Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07
18th Anniversary Of the Oxford County
Agricultural Society.

Agricultural Society.
Tuesday aud Wednesday were as beau.i-
fol days as heart could wish for the Farm
ers' Festival In Oxford County. Ii would
seem from the number OF faces we saw from
distant towns. that few towns within the
limits Of the Society were unrepresented,
leaving little to BE- said beyond what 10 al.
ready known, Of tho attendance and the
merit Of the exhibition. The entry books,
we believe show greater number Of articles
presented, and the receipts larger number
Of tickets sold than a, any previous fair.
Tuesday was mostly devoted to making
entries. and arranging the articles. There
wa, fair attendance. There was only one
tro,,ing match on tina, day, after We left
the grounds.
On Wednesday, the crowd assembled at
an early hour. There was q perfect jam.
Seen from the stands, the whole grounds
presented an animated and interesting spec
tacle. The frs, exercise wAs trotting
match. at I A. NJ. the result Of which will
be seen in another column. At . occurred
the blowing match.
The Annual Address was delivered in the
center Of the grounds, giving a more eonve-
nient chance To hear than heretofore. The
Address was delivered by Hon. Sidney Per-
ham. and is spoken Of rs one Of the best we
have ever had. Ills subject was the adyan.
,aecs Of the farmers occupation. lie dcp-
rccated the manner Of education, now -
prevalent, Of teaching the young people tina,
something else was moro desirable than
farming. Compared the certain gains Of
the farmer with the iiuctuating fortunes Of
the mercantile man, and urged that farmer :
boys and girls should he learned to respect
and have a regard for their occupation. IL
was attentiyely listened TO by an audience
Of near two thousand.
The South Paris Band entertained the
people with tine music, while the Norway
Light Infantry. Capt. g. W. Bcal. repre-
.cnted the " soul Of roldiery" Of modern
times. The company had an cncampment
near the grounds. A company Of " citizen
soldiers, under command Of MAJOR Douty,
attracted considerable notice.
DE,wtNg.
The entries for this class, were by John
Hathaway, Paris, l pair Of oxen years
old. Robert Gray. So Paris. j. T. Lowell.
Oxford Daniel Curtis, jr., Woodstock. al.
- entered his three year old steers.
The trial occurred on Tuesday, at two
o'clock Y. NJ, on a stone boat, on which
was placed granite block weighing 1000.
Mr.. Hathaway hiiehed on hi. cattle first.
They had muscle enough to move 1t easily
but did not pull together, nor lay out their
strength to advantage. They moved tho
load little distance.
Mr.. jonathan Clark, with the cattle be-
longing to Robert Gray, then took the load
to the end Of the enclosure, and back TO tho
stand. The cattle were well drilled and
pulled handsomely.
The oxen belonging TO Mr.. A. q. Dudley,
which took the premium last year, and were
this year entered Us working oxen, were
then attached to the boat. They are a
largo, muscular pair Of oxen, driven by the
owner. They moved the load with ease.
and little apparent s'rainips. Mr.. Dudley
is an admirable driver.
The three year old steers Of Mr. u. Cur
ii. Of Woodstock, were hi,ehed on. They
were too hgh, for the load, though they
started it fairly two or three times. Iii,
boy then unyoked them and made them per-
form several fea,s. exhibiting in remarka-
bic manner their docili,y and training.
Their performances were described in our
repor. Of the State Fair.
What was particularly pleasing in ,hi.
trial. was the entire absence. on the part oi
the drivers, Of screaming and goadIng The
torture. inflicted upon cattle at some such
exhibitions, have been brutal, IN the eI-
,reme.
IL should b. noticed. that the match was
upon sandy soil, making il impossible to
draw 50 large load. The steers Of Mr..
Curt. moved 5000 a, the State Fair, with
greater case than 5000 here.
TRANSFORMATIONS.
7. Iisr.ey, South Paris, enters a single
wagon. for family use, which seems to be
well built, trimmed, and !. well painted.
j. Whitman, South Waterford, has =
splendid sleigh.
Mcssrs. Burnham & Mead, Bethel, eIhib.
IL buggy wagon, which is the best in
every respect, that we have ever seen. Our
reporter states that there was nothing at
the State Fair, nearly equal to il. Ii !,
painted in enamel, body lilac, with white
panels, and trimmed with pure silver. Ii
has the FIRST premium in the opinion OF the
public.
GARDEN VEGETABLES.
Benz. Bird, Paris, enters an assortment
Of garden vegetables, all good specimens,
and embracing many rare kinds. lie has
some good heads Of caulihower, and nice