Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-17

In point Of weather, the Oxford Couu
y Iaif played In luck again, ~ It has TO
Three good even II not perfect day
we're granted &c, and then the rain cam,
sIser the fair was over. And Wednes
gay, sne second and always the big DAY
OF the fair, was such . day az to brinf
any one who wanted to attend. Il VA
oy far TOO cold in the morning, and ths
freeze was drawback to the enjoy mem
OF the people, but the day was comfort
able, clear and quiet.
IL would not be true to say that thu
fair broke oil records In size and attend
ance. II didn't. 10 fact, while some
departments Of the fair were a. full a
ever other departments were not ND Il
soe average of the past few years. And
the attendance on the big day was, for q
guess, three or four thousand less than
IN the past two or three years. The
grounds were not 80 packed with people
a. they sometimes have been.
There are q number of reasons fol
these conditions, not the least of which,
indeed, probably the most important, is
the number of Young men who have
gone out from rs, together with the gen.
eral shortage Of labor, which leaves
would-be exhibitors without the neces.
sary help.
But it was good fair, one which did
credit to the people of the vicinity, to
the officials who had the direct manage
ment OF II, to the exhibitors including
the members OF six oranges, and to all
Who bad part in it.
The Brigade Band of Lewis played
on all three days, and gave music highly
acceptable to the crowd, as they have
for the past dozen years or so.
Arrangements for feeding the multi.
tude were ample. Their usual eating
places we're run by the Universalists Of
South Paris and the Congregationalists
OF Norway. Several local parties and
some from outside also ran restaurants
where meals were served, aud there were
lunch counters and refreshment stands
in plenty.
On the midway there were almost a
surprising number of "shows," freaks
predominating. The bear woman was
the leading feature of one show, and
another was almost entirely of animal
freaks. OF course the Ferris wheel, the
merry go-round and the circle wave were
there. These were the property of the
D. 81. Fellows Amusement Co., which
has been here with the same outfit for
years. All these did land Office bust
ness during the busy hours.
It almost goes without saying that it
was quiet and orderly fair. There was
not an arrest for intoxication or for any
thing else, at the grounds or in town,
and there was almost no indication that
knew of such thing as intoxi-
eating liquor. With probably not less
than twenty thousand people on the
grounds Wednesday, this Is doing pretty
we'll, even for Oxford County.
THE BABY SHOW.
Not quite the usual number OF cooling
and Growing infants appeared in the
baby show Tuesday afternoon, but those
who were there were no less objects Of
and admiration.
The entries In the baby show, with
the awards as made, are as follows:
RABIES EIGHT MONTHS AND UNDER.
Mrs. Myrtle Philbrick. Frye, Methyl E., s
Mrs. Wilbur Swan. South Paris. Theresa A.,
Mrs. Myrtle Currisr. Norway. Freeman. 8
months, Sd.
Mrs. John Cox. Norway, months.
Mrs. R. Leslie Cummings. South Paris.
Mrs Emma Morrisetse, Norway, OVila,
Mrs. Archie Perry, Norway, Mary Elizabeth.
months.
: Mrs. Cslinsre Bsdard. Norway. Mailer. I
Mrs. Hiram Gstchen. South Paris. Bessie
Mrs. Bertha Cox. Norway, Georgia E.. S
months.
Mrs. Lewis Merrill, Greenwood. Werner E.,
months.
BABIES FIFTEEN MONTHS AND UNDER.
Mrs. Freeland witham. South Paris, Donald
Clark, IA months, list.
Mrs. Harrison Hunt. Norway. Merle Morton.
Is months, 81.
Mrs. Margery Doten. South Paris, Irma
Isabel, Is months, Sd.
Mrs. e. e. Buck, South Paris. Harold, 10
Mrs. Arthur Gerry. Norway. wnfred. IL
Mrs Eva NJ. Merrill, South Paris, Earl Eugene.
Mrs. Jason Smith, South Paris. Dorothy, 10
Mrs. Clara Gosselin. South Paris. Olive. Is
Mrs. Lottie Twitchell. Norway. Lydia Cecil,
Mrs. Hazel Cle-eland. Oxford. Sherwood. "A
Mrs. John H. Raymond. Norway, Howard
Mrs. Sanger Maxim. South Paris. Cecilia. Is
months.
BABIES TWO YEARS AND UNDER.
Mrs. Myrtle Currier, Norway, Carlene NJ. 20
months, Let.
Mrs. Frank Fl. Plummer, South Paris, Electa
Cstells, % months, Cd.
:, MTs: Gertrude Ripley. South Paris. Stanley
Mrs. 6. II. Turner, South Paris. Mary Ethe-
Mrs. Eva Dudley. South Paris. Sherwood Lee.
Mrs. Florence witham, Norway. Lloyd Lester.
Mrs. Aleck Locke, Norway, Lester P. years.
Mrs. o. W. Pratt. South Paris, Alcie May, 10
Mrs. John Juakins. Norway. Marion Louise.
Mrs. Mabel Sloan. Norway, Malcolm B.. 81
Mrs. John Mckay, Norway. Gertrude E., Is
TWIN BABIES UNDER TWO YEARS.
Mrs. w. C. rhayer. South Paris. George Dewey
and Georgia Farnum, 20 months, LIST.
SOME OF THE CATTLE.
From Sunnymead Farm, Fore Street,
A. D. Cummings, proprietor, there were
shown six handsome Holsteins. Mr..
has generally shown con-
siderable string from his Holstein herd,
but this year kept his cows at home to
keep his customers supplied regularly
with milk.
a. A. Kuightly of Norway showed
seven Holsteins, purebreds and grades.
E. j. hobbs Of Norway showed good
string OF Holsteins, twelve head, oil pure
breds.
From the well-known Holstein herd Of
L. z. McIntire & Son OF East Waterford,
there was string Of twenty eight head,
including Q pair of twin calves about
two weeks old. They are all purebreds,
and every body knows what they are for
stock. It was ono Of the largest and
hand soonest lots Of cattle on the grounds.
. C. R. King of South Paris, eleven
head, Q three year old bull and year
ling bull, purebred Jerseys. and . num-
her Of purebred COWS and heifers, also
some grade COWS and heifers, Q grade
Guernsey COW, and . grade Ayrshire
calf.
Mrs. A. L. Sturtevant Of Buckf1eld,
half dozen grade Ayrshire COWS and heif.
ers.
Harold Z. whitman Of Buck6eld.
breeder of Shorthorn cattle and Hamp-
shire Down sheep, several head OF Short.
horns, COWS and heifers, and . hand
some bull three months and half old.
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