Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-10-14
Reported Coz ths OXFORD Democrat
rhk WEST OXFORD FAIR.

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fHrEnCRo. Oct >. lisa
Tue West OXFORD Agricultural sscl~,y
has jast closed is thirty fourth annasl
sxhihition The snnaAi baslaess M. tlug
vss sSjoorSsd 10 neat Tuesday. oc, a..
a. he fair sas held one week earlier than
usual
The wssthsr being fsvorsbls ths attend.
ance sas god. and not~ithstsndiag the
namesr thsrv wss little dis,arbancs oa or
nesr the ErOunds; this l. largely due D.
- ths care OF those Who admit ths loqaa.
cioos shosmsu and uotion veniers not b.
allos suy susplcioas chsracter-. and no
uncertsia beverage. ~.rs silas-d a. the
groundis
TIE hrs, DAY 1. especially devoted d
STOCK exhibits snd bat few articles are sea
In the hall. Tue cKrtls snow wss goOi
fryeoerg sod Deumsrk each furnished two
town teams. and good polllng vas showa
IN The drawing match In this department
- nOts ths following premiums Town
tsans-fryeburg (en,ered ~ Ira Smart
lot, Denmark. (snisred BY A. 2. Plngresl
aod and sra- working Osss-Stsphsn
Rove, Dsumsrk. ist; John Colby. Den.
mara. aai, seth Weeks. Fysbarg. 5rd
Fst Csttle-ANron Jones. sweden. ist.
John Colby, sad Nst~hci OKen-F W.
william. Denmark. lat Ira Smart. sad F.
@. n Naiksr, sra Matched Three Year
GA Steer.-A Jones. sweden. 1t. James
Head. Dcumark 1ud = Chandler. STOW.
1rt Herds % cattle were shown BY Prank
BARRIER. c. u Fesssuden. W. n Suckney.
Rrowuheidi Ei~iu Pingrse. Denmark
Other stock va exhibited ~ n Howe. q
Osgooi. y. % Mciniire. q waikcr. A. n
Evans. james wAlker. Fyeburg stephen
Casndi,r. stow q r. B~an. a. y. Lord
nebmArk. AMI others Horses wer, catered
By n q. wslasr. Lowell. a W. Gray. ;.
y rbbetts. DeumAfki Jas. q smith. A.
v. Stsvsus. r. A Bradley. wm. Gordon.
frysbarg. act others G. W. PIKE eHhib-
led some ens Piymos,h Rock fowls
Frabk Bsrksr. WHOSE success with fowls
has BEN lately msuiionsi 10 the DNocE,r,
showed several ooops
"Wednesday. The ball presented = very
tirsFvut AsP~ct from The DAY bsflre; the
sxhihit iu both halls was unusually good.
varistiss ~ vegetables were shosn ~
Col Jas wNker. ". n. Sucknsy. W. n.
Howard. J. =. Pray. sni Others A potato
weighing 20. 2 ol - horny that 10
sprvaA over much space on The table. IL
shown BY : q. Boynion. Brownasli.
Prvmiums on crops Serc awarded A.
folioss 90 corn. b y. e knoH. % W
Osgcct. y W Barker. Jas. wAiker. Fye-
ourg EuNs Andrews. stos, Dau.sl Hii.
Brownasii. ThomNs Day. Fryeb0rg Pop
Cons. y Tibhstts. Dsnm.rs. tst :. NJ
Riehsrtson. Fyeburg, - Mar BarroSs
90. SID whsAt-J q Ssan.A W waik
sr. q " Mo1lion. Wa walker A. q
walksr shows white Ras.iAa wheat 81 -
bushels OF which were raised on ! Ia acres
Hslen W. stevens Fyeborg. lot on oats
g W Mositou. Denmark. "a Hattie
@ Fatsr D. years Old. shows a collection
OF secis
10 tae uPPsr BAL tempting array %
fruit meets TIE sye-spples % al co,ors
and shapes. %. 2. Saauters. Sweden. shows
s0 varieties ]. @. Swan. 10 J. J. Pingree.
o.. Rafss Bennett ans &. Il smith. "a
Ausou jobes. sweden. ~ stephen wAik.
sr. stow. Jas. walker. Wesley Emersou.
and others also sHhlblt spplss. Craps are
e1Albiisi BY J. N. Bean. Brownnsld O.P
S,andsrs A. W. Gray. y y. Smith, c. n
saith. Denmark Iicury walker. y. sew
era handsome specimens % PsArs were
sccn. Al one cot % the same table Al
.orts % preserved fruit-soms - cans and
glasses were counted. shown BY ne Mrs.
y. %. Mclntire. 7. l.. Eastman, Jenno.s.
n. V. stevens. c. W Pile. J Pray. W. a.
Abbott. Mss Anna Baffoss. sud Others
The assortment % Brtai. CAke. and Dairy
Products. thosgh not large, was appareui-
y The Dee, Of their hind.
The bsedls woTs Nnd fancy articles
showed hat much time bad BEEN spent Ia
their manufacture. Exquisite needle work
was exhibited ~ Mrs @. q. Ani Mlss N
b Msnsfeli Of ENsi BfoSuheld. basket
nafs non husks ~ Emma N. klmoall
etglng krt by Mrs. SsrAA Perkins, aged
-. sllk patchwork and embroidery BY
Mr. q. Ballard. aged IS, baskets made
from The straws % = broom By N. J. H.
satellite; brackets made ron an enormous
fuugus or tosdstO0d ~ Mr.. Elra Srvcrs.
Sue,ieu. collection % nccdls work.
done bv south American natives, brought
iron there by Jonsthan Stiekney % Brown.
celt. attracted mach attention. A qaili
made By Mr.. samuel Suckney, Aged e.,
whlts qa.t Knit by Mrs. Warren % Den
marx. AM many others were hang about
The room. The art dept was represented
by too paintings and some sketches, while
the vel allied department % household
manufactures showed that the more sob
siAuila arts are no; neglected. Cot nov-
ers we're exhibited by the Mrs. ~ \. Frye,
n W stevens. J. NJ. Bean. ant ~ Alice
Locke. Ellen Tibbstts showed several
cases % butterflies. collected BY herself
Leah Barker. q painted tAmbourine.
AAsdsons afghan BY Mrs. y. y. Frye.
Re, lafk Of space f1rblds The mention Of
many othef noticeable articles.
The race for the Socis,y's purse came OF
wednesday p N, and was von by Harry
Morrill,. a. follows. for the three heats
Ssndy River boy. 8. Wilson Ensry.
Harry morrill,, spti W. u. Aooo,t,
Dan tarroil. 81 4. Wll.on webb. "a
tims. 90 al az
The following Is The summary for the
on Thursday
UrorE.J Hatch Bro~nheid. i
usn carroll b. 8, v Webb, frye
Ilsrr, xorril. spai. q ~ HAb