Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-09-28

Morton. Bethsl. ersnberries.
There may have been others which es'
cspei oar notice.
Tuesisy Afternoon there were sOms -.
0oO or G 600 people on the groaais.
Wednesday prov~t The great day OF the
Fair, there being 5000 pe,ple In st,eni.
ance. IL vas Oxfori Couuty Day. or :
car. loads going over the 0rsni rrunk.
Thursday IL rainei very. yes, Intensely,
hard all day, yet some OOo or 0Do dl-.
hsartsned people stool Aroani aud tfiri TO
keep comfortable
fdiay was thrcstenlns. bat u did not
rsiu, and perhaps 5000 or 10 900 people
visited the Fair. We noticed aisrgc nun.
Der OF Oxford coan,y people 10 attend
ance this day.
Saturday vas cool and pleasant. bat as
many dli not know that the Fair wAs 10
hold over. the number OF visitors VA,
smaller one.
AROUND TuK STALLS.
The entire exhibit OF neat cattle present
va. rather In sxcess of that of last year.
The stalls we're sll occupied aai . few
had we're qasrtsrrt In "a, swioe shei.
The pure-brrds ol the lcsilug brv-,is, sach
- IIsreforis, Sa1rthorn.. sai Jsrseys,
werr al shown 10 larger nlmbers. ani sew
eral new exhibits were present ani new
heris represented.
The display of heavy oxen was not -
uotlc-ahls a. 10 was year ago, bat the
show of m matchei aud fat steers was fullt
up both la -lEs sni quality.
One 90 the best herbs of lisrcfotis a.
the park va. ~ NJ Holmes ~ oxford
al. bull. "Carsfai. 81 L. q lusv fellow.
tie Il flar years OH. girias fr,t sni
~.ighs 200 ihs. Mr.. II showed animals
aad oil gJoi ones
samuel Il I.pcke. OF West Paris, hal
TIE eh ,ic..t stock OF the A. G.. & regis
~. "FayOflts'. Phir." ycarllng 81
Lambert buii, L. nnely bred sni boasts an
ancestry Of urar Ala - The best butter
prodaclng stock In the world. Thrcc
hand.oms yearnug hslisrs In Mr. L'cke'.
exhibit we're be.utic. sni proosoly could
not be bat In ca biCef ors- LOG No. Is
stock has besn notlc~i 10 oar eolamn'
her,t fore
Toe Devon, were rsprc.-niei hy oulT
oa- herd entry. and that by VI Lsia-r IL.
Muin rhl, herd, q. shosu ~ TIE falr,
comprised eight AnlmIs, led by large
ball. "Dske OF Chen.nso." prits nssr
Al several Sss York Fairs. rso ooss
we're In The herd, "A tsO-ycar oil hsif
~ AMI ycarling. syesfiine ball, Ani tso
heller Uvcs- IL is haGi.oms stock, sold
iark rr,i coior-s p-culisritI OF Va D's-
on. Thi. herd. we understand, will De
90 exhibition n oar Okfori Coauiy Fair.
This wevk. where IL will a. last year be AL
mlr,d by haair~is.
samuel N King. of South Paris. m Vie =
doe show of young jersey stock, prodlcei
~ careful selection All breeding. ul'.x'
hialt consisted of . ~ mOuths' old heller,
- Er1. P,Siro." Bird ~ Blsnchui Bros
OF CamD.rlani. With Der three mOaths
oli calf. both aDoat perfect In th- pninis
snlch dosignai. The hlgh.bfci J.r."y
rwo other calves. on- four mouths vi. >.
registry, AMI one three monihs, ~ iopfci
DJn Pedro. bryi ny IIeary l. Pierce, OF
das. wh-iher 10 rsl.lHg stock, or iraii'
a. vel a. In other fsfning operations,
Ne King will be fOaai ~ tae frOnt
snsKr.
Oae of the heaviest sheep upou the
sroand. 90. TIE thr~eyssr old Leicester
pack of n \ II,.ung.. ~ our n0f'hern
Otfori C0auiy tosn OF Nssy TIE IL
aiblt comprissd nft-en salnsis ani gave
god idea of th- qa.lln ,stlOas OF this nut
tou br,.d OF -A-ep We hpp' VI. Hs.t.
inxs will have the h,ri Oh exhibition Al TIE
County Fair.
There were M exhibitor. 10 thi. depart.
'n-nt from this eoaniy ye' Oxford CjanV
pnrs l. not - be snrsr a a.
EtOovernor Gsrcelon's Waite Caesisr
80 was The chief attraction. Her weight
1. COO poauds; /. one remarked, she wts
the biggest hog In the crOsi. Tue Df.,
4 4 D. Mat la NN.a lflnEFNaaa
isnsl race election day. wss unqaestion.
.ly AhrAi iu the ssias ,xal,lt Pair week
by large m'i 'riy
POULTRY.
A. anticipated. tbe snow ~ poultry vas
very large ani complete Tae new bald.
lag erected fOr this display Is M, - large
by one third a. IL ought - have been eol'
s,rucisd. consequently there wiss erosi'
ei condition that very mach msrrci TIE
beauty of the exhibit change In the
rule. vii hereafter be qnlts necessary, -
prevent 80 many cOops of singlc variety
p-lng shown by one p-rsOn. The ieui that
has d0ne daiy la former year. w.' aghn
.pr.sf over the ducks ani tafkeys Ani
geese and small fosl. yei theie wts not
room. aud they were piled three tsr' Ia
hslght. besides b-lug crowded lnlO AL
/ part. OF the oal ding and tent
"Its extent. its variety, TIE cay Ieatn-
.rs AMI brilliant combinations OF the goli'
en-. the red, The browo, the black, the
brouIs and TIE specified birds. male The
poultry show exceedingly attractive Tue
| pOatry men never we're Oui Ia such iOree'
i rn.r. certainly IL NJ sixa OF The least de-
cline In the hen fsver In Maine. Th- nun
/ ,er of rare ani in- specimens shosa ~
some individual breeders IL astonishing
One Curiosity 10 this shos vas Nc Has
ksll's (Auhurn) coop OF "frlIE!es -:hey
are fowls whose feathers, ss one remnks'
sros wrong .lie out.
oxford C0uniy's contribution 10 this de-
pArtm-ut was gensroas.
Mr. A. 4. shuril,n. OF Soaih Paris, ths
vel. kuo sn fancier. Was on hand with pam
~roa. specimens from his extensive Il rss.
/ Oas OF his best pairs Vas coop O! k9fN
aronr. turkeys. Ills Toulouse geese were
the delight OF many msiron. Tue danuy
OF the exhibit vas Partridge Cochin cock
In green and goli-,he envy OF every dude
within Growing distance. There were Also
wyaniOttes, Lsghorns, aud other deslrs'
ole kinds.
NJ. Benj,mln Bacon, Jr., OF Norway.
dl.pl.yed several coo3s OF doe Brown ani
White Leghorns, Pekln ducks, etc.
Mr.. George L. Tucker. OF South Ptris,
eou,euted himself with bringing eisni
coop. of Brown Lsghoru chicks. ani the
reporters FOR the city papers say they dld
not sec In the show any lot or one variety
ths, went ahead Of these--in size ana Ia
n,rking. they are wonders. Gooi Tor
fuckers ehiek-l
DIR. q NJ. Twitchell, or keahn-li, lot-
merly OF this county, Was there WIZ nls
usual grand lot OF birds lie is piooaov
N. best sa,horiiy on poultry 10 our sooi
State OF Maine.
THE socIrrYs EXHIBITION HALL
The most interesting TO usl OF the
MANY excellent features OF the fair, VAS
N. Main Exhibition Bulldlng-or. rather,
N. coutents. within. the walls and three
doors were completely lined aud covered