Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-09
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competitors behind, "distancing one OF
them, We heard, whatever that may mean.
Here follows a summary OF the races;
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FOUR YEARS OLD.
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STATIONS.
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SPECIAL PURsE-2 As CLASS.
Prank Fox. Muler's Maid, llsl
rhos. Thayer. Tommy Nelson. 4t24
Paul Hartford. Tramp, 2Sis
T.. NJ. Thayer. PeQusket. 32l
nme-3;15, al. ~, 2;isl.
While travelling over the grounds, we
counted over thirty booths aud tents de-
voted TO side shows, eating saloons, and
vsrio,s games for shooting and throwing.
This did not include peddlers with carts,
whose calls were so numerous that one
could scarcely converse on the grounds
between the race course and the hall. All
seemed 10 be doing thriving trade.
The hall display was about ~ good AZ
Usual. There were the usual rugs and
quilts, perhaps made On different plan
and containing larger or lesser number
OF pieces; the same exhibit OF knitting and
sewing, crocheting and working, all show
| lug that our farmers families are cult
waiting a taste for the beautiful, which
m,kes life more worth the living to it,
possessor, whether in the city, the village
or on the lonely farm.
We did not expect TO see a large exhibit
or fruit, but there was quite fine display.
| The specimens presented were very fair
and beautiful Nj Lemuel Quincy OF He
brou had thirty-ave varieties OF apples,
pears, pluins and grapes, and he did not
show any OF his fall fruit, as II had all gone
! into the market Mr.. :. NJ. Hing OF South
| Paris, also had hue exhibit OF fruit.
| There were other entries a. follows A.
J. Pvnley, South Paris, Ballwius and Or
ause Spys; John w. Hill, Norway, hand
some BAldwius, Spl,zenburgs, Porters aud
plate of good looking peaches; 5 z. Cush-
man, Hebron, specimens Alersnders, X. ].
Greetings, Msideu's Blush, Fameuse and
Sweet Russets; Mrs + | Libby, South
| Paris, Baldwins. Greetings, Black Oxford,
| ilubbardstOns, Tallman Sweets and winter
apples; Jos. II. Porter, So. Paris, four va
rieties winter apples, tiolden hussets, n.
Y. Greetings; Nathan l. Millett, Norway,
Baldwins, Northern Spys, Rhode Island
Greetings; J. A. Bradbury. Norway, King
OF Tomkius, Fall Sweets; A. Edwards,
] Paris, Baldwins, Hubbardstons, Fall Green
ings, hussets, Duchess OF 0denburgsg c.
5. Dudley, winter apples, Baldwins, Jer-
sey Sweets; II. Z. Chase, Paris, Baldwins,
Northern Spys, Greetings; c. II. George,
Hebron, 20-ounce apples, Northern Spys,
|
rieties winter and "A fall apples, Lawrence
pears, Muscsdlne and Walker grapes W.
X. Swan, South Paris, speclmes OF grapes :;
]. A. Bradbury, Norway, specimens Blood
Seeding grapes; W. W. Durham, North
| Paris, had d splendid collection OF his na-
tive and other grapes; II Z. Chase, some
tue Hartford Prolific and Seeding grapes ::
James Crockett, Norway, specimens Mus
cadine grapes; Adrian T. Maxim, South
Paris, plates good grapes.
Vegetables and root crops were not
largely represented, though some OF the
specimens were very fine. There were
large baskets OF onions, as large and fine
- one often ands. =. IL and II. A. Mil
lett, Norway. exhibited nne potatoes, A.
J. Penley, South Paris, had IL varieties OF
potatoes, with cucumbers, Acme tomatoes,
turnips, beets aud pumpkins; w. o. King,
Paris nice beets and turnips; J. G. Rowe,
oxford, splendid speciaens OF onions and
pumpkins; II. Z. George, Hebron, speci-
mems OF turban squash, carrots, beets,
mangel wurtzels, oucumbers and tomatoes !;
II. II. McKeen, South Paris, some big
pumpkins; L. 1. Howard, Norway, some
splendid White Egg turnips; W. h. Swan,
South Paris, specimens Of potatoes p. I
Wheeler, South Paris, four varieties on
ions; A. J. Penley, specimens Danvers
carrots; Ii. A. Cushman, Hebron, three
varieties potatoes; ]. A. Bradbury, Nor
way, specimens beets, turnips, cabbaees,
tomatoes, Butmsn squash, and onions
Lemuel Quincy, pumpkins and Beauty OF
Hebron potatoes; c. II. George, Hebron,
tomatoes.
Ia agricultural implements, w. Ii. SWEET,
South Paris, exhibited two plows and q
hsrrovs. ". Q. King, Of South Paris, q
moving machine, bearing Fred Atwood's
label. j. L. King patent corn planter.
Z. II. Libbey the South Bend chilled plow,
steel combination pillow, sulky pillow and
horse pitchfork. MIR Merrill, the South
Paris plow manufacturer, exhibited the u.s.
ual variety Of plows from his factory. 1t
Is hard to convince the Oxford farmers
that plow which embraces SO many points
suggested by themselves is not the one for
their farms.
At the annual meeting Of the Society, the
following officers were elected:
S. T. Holorook, Oxford, President.
S. I. Millett, Norway, Vice President
A. C. T. King, So. Paris, Secretary.
J.F Penley, Paris; W. N. Thomas, Ok.
ford; F. A. Danforth, Norway; Waldo
Pettiugill, Rumford; Silas Mitchell, Buck
field, Trustees.