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

President Wheeler asked for sugges-
tions II any had them to make regarding
the fair. There was no response.
Elections then proceeded, and Leslie
E. McIntire, vice-president, and E. W.
Penley, trustee, were speedily elected to
succeed themselves, on single ballot
cast by the secretary, by vote of the
meeting.
When 1t came to the election of a
trustee to succeed ]. 81. Carter of Bethel,
Mr.. Carter stated that he would prefer
to have some one else chosen. On bal
elected trustee.
Charles W. Bowker of South Paris was
elected trustee to succeed himself on
single ballot.
President Wheeler briefly expressed
his thanks for the cooperation of the
farmers and members of the society,
which had done so much to give this
fair the honor of being the best county
fair in the state. The meeting then ad-
journed.
THE MoxIE DISHES
Side awards made by the Moxie Co.
were as follows, the prize in each case
being set of dishes:
Best looking lady clerk in the exhibit
tion building, Mrs. W. D. Stanton, Nor
way.
Best looking red -headed girl in the
building at 2 o'clock Thursday, Miss
Leona Thayer, Paris.
Homeliest man in the two towns and in
the hall at 2 O'clock Wednesday, Benja-
min F. Hicks, South Paris.
Best looking young lady on the
grounds Tuesday, Miss Muriel S. Bow
ker, South Paris.
Best decorated booth in the building,
the Atherton Furniture Co.
Best collection of needlework in the
hall, Mrs. o. W. Brown, for hand en-
broidered dress and embroidered Irish
lace collar.
The list of premiums awarded will he
found on the first page Of this paper.
The diving girls may draw, and the
bankers for this and that may interest
the hearers, but the hand organ and ida
monk" always have crowd around
them.
Corn peppers on every corner-of
various styles of mechanical ingenuity.
But pop corn and bot dogs had to yield
the call to ice cream and soft drinks, the
way the weather turned.
The girl with feather boa round her
neck may not be expected to suffer with
the cold such days as Wednesday and
Thursday, and the one with fox collar
certainly should have been able to keep
cool by considering that she was at least
in style.
Although the long campaign Is over,
United States Senator.elect Frederick
Hale of Portland has not given up the
habit of fair.going, and on Wednesday
he was on the grounds in company with
Maj. E. E. Philbrook of Portland, his
lieutenant in the campaign.
Veterans of dozen years. service are
the two marshals, A. S. Fuller of Ok
ford In the horse department, and
Charles Sewall Penley in the cattle de-
partment. 1.-THE job gets little bigger
every year." says Penley, "but I'm still
good for 1t, in spite of my years."
Two games of ball were played, We'd
nesday and Thursday, between the Buck
fields and the Pilgrims of Lewiston.
Wednesdays game was won by Buck
field, 8 to o. On Thursday the game
went the other way, 8 to g. in favor of
the Pilgrims, who batted around and ran
In six scores in the first inning.
Moses Young of Hartford, known to
fair goers as an owner and driver of
oxen, was present here, but not as in
days gone by with string of cattle to
contend at the drawing ring. He was
here az spectator, and incidentally q
Judge of stock, and really, the calm and
disinterested way in which be looked
things over didn't seem quite natural.
Herbert j. Pearson of Lewiston, state
agent for the prevention of cruelty to
animals, was visitor to the fair Wed
nesday. "Say for me-" said Mr.. Pear
son, "that have been received by the
| officers with the utmost courtesy, and
that in the line of my work 1t is q nice
clean fair, the cleanest fair in the state.
You can't make the statement too
strong"
A little more than an hour late about
starting was the parade of premium
stock, which finally got under way soon
after II Thursday. 1t was headed by
Marshal A. S. Fuller of the horse depart
ment, fauked by five other riders on
horses and ponies. Next came platoon
of FIVE police, the band, and the officers
of the society in two automobiles. The
horses followed, then the cattle, headed
by Marshal Charles s. Penley of that de-
partment. In all some thirty horses and
about a hundred cattle, representing
some of the most important classes, cir
cled the track.
Places of refreshment were numerous.
The Congregationalists of South Paris,
who have for years occupied the eating
house next the building, gave it up this
year, and 1t was used by "Holt's Life
Saving Station" which has been for
some years housed in large tent on the
grounds. The Norway Congregational
lists, the South Paris Methodists, and the
South Paris Universalists occupied their
usual houses. Other permanent struc-
lures occupied for the serving OF meals
in the usual way were Twitchell's Oys.
ter House, Lovejoy's Eating House, and
Hotel Dewey, run by W. Twitchell.
Outside, in temporary quarters, were
lunch stands and rsfreshment places by