Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-01-22
ror III. oslorI Democrat.
Reports Of Committees at County Fairs.

nVPVibs VI IolHlIttth AZ IOunty falIs.
Mn. foRREs Your complaint in a recent
article is just one, that noticc is not taken
of stock and other articles sent in for exhi-
bition, which should be as much as alluded
to at least in the reports Of Committees.
Now this is wrong. have felt this dill.
Guilty both as a committee and as an cxhib-
itor. Why. came near blowing our Far.
mers' Club to the sky last fall. | raised
the biggest pumpkins IN the village, anu 50,
rs proud as is natural for any man who has
achieved something great, wheeled three
Of the largest, a pretty sood load, half a
milc 10 the Fair aud back again on wheel
barrow bad them set up in conspicuous
place. waited the report Of the committee
on pumpkins with mouth, ears, and eyes
wlic open. bu; not word was said about
nay pumpkins. Now don't you suppose |
ielt little bad inside. and determined not
To send anything more to the iair7 How
do you think felt wheeling my pumpkins
home!
| have. on this account, made up my mind
that IL | should ever serve again ON com.
mit,cc, tha, would at least mention every.
thing tha, was presented in my report. Ii
is no more than justice TO notice, at least,
the efforts Of Others to graufY the public.
aud It can easily be done.
| sensibly ielt thi, difficulty at our County
Fair last fall. as one OF Committee on
Fruit. There were large aud fine contri.
butions, worthy OF premium. had there
no, bocn better present, but as it had not
bcon customary TO notice anything more
than those To which premiums bad been
awarded, the committee followed the course
Of their predecessors. Every mother love,
10 have her baby noiicl, every man his
iavorite horsc Or dog. and when a man
drives stock, or carries objects OF interest to
the fair. IL he be reasonable being at all,
he will think but little Of the premium com-
pared with the fayor.i.I- .O'icc OF his labor-.
owe bcre an apology 70 those who fur
nished specimens Of Native Fruit last fall
at the fair. |, W., my intention to make a
sort Of sub.rcport a, some subsequent time,
and collected the item, as well rs | could
for that purpose, but, unfortunately, either
mislaid or lost my notes.
remember a fnc cooking apple presented
by Mr.. Bi.bcc, Of Hartford, called thc Fro.
mon, apple. Then there was beautiful
collection Of six varieties by Mr.. Bird, Of
South Paris. The uic-, eating apple in
the whole collection was native presented
by him. aud should b, extensively propa.
gated. 1t is somewhat long, stripped with
red, and luscious 70 the taste, ripe in 0c,o-
Der. There was another variety presented
by Mr.. Porter, of Paris, called the Var.
mouth Cathcad., whose history Mr.. Porter
should make known 70 the public. They
were a .plcudid fall eating apple. There
were other varieties worthy Of notice, bat |
canno, now distinctly call them to mind.
trust that in this particular a reform
will take place, and that when you again
send your big llcrclorls, and ! my big
pumpkins /, the fair, We shall not 60 homo
muttcring something inside that would not
be proper tor our neishhors TO hear.
BEruEL, Jan Is, lS5S. y. I. 7.