Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-10-28
oxroap COUNTY Fam.

Oxford County fatf u TIE event of ths
season In aud for Oxfori County. AZ
that time, the Hear. of both sexes Tor
which Oxford County u celebrated, con-
grrgsic st the grounds % the agricultur-
al .ocirty. bringing With il,sm their
flock. aud herds. q. we'll az specimen. of
the products NJ the .oll aud the work.
of their ovn hand. la friendly comP.ii-
tlon for the prbrs awarded b, the society
Ia each according Ia IL. merits.
This year VI. we're booked for Tues
day, "Wednesday sni Thursday, sept. 10,
4. aud II. \. the prr,iou. wces hid
be,u stormy. keeping many from the
state fair, ". hsttsrri our.el,c. With
having q grand display and an unusually
large attendance. Hut on awaking Tues
d,y morulug snd .se,ng the water Trick
ling down the window pane, aud agiin
WEDNESDAY morning the same, With %"
hoax Tor anything b-tter, ! frar,i Ne
w,t- d"ouesi to disappointment. Hat,
sfisr many delays, Dame Mature, after
pro,ing herself very Nlobc, e"u ie-
.,-nd~,i to dry her tears In season to
ave us frpm utter failure.
fh lay morning ,lasnei ~lihout .Ieck
or f,w a. mar the f,,. of the .ky. sn'l
th. .un .hon. forth ~ith rave. never
never maf. N.lcome .lncr the day the
bow ~ promise ~as plsy~i Ia tllc hca''
.ns, a. q .ign that the -arth shall never
agtin b- ds.troyci by water. NJ an
early hour the teams begin io rumble
past, aud .. intent ou .c.lng what !. to
l- .cen, w,nt my way through mud
anL .lop to the fair grounds. Arriving
iherr, hni guoiiy numirr assembled
beforr me.
Ou entering ~. lower hall, devoted
Ia the exhibit 10 flowers. vegetables,
carTisgc. ani the mot. cumbersome
artlclr.. a.. eve \. struck 10y the ehPty
look. aud we wonder u u !. all owing
To the rain, or N Icoplc are In q measure
lo.lng their intrTe.t; but are sure thtt
the shoa !. ,vry mesgrr q. compared
with former years.
On tl,. upper hoor the lack Il even
inorr prominent than below; a the
whole c.ntTil p,rt ot the spiclou. hill,
Usually hll~i a. oyrrfiowiug With The
,Ii.play of dry gool., furniture, .-wing
ml,hiac., etc, !. entirely empty, excerpt
q few quilt. ani uss scattered ab"n'
over h..d. \ number of l-,,utiful organ.
,ni piano. fli the .oath sni of The hall
from which W. hear occasional susiclIr-
of delightful music.
The display of fruit u fair, everything
coa.kicrsi. IL !. q hipl year for apples
the .-a.on l. considered about two week.
late anI the time ~ the fair some tNo
serk. earlier than usual, .o msny oi tii"
apple. are not st their best aud u iscarll ,
foT most ,arictle. of grapes, although
.,w = few luscious looking one.. Tears
and plum. are mor- nosfiy Ia their sea
.on bat the exhibit u ,cry much smaller
than usual.
Tbr Ladies, believing ~ thing of bcaa-
~ la loy forever" have contributed oi
their beautiful ihlng., p"rhaP. noi 80
much In quantity q. heretofore hut lack
Ing nothing IN quality, shoSins mtn'
hour. of patient toll ani pslnsiasing.
Many l-catlful picture. adofu the walls,
showing artists ~ no mcan talent.
a. ti,., hsuT of u.,on arrives, th. .sVory
.m-lI ~ cofic., b,kc,i bean. aud Nariops
other ,lani., rvnlnis "a. that they have
nol forgotten to cater Ia the wants oi
the Inner min, and taking look around
VI. ,Is,'lI. that cpivurcan in,les'i must b.
the aplstlts that cannot satisfy ". de-
maud. Al any of tlc fir.i-class bco,hs o''
Ga. gruand.
On, prominent fratur. on entering the
ground. \. tII. uun,t-r of shaw tcnt., in
.otne of which triine.i dog., human
mDn.tfo.liic. anI other equally disgust
log thing. afr exhibited, tO the grind
Ing out 10 equally disgusting music.
What they have about thsm pertaining
Ia agriculture, horticulture ani hoficul
tur., or even csfHrs, to commend thrn'
a. "a. grounds of an agricultural .oClety,
I fall to .rc. That the stipend thsy pay
for the u.- ~ ia. ground. bring. some
money Into the treasury 10 the society ]
admit; bat that that they carry away
more FROM individuals ~ the county
mostly chlldrrn, l. ..lf-.Sl,lent. III they
have any plac. la public which some of
thru contend ha,. not u lsat the rear
~ some .-cond cla.. cifru.; aud thcrr, u
fof Que, would rrlegiic them.
Passing CA ". ..e q crowd gathcrc'i,
and hearing the N.ll-knoNu cfy ~ ",.cs'
luck, Nc rightly think u gathering
~ the knight. ~ thu goid-.iick. Arrh-
ins where W. eau .ec, ws find thrn'
.hrieking, gr.iiculailng and using every
means In their poscr to goad on the
poor patient on Ia exert every nerve
ani muscle o. draw load, to the very
last pound might say ounce ot~hlei'
be- I. capable. Perhaps taken from il'o
plow ih. night before, aud In the morn
log driven four, pcrhap. ten miles, IL
the grounds, aud after drawing hi. load
returning home az night to again return
to th. piow iu the morning. Vet, sho
ever think. Ia pity him, even to th. extent
~ bathing hl. poot s,riln~i muscle. Aitef
th. unusual cxertionf
Hut hear the ding! ding ~ the b"ll
calling the horse. to the track. And q.
I glanc, Ia that direction 80" the grand
stand we'll psck~i with people, shaving
that the trotiing I. an Interesting featur,
of th. fair. IL !. contrnlei by soms
that horse trotting .houli be barred from
an agricultural show. Hut az long a.
farmer. can raise trOtters, so long vii
they show thcm, and where more ap-
propriat.ly than With the other of their
proiuctionsr II always seem. to nis
ili,t the Que. that .ay the most against
horse tro,tlng are those that never know
the plea.ur, of sitting behind one of the
fie.t-llmb.d steei.. l enjoy u .o mucl
myself. that fear .hall feel very much
a. dbl the worthy di,in. about whom 4
brother rad . few weeks ago, providing
I hell the same position In the rac-. ~
to the abuse of trotting horses, ! know
of no animal that hs. the carc that does
the trottlng horse. No work IL required
~ a trotting horse except Ia the race
durlug the racing season; ant after
rae. th. fret care of hi. owner or dri,-i
|. "a 81. that he I. properly dried ani
cooled, hl. limb. bsthc'i anil swatbesi,
ani every precauilon taken that h'
suffer no harm from his eNertion. In
miny eases q min sleep. In the stall
10 surh place can be- callsi stall. fo'
the nni.hlng aud furnishing In the hom'
quarter. of many of those pets of the turi
u would Put To the blush many of our osr
sleeping apartments. Aud ss man most
Invariably prizes most that whi'h cost
him highest, Ne will not Tor q moment
suppose that horse which cost hlm
away up la the Thousands, besides earn
lug him yearly whIt to some ofu. woull
seem princ-ly income, !. Ia be neglect
c,i or abused.
That thing. to bc condemned may
arise at horse trot admit. ~ Their
may nc other places. At = game of bi''
ball for instance. of which Ne ha,.
specimen at the fair. bat that does mol
provr there shall bc Do gsmcs of ball ol
f.i .. Tome there IL something fssciiiai
lag In seeing Held of horses come To ili'
" Ire sni start In = race, each stri,ins
for the be-, positions, qIick totake ever,
aiyant,gr, gaiiei ani nrgei on By ~
driver to exert every nerve to be nrst al
the wire. II seems io me . symlol %