Oxford Democrat., 1910-09-20

A display of footwear was made bJ
the K. N. SWEET Shoe Co. of Norway.
President William j. Wheeler OF the
society exhibited number of pianos
from his music rooms in Billings Block
South Paris.
A. ]. Abbott of West Paris exhibitei
the U. S. cream separator.
THE ORANGES.
Four oranges, Paris, Norway, Wes'
Paris and Frederick Robie, occupied
spaces in the upper hall, and the several
OK hibits were certainly about as nearly
even in quality as they ever were.
Norway Grange used background OF
white, with white draperies over corn
culor, and an arrangement of the articles
displayed which was both systematic
and artistic. The general committee In
charge of this was Mrs. j. A. Roberts,
Mrs. Emma Swan, Mrs. Eva Willis, F
F. Swan, Vivian Akers.
West Paris Grange used white back,
ground, with decorations 10 the grange
colors of light blue and corn. Its ar.
rangement was very effective, special
features Of it being the artistic pyramid
of fruit and the homemade quilts and
rugs. The general committee of this
grange was, Jesse G. Howe, Harris
Ellingwood, Melvin Bubier, Charles
Stevens, F. L. Wyman, Mrs. Lena Chase,
Mrs. Ezekiel Porter, Mrs. Della Reed.
Paris Grange used pink and white,
artistically arranged, for It's decorations,
with border of oats which added much.
Its space was filled very full with a
great variety of things. The committee
of this grange was, MISS Matte Richards,
Mrs. A. NJ. Ryerson, A. M. Ryerson,
Mrs. j. s. Brown, George S. Boutelle, b.
F. Cummings, a. d. Hammond, A. N.
Cairns, L. A. Brooks.
White and corn color were used by
Frederick Robie Grange OF Otisfeld
Gore in decorating its space. A feature
of this exhibit was frieze of field and
garden products at the top, which was
something out of the ordinary.
| The committee on this exhibit was
Willard Brett, John E Ordway, Charles
Stearns, Albert N. Rowe, Mrs. Hattie
Greenleaf, Mrs. Matte Ordway.
IMPLEMENTS.
The Cummings Manufacturing Co.
showed line OF their o. K. and Paris
plows, which have been manufactured
at South Paris under various auspices
for many years.
A large tent near the entrance was
occupied by the exhibit of implements
of the International Harvester Co., fol-
which A. W. Walker & Son of South
Paris are agents. Gasoline engines fig
ured largely In this, but it also included
all sorts of other implements, including
automobiles for riding and carrying
loads. Two of the three autos in their
exhibit are made with high wheels and
hard rubber tires.
Several other gasoline engines and
various other implements were shown in
different parts of the grounds.
FAKERs AND SHOWS GALORE.
Did anybody say takers? Yes, we've
seen them before, but never anything
to beat this. They filed their allotted
space to the last inch, from the gate tt
the cattle stalls. There was l.. B
Walker with his chain of shows, includ.
ing the Abyssipiap Wonder, the di.p!:j
of female anatomy, and various other
features. Then there were Flint's
Jungle Show, the ossified man, the
largest pig in the state, advertised to
weigh over 1900, some genuine planta,
tion darkies, two diving girls and various
other shows to your hearts content
Fortune tellers abounded, and ball
throwing and ring-throwing stands could
be counted only by census taker.
The Ferris wheel and the merry 60.
round, without which no fair would be
complete, were owned by the E. q
Fellows Amusement Co. of Lancaster
N. d.
ALL DAY FOR REFRESHMENTS.
In the rush hour of the MONDAY meal
people bad to stand 10 line, or rather in
mi ass, at the doors of the eating places,
and wait their turn, but nobody had to
90 hungry. The restaurants OF the
South Paris Congregationalists, the Nor
way Congregationalists, and the South
Paris Universalists were run to their full
capacity. There were also other eating
houses and tents which did likewise
flourishing business.
Stands for the sale of ice cream, fruit,
shot dog" etc., etc., were, like auction
goods, "too numerous to mention"
MR.. PRINGLE DOES BUSINESS.
Rev. q. N. Priugle of the Maine Civic
League, who heeds no other introduc
tion than his name, was In attendance al
the fair on Wednesday, accompanied By
State Detective Charles A. Maxwell
They looked things over, and Thursday
forenoon, securing the aid of Deputy
Sheriff Cole and assistants, they arrested
five men who we're running three of the
games on the midway, and confiscateo
their l.youts. In the Norway Mnnicipa
Court, charged with running gambling
devices, all pleaded not guilty, but were
found guilty on the testimony of Messrs
Pringle and Maxwell. The three princi
pals, who were proprietors OF the games
we're fined each $40 and costs, and tn.
other two, who we're merely employed
there. were fined each IS aud costs. All
paid. Three OF the men came from Bos'
ton, and two from Lewiston.
The layouts which were captured
showed that the games were swindle
la one OF them, hoop game, 1t was
physical impossibility to get the hooI
over most of the so-called prizes. Tht
others were games where prizes were SO
; cured either BY buying gum or hitting
numbers with an air gun. Among tn.
prizes were alleged fountain pens, which
had little ball Of wood. painted to rep
resent lemon, In the place where th'
pen ought to be, alarm clocks which
couldn't be made to run, and q lot o
other worthless stuff.
THE PARADE.
Az usual, the parade of premium stool
moved promptly forty minutes lat
ThuSsday forenoon. It was headed b.
Track Marshal Alonzo Fuller, followe'
by the Brigade Band, the officers of tb
association In carriages, the prize horses
) Charles Sewall Penley, marshal OF tn
. cattle department, and the prize cattle
] A notable feature of the parade wa
i. the large number OF draft bred horses
There we're nearly 200 animals In th
{ parade, though owing to circumstances
\ it did not include nearly all the priz
'e wo-.S and 1t was certainly Q fine 10
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