Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-14
Fifth Anniversary of the Bethel Farm
ers' Club.

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ers' Club.
This exhibition came of at Bethel Hill on
Wednesday last The weather was all that
could be desired. the attendance large and
tho display fine. The Society offered no
premium. this year 10 induce the people to
come and bring out their products, but
come they did with rush, with their wag-
on. and their carts loaded with the results
Of their industry. and they had q good time.
The products Of the garden werO numer.
Gus. and particularly fine. The following
entire. were made:
Bee,s, by 4. rwiiehsll, Rev. Il. Thomp-
son. three varieties Dan'l S. Hastings, u.
Russell. and large variety by Jas Walker.
One beet exhibited measured two feet in
length. Another by Galen Holt, weighed
o IL lbs. Squashes by Calvin Kimball {;
marrowfat by Richard NJ. Lawrence and
Beuj. Russell. Onions, T.. Upton, 2 yarie-
ue..-a hne variety. tho seed Of which came
from wethcrsdeld. by @. Grover Carrots
were entered by J. A. rwltchell, and two
varieties by o. NJ. Smith. Par'bips by Gil
man Chapman. and ono by Alfred rwiteh.
ell 81 l.2 inehe. long. Ruta bagas by Geo.
Grover. walter Ma-on,D. =. Brown; one by
Mose, A. Mason weighing 81 lbs, and hne
looking one. by " Swih. The Ru..ell tur.
nip.-a new vaneiy,-by A. l.. Burbank
English turnip by z. Thompson, George V.
Ellingwood. and bushell Of large. nice
one. by 4 l. Burbank.
PorlroE.
Potatoes by Moses 4 Mason, Dea l. Gro.
yer. T. W Parsons. j ATwitehell, . p Gro
yer fine lot Of jackson whites by DR..
True; Davis Seeding by Z Thompson aud
j 4 Twitchell Cbristic's by Gilman Chap
man early blue' by q. W. Parsons. and
Chenangoe. by o p Grover. W. l.. Chap
man presented variety three years from
the ball
Toma,oc. were exhibited by j ATNi,ch.
ell, Mr.. y Swift, and 4 Thompson.
Isabella graPeI fully ripe, by James Gro
yer, green grape preserves, which we can
testify tasted finely, by Mrs Timothy Chap.
man.
CoRN.
Several varieties Of seed corn were pre-
ssn,ed. Entries we're maze by Lyman Bird.
G V ElllngwooI. james Grover, Tlllon Ben.
nett, Timothy Chapman, and Benz. Estes.
winslow Haywood presented small 'aris-
iy which wa. planted June II, and harves-
ted September II. 1T Kimball presented
a large trace Of twin cared corn.
fRuu.
The display OfsPPIc' was very fne for
this year.
BA Lyon prescnied 10 varieties; DR.
True, Q do james Grover. II do Justu'
Bean, do; Abial Chandler. . 30 + W
Elingwood, do Isaac { Gross, . do; +
l. Richardson, u DO.
Geo. VI rwitchell presented fine black APP
pie. Abner Bennett, presented Blue Pear
mains.
DAIRY PRoDucTs.
\ Mrs l. Grover presented good cheese,
Mr.. T. W Par-on, and Mrs + EIeletb, nice
specimen. OF fall butter.
Wheat bread by Mss Emily G Holt.
Geo. Burbank presented beet weighing
IL pounds. Pumpkins by y swift,
Gilman Chapman, G A Chapman, one
weighing a. lbs by J Na,ting, and one
weighing 50 pound. by SylvAnus Bartlett.
G beet. by f kyeleth, Sunaower TurniP by
Fraueis Barker.
FlNE AIRS.
I Crayon, {" City Of Tiberlas by Miss Angie
q Chapman same by Miss Fannie + Rus
.el. Two dogs" by Miss Lucinda +
Twitchell. The finest crayon wa. by Fran
cisco Rubra, representing " SupPlicAtiOn. -
Miss Agne, 5 Tasting. a crayon Lilly
Leo" a moss picture frame. Flowers IN
water colors, aud flowers in Oriental. A
line pencil sketch, coast scene by Mrs
Y A, q Gaines. T. Small Photographs.
Miss Agnes VI Aver presented iruis wrought
in wax. An oil painting by Burkett.
/ DOHIsrIC MANUFACTUREs &C.
Rug by Mrs Granville Kimball, ma, by
M. Iammons Quilt by Mrs II = b Chap
man stocking. and stocking yarn by Mrs.
Betsry Abbott, piece Of checked wooden by
Mrs T. " Carter covered cricket aud pin.
cushion by Mrs Lydia TwltchslI aged Is
years. Thirteen pairs double mitiens by
Mary EllipgwOod. aged II years. An over
Goa, by p II MeClosky. A fine display OF
Millinery and Fancy goods by Mis- $. +.
Russell and T Mason, Fancy goods by the
Misses Town.
A case Of rare specimens in mineralogy,
by DR. True; among them were specimens
OF agate IRON Germany, and ycritable d..
almond. Box OF genealogical specimens, by
Mrs Stephen Holt. Burnham & Mead IRE
sented the premium wagon and chamber
sest.
CArTlE.
Twenty pairs Of oxen were entered {;
nine pair, from the Locke neighborhood
made strong team. Israel KimbalI show
ed pair Of grade Durham , year old steers