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

xrs. WOODBURY. Russell Of Norway
Nrs. Kilgore also made . good exhibit
Of house plants.
In front OF the main entrance Of the
hall Freeland Howe Of Norway made %
exhibit Of merchandise from bic musit
store, In which records figured largely
and Q photograph was kept busy with
them most Of she time.
An attractive exhibit Of furniture VA
made from the r. A. Thsyer store d
South Paris.
Longley q Butts OF Norway showed Z
line Of cooking and heating stoves. fur.
naces, and oil heaters and cookers Of
various sizes. They also bad bath
room fitted up In good shape to demon.
strate their plumbing work.
Pianos from the rooms OF w. j.
Wheeler q Co. at South Paris were
shown.
The Park q Pollard Co. Of Boston
made an exhibit of "Lay or Bust" their
hen feed, and other Of their goods.
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WORK.
For the first time this year, separate
exhibit was made Of the work OF boys.
and girls agricultural clubs. This was
In the lower hall, and was In charge Of
the county leader, A. Van Of Bethel, who
10 working under the United States gov
eminent. In the canning exhibit from
the girls clubs we're $40 cans, each OK.
hibitor being allowed to exhibit only ton
caps. 1t 10 easy to figure out that not
less than "a girls were represented. OF
the $40 cans, 260 were from Bethel. Mr..
Van says that Oxford County 10 doing the
largest amount OF work In boys and
girls clubs OF any county In the state,
two to one In the line of canning.
The work OF the boys clubs was rep.
resented by exhibits Of sweet corn raised
by the boys.
Connected with this exhibit was can
ming and drying denomination, the two
ladies giving this denomination coming
from the University of Maine, Miss Cath.
arine Platts, state leader of home DEM
onstration work, and Miss Lucy Jones,
emergency leader of homo economics
work. The equipment for canning and
directions for the work were exhibited to
all. and at periods during the fair actual
demonstrations OF the work were given.
Drying work and war breads were also
demo and foods with little or
no sugar.
Miss Grace Van also gave . demon
stration of canning In tin, at the same
place.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY.
Seven minutes by the watch was re-
quired for the transaction OF the business
at the annual meeting of the Oxford
County Agricultural Society Thursday
afternoon.
President William j. Wheeler called
the meeting to order, and expressed his
appreciation of the cooperation between
the trustees of the society and the peo-
pie of the county, each of whom recog-
uizes the part that the other is taking in
the success of the fair. BE stated that
the regular business of the meeting was
to elect vice-president of the society to
succeed Leslie E...McIntire of East Wat
erford, and three trustees to succeed e
W. Penley of West Paris, G. W. Bowker
of South Paris, and A. W. Weston of
Bolster's Mills, all to be chosen for
term of two years. he called for ballots
for vice. president.
Chariee d. george moved tnat tue sec.
rotary cast the ballot Of the society for
Leslie E. McIntire. The motion was
carried without objection, and Mr.. Nc
Intire was elected.
Mr.. George then moved that the three
trustees be elected on one ballot, and
that the secretary cast the ballot Of the
society for the three men to succeed
themselves. This was done.
President Wheeler stated that there
was vote two years ago to out some OF
the timber on the bank, which had not
yet been done. He would like to have
the matter considered by the society as
to whether the vote should be reaffirmed.
By vote the matter was left to the judg.
ment Of the trustees.
TUESDAYS RACES
Officials
Starter-Isaiah R. Morrill, Brunswick.
Timers and Judges-Thomas Thibodeau,
Norway; Irving Thibodeau, Medford Mass;
Frank N. Richardson, Norway, and Charles
Hill.
Clerk-Dr Donald s. Bartlett, Norway.
Marshal-Alonzo Fuller, Poland.