The Portland daily press., 1880-10-14
West Oxford Fair.

FRYEBURG, Oct. 13.
beautiful autumnal sky, tempered by a
light frost-almost the first of the season-con.
strained the not unwilling crowds of people to
attend this holiday festival. Probably the
general good temper of the masses, and the
air of satisfaction on every countenance, may
be attributed to the change of the political
skies which brings an assurance OF peace and
prosperity to the nation.
CATTLE SHOW.
Although this department of the fair was
hardly up to the average standard, it was not
inferior in the quality of the majority of the
animals exhibited. A. r. Jenness of Frye
burg entered fine Durham heifer with two
weeks old calf by her side; also an imported
Berkshire SOW with pigs two weeks old, and a
pure blood boar. The president of the society,
G. r. Bean of Denmark, exhibited an entire
herd of cattle. G. W. Moulton, of the same
same town, entered fine bull two years old
and COW and calf. We also noticed
Durham bull and COW from c. d. Fessenden
of Brownield, Oxford Down lambs from e.
Pingree of Denmark, a flock of Merino sheep
from James Walker of Fryeburg, steers from
5. Chandler of Stow, Durham bull from G.
P. Goldthwait of Denmark, COW from T. l.
Pingree of Denmark. Several other animals
worthy of mention must be omitted as neith-
er the owners name nor the breed of the ami
NAL was to be found on card or label
Town teams of excellent quality, both of
oxen and steers, were displayed by Fryeburg
and Denmark, and were marched around the
trotting course, preceded by the East Fryeburg
brass band.
More coops OF poultry were exhibited than
ever before, and this department was especially
interesting as the entries were made by young
men and boys who thus display their
growing interest in agricultural pursuits. r.
M. Howe, Fryeburg, exhibited coops of Silver
duck wing game, black breasted red game and
golden spangled bantams and several kinds of
pigeons A. S. Shirley, Fryeburg, one coon of
Guinea chickens and one of Brown Leghorns:
E. Baker, Fryeburg, Brown Leghorns; W. T.
Kelley, Fryeburg, Brahma chickens: S. Rich
Barrows, Fryeburg, Plymouth Rocks; Master
Harry Harmon, family of rabbits.
FRUITS AND GARDEN PRODUCTS.
In the upper hall seventy-fve plates of an
pies were distributed over the tables and also
fine displays in boxes, baskets and measures
beside plates OF winter pears, large and solid
and samples of Concord and Delaware grapes
The principal exhibitors were E. Weeks of
Chatham, N. H., j. Swan of Brownfeld, T.
l. Pingree of Denmark, A. F. Sanborn of
Fryeburg. Twenty-Five traces of corn covered
the walls of the lower hall, including the usu-
al farm varieties; also the standard sweet
kinds used for canning, and the best sorts for
popping. The monstrous pumpkins, squashes
and cabbages, too large for table use, covered
the tables and were spread around the floor.
A. o. Pike and Master Phil. Perry of Frye-
burg exhibited some large onions; 7. Day of
Fryeburg, Burbank potatoes, favorite kind
in this region; Geo. B. Barrows of Fryeburp.
seventeen varieties of seedlings, including the
second and third generations from the potato
balls
DAIRY PRODUCTS, BREAD, &C.
This exhibition was excellent and for the
hrst time protected from injury by capaeious
case covered with glass. The samples of but,
ter from the dairy of Mr.. Charles Perry of
Fryeburg were on the way to Boston, where a
ready market is found through the season at a
high price. Fourteen entries of cheese and
butter were made in this department. The
wheat bread brown bread and cake from fif-
teen housekeepers were all of good quality.
We noticed not far distant on the table, al
though belonging to another division, a tempt
ing array of table luxuries, including pre-
serves, jellies, &C., of more than thirty kinds,
f1anked by samples of pickles. bees honey and
maple sugar. Further mention of these
branches of the ladies' exhibition must be
omitted, as well as the reports from the COM
mlttees,, on account of the early departure of
the mails.