Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-07-04
The SUNDAY school Fleld Day.


vantage Of the Sunday School field d!
held It tho fair grounds Tuesday, ant
the day Was highly enjoyed By oil. Th'
weather Was decidedly summerlike. AMI
the heavy shower which lay ct the nortl
and west for some time In the afternoon
and did considerable dsmage, won
around as.
Headed by drum corps from Shaw
Orchestra, . parade OF about 126 march
ed from the South Paris station to th'
fair grounds after the arrival OF the fore
noon trains. Others came BY othel
means of conveyance throughout tho fore
noon and early part of the afternoon.
The principal feature of the forenoon
was the address of Professor Henry w
Brown Of Colby College on the subject
"Fools." Professor Brown apologizet
for not understanding that his audience
would be composed largely of children
and thought something else than BIZ
prepared address might be more suit
able, but was advised to give 1t - In
tended. He based his remarks on the
verse of the psalm, "The fool hath said
in his heart, There IL no God" His ad'
dress was o scholarly presentation OF the
argument that God is, that He is . per
son, and that He 10 good.
Shaw's Orchestra furnished music
throughout the day.
The forenoon exercises were 1t the
grand stand by the drawing ring. A
picnic dinner was eaten In the shade,
and the athletic sports of the afternoon
were pulled off at the track In front Of
the lower grand stand. All events were
open up to the time Of starting, and
some Of them had so many entries ~ to
require preliminary heats. The events,
with the winners and the Sunday SCHOOLS
which they represented, were a. foiioWs;
10O-yard dash, boys:
Evlrs, Norway Cong. LIST.
DeCoster, South Paris Meth, ID.
Packard, West Paris Univ, Sd.
440 yard dash, boys:
Evirs, Norway Cong, 1st.
Perhsm, West Paris Univ, %;
Edwards, South Paris Meth, Sd.
220-ysrd dash, boys:
Evirs, Norway Cong, lst.
DeCoster. South Paris Meth, ID.
Perham, West Paris Univ, Sd.
SS0-yard run. boys:
Chute, South Paris Meth, LIST.
Berry, West Paris Univ. I'd.
Bacon, West Paris Univ, Sd.
100-yard dash, boys under IL:
Simpson, South Paris Meth, 1st.
Cray South Paris Meth, ID.
Leger, Catholic, Sd.
100-yard dash, girls:
Miss Jones. Norway Univ, LIST.
Miss Hartman, Norway Cong, Cd.
Miss Hunt, Norway Cong, 3D..
50.yard dash, girls:
Miss Jones, Norway Univ, LIST.
Miss Nichols, Norway Meth, I'd.
Miss Hartman, Norway Cong, 81.
Bicycle race, one half mile:
Berry, West Paris Univ, lst.
Dean, South Paris Bap.. I'd.
Thurlow, South Paris Univ, Sd.
Fat Mems race, 100 yards:
Yeaton, Norway Cong. LIST.
Ridlon, West Paris Univ, ID.
Grundy, West Paris Meth, Sd.
Three-legged race:
Chute, South Paris Meth. Pendexter, Norway
MsrstOn. West Paris Univ, Maxim, South
Wing and Miller. South Paris Univ, Sd.
Maxim, South Paris Univ, 1st.
Abbott, South Paris Univ, I'd.
Aldrich, Norway Bap., Sd.
Potato race:
DeCoster, South Paris Meth, LIST.
Chute, South Paris Meth, Perham. West Paris
Univ, tied for ID.
Gerry, West Paris Univ, Sd.
Shot put:
Yeaton, Norway Cong, 1st.
Berry, West Paris Univ, I'd.
Evirs, Norway Cong, Sd.
Reckoning 5 points for f1rsts, 8 for
seconds, and for thirds, the several
chools won points as follows:
Norway Congregational 81
south Paris Methodist. ---.--..-....-...---2 20
Vest Paris Universahst. "a
Norway Universalist .--..--...--.------..-. Nl2
south Paris Universalist- IL IL
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