Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-10-12
Town Show at Waterford.

Tuesday was a clear cold morning. little
cloudy bat cold enough to imrart healthy
vgor TO the system. and produce a cherry
bloom upon the check. 4 beautiful ride OF
fifteen mile. brought ~ 10 the little village
Of Waterford. situated in one Of the most
quic, and secluded valley. to be found in
the country. The few acres Of level Dat.
barely sufficient, Tor tho erection Of neces-
sary building. Tor the accommodation OF the
residents, are hcmmed an on three sides by
hills, while n the front .tretche. oui tho
fue body OF water known a. "keoka Lake. v
Beyond the pond. the rugged sides Of Bear
Mountain shu, out all further view and
quietly uprising ia this sunny little nook
may 10 founl vell.,o.do and thrifty
community. Who on that day had thrown
open their doors. inviting tie good people
round about 20 come in with any and every.
thing they had 10 exhibit and help TO get
up Cattle Show and Fair on their own ae.
count. The occasion proved ,ha, they knew
tho temper Of the.a invited. and the affair
vas exceedingly creditablc, both in Interest
and attendance.
80 enclosed grounds being provided, the
Cattle Show was little like the topper
milk. lying around loo-c," bus streets,
lane. and yards. almo., NIL b al article. Of
interest. which make up the grand total.
The no., rrominen, feature was the eIhihI'
ton Of
NEir SrooE.
Stretched along the main street, in one
long string we counted. a, one time, city
one pans " cattle. These we're all natives.
only one or two pairs showing signs OF
the Aimilturc Of imported blood. Of thi.
number few yoke NIGH, 10 set down as
good cattle, while larger portion gave
evidence Of belonging to the ordinary farm
stock Of the region. which has n good rcpu.
n,ion in this branch. The Committee
awarded the frs, premium IN Charles whit.
man The cattle belonging to John ;.
whitcomb were regarded a. in every point,
their equals. but these bad taken the pre-
MUM at former show. They also made
honorable mention Of the cattle belonging
20 Amos Flint. John NJ Baker, T.. kill
gore. u. Brown %. j. Sawin. samuel
Warren, d. Plummer. Thomas Emerson,
Charles Whitney, A. Allen. Farnum Jewett,
perlcy Kllborn, T.. Paine, james Walker,
John %. blanchard, q. W. King nan, and
Mr. Whi,comb.
Several fine pairs Of steers were present,
but by some means no report was made.
There were bu, few cows presented. Mr..
Bi.bce entered two Durhams, Mr.. Porter
two DevOns. and Daniel Brown 81 n herd
Of cows. The Committee did not decide
which was entitled to precedence, consider.
ing it a'questiOn Of blood rather than excel.
lence in the animals pre'ert.
Tho heller, presented by Mr.. Bi.bee, they
pronounce a large and superior animal.
The Drawing Match was smarily con-
tested. The committee awarded the fr,
position to J. S. whi,comb, with tho re-
mark that Levi II. IIoush,on's cattle, for
the siIe, gave the most satisfactory eihibi.
ton. John VI. Bakers Oxen were well
trained.
lloR,Es.
No, large number 81 horses were en-
tered. Hon. John q. Gerry, had large
roam. as family horse. lie wa. spirited
and powerful animal, perfectly kind and
manageable, which the committee called a
good horse"
DIR. Shattuck had noble team OF match
cd mares, raised in Vermont. sired by old
Black Hawk. out oiMorgan mares. sired by
Messenger. uniting the choice point. OF both
breeds. The mares weigh about 1850 each 4,
are we'll matched and trained. They are
prompt and powerful, being nearly match
for their owner, with the assistance Of eorb
bits. The team made $50 on snow track
when four years old. They are now six.
I, !. beyond doub, the mos, splendid pair OF
horses in the County. The Doctor says he
has refused 81. eco for them.
Mr.. Plummsr exhibited a pair OF spotted
Rocky Mountain horses, swift
and four years old.-a hardy looking team.