Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-18

unanimous reelection, IN al bat one
! case . angle ballot being cast on motion.
A desire was expressed to hear from
tural Society, L. n. Carroll Of Norway,
who Was present. Mr.. Carroll said In
substances: "You have good fair here,
| - you know. In order TO keep Il good
| you need to spend more money. To
spend moro money you've got to got
| mors money. The admission should be
raised to 30 cents"
Walter L. Gray, explaining that he
had not talked with the trustees and did
| not know their attitude on the matter,
moved that the price Of admission be
raised from 80 to 80 cents for adults.
Remarks were made indicating that
they favored the motion by Vice Presi-
dent L. &. McIntire, Trustee T.. p.
| Richardson, and President William j.
Wheeler, and the motion Wa carried
without opposition.
ACCIDENTS AID ARRESTS.
When twenty or twenty. I've thousand
people are gathered together In such IN
assemblage - that on the fair grounds,
1t 10 not surprising that there should be
accidents, but the fact that only one Of
any seriousness should OCCUR during q
three days fair IL also surprising. On
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. P. V. Everett
Of Hebron, while crossing the track at
tho upper gate, was struck by horse
and sulky and knocked down. One rib
was broken, her face was cut, and she
sustained some bruises. As q physician
could not be Immediately procured, she
was taken to her home 10 Hebron before
receiving treatment, and suffered no III
effects. There were one or two other
minor accidents, but this was the most
serious one.
In the matter Of arrests the record is
equally pleasing. With the grounds we'll
policed and the officers right ION the
job" there were but two arrests. One
man who had filled up with "Jamaica"
was arrested for intoxication. On
Wed uesday Arthur Melcher, who bad
been peddlipg Whiskey from q bottle,
was arrested, and the next day In the
Norway Municipal Court pleaded guilty
and took q sentence of thirty days In
jail for single sale. He claims Rhode
Island as his state, but has been around
this vicinity for short time.
Awards on the FIRST page of this paper.
An exhibit of apple wood diseases,
mounted on board, was from the
University of Maine, and was of interest.
how many public autos do you sup
pose held themselves to the legal limit
of fifteen miles between the grounds
and the villages?
c. A. Bonney of Sumner did the
judging of the pure bred Holsteins, and
G. Y. Knight Of Turner the judging OF
the other breeds, as for some years past.
A Christian Science rest room was
maintained in tent just outside the
exhibition building, where chairs well
coined the weary and Christian Science
literature was only incidentally distribut-
ed.
Charles Sewall Penley, who has been
marshal of the cattle department for
thirteen years, and is pretty nearly an
indispensable adjunct of the fair,
acknowledges seventy-three summers,
but uses glasses to read his newspaper
only In the evening.
Although only five premiums were
offered for grange exhibits, the officers
of the society voted to give the sixth
grange $500, which is five dollars less
than the fifth premium, also the allow
aucs of ten dollars for work which Is
made to each grange.
A wOodchuck which ran out on the
track Wednesday afternoon divided
attention with the other attractions for
q while, and reused the sporting Instincts
of many men, but he was finally allowed
to 60 on his way and retreat to his
home, wherever 1t was.
The grounds were enlivened Wednes-
day by the presence of a number of the
soldier boys whose homes are In the
vicinity, and who are now stationed with
the medical department or the coast artil-
lery In Portland. They were warmly
greeted by their friends.
The finest quality of band music was
furnished throughout the three days by
the Brigade Band of Lewiston, and the
singing by Madame Hamlin gave great
pleasure to the audience. Her voice
is we'll adapted to outdoor singing and
she received the hearty applause which
was her due.
What used to be called labor-saving
m machinery, now recognized as an essen
tial part of farm outfit, was shown In
quantity. A. w. Walker & Son of South
Paris made showing of large variety,
including pretty nearly everything that
farmer needs, and many things that
many farmers do not have. W. Z. Gilt.
ford Of South Paris also showed large
variety OF implements, Of several differ
emit mskes.
One of the things that was missed
this year by old fair-goers was "Rufe's"
teaming. One of the attractions with
many was to see and hear R. K. Morrill,
of Norway drive his oxen in the draw
ing ring. And it was generally profit
able for him, for he always had good
lot of oxen, and knew how to drive
them. But since the fair OF last year
his voice has been stilled, and others
take his place.
Two games of base ball were played.
on Wednesday and Thursday, the teams
being Buckfield and West Paris, though
q considerable part OF Buckfeld's players
were secured from outside OF that town.
Both games were won by Buckdeld.
On Wednesday the score was II to l, the
game being marked by number OF
errors on the part of West Paris. On
Thursday the result was quite different,
running to the twelfth inning before 1t
was won by Buckfield 6 to 8.
A farm electric lighting plant shown
BY Lopgley & Butts is said by them to
answer the objection to such an outfit
that the owner must be there to operate
It. It's essential parts are small gaso-
line engine, storage battery and q
switchboard. It is 80 simple that q
woman or child can start and stop 1t.
and 1t has Q trouble detector which,
while 1t will not tell what the technical
fault is, will show definitely In what
department of the plant 1t is located.
Do you know, before the fair there
were some who said, 1.-THE fair amt goip'