Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-09-21


fair last week was blistering, blitherine
heat.
This isn't saying anything derogatory
to one of the best exhibitions We ever
had here, nor is it claiming q monopoly
of the heat which overspread this part oil
the country. But 1t is saying that the
heat was the one universal and over
mastering topic of conversation. Az
everybody knows, Wednesday was the
hottest day of this wrong end-to season,
the thermometer climbing to 90 or high.
er, with high humidity. Neither Tues
day nor Thursday was so sweltering,
but both days were very hot for Septem-
Der.
In the heat of Wednesday, 1t was re-
ported that some half-dozen people were
made faint by the heat and required as
sistance, but there were no serious pros.
trations. 1t was certainly the fiercest
day the county fair ever saw.
With that phase of the weather dis
posed of, it may be said that conditions
were such as to allow the fair to be COM
pleted on schedule in the three days ad-
vertised. A light rain on Monday i'm
proved things by laying some of the
dust, and there was no rain on the days
of the fair.
For the fair itself, it was in all re-
spects one of the best in the society's
more than three-score years. While it
had features not strictly pertaining to
the farm, it was as it has always been,
primarily an agricultural fair, and it's
success is to be attributed in considera-
BILE degree to that fact.
The attendance on Wednesday was not
fully up to the record, but a conserva-
tive estimate is that there were twenty
thousand people on the grounds. Be-
sides the cars left outside the gates,
about 900 automobiles were on the
grounds.
Much pleasure was given by the Lew
iston Brigade Band with it's playing for
the three days.
| An essential part of a fair is a "mid
way" The midway this year was full.
There was about everything-a Coney
Island in miniature. Merry-go-round,
Ferris wheel, circle wave, tent shows of
various sorts, refreshment stands, games,
bowling alleys, souvenir dealers, and all
the rest. Some of them evidently reap
ed good harvest, but others as evident
| ly did not find 80 rich pickings. The
proprietors of one outfit left early and
tried to jump their room rent in South
Paris, but were chased to the railroad
station and shelled out about half what
was due, which they avowed was all the
money they had.
Accommodation for the feeding of
the multitude were ample, what with all
the restaurants and lunch places, where
any thing from "hot dog to full
meal could be had. With all the crowd
of the second day, there had to be but
little waiting at any Of the eating places.
Many families brought their lunch with
them, and this was the plan adopted by
the larger part of the automobile parties.
In the line of agricultural implements
the largest showing was made by A. w.
Walker 6 Son of South Paris, who filled
quite an area of the ground with an as
sortment of the goods made by the In
ternational Harvester Co. 1t included
about everything made in the line of
Mechanical helps for the farmer, from
machine.
Under the grand stand W, &. Clifford
of South Paris showed the Worcester
Buckeye mower, and variety of the
other goods made by the Richardson
Manufacturing Co. of Worcester.
The Leader Evaporator Co. Of Bur-
liugton, VT, showed maple sugar max
ing machinery.
In these days it could not be expected
that automobile agents would neglect the
opportunity afforded by the fair to dis
play their wares; but considering the
immense volume of the business there
were not a large number on hand.
Ripley & Fletcher of South Paris, who
have filled this part of the country with
Fords, had an exhibition of that "certain
popular make" also the Cadillac and the
Dodge cars, for which they are agents.
F. Il. Beck, who showed the Overland,
had as feature stripped chassis, with
the working parts under glass, aud the
engine continuously running.
Marx, Caron & Co. of Rumford showed
the Chevrolet in the "Four-Ninety" and
the ''Seven- Fifty" Everett NJ. Bessey
was the representative here.
Jonas Edwards & Son of Auburn made
showing of the Buick.
THE BABY SHOW.
Seventy-two babies, including one pair
of twins, made the air vocal in the socie-
TVS meeting room Tuesday afternoon.
Perhaps you may realize that this is a
hot place in that room on a sunny, warm
September afternoon. At any rate,
whether the babies realized it or not,
the older ones did. On coming out from
the room into the upper hall, which was
more than sufficiently warm, more than
one remarked, Seems like coming into
a refrigerator"
Whether the babies or the members of
the awarding committee perspired most
in the performance of their duties may
be a question, but at any rate the judges
performed their part conscientiously.
The entries and the awards in the baby
show were as follows:
BABIES EIGHT MONTHS AND UNDER.
Mrs. S. l. Wheeler, West Paris, Esther
j., mos, first prize, IS.
Mrs. Charles r. Briggs, West Paris,
Charles Frederick, S mos, second prize,
"a.
Mrs. Hosea Witham, Norway, Leland,
4 mos, third prize, So.
Mrs Roscoe Edwards, Norway, Bea-
trice j., mos, fourth prize, 80.
Mrs. Harry Dudley, South Paris, Ruby
E., weeks, fifth prize, 81.
Mrs. P. NJ. Bennett, Buckheld, Stanley
E.
Mrs. Earl Witham, South Paris, Edith,
6 mos.
Mrs. Jason Smith, South Paris, Eva
May, mos.
Mrs. Henry Cummings, South Paris,
Viola May, mos.
Mrs. Josie Twitchell, Norway, Gerald,
mos.
Mrs. Emma Morissette, Norway, Leo,
mos.
Mrs. C. E. Lever, Norway, Catherine
E.. weeks.
Mrs. Ohio Holden, Oxford, Virginia, 8
mos.
Mrs. Arthur Walker, Oxford, Joseph.
2 mos.
Mrs. Leslie Starbird, South Paris,
Donald l., 2 mos.
Mrs. Charles SWEET, South Paris, Oliver
E., Z mos.
Mrs. Ralph Richardson, West Paris,
Maxine, 8 mos.
Mrs. Ray E. Cotton, South Paris,
Marion E., 9 mos.
Mrs. Grace Whitman, South Paris,
Mary c., 5 mos.
Mrs. Roy Parker, South Paris, Annie
B., Z mos.
Mrs. w. q. Scothorne, Norway, Ernest