Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-05-27
Portland Board of Trade Visit.
Rain Makes Change In the Program of Entertainment
Necessary.
Mason Manufacturing company Plants
Prove Interesting o

needed came at very inopportuue tim
as far as the reception to the Portlan
Board of Trade was concerned. Lon
before the train arrived 1t became ap
parent to the committee in charge of al
rangements that the automobile rid
through South Paris, Norway to Norwa,
Lake and then to Paris Hill would hav
to be abandoned, and so new arrange
ments for their entertainment were i'm
mediately made.
The train arrived sharp on time, il
| fact about ten minu'es ahead of time
and was made up Of four Pullman sleep
ers, a dining car and baggage. At tn,
South Paris station they we're met BY
the committees of the South Paris anG
Norway Boards of Trade consisting Of
William j. Wheeler, Walter L. Gray
Alton c. Maxim, DR.. D. NJ. Stewart, and
j. II. Bean of South Paris aud r. E De
Coster, c. Il. Pike and r. Il. Beck OF
Norway, together with large number Of
the business and professional men of the
two places. They were Immediately
taken to Norway. Here few of them
were escorted about the town, but the
weather conditions and the fact that
dinner was being served in the dining
car prevented a large number from leav-
ing the train during the stop there.
At one O'Clock the train returned to
South Paris and stopped in front of the
the factory of the Mason Manufacturing
Co. Here nearly the entire party left
the train for the inspection of the fac
tory, Mr.. Mason and Mr.. Gardner Of the
Mason Company being members of the
Portland Board and were taking the trip
with the party. AS they entered the
factory each one was presented with a
walking stick, suitably marked in honor
of the occasion. Every part OF the fac
tory was then thrown open to their in
spection and it was evident by the way
they fingered in different parts of the
mill that they were seeing things that
highly interested them. Much favor
able comment was heard about the
equipment of the factory and the neat
ness that was everywhere apparent.
After about half an hour spent here
they again boarded the train and rode to
the other end of the village.
The next stop was in front of the fac
tory of the Paris Manufacturing Com
pany and here the visitors received an
other hearty welcome. Another half
hour was spent in inspecting this plant,
the size of which and the quality of the
work which they saw being done here
was a surprise to large number of the
party.
AS they came from the factory they
were arranged in group for a photo
graph with Selectman Bowker in the
center holding large banner on which
were the words "Wecome, Portland
Board of Trade" Cigars were provided
by the Paris Board and jolly time in
dulged in. The events that next took place
were greatly enjoyed by all but one
member of the party, but for a short
time this one member thought the situa-
ton las pretty serious.
Jailer Titus stepped up to a man, laid
his hand on his shoulder, told him he
was an officer and that he should have to
detain him. The charge against him
was that he had been selling intoxicat-
ing liquor on the train. The man imms-
diately denied the charge, but the jailer
was firm and another member of the
party with some hesitation admitted
that he would give evidence against him.
His friends then began to demand the
meaning of the trouble, assuring the
jailer that the man was a member of
their party and was accompanying them
ON the trip, that he was all right and
that there must be some mistake. Even
this did not satisfy Jailer Titus and the
arrested man asked if there was a law
yer in the crowd. Here Walter l.. Gray
came forward and said that he knew the
man and was sure that his friends would
90 bonds for him. The prisoner signi-
fed his Willingness to appear at any
time when hearing should be ordered
on the case. BY this time he had grown
quite pale and those in the joke thought
they had carried it far enough, there was
a great shout and general laugh and
then the victim realized that the joke
was on him.
Jailer Titus came in for many congra-
tulatioDs for the way he carried out his
part in the affair and admitted after
wards that he never had as hard work to
keep a straight face before. The joke
was certainly well planned and we'll
carried out and We doubt if the object of
it hears the last of it for long time,
but as he Is the kind of man that thor
onghly enjoys joke, en- some one else,
he will no doubt forgive his friends. 1t
made lots of fun for the party at any
rate and they continued on their journey
in very happy frame of mind, giving
three cheers for Paris as the train pulled
out. The cheers were returned by
those who waited 10 see them off.
This is the third annual tour of the
Portland Board and they went as far as
Quebec, making stops at Yarmouth, Me-
chanic Falls, South Paris, Norway, Beth
el, Gorham, n. a., Berlin, Groveton,
North Strstford, Island Pond, VT, Coat
icook, p. g., Sherbrook and Quebec.
The return trip was made Saturday
night, the party arriving in Portland