Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-08-27
The BAR EXCURSION.
A GREAT DAYS OUTING FOR THE
OXFORD LAWYERS.

A GREAT DAYS OUTING FOR THE
OXFORD LAWYERS.
| If at any future time the lawyers I
Rumford Falls wish to secure the SUI
port of their legal brethren of Oxfor
County for any measure, they will haS
only to promise q repetition OF last Tue
days excursion, and they may be SUI
that the aforesaid legal brethren
other parts of the county will be willin
to sacrifice just little of their own IL
terests--for the good of the cause.
As the outcome of satisfactory con
promise on q matter which was befor
the last legislature concerning the jnri'
diction of the Rumford Falls Municips
Court, and which was of much more II
terest to the lawyers than to any on
else, the members of the bar were prom
ised by the RumfOrd Falls lawyers
excursion to the lakes at some later date
Not that the compromise was the pric
of the excursion, but that the settle
ment of the matter was good occasion
for the announcement of the proposes
excursion, which had some time been Il
mind.
How we'll the promise then made wa
carried out, almost any member OF TIN
Oxford Bar, or any of the county officers
or any one of some half dozen other Odt
individuals, will tell you in unqualified
ly enthusiastic tones, if you happen tt
meet him. For one short day-nO, TO
one long day, because it began befor'
dawn and ended we'll toward midnigh
with most of them-the lawyers lait
aside most of their ordinary occupation
and joined in the successful pursuit O.
pleasure, at the expense of their Rum
ford Falls brethren. 1t was an occasion
that will not soon be forgotten by any
of those present.
The day set was Tuesday, Aug. 20
the day of the regular session of probate
court at Rumford Falls, thus enabling
the attorneys to combine a little bust
ness with a large amount of recreation
A special train on the Rumford Falls
road, which was furnished by Hon
George d. Bisbee, left Mechanic Falls al
$3.50 A. NJ, and those who boarded it were
met by Mr.. Bisbee and A. E. Stearns
Esq, of Rumford Falls, who had turned
out in the early morning and gone down
on the special to serve as reception COM
mittee. Stops were made at Buckfield
Canton and Dixfield, and accessions to
the party were made at each place. The
young city of RumfOrd Falls was reached
about s o'clock.
Immediately after arrival the party
was taken around and shown the prin-
cipal points of Interest in the "Island,'
or business section of the town. Then,
while probate court was in session in the
Office of Bisbee & Parker, q number of
teams were turned out, and under the
guidance of citizens of the place, the
visitors were driven over the town and
given an opportunity to see something
Of the size and quality of the place.
Later portion of them made quick
but comprehensive trip through the
mills of the International Paper Co. and
the Continental Paper Bag Co. 1t was
the first visit of some of the party to
Falls, while others had not
seen it for some years, and they saw
many things being done on large scale
md heard some large figures stated.
Just as a few pointers showing some
hing of the development of the town
since the work of carving it out of a
rocky, wooded wilderness began eleven
Years ago, a few stray facts like these
nay be cited:
Congress Street, the principal business
street of the place, has several four
49, Lx;n ~ On
The building of the Rumford Falls
Trust Co. is now being extended into a
building, and the Odd Eel
ows' Block, now three stories, is to
AVE two stories added for the use of the
Masonic bodies. A village bylaw has
,een adopted, forbidding the erection of
wooden buildings more than one story in
height in the Island section, thus ensur-
ng that the building done there in the
uture will be substantial and secure.
The mill of the International Paper
20. includes among its seven paper
machines the largest one ever built, and
urns out 100 tons of paper per day.
The International Paper Co. and the
Continental Paper Bag Co., the two
argest industries of the town at pres
mt, have on their payrolls total of
200 people in Rumford Falls.
The new mill of the Oxford Paper Co.,
which is not yet completed but will be
tarted some time this fall, rests on
old concrete foundation, and has been
by number of paper mill
men the best mill of its kind in the
world.
No less than 22O dwelling houses
re now in process of building in the
esidence section-or rather the several
esidence sections, for the town is grow
ng in all directions.
1t would be easy to 60 on and add
ards of statements showing what Rum
ord Falls has done and is doing, but
his is sufficient. The one trouble just
It present seems to be to find chance
or people to sleep, not to mention the
est of living. Even temporary residents
ind it difficult securing accommodations
The foundation for large addition to
Iotel Rumford is going in, and Landlord
Vithee is turning applicants away by
he dozen.
And perhaps the most impressive fact
bout the situation is that the power of
he water doesn't begin to be used until
t gets to the foot of the main fall, and
hat there is $50 feet of descent in which
practically all the water which now runs
he town goes down without doing any
work. In fact, the greatest power of
he falls is yet undeveloped.
The bar party reassembled at the train
It IL O'Clock, and few minutes later
tarted for Bemis. With the accessions
made at Rumford Falls, the roll showed
he following present, and every one of
hem, you may be assured, having
,ood time:
Charles f. Holt, Norway.
Alfred 8. Kimball. Norway.
Merton l.. kimball. Norway.
Charles F. Whitman. Norway.
Eugene +. Smith. Norway
Charles p. Barnes, Norway.
A. j. Stcarns, Norway.
VIM T. Jones, Norway.
Geo. A. Wilson, South Paris.
James ). Wright. South Paris.
Waiter l.. Gray. South Paris.
George NJ. Atwood. Paris.
Clayton X. Books. Paris.
B. Andrews, Oxford.
Jesse NJ. Libby, Mechanic Falls.
Fred c. Andrews. Mechanic Falls.
Thomas 8. Brigham. Buck1eld.
II. Brigham, Chillicothe, Ill.
Brigham Nulty. Buckteld.
Frederick X. dyer. Buckaeld.
Alfred Cole, Buckield.
John p. Swasey, Canton.
George D. Bisbee. Rumford Falls.
Ralph r. Parker, Rumf0rd Falls.
A. E. Stearns, Rumford Falls.
G. Willard johnson, Rumford Falls,