Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-11-08
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tries OF Durhams, twelve Airshircs. seven
teen DeVons, sixteen OF Jerseys, besides on'
hundred and ihrty..cycn bead Of other cat
ue-hulls, oxen. steer, cows, hell'r- ans
calves. We were particularly struck viii
the large .iIe and admirable proportions o
many of these animals, No We have Otter
heen hciorc by seeing the sane features Ia
the .,oSk Of different parts OF this county
showing whN, improvement. in the quail
tie o. thei, stock the farmers OF Name may
make II they will IN ,hi. matter. We arc
glad to know that many IN different parts
Of your State have done well. and all should
follow their example.
Anon- other animals that We noticed
With particular gra,ihcation. there was a
noble Durham bull from South faminsham,
.our year. old. and weighing twen,y.,hr~e
hundred pounds; one COW. belonging TO the
State Luna,ic A.Vlum, seven year. Old. and
weighing fifteen hundred and forty pound.;
and another. eight year. Old. weighing SIX.
teen hundred and seventy Eve pounds. Who
would 40, - some distance 10 sec such stock
s Ihi,?
FOriyscven sheep Of very good arpeAr-
Anco wrre on exhibition ha, .hcrp r,'slnc
ha. hen greatly neglected in t'i' State.
Th, eIhih,i,nn Of swine vas good, 10th in
nomhcr and IN quality The alnir.r' Of
"a, hor---. and Of good work hor.~' and
colt, i'aoi the usual attraction. both in
The numhsr and god qaaiiIie. u the ani-
nal, presented. and IA the hor.e rarcs.
tho1,h NE think the b,.i interest. Of the
farmer solll bc better promoted by les Of
h1r-e racing at these shows.
Of agricultural implements on exhibition.
plaW.. moving mAehincs. hny-spreader-.
rake. forks. spaie.. 1c., there wA. no lack
The rlowing-patch. on rharsiay, anl the
trial Of mowins machine, on Friday, we're
quite exciting. but The committee on nov.
ins machine. w,!l not make their report un.
al next m0n,h.
Within the ball ~as a good display OF
vegetables. very tine butter anI cheese, (.rV.
eral tosn, in Ihis county, Barre and New
Brain,rcc. ior in,tanee, are fInous IA thi.
line.) well executed specimens u needle
work. a very little fruit, (,hi' crop being
almost total f,,lure ia the couniy.) nice
bread. bat no better than we have secn IN
Maine. eA's OF beautiful cutlery from
PcpereIl,a clothes wringcr aud .,lrcher, and
We had almost sad cheating machine,
for Almo,, every KIDD u machinery .. made
a, worcr.ter.-but the grand centre OF At.
traction IN the ball VAS rorrey's Pltsn,
B-c-h,y--,hres hive. aud ssarms, eIhihii.
cl ~ Mr.. VI. \ Torrey. % Bang1r. Name.
w arc glad to -ec the Mlia' Nai, h., hr,
thu. exhibited here VA the ccn,rc Of old
Massachusetts,. aud 10 not wonder tha, II
ba. taken the er,t premium a, State and
county fairs.
The e,tv %, Worcester rsj5i,'' IN the name
II fls hart Of hs on Commonwealth
IL o.. really n,au,ilul city. with p1pull-
ton. IN 1855. OF - 2Si, and celebrated Tor
the enterprise and the int,ll.sen,r Of 49, IN
habiian,s. II i.a city Of school. Of high
o-ier. the Worcester academy. the College
Of she HOLY Cross Roman Citholic,) the
Ladr,.' ColieciAie Institute. iound.d on the
noble plan Of rlaein: a higher education
within the reach Of Young ladies Of more
limited means; the Dread Institute, ano,h'
er female school Of a high ehara'ier. over
which the Rev Il Plt,ison, d. n. Tor
msrly Of Maine, pre.,des: and many other
schools. The city .. also noted Tor the great,
variety and amour, Of machinery made
,berr. - much - ,ha, il has been called an
immense machine shop And the uniform
prosperity Of the city shows the importance
or hensf, TO any place OF II. NOT being de.
rsnden, on any one Kind OF business alone,
f,r when in Worcester one kind Of business
.. depressed. there are always Others ,ha,
are aluri.hins
AZ the rresen, tim. husncs. !. quite gen.
sraliy re,lvin- in the towns and village. Of
ih. county and State. From vha, We learn
from Maine. you have not known what tie
&c h,ri time. " .ignihs-, ~ We have known
~ sHp rlence here. We know ofn gentle
man Who recently took about seven ,houslnd
do'l.rs worth Of notes and accounts % cJl
l-ct in New York. New jersey, and Penn
.ylyani,. and returned from hs tour with.
on, having collected enough to pay his ck'
rsr.rs. n hr. business hal been in Maine,
and he had .nne there TO collect 'ha, sum.
D, would doubles. nave received two or
three thousand dollars.
The .piri, of patriotism Is ',ron' in the
hear, n. we'll as in the head, and in all the
liu,hs Of thu. old commonwealth. A new
regiment for the war Is now raising in TIA.
county Of Worcester. with vsry encnuras'
ins success. In ihi. town OF Leicester. the
ladis. have been doing something in the way
Of preparing stores for the army hospitals.
and three boxes have bOen forwarded by
them. containing articles worth Sl2j,OO.
We rrjoice that at your late election you
administered % severe rebuke TO the friend.
Of secession or rebellion in Maine. snd only
regre, that ther, were 81 many 10 be re.
bukel. Here in this State, % tie surprise
Of many, aud arain., ,he expressed will OF
many Of the leading Democrats in the State,