Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-10-17
cattle ShoW and Fair at LOUett.

Cattle Sh0W and Fair at LOrett.
Not having been able to attend The
Fair at this place. We copy from the
. Bridgton News:
There were four towns represented:
I.oyel!, sweden, 6lowo and Fryeburg,
whose joint exhibition was held at Lowell
village, on Saturday. The 9Th inst. The
day was linc notwithstanding y lower
ing and mountaineering morning. and
everything passed off well. Alter a
pleasant ride from Bridgton Centre "ovcr
the hills and far away" TO the quiet but
pretty Lowell village, we find ourselves
amid large throng Of people oil both
sexes and all ages, who are yariously in
teresled in lookingat the town teams and
other cattle. the horses, &C.. the eye
pleasing exhibition in the Hall. or in WIS.,
ting the reireslnnent booths, listening 10
the earnest words OF the auetioncers, or
having Il good time generally while, rs
Lowell is famous place for trading
watches and horses. il is not impossible
that some dckering and jockeying were
INDUCED in.
Town TEAMS.
These were quite II feature OF The days
attractions There were three Teams:
one from Sweden, II yoke, four 10 five
years old and one from North Fryeburg,
8 yoke, from four to seven years old (;
and one from Lowell, of u yoke, from
four TO eight years old. These teams
made u fine appearance, and looked rs it
they were blissiully ignorant Of the fail
urc of this years hay crop!
DRAFT OXEN.
Chairman of Committee. Winthrop
Smart, oil Fryeburg. The first premium
was awarded to Geo. Piummer of Sweden
whose i've year.olds. girting g leet IL
Second premium, II. e.. Walker. Frye
burg. five year olds. q feet 9 inches, drew
load loft. Third premium. ). b. Charles.
Fryeburg. eight year olds, drew load II
ieet. The other competitors were: NJ.
VI. Smart. Sweden; ii. Ii. McAllisler,
Fryeburg; j. b. Elliot, Lowell; Solomon
Elliot. Lowell; whose respective leans
pulled well.
NEAT Stock.
Best pair matched oxen. llcnly q.
Walker; second, Aaron Jones third
William kimball. BEST three year old
steers. Eli Tower; second. Abel Head,
third, VIM. Harrington. Best two-year
old Steers, Nathan Charles; second. Aar
ON Jones; third, Henry Nichols. Best
ycarling steer, Henry Nichols second.
Nathan Charles best bccvc,. Samuel
PIummcr second. Geo. Plummcr; third
town farm, Lowell Best pair calves.
Frederic kimball second Nat. Charles :;
third, Abel Head Best COWS. +. c..
kimball second. Nathan Charles third,
Abel llead. Best iiyt-ycar.Old bull.
Nathan Charles; second. Caleb Slearns
and also Nathan Andrews; third, Abel
Hcald.-Bcst ycarlng bull, Ephraim
Grant, second. Albert Smart; thhd
Nathaniel Charles Best bull calf. Ma
than Charles Best herd. - head, Abel
Hcald; second. IL head, Nathan Cha les
Best two-year oil hciicr. Isaac Chapman.
There were % pairs under the yoke; and
10 head of cattle in all At the Show.
lloRsEs AND CoITs.
Geo. Gordon, Stow. best breeding
mare, best sucking colt and two ear old
colt Caleb Osgood, second best breed
Ing mare, best four year old colt aud
be- I. thoroughbred sucking colt. Josiah
H. Stearns, best five Iear.oLh horse.
Henry e.. Walker, best family horse {;
John h. Harrington second best. A. IT..
Whitehouse, best three car.od colt.
Gardiner Walker. best matched horses {;
Nathan Andrews second best. Obed
Stearns, third best breeding mare. aud
second best sucking colt. The reports
on sheep. swine. etc, have moi come to
hand
The FAIR.
Entering tho hall, we behold "A fine ex
hibition, especially OF fruit anal scgeta
bes. We would like To speak in detail
of the various articles, together with The
list of premiums, but find our report is
crowded out by press of other matter.
We spent Il very pleasant hour in the
hall, rs did the throng who likewise were
there to see and enjoy. In the depart
ment of fruit We noticed II "Pearmain "
of II II inches circumference, exhibited
by Aaron Jones Of Sweden hnsk rug,
made in one day by Mrs. Mary Jeweti,
OF Sweden. 60 years old some ingenious
tattiug work by Annie o. Bcmis OF Frye
burg, years old IN elegant iernery by
Edwin S. IIutchins, OF Lowell nice hair
work by Nellie McKeen Of Fryehurg, Il
years old and beautiful millinery goods
by Mrs. +. b. Day OF Lowell.
The HORSE TRoT.