possible courtesy
and the homeward journey was restful