Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-21

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and there were lunch and refreshment
stands too numerous to mention. Ice
cream, ice cream cones, ice cream sand
wiches-it seemed as If everybody sold
ice cream. Certainly ice cream might
be said to be the gastronomic keynote OF
the fair, as beer would be in Cincinnati
or st. Louis.
QUITE A HAUL BY PICKPoCKETs.
The experience of last year in the mat
ter of light.fingered gentlemen was near
" repeated during short time follow
ing the arrival of the forenoon trains of
Wednesday, when half a dozen men
were relieved of their pocketbooks and
varying sums of money. 1t is thought
that the work was mainly done in the
rush at the ticket windows.
C. Freeland Penley of South Paris was
the heaviest loser. He had just got a
check cashed, and had little over eigh-
ty dollars in bills in his pocketbook In
an inside vest pocket.
w. Fl. Cummings of Paris Hill lost his
pocketbook with some checks and about
thirty dollars in currency.
E. P. harrington of L'cke's Mills had
in his pocketbook large check and a
quantity of currency, he can not tell just
how much.
ia. Noyes of South Paris had about
| five dollars in q wallet. Like a wise man,
he had left the bulk of his currency else
where.
Frank Cox of Norway lost his pocket
book, which was worth more than Its
contents, as there was in 1t only one dol
lar bill. He had taken out the most OF
his money and distributed it through
other pockets.
Several other losses OF pocketbooks
containing small sums, and one lady's
watch, are reported.
Four men had attracted attention
by their actions before reaching the
grounds, and man who was identified
as one of the four was taken in by the
officers about IL o'clock Wednesday
He gave his name as Harry Morris Of
Portland, and preserved cool demean.
or until the handouts were put on him,
when he broke down.
A large number of witnesses were sum
moned for the hearing In his case, before
Judge Jones of the Norway Municipal
Court on Thursday. At that time Nor
ris asked for q continuance until The
next day, to enable him to secure conn
sci. That night Portland lawyer ap'
peared, and the 5000 bail fixed by Judge
Jones was deposited in cash. The sus
pect Immediately disappeared, and a
the hearing Friday the 5000 was declar
cd forfeited to the county. There wa'
no more pocket picking after the arrest
1t is said that Morris was picked NJ
on the street, shortly after being releas
cd, By an automobile containing two o.
three other men.
NOTES.
Professor Baker, of the either, tn,
voice, the silk hat and the African an
cestry, was as usual one of the features
Of the fair grounds.
An exhibit worthy of note was a littl
electric motor, about as big as sauce
and run by a battery, which was mad
by Howard Evirs of Norway, II years o
age.
The grounds were we'll policed, tn
list OF officers including George F. Hatha
way, G. F. Boober and e. w. Hutchin
of Norway, w. L. Farrar and Charles NJ
Titcomb of Paris, Deputy Sheriff Fl. D
Cole, and Henry Lizotte OF Lewiston.
The St. Cecilia Band of Lewiston
again furnished the music as last year
and they gave great satisfaction, an
| won many compliments. They are al
boys, and some OF them look hardl
eight years old, not really old enough t
} carry anything but a small instrument
An interesting feature Of the fair wa
B the performance of "Carlotta, the guide
0 less WONDER" pacing the track withou
9 a driver. This mare is an old race horse
q with record Of 2:28 IL. She is owne
: In Rumford Falls, but has been traine
l by w. A. Nelson of South Paris. Sh
made mile in 2:33, and the shouts {
the crowd did not disturb her in th
: least.
Talk about horse races and ball game
J. as contests! The real thing 10 ov,
). where the oxen pull on the drag. Som
J; how 1t isn't particularly pleasant to OF
!. who doesn't know anything about OK,
to sec the patient brutes braided in
their work but there's a lot of intere