Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-09-22
Twas Never Better.
AND THAT is SAYING MUCH FOR THE OXFORD
COUNTY FAIR.
The Sxty-Sixth Exhibition Another Addition to the
Agricultural Society's Successes.

Not the Biggest in all It's features, mol
perhaps the Best in every detail, but Ger
tainly as whole one of the biggest and
best of the fairs ever held by the OXFORD
County Agricultural Society, was itt
sixty-sixth annual held last week.
Three days of fair, complete In all de-
partments which go to make up true
agricultural exhibition, together with
ali the amusement features essential to
tho entertainment of the crowd, rounded
out another success in the history OF
this old society.
The weather clerk smiled on us with
his sweetest favor. The days were clear,
and warm and summer-iike without
being oppressively hot. The only draw
back to the full enjoyment OF the occa-
sion was the dust which lay inches deep
even on the grass ground, followed the
field of horses on the track even though
the sprinkler was kept at work, and sift-
ed down in powder on everything that
was exposed. But even this product OF
the drought was not the worst thing
that ever happened. The people real
lied that the dust was Lot to be lodged,
30 they accepted il, plodded through 1t
without looking, and washed 1t off at
night.
And the people, which after all are the
real essence of the fair, were there.
Tuesdays was about an average first
day crowd. Wednesday the rush began
early, and continued through the day.
A liberal estimate of the crowd, which
was quite freely made, was eighteen
thousand. Doubtless to be perfectly
frank fifteen thousand would be nearer
the fact, but either number is quite a
mob of people. Thursday saw fully the
usual crowd for the third day.
And the beauty of it is that no one
was disappointed. Everybody was de-
lighted with the fair, and apparently
there was no one but that rejoiced to be
there. Comparisons are odious, never
theless the Democrat must mention that
1t heard frequent comparisons with
other fairs. "This is a good deal better
than Topsham fair" "I'd rather take
this In than the state fair" were COM
mon remarks.
You may have read it before, in any
case it is entirely true, that one OF the
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fair is the devotion to 1t shown by its
officers, and their good and efficient man.
agement. This is we'll testified to by
the unanimity with which the outgoing
officers were reelected at the annual
meeting, as we'll as by the whole appear
ance of the fair and grounds. William
j. Wheeler of South Paris, who has been
president of the society for number of
years, is superintendent of the grounds,
and looks after everything with the
most careful and thorough attention.
Trustee Charles F. Millett of Norway
ia superintendent of the hall exhibit,
Vice President Leslie <. Mc1ntire OF
Waterford, and trustees J. W. Libby OF
Hartford and E. W. Penley of West
Paris are in charge of the cattle depart.
ment, and trustees n. F. Andrews and
T. P. Richardson of Norway of the de-
partment of horses, and the same care
and thoroughness and business-like at
tention to affairs characterize the work
of them all. Further than that, they
are all courteous in their dealings with
every one, and their urbanity of manner
is never ruffled except by good cause.