Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-09-26

Gloom marked the face of nature, and
cast deep shadow over the faces OF
fair managers early last week. All day
Monday It poured. The roads were
ribbons of mud; the cattle on thousand
or less of the Oxford hills could not be
got to the fair to take part in the first
days events; the busy grange members
were unable to bring in their products
and arrange them; although the hor' es
were on hand, the track held about all
the wafer it would absorb; and even the
iovial fakirs, with their tents pitched
and the frames of their booths half built,
were a moist and bedraggled lot.
So, when the trustees of the Oxford
County Agricultural Society met at the
grounds on the morning of Tuesday.
which should have been the first day of
the county fair, they decided to set the
fair ahead one day, and word was I'M
mediately sent out that "Wednesday
would be the first day. ANY other
course was hardly practicable. Nothing
was ready, nothing could be ready, and
though the sun had made attempts to
struggle through, they had been futile
and the pail of clouds enveloped the
earth. All day it continued, warm and
still. hardly futter of the flags, COM
Portable but hopeless(y dull weather.
Tuesday was day of busy prepara-
tion. with everybody hustling, and at
night, though confusion may have SEEM
ed in some quarters to reign supreme,
there was really very Respectable
amount of stock and other products on
hand.
If things could have been ready for it,
Tuesday, as it proved, would have been
yery good day to open the fair. The
track was in fair condition and the
weather was mild though threatening.
As it was, the day was one OF busy prep
aration.
As far as weather was concerned.
Wednesday was almost duplicate OF
Tuesday. Clouds lowered all day and
threatened instant and cOpious rain, but
il held off until about four o'clock, and
then only little fell. The crowd was
larger than is usually seen the first DAY
of the fair.
SUNSHINE AT LAST.
In the evening of Wednesday the
clouds disappeared and the stars came
ont. and the sun rose Thursday morning
ON as beautiful a September day as ever
delighted the hearts of fair managers.
The fair grounds was the objective point
of many converging streams of people:
From all directions and by all means OF
conveyance they came. The speciai
trains brought about twelve hundred
There has been considerable speculation
as to the effect upon the attendance
which the rise of general admission
tickets from 25 to 30 cents wouid have'
Apparently it had no effect Whatever.
IL there was any one in this part OF tne
state who wasn't on the fair GROUNDS, IL
was because he couldn't get there.
Friday was another perfect day, and
another big crowd gathered.
RoosEvELT's DELIGHT.
The feature which would unquestion-
ably have pleased the president was the
baby show Wednesday afternoon, when
about forty of the infants under TWO
wears old, in charge of their mothers
were seated on the platform IN tne
society's meeting room. TINS piatlorh
was built this season, and makes an
Improvement in getting the babies TO-
gether where they can be seen.
The entries for the baby show were as
follows:
nABrEs FIFTEEN MONTHS AND UNDER.
Merton Shaw Curtis, Paris, son Of Mr. anu
''S Gerald Keene, North Paris. son Of Frank
GLADYS Viola Dunham, Greenwood, daughter
Harold W. Thurston, Norway, son of +. D.
Carroll r. DeCoster, Norway. son of Frank +.
Bessie Louis Greeley, West Paris, daughter
Laura E. Brooks, South Paris, daughter of L.
Rupert Cole, West Paris, son OF +. J. Cole.
Mariory A. Edwards, South Paris, daughter OF
Helen Eudora Richardson, West Paris, daugh'
'ei RobT Swallow. South Paris, child Of Leon
Robert Maxim Hicks. South Paris, son OF b.
f. Hicks. pou,. oor q,
| Roscoe Bennett. ou
Beatrice Shaw, South Paris. daughter OF Gil
M Maynard w. Record, South Paris, son OF
Georgie Perry, Norway, daughter of Fred
Perry. , ,,,
! Fred Starbird, South Paris, son OF Leslie star
bird. ,.,s
VIM. +. Lewis, Norway, son OF w; A. Lewis.
| CLARENCE Over. Norway son of Edward Dyer.
AIva LeForest Richardson, Norway, son oi
Levi Richardson. ,,...,
Nina Webber, Norway, daughter of Vern
Webber.
BABIES FIFTEEN MONTHS TO TWO YEARS.
Herbert Frost, Norway, son Of Herbert Frost
Melvin +. Pingree, oxford, son OF Isaac I'm
gree. ~ =, r.o,o,s
| A. Porter.
Helen F. Downing, Norway, daughter OF John
A. Downing. n
| Record. ,,.,
Rosie Perry, Norway, daughter OF Fred Perry
Odile King, Norway, child OF Joseph hing.
Albert Starbird, South Paris, son OF Leslie
Ruth L. Marston, Norway, daughter of Elwin
| Marston. uo.
Bruce Hosmer, Norway, ION Of ". ii: H0smer
Vera Flagg, South Paris, daughter OF Charies
Doris Coolidge, granddaughter OF Mrs. Cool
idge, Upton.
The committee of award was COM
posed of Miss Susie NJ. Wheeler, South
Paris; Mrs. John b. Robinson, Oxford
Mrs. II. E. Wilson, South Paris; Mrs.
C. W. Horne, Norway; Mrs. IL. f.