Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-09-22

fOr the Oxfort county fhf W nav
thrc. DAYS ~ good weather on the thr-e
DAYS appointed for the fair has become
In recent years such an exceptional case
that II vas general surprise when Tues
day, Wednesday aud Thursday ~ last
~e~k proved Ia t,e DAYS of perfect wealth
er aud the fair w.nt OF according ."
the programme. without pcsiIonsment
.r hindranc.. The fair VAS q big sue
ce.s, "a n Away. L., the managers are
happy, and the people are tir~i ba,
satisfied.
mI FtRsT DAY.
Only q few hundred were on the
ground. the first day. The mass ~ the
exhibits don't come In until the morning
a the second day, aud the people dcnt
come much either.
ruE RiG pAr.
wednesday morning the people FROM
al part. of IN. county started on their
annual pilgrimage "a the county fair.
The tsams. the dust. the string. OF cat-
lie. the big pampklns aud squsshes, aud
the hors-s 90 every sire, color and con-
lition whlch we're drawing pcoplc la the
gates, al made up familiar, YET ever
entertaining sccne.
The attendan,e "Wednesday L. e.iimai-
III Al 500 90 iO.Op. Probably. not tn
use any India rubber about the cslculs-
tion. the loser numh-r Il the ncaror -
innate. though nearly seven thousand
tickets werr -old. aud the exhibitors,
committee msmhers Ac-, besides those
sho bought tickcts tuesday and used
them Wednesday. would probably swell
the total above s,sD.
rnI uoE>Ip STOCK.
Oxford County farmers have No; yet
/ learned IA. art of having cattle show
7 anil having the cattle cut. although for
some t,ason the exhibit f,ll short 81
l former wears la number, bat the quality
was excellent and the condition. ~ most
I II them was very fine. The high price
I paid Zoe oxen In the spring make. their
/ number much les this fall, while u u
| safe to sAv that the wealth la dairy cows
/ l. larger than any pr,ylou. year. ~
| l.. NJ fnd some valuable J.rssy herds
an the grounds. also DurhAms, Here
I ford. aul Iiolsieins, aud grades. otis-
hsld. which has h.cn anncxcd On the 30
ciety recently, makes = good exhibit.
J. l.. A n. l.. Horne, Norway, from
their sttsck farm shoN num,rr 81 thor
oughhr,d Jerseys. INrr ~. lambert
stands a the had. and pure ~. Lam
,.crt calf la the psn. Nina rogi. l. a
pure blood .-ycar.old COW, With the
y.arling Van. Maud I'ogis, hVr years
old. lmport~l cow lemon iaaiss, I'M
ported from the island ~ jersey, slx
wears old. Eufaline. a G-ycAr-old COW.
-. IIlrard strain. Romeo Arten, Que
"a their hs,st COWS, an wears old, - per
cent ~. Lambert. carrie Foster and
Bessie Blukrr Arr dne ones, slN YEAR,
old. \ nics 2-ycsr-old hsifer, fall blood.
mese are an registered \. j. 4. Z. Jer-
scvs.
Trusi.. n. l.. Br,tt, Otlshsld Gore,
has ten thoroughbred llolstrlns on eNhi-
hitiou. Hull lelle Clay's ~econd Doug
las. onc year old. ani belicrs thru. "a
Que year. a. Follows; Lucy slot, thrrc
vears OH. Juno ileuVa, two years old :
ty.sis Crest. a. two years old; 'com-
massie Castins "A. l'rinc.ss Milo, aud
calf siN sceks old. Mr.. Brett also shows
pair 90 stevf calves aud Que heller cali,
ts.idrs a grade cow Ducs, slx wears old,
and calf one year old.
4. T.. More. south Parts, shows a
woke II grad. llolsisins } years old.
Daniel Watson. Norway, shows Ike
~ pair - thru ycsr-old grade Durhams,
snd Que pair % two-yoar-olds the same
AZ.
I.P. Moves. Greenwood, has Que pair
"a s-year-old., aud ncai pair Of work
ing Oxen.
Il. ". Fro.,. Norway, Que pair Of
working oxen.
a -
matched pair - thr-s~y-ar-od siscrs.
y. 4. Morrill,, Norway, Que pair oi
working oxen.
vi. stanton a sou. oxford. show
.oms hnc grade Hereford steer, uiccly
matched. thrcc and two years old, and 4
argv pair % draft oxen.
Norway hSrc OF ths blue ribbon for
town teams. The owners of them wcrc
uk Nurrtu uus t.sif
Natbsu " Nifstt ons pail
b D. Ns--i. uns pair.
tsasr Uic.1uh. ons pair.
B. ~ Nortil - Iair.-
III IL 4. Musu, go pair
Paris rel ribbons were oNn~l by;
n D Cha-s. ens psif.
| 4 ~ Arsirvss. uus pair
| 4 >. rynhsy 80 I.slr
| I fesirr, Gee laif
1 ~ 4. iIbbT ufs pair
| 4 o. fsnisf t~u pAir..
| "a D hNuhan, uns IsslF.
Norway captured the hrsi prife on
thrvg- yrar-old steer tcams. o~ners:
AK MsFrtn. oss yvss.
| 4 a. tushu1an, uns Fuks.
>HS a. a. Mkt, to- yess.-
| nanisl "a ASA. ans Fuks.
M. Ninstl ons yess.
| Norway also took fr.t on tNo-ycar-
old steer team:
pauisi wsi-.su. go yoks.
tru.st Merrill go yuks.
4 B. 4 Msrrtll. t~o yukss.
II a "a. 4. Muett, cns yokc.
~ Utnanh. ons yeks
AMONG TuE FpREEEs.
". n. cole, Paris, has grade Chester
boar, yearliug.
:. II. 4 n. \. Mlllett, Norway, have a
Work shlrc boar.
". y. Durham, North Paris. has
brought his mammoth thoroughbred
Chester boar.
Nathan willis Nilleii has brought
down twenty head, Including a strictly
Durham herd ~ ~. yoke 81 q year-old
spcCkled Durhams feet q, yoke tire.
years old. q fe.t :, and likely COWS aud
Young stock o. al up. Mr.. Millett has
got a. bring a much letter herd "a CON-
pete for premium. than .ix year. ago.
lie also avs that the outlook tor cat
lie ani .heep Tor farmer. j. much bright
er. for thoroughbred DurhAms q
| ysafling hull. -. Valentine, 2ni, aud
atSo-yesr-old helfrr. Faith, dam Charity.
:. X. Eili.. south Paris. has q grade
jersey coz, a yeArling heifcr aud other
stock from his Elm llill farm.
4. n. l'enley, raris, shows from al.
rvc,ntly purchased Elm Brook farm, :
head. comprising thoroughbred Here
/ ford bull from Holmes stock, eleven
weeks old. girth. four feet aud weigh.
JpO pounds Jl-B? Durham J-year-old
heifcr pair % 5-ycAr-old beef oxen.
: fc,t 2 one pair workers. year, old.
ri, fine workers, feet q; pair II
black ycarlins,, grade iIol.tsin, we'll
matched.
4 n. shartleff, Sogih rari.. show. a
grade Jersey calf.
pr. 4. 4. Whitman 10 Bnckfeli has a
grade Hereford COW slx years old.
llerbsrt VI. Tucker. South Psri.,
shows a grade Durham COW IN wears
ODD, aud grade Jerseys three, tao, aud
one year OLD.
John wyman, Norway Lake. thor
oughbrcd yesrling ilol.tsin bull.
Leonard Whitman. south Paris, has
q large grade Durham COW.
W. .. LIBBY, south Paris, one pair
working oxen.