Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-06
Cattle ShOac.
EAST SUMNER, Oct. 20. 1877.

EAST OUMNEk, OCt. @os AO'''
Mr.. Editor BY request OF the society
send you the following: The Sumner
and Hartford Agricultural Society held
their annual meeting at North Sum
ner on Saturday, Oct. ooh, and although
the day was cloudy and cold.ye goodly
number was in attendance, and every
thing passed of pleasantly. so FAR as
good nature and good time generally
was concerned.
There were entered for exhibition 70
woke OF oxen aud steers-4S from Sum
uer and % from Hartford. 1t would be
hard TO find % better yoke OF cattle to-
gether than were those. One yoke by
Adopiram j. Russell of H., girth #.
inches, were perfect match, and were
also given the first premium Tor beef.
The awards of the committees were as
follows:
Best Oxen.-A. j. Russell of Hartford
1st, Hiram Heath of Sumner %; 4years
old, Joshua Young. lst, Nelson Youn g
ID; years old, Jas. Glover, lst. Sam'l
Dyer ID; years old, Frat S:etson,
LIST, Joshua Young 81; l car old, Mel
son Young. LIST. G'n "a Heath %.
Matched Calt.e.-Oxen. l.. b. Head,
LIST, Eliphalet Morrell, %, Thos Dyer 81
3 years old. Jas. Glover, lst. A. S. Heald
I'd, c. Y. Tuell, 81; 2 years old, Francis
S;etson, lst, Jas. Glover, %, Tbos. Dyer
Sd; year old, Moses Young, 1t, Nelson
Young, %, Atwood Ames 81.
Beef.-A. j. Russell, lst, Levi Newall
%. Thos. Dyer, Sd.
Horses and colts-Best stallion, l.. l..
Kilbreth 4 years old. same; 3 years old,
l. II. Maxim; years old, +. Morrell,
lst, Adophus Harlow, "a, VIM. Chlt-
chill Sd; year old, Adolphus Harlow.
lst, John S. Glover %; sucker, Stetson
Tuell; matched pair, l.. l.. KiIbreth.
Farm produce .-Corn, Allan e. Ab,
bolt, lst, w. II. Downes. u, S. o. lay
lor. Sd; beets. X Z. Bowker, LIST. w. ii.
Downes, %; NJ. w. beets, j. I. Stetson
list, X. p. Bowker I'd; Pumpkins, a. &
Abbott, lst, VIM. II. Downes I'd, }. )
Barrett, Sd potatoes. S. o. Taylor. LIST
. ". II. Downes I'd; wheat, VIM. Ii
D1wnes; sweet corn, melons, &c. ASH
Keen; turnips, S. o. Taylor, lst, ~. q
Abbott %.
Fruit.-Apples. Gilbert Tilton. lst, n
NJ. Varney, "a, W. II. Downes Sd pears
Gilbert Tlton; grapes, Asia Keen, Isl
w. II. Downes I'd.
Dairy Products.-Butter. Mrs. EIipha
lei Morrell, lst, Mrs. Leroy Keen. %
Mrs. VIM. T. Sewall Sd; cheese. Mis-
Eiphalet Morrell.
In the ladies' department OF fame
articles and household fabrics there wa
a good show. / cannot DO justice to th'
beauty of their handiwork and so vii
not Try. 1t Is enough to say that all wh'
saw, admired.
Mr.. David l.. Farrar OF Buckheld eX
hibited a fine lot OF domestic fowl tina
attracted much attention.
Vim. j. Wheeler OF Pads had on eX
hibition IN Estey 0.gan. which. ike al
other organs from that firm. was as nea
perfection rs il is possible tor musica
instrument to be- We advise every on,
in want OF an instrument to look at thu
Estey before purchasing.
Last OF all, but not least in The orde
OF the day came the drawing match
The steers entered the arena, and atte'
doing their level best the Com. awarded
as follows: years old, Joshua Young
lst, VIM. Bonney 2l; years old, Davi'
R.Corless lst, Levi Newall ID; 4years old
VIM. II. Robinson. OF oxen, three pair!
were entered. The first pair was owned
and DIR ven by Leroy Keen. They came
up to the yoke handsomely. and theI
standing squareIy or their feet lifted un
I'll the load started, and then moved
ahead handsomely and honestly. INT
other two pairs were larger and owned
by Hiram Heath Of Sumner aud Solomon
Stetson OF Hartford. They were mar
shaled 10 the front by the veteran knigb
OF the gosd-stick, John Durham oil Buck
field. They Wore strong cattle good anC
true and were awarded premiums as io!
lows: Hiram Heath, lst, Solomon S,et-
son p, Leroy Keen 81. Several pairs o
cattle were sold. and no accidents oc
Cured worthy OF mention.
H.C.F.
Miss Sarah j Prentiss of Paris dice
in Bangor on Sunday the 2lst inst aged d
years. She was widely known as lady