Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-19

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satisfactory, people will make them, and
: many declare it the "best ever" which
of course is easy, but can not any way
be far from the truth. Certainly this
fair will not suffer by comparison with
any of the previous exhibitions which
have given the Oxford County fair the
reputation of being the leading county
fair in the state.
While the fair has its midway, and
last weeks was big and varied one, il
maintains it's character as essentially an
agricultural fair, and does not depend
upon aerial flights, vaudeville or other
outside attractions to bring people to it.
The best proof of the fact that such a
fair is appreciated is that the people
come.
1t is a singular fact that the ticket re-
ceipts for last Wednesday were within
dollar of the receipts on the second
day of last years fair, which set high
mark. They we're sufficient 80 that a
liberal estimate puts the number OF
people on the grounds Wednesday at
$4,000. On Tuesday there was the usual
small number of perhaps 5000, and on
Thursday something like $4,000, rather
more than on the third day last year.
In point of weather the fair had Its
luck which has become proverbial. For
a decade or 80 there has not been wealth
or which would keep people away from
the fair, unless the intense heat OF last
wear may have done so to some extent
Three almost cloudless days, from Tues
day to Thursday, were vouchsafed us,
and while Wednesday and Thursday
were unquestionsbly hot, there can be
no complaint of weather conditions.
Things moved generally with entire
smoothness, and there we're no acct
dents, and no more untowsrd happening
than several persons being temporarily
overcome By faintness, due largely no
doubt to the heat.
The officers of the society were the
same as last year, most of them Of years
of experience in the work, and as all
gies intellectually to the success of the
| fair. William j. Wheeler of South Paris,
| the president of the society, was super
intendent of the grounds, and in that po-
sition was verv busy man. No less
busy was VIM. o. rockingham, who has
been for years the efficient secretary and
treasurer of the society. T. P. Richard
son of Norway and w. q. Kilgore OF
North Waterford were superintendent
of the horse department, and Leslie E.
McIntire of East Waterford, the vice.
president, E. W. Penley of West Paris
and j. II. Carter of Bethel were superin-
tendeuts of the cattle department.
Charles W. Bowker of South Paris was
Isuperiptepdent of the hail.
Here's testimony that is expert to
degree: "I've followed the fairs every
year for twenty years, eight of them
every fall" says a man connected with
one of the commercial exhibits, "and
I've never seen anything equal to the
show in this hail."
And then here comes another man,
not perhaps wholly unprejudiced, who
remarks, ''Talk about the state fair! 1t
doesn't touch u.s."
TWENTY-FIVE BABIES IN THE SHOW.
Not even the fear of infantile paralysis
could entirely prevent the mothers taking
the infants to the baby show, and total
of twenty-nine from two years old
and downward were gazed at by many
admirers Tuesday afternoon in the meet
ing room of the society. The number
was considerably less than usual, doubt
less owing to the fear above mentioned,
which prevented many from bringing
their babies.
The ladies who had the difficult job of
making the awards to the babies were
Della R. Penley, Leona P. Rldlon, and
Eva NJ. Kimball, and the entries, with
Il ha q
BABIES EIGHT MONTHS AND UNDER.
Mrs. F. Il. Wight, South Paris. Ronaldo, eight
Mrs. Louise Perry. Norway, Irene P. s
Mrs Percy Turner, South Paris, Glenna, 8
Mrs. Harrison Swift. Norway, Ethel May. 8
Mrs. Frances Wilson, Norway, June E.. 8
months, 81.
Mrs. Felix Proof. Norway. Wayne C., 8
Mrs. Fannie Merrill. Norway. zenas A. 5
Mrs. Aleck Locke, Norway, Lester. months
BABIES FIFTEEN MONTHS AND UNDER.
Mrs r. j. Merrill. South Paris, Helen E.,
Mrs. Leslie R. Cummings, South Paris, Esther
| ", Il months, 81.
Mrs. Nelson Cummings, South Paris, Stanley,
Mrs. Florence Foster. South Paris. Kathleen
Mrs. Lura swan, South Paris. Barbara. IL
Mrs. Harry Dudley. South Paris, Ruby Esther.
IL months.
Mrs Leola NJ. Keene. Buckheld. Agnes Mary,
IL months. -
Mrs Emma Marisette, Norway, Leo NJ, Is
months.
Mrs. Hosea Mckay, Norway, Helen Emily
Mrs. Helen Briggs, South Paris, Ira H., 10
Mrs. Archie Perry. Norway. Arthur.
Mrs. +. L. Starbird, Jr., South Paris, Donald,
| IA months.
BABIES TWO YEARS AND UNDER.
Mrs Ella Dixon, Hebron. Isabella A, years,
Mrs. R. E. Cotton, South Paris, Marion E.. IS
months, a..
Mrs. James wiles, Norway, J. Francis, 2
Mrs Rosie Babineau, South Paris, Ramona F..
Mrs. John p. Judkins, Norway. Marjorie, 2
Mrs. josie Twitchell, Paris. Gerald. It months,
| Mrs. Fred A. Cooper, South Paris, Beulah, 70
Mrs. Charles Damon, Norway. frankie, %
Mrs. Queenie saleeby, Norway. Philip R.. %
| months.
THINGS IN THE HALL.
You have no idea how much Of an ad-
dition to the exhibition building that
4Ox4O new wing is until you go inside.
1t increases the spaciousness OF the
building to remarkable extent. There's
whole lot more room than there was
before. Aud it was all filed, too, in the
same old attractive way, though the ar
rsngement has been somewhat changed.
| A new wide door has also been cut
through the wall on the west side of the
building, which relieves the congestion,
and makes it much easier to move the
crowd In the rush hours.
| Music! Fresh and sweet-also the
canned variety in its several grades.
Voices, pianos, playerpianos, phono-
graphs, you hear them on every hand,
and sometimes two or three at a time,
which is not 80 pleasant.
President William j. Wheeler OF the
society had number OF pianos on exbi-
bition from his rooms at South Paris.
Miss Beruice Nash of Norway played,
and she and Miss Alice Barden occasion
ally sang.
Cressey & Allen Of Portland showed a
number of pianos and playerpisnos, and
an expert manipulation OF the player
made some real music.
Freeland Howe of Norway had large
quantity of material on exhibition from
his music store, including number OF
monographs in variety OF styles, rec