Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-07

papcr knife. carved with pen.knife.
M-. +. A. Holmes. Norway. specimen Of
marble and toilet cushion.
A. b. Crockett. Norway. steel engraving
Shakespeare and his friends.
Mss $, NJ. Tucker, Norway, picture and
work basket.
Miss G. u. Andrews. Paris, hair work
Mr.. Trbou. a curiously carved cane, re-
presenting an arm, reaching partly down,
with hand era,ping head Of cane, and SER
pcnt entwined around. Carved with pen
knife.
Uriah Upton, I'abella grapes.
Mrs. Sha,tuek. bead bracelets.
The above li.t |. an homogeneous one. In
deed. The close proximity Of soft soap
hair wreath,, tallow candles, oil painting
hog. troushs, silver forks, and sweetwaier
grapes, bctokcns taste. or want OF taste,
that does not look well on paper.
DAIRY PRoDuoTs.
There i. good display in this depart
men,. The samples all look we'll. and oil
course remarks on our part would be map
proprlato. We give the entries. waiting
for the repor, Of the Committee, after max
ing moro critical examination.
Miss Mary Rust. Norway, enters a jar
each Of jane aud Fall butter.
Mrs. BENZ. Bird, Paris, jars Of June and
Fall Batter.
Mrs. q. II. Durell, Paris. jar OF Jau'
butter.
Mrs. A. T. Holt, Norway, jar Fall but.
ter.
Mrs. j. G. Rowe, Oxford, jar June bat,
ter.
Sarah 7. Merrill Norway, one frkin fal
butter. aud two cheeses.
Mrs. Achsah Head. Sumner, 3 chooses
Mr.. Peter q. Buck, Greenwood. one pot
June butter.
Mrs. b. Richards, Oxford, jar June but
ter.
Mrs. Sarah A. Jones. Paris. jar June but
ter. do. Fall butter, | cheese.
Mary II. Thur-tOn. Oxford, l iirkin Pal
butter.
Mrs. John Baker. Waterford, . chee.es
A. q. Morse. Waterford. one jar Jun,
butter.
VIM. Hall. Norway, ono jar each of Jane
and Fall butter.
Hiram Mille,,, Norway, one jar JUNE
butter. and two checses.
Joel Millstt. Norway. two el,eeses.
M. Wilson. Oxford, one jar June but
ter.
suors, &c.
Clark & Greeley. have on exhibition som,
children. shoes, worn ~ a. to show the pc
culiar advantage Of copper tips in saving
the toe, Of shoes.
FRuiT.
Benz. Bird. Paris, g varietie. fall apples
W. 5. Ripley, Paris, has also a fine col
lection of fall apples.
A. u. Watson. Norway, presents col
lection Of y varieties.
Henry C. Reed, Norway, has ~ varieties
d. l.. Farrar, Hartford, presents IL.
E.w. Clark, Paris. has splendid speci
mems Of Alexander and Porter apples, will
Others
Thomas II. Brown, Paris, has - yarie
ties Of apples. of pear, samples Of plum
and grapes-a good collection.
OAks. Thompson, Hartford, exhibits som,
plump and tempting cranberries.
BRI,D.
There has never been the display Of goo,
bread, that the good housewives Of thu
Coun,y ough, to make. This year the onl,
entries made are the following, all Of which
looked we'll, and the Committee said, taste,
we'll. The loaf Of steamed brown brea,
looked particularly inviting.
Mrs. II. MIllett, Norway, ono loaf each
Of wheat and brown bread.
Mrs. Elliot, Smith, Norway, samples 0
each.
Mrs. A. p. Young, Norway, do. do.
Mrs. T. II. Brown. loaf OF wheat bread
Mrs. Henry Upton, Norway, samples o
each.
In the departments Of Household Manu-
features, and Fancy Needle Work. are 4
grca, number OF entries. The entry book,
were so occupied that we had no opportuni
ty TO obtain all the names OF the coniribu
tors. We believe premiums or gratuitic'
were awarded to nearly all. The name,
will DO published IN our next.
SWINE.
In this department, wo find 81, three en-,
tries.
III. W. Millett, Norway. has two boars,
IL suffolk, OF III and 10 months, respect
lively. They are fine looking animals.
Mr.. &. II Clifford, Paris, entered SOW
with 6 pigs.
SHEEP.
John Bicknell. OF Paris, enters flock Of
sheep, and A. 6. Morse, Waterford, one
Cotswold buck, which are the only entries
made.
OF Poultry, there are no entries made.
lloRsEs.
We don't know how TO "talk horse, and
can only say, that the horses on exhibition
all looked we'll and that we should be con.
tented with Burnham & Mead's wagon, be-
hind nest any Of them. The entries were