Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-09-07
sosth Paris Celebration Great Success,
EVERY EVENT A FEATURE, WITH GOOD
RECEIPTS FOR LIBRARY FUND.

@'hNA - FGATU6E, WITH GOO
RECEIPTS FOB LIBRARY FUND.
Almost beyond the expectations of Il
promoters was the celebration In Soutl
Paris on Labor Day. Its success ia du
primarily to the cooperation of the citi
zens, VINO took hold unitedly to make |
day profitable In ell respects.
While the purpose of the affair wa
primarily to raise money for the publ,
library fund, 1t not only did that, bu
. much wider service In the way In which
it got the people out and helped the com
munity spirit. For almost the first tim,
In its history, Moore Park became thu
scene OF real community gathering.
A crowd OF some thousands. Difficult
to estimate because only par. of then
were ever In one place, was in attend nc,
at the various features Of the day. They
began coming early In the morning, anC
oy the time for the parade at 8 O'Clock,
the first event of the day, the streets
were lively with people and automobile
besides more horse-drawn vehicles than
have been seen on any other one day
this season.
Space will permit of only brief sum.
mary of the days doings.
At nine O'Clock the ringing of bells and
blowing of whistles was the signal fol
the formation of the parade, which was
the principal open feature of the day,
and az spectacle and entertainment ex.
ceeded expectations.
The Norway Paris Band headed the
60 L.
Army veterans and Ladies of the G. A.
r. in automobiles; Arthur s. Foster
Post, American Legion, on foot; Mt.
Mica Lodge, l. o. o. F., on foot; Re-
bekahs in automobiles; Hamlin Lodge,
K. of P, on foot, in full regalia and cos
tunes; Hamlin Temple, P. s., on float
floats of business concerns lin small
NUMBER; gaily decorated automobiles to
the number of about thirty; a number of
antiques and horribles" features; Paris
Grange in an appropriately decorated
hay rack; girls chorus float; overland
stage coach with skin hand; "Pacific"
hand engine; and several others.
A reminder of the drear dead days of
last winter and spring was float repre-
senting the "South Paris Water Sy stem,"
with pump and pals; while apprecia-
ton was about equally divided between
the Orient blackboard of 1905, "touring
Maine," and the familiar horse and
phaeton of our fellow citizen Herbert
borrowed for the occasion by
other citizens who were evidently like
wise touring Maine. Many of the dec
grated automobiles were beautiful works
Of art.
The procession formed on high Street
ceeded by Western Avenue to the rail-
road station, which was passed just at
the time of the forenoon trains, and back
to the park.
From this time on the interest of the
people was divided, one big crowd going
10 the ball games at the fair grounds,
and others remaining for the events
which came off in the village center.
Following the dismissal of the parade,
he track sports were held at Moore
Park, while the band gave concert.
The results OF the contests were:
Boys race, fifty yards. Won by Henry
Plummer; Lawrence Bates I'd.
Hundred yard dash. Won by Sumner
VI. Davis; Gustave Porter I'd. Time,
Il IL seconds.
Fat mems race, three entries. Won by
". B. DeCoster; Fred Bennett I'd.
Quarter mile run. Won by Hollis Nc
9inley; Robert Hicks I'd.
Special race between w. B. DeCoster
md o. K. Clifford, for stake of $500,
Won by DeCoster. Money goes to the
library fund.
Obstacle race. First heat won by
Rupert Aldricb; second heat won by
Lloyd Cutting. Final heat won by Al
lrich.
Potato race. First heat won by James
House; Archie McAllster Cd. Second
leat won by Rupert Aldrich; Matti Luu-
lell I'd.
Sack race. Won by Lawrence Bates
Henry Plummer I'd.
Dinner was prepared by the four
,hurches, the Baptist people for con-
'enience serving theirs at Grange Hall,
md the others at their respective ves-
ries, and something like thousand per-
ons were served.
At Moore Park the afternoon program
vas largely occupied by the children,
md was greatly enjoyed, and worthy
f more attention than can be given it
lsre. 1t opened, following short con-
srt BY the band, with the wheelbarrow
nd doll carriage parade, wherein were
lot only numerous wheelbarrows and
ally decorated doll carriages, but the
Id woman who lived in shoe (which
hoe was an artistic float bnilt of golden
od), and many other characters from
he pages of Mother Goose. Some OF the
OTIS wheeling the carriages were 80 small
hat they had to be accompanied by their
mothers.
A community sing followed, with some
Id familiar songs, though the singers
.mong the hundreds who we're present
allied to take hold of it properly, and
here followed songs and folk dancing
" the children. Miss Helen NJ. Barnes
vas in charge of this, and was at the
,iano. Most of the numbers were given
t the musical entertainment of the
chools the first of the summer, and all
lad hearty applause.
Just at the close of the program few
lrops of rain fell, but nothing OF conse-
Iueuce. For the rest of the day the
yesther was ideal, with comfortable
emp erature, and sky lightly overcast,
living as neither sun nor rain.
Three games of ball as good as have
,een seen this year were pulled of for
he fans. InShe forenoon Bryant's Pond
yon from Norway, to 8. The first
,ame of the afternoon was won by west
Paris from Oxford, the score being 3 to
!. In the third game West Paris was
he winner over Brysnt's Pond by a score
IA o2 Benson and Sawyer were the
,sttery for West Paris for both games.
In the evening the Baptist church was
illed to capacity for the concert by the
Mozart Quartet of Portland, with Miss
Pauline Graham reader. The quartet is
|. fine one, and their selections were of
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