Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-10-10
OUR COUNTY FAIR.
LARGEST ATTENDANCE EVER KNOWN.

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last week were full Of interest TO the peo-
pie Of this section, and great crowds gath
cred at the fair grounds between So. Paris
and Norway, to attend the annual County
fair then and there to be held. Wednes-
day, the attendance was probably over
seven thousand, as $500 tickets were sold
at the gate. People came early, and In
such numbers that some waited nearly an
hour before they could secure ticket and
enter.
Owing to the lateness Of time, and q
great pressure Of business, we shall be I'M
able to give the premiums this week, but
shall give record OF the doiugs as pro-
missed on the program.
DAILY DoINGs.
First Ddy-In the fore noon receiving,
entering and arranging stock and articles
for exhibition. At o'clock T. NJ, Trot-
ting match for colts years old.
The races are all summarized at the
close of report of daily doings.
Between heats, Trotting Match for
colts years old.
Second ddy.-At O'Clock A. NJ, Flowing
Match. The teams were as follows No |,
Merrill o. X. plow, No. IS, furrow Is
inches wide, s inches deep. p. l.. Pike at
the plow handles; f. J. Pottle driven with
pair Of seven years old cattle, l-2
feet in girth. First premium for large
plow. No. 2, Z. J. Pottle team, with p.
l.. Pike at the handles Of Merrills o. X.
No. %. Furrow 10 inches wide, inches
deep, I'd premium. No. ST. c. Merrill,
the manufacturer, held his swivel plow,
with S. NJ. Kings team of horses-furrow
Il l-2 inches wide, l-2 deep. First pre-
MUM for swivels, No. 4. Frank Starbird,
used No. 90. O. X. cutting furrow 10 l-2
inches wide and - deep. He had no
driver, his team being readily managed by
the voice. He took first premium for No.
20 plow. During the match there was an
exhibition OF the Casaday sulky plow by
Mason Bros, the enterprising hardware
and Agricultural Implement dealers OF
Norway, with 4 pair of fine horses, which
did good work. Col. SWEET the exhibitor,
spoke highly of its work on his place.
At 10 o'clock, Examination OF Town
Teams. AFTER the blowing match the
town teams stretched along the grounds.
The strings attested the good quality OF
stock for which this region is celebrated
In each team were some especially fine
pairs of cattle. A. 7. Knight, South Par
Is, had in the four years old team a pair
OF grades. Hereford and Durhams, that
were beautiful animals. Shey are feet
inches In girth and handsomely mated.
The competitors for the premiums were
Oxford, Norway and Paris.
At 10 l-2 O'Clock, Examination of Hors-
es. Among the horses exhibited was
Percheron Norman stallion, owned by l..
b. Swan, Paris. He was a splendid ami
NAL, dwarfng the others about him. He
is five years old and weighs 1000 pounds.
He requires a collar with over five feet in
side measurment J. c. Marble exhibits
the Oily that took the premium at the
State Fair, with the dam, Fanny Patchen.
Mr.. NJ. has refused $1,000 for this mare,
who has made the best mile ever trotted
on these grounds. She has promising
sucking colt by her side.
A. +. Jackson exhibits beautiful stall
lion, "Phil Sheridan, jr." He is seven
years old. lie has also 4 four-year-old
colt after Phil, from IIambletonian and
Patchen mare, that is promising animal.
l. b. Fuller, Canton, exhibits "Smuggler
Chief" fine stallion sired by old Snug
gler, dam by Royal George, grand dam by
old Hiram Drew. S. X. Hutchins, oil
Rumford, had his Bonner Spirit OF &c,
a Messenger and Hambletonian that is
promising stock horse and beautiful
horse. Mr.. o. NJ. Bowker drove a snowy
pair of sorrel horses, entered As matched
pair, that made handsome team.
At ! O'Clock p. NJ, Stallion Race, for all
Stations kept as Stock Horses in this
County during the season OF 1881.
See Summary
A special purse was also made up In the
. 40 class.
At o'clock, Drawing Match for Oxen.
The trial OF strength OF oxen did not
prove so great an attraction as usual. The
first pair OF cattle hitched up were the
seven and half foot cattle of Prescott L.
Pike. The drag was loaded with granite
blocks 4514 lbs. This was moved the
length Of the trial space, when about half
q ton additional weight was put on; this
was moved few feet.
Mr. Fuller, OF Waterford, with his sew
en-foot cattle, tried the load and moved it
8 few feet, as did Mr.. Brown, with q pair
Of the same size.
At the annual meeting held Wednesday
afternoon the following officers were
elected; President, S. T. Holbrook, Ok
ford; Vice President, S. /. Millett, Nor
way; Secretary and Treasurer, A. c. T.
King, So. Paris Trustees, II. A. Cush-
man, Hebron, w. L. Stanton, Oxford, J.
+. Penley, Paris, VIM. Richardson, Green
wood, S. II. Millet, Norway.
Third Day-At O'Clock A. NJ, Bicycle
Race; purse S6-S3 to first, so to second,
81 to third.
Robert Moore, Paris Hill l ii
z. q. Dingley, Auburn. 2 q
Geo Soyes, Norway. 81
Time, 81, Isl.
At 10 O'Clock, Trotting Match for $50
class:
See Summary
At III O'Clock. the Examination of Gen.