Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-10-19
=, r.-.ar. Mr. N raised % busheIs

,,nrs hiood: lst prem year oids, The colt.
If fron Rumford, shown IN haIne'''
an exhibition were all nne sn"a''
r,orrrsa HoRsRs.-lst purse, e ntr.s be,ts:
cof,ln. j AZ Brown, Conin Won ~ ,,'h sary. won
S s me- entries V Grover, Joseph Lea''' w"
10y Leary. ,,
r,n,rs RIprSG-Miss Fanny mason nor, no care
LAp ,IIIs Falling. pa. Com recommends moie S'''
in harvesting horses for LADIES' W ''-''
,,.o Ten yoke entered for dfa~ing
DhA y Mo,r;lI. ist 90; King Bryant, S"N' -
M.rweil steers, . years old, is' pfe"'
,ro,s ry,us.-Mason, 10 yoke oxen, AIosn5,
Tow ,o ~ stecrs, Bethel. IL OF oxen, ~
,:.rs Greenwood, o yoke oxen OVt Srs IN ali
ling s,eers handy and wei ma RetheI second,
issanv largest and best steer team wv, mir of
,.nnnn ,hi,d Greenwood fourth, WIN pcs' pan
: Year old steers, owned by Parker b'"'o
.So swtss-we found but two hon ~
IT., an exhibition one OF 10 head " hn,,
T,son OF Bethcl containing lthotou3H ~ II Cnc.
hire buck anil eve, year Oh ~, Shar1shre buck
ran, y ~ ve,,linx wethers, full blood eou.
nnrn vearlinx ewes, full blood Coss"yyo and
~ pan Of Mason exhibited one eve s nP oniv
three lamb, raised by her tnIs " W Mason
s rss. al nur, blood Berkshire boar anu SOW
,,onrcrs.-There were seven entries OF
.i.,au nne lar solid, by Mrs A W Grover lrou .
Isrsey COW Mrs ; Duttou, one iot iuup ~, ,sa,n
r. Edwards do; Mrs NJ CARER 10, l"s '.1,t tbs
native cows and will compare EimbaIl
s.nr, Ierseys. Mrs II Young, Mrs hin h",
III Mrs y q wheeler all presented very me- p,,s
Ter There were two cheeses from be'he'
,,,--your Committee beg leave to report
al Innsnal and exceedingly beautiai eoneoa.oH
oT fruit. beyond the expectation oi e'.t yan,,is.
Col Edwards presented Is specl,,sn' AZ rFyabs
: an, ~ nIumb.: \ W Ethrilge, 10: =" @ro'er 70
s,y y.rietie. OF canned fruit, some goou Dog mi
berries; DIR Morton II OF apples Eu"AIu so,i
10 Mrs PbDbs Twitchell do, OF pears, oanl
~ Iai of cranberrcs: Enoeh Foster ", III var
.hcice annles lars canned fruit, : OF yeuy W., WI
apples b n Grover 10, crabs j. pears y p,iing.
IsiI. 3; T. G. Wheeler, pears, craOs, ST.,
?, y q Mills ). ID Brown o. ' U.i s1ut: Al
fred Twitchell of apples; ID Cumihlnis ~
Albany sample Of last years apples ~ .SoI -
OF preseryati on; carter, 1a .ngs Californl.
b.sns In nod, foot long; Mrs Bean hasou,
4 lars canned fruit; |. I Barker, sample Scum cen
cyabs: A A Grover, Mason, var appiesi a''0
Kimball Jars canned fruit'
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. o. II. nAsoI
xhibited a line OF iron Plows, beth And sue anu
xixei manufactured by Timothy b. Hussel Oi
- ner,w,cL. he aIso exhibited "A steel CultiVator
made by the same 1rm. ). A. Brock preseh'eu
|. line Of Fry's Plows both steel ana IRON, -.
Paine exhibited cemDined seea 1 IN. 80,
cnti,ator 10 SOW all kinds Of seeds IN drills rom
mustard seed 10 fodder corn. T. W: carer uau
eombiued pail.car and support. I. H. Lane'
exhibited a lot Of very nice CloIhesFins'
nRy,p AND HoSEY.-Your Committee were
glad 10 see that greater degree OF lnIeteN NaH
manifested in the exhibition OF bread thls year
than at any former iar. There were ure' SCI
mems one by Mrs. Foster. one by Mrs HAtue
Pingree Albany. one by Mrs. Harring1on' preSh.
wood Your Committee has been laborins under
considerable embarrassment 20 the uat.S' ~ IT,
FOSTER. bread has been 30 long tested oy one
member or your committee that they rear ms
Judgment may be pr0di.posed 70 favor, suc' "
the fact, aud your iCommlttee woull rteomuheun
that II an unbiased opinion 10 20 nc obtained from
, COMMITTEE then no Committees wives should
he allowed 20 exhibit specimens OF oresni OF csc
that the Committee be composed OF unmarried
men: the latter Is suggested behe'in. meIe W.
he A greater interest taken by the young ladies'
we feel IL our dutyto award Mrs. Foster tue urst
p-emium. Mrs. Hattie Pingree exhibited very
due specimen of bread and u was very nice ann
no criticisms could b. made IN regard 10 u hfS,
Harrington also exhibited specimen oi bread
which Was very excellent, aud from appe ArAnees
all the bread was very much rellshed, II ~ axe
into consideration the fact that The honey went ~
an accompaniment. The Committee were glad 70
see that both were relishcd. There were TWO
entries OF honey, one by Mr. Foster ana one by
Mr.. Amos 4. Bean Of Mason. Dir. Beans was
very nice specimen aud the honey OF "a erceucnt
quality that presented ia borc, but the quantity
was small.
FURNITURE There was one Ottaman only on
eylbfiOns this presented uF hlH r. ID ''t-
dard EB Goddard presented one Lounge male
nv himself. also one Chair bottoned by himself
with new patent material for the purpose rhich
was very handsome sud should suppose w9ll,l DC
yer, durable There was one Sewing Machine
Ton on exhibition by r II Goddard of MS own
make l. w Russell had on exhibition one Cham'
her Set very tasty and ornamental and very beau
tmlly polished and painted done 10y nsrvsy,
his workman. We awarded the hrst premium 10
NJ Ru.,eu on chamber sets. There was one
very nice extension table. one baby cnAr, ono
rocker and one carpet easy shalf, Al %. , h'I
hss good taste In keeping furniture Tor sale.
DOMESTIC nASUFACruREs Mrs Cole kiiaball
presented ,keins of white WOOL yafn, when wa
very even and handsomely spun. Weawaruei her
a premium on IL. Irwin II Wilson presented Que
sken OF white yarn spun by himself lhe 70 Doy
IL years old. one Stein white yarn spun py MISS
Minnie r Wilson, 10 years old, very nice yarn
Roth Of the above skelns your committee thouSht
a. good rs ever they spun by older ladies'.
Mr. Theresa q Kimbs OF Albany presented ]
pair sery pretty chidren's socks. Nancy YORK OF
Albany. pair double mittens aud pairs mems
socks made Oy herself There Was one pair OF
white wooden ladies' hose, made by Mrs. III Z Love
Joy OF Albany. There were Spices Of home made
chArpets Oh exhibition Mrs A Chapman t"o
pieces, Mrs. Elijah Brown one piece.
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES. IL there hs,
IL was not intented but oyerersi sh.
YOU will therefore excuse IL. The articles eXhibi.
ted were all very nne aud displayed nice taste
and workmanship in their manufacture, aud your
committee feel that IS there are no premiums %
award that this IL all that will need be said except
10 few cases. As lar as possible We have class
lied them. Pictures, p. j. Bartlett, Panel Oh
Paintings, j. :. Eecord, , Oil Paintings. Florence
Ciough, Paintings In Pastels; Mrs. q. ). I'd.
wards. Painting on white velvet. executed by
Mrs &. II Perly OF Fryeburg Cj years ago while
Quilts Mrs Alpheus Twitchell, ;''Little Helping
Society" cod Cong Society, Bethel. /:
Mary Chapman, Dianna Wright, !. s.vo pieces
Hattie r.. Farwell. | Mrs X I. Bryant Log
Cabin; MRS. Wiu.low Hayward do age M,
worthy Of special notice on account OF age; Josie
smith, Sewry, Patchwork, white Knit, very ane
Patchwork, Clara Bacon, age -, specimen.
Rugs, Mrs. Diannah Skilling., Drawn Rug: Mrs
y. W. Ethridge, do; Mrs. Elijah Brown, DO Mrs
WIN. Chandler. do; Mrs. Susie Kimball, do An
gle Powers, 10; Mrs. l. Cole do; Mrs. Cynthia
doubt are all aware that IL requires good deal OF
hard labor 10 manufacture such sp- cimeus as
have been exhibited Rag Carpe.in. Mrs. A. p
Carpet which showed very fine IA =,
'or styie and workmanship; Mrs. Elijah Brown
piece Worsted Work, Mrs. q. Il. FaTnsworth
Sofa Cushion Stripe for chair: Anna Cross, Sofa
Pillow; Mrs. Levi Twitchell, Ti,iies; Mrs John
Is. Chapman, do; Mrs. ID. l.. Hastings, do ann
Mat; Lizzie A. Sargent, Tidy; Lizzie Shirley, }
towel racks, Bracket, Pin. Cushion very
Inc specimen: Minnie Mason, Tidy Mrs.. Emma
Crieket-Coyers; Mrs. II. |. Gerrish, Tides;
Mrs. j. II. Bzrieeu, do; Mrs. =. ID. Kngore, D
10; Mrs. L. Foster jr., do, Hiir-Pn Baa ket Pin.
cushion; Anna Cross Tidy; Mrs. T.. b. Goddard,
10; Mrs. Carrie Is. Jewelt, Mat; Mrs. c, l.. Lock
sofa Pillow, Kettle Holder: Mrs. 5 y. Gibson
slipper Case; Florence Brock. Lamp MSt: Mrs.
.ddie Mason, Motto; Ars. r. W. d. Twtch.ll,
Motto: Jennie c. Buxton, sofa Cushion Cover.
yotton Tides, Susie kimball, ]; y. 4. Mills ?;
Jarrie u. Jewett. | Mrs. I. q. Kimbali, Albany l.
aN.Work, A. ". Robertson, Wreath; Mrs - A,
Brock, Basket Flowers; Annie Frye, Bouquet:
lizzie Lane, do. Millinery. Barker & Mason
hats, also fine Hamburg Eigings. Miscellan'
us, Susie kimball, Silk sofa Pillow; NJ H. G.
4ovejoy, Albany, Frame Mat; Mrs. Aphin
'witehel Motto in spatter work Anna b. witch.
H. Moss Motto; Ezra Cross, Brackets, Glove
ioN, Stereoscope View, Holder, Hand Looking
ilass Frame, Picture Frame; Lizzie Eihridge
.ead Pin.Cushion; Mrs. Aanna Martin, 4 pieces
bead Work Mrs. A. NJ. Carter, Infant Slip; Mrs.
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