Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-09-24

front OF the judges stand and said over
his little piece TO them. Ii ran about
like this: "I'his track IL under the rules
of the National Trotting Association.
Each and every one OF you will be ex-
pected to make drive. III you do not
make drive you will take the penalty"
When the horses got the word for the
second heat Nichols broke and ran
around the first turn. He acted very
unsteady throughout the heat. Black
Nathan went up TO the second place hug
ging close to the sulky Of Fancy Boy
nearly the whole route and coming down
the stretch closely Tapped, but second.
The Judges and audience did not seem
satisfied that all was well and Black
Nathan was announced winner with
Fancy Boy second, Nichols third.
In the third heat Fancy Boy took the
stretch. Nichols acted steadier and the
three horses went the route well bunch
ed, Fancy Boy finishing first, Black
\ than second, Nichols third. This
time the Judges announced Nichols third
and dead heat" between Fancy Boy
and Black Nathan.
In the fourth heat Black Nathan made
very losing break on the start and
dropped back quite distance, Fancy
Boy maintaining the lead closely follow
ed by Nichols. But Nichols broke on
the last quarter and Black Nathan came
up to finish close second again.
al ,t hna
like the fourth except that the horses
were steady. The finish rs before was
Fancy Boy first, Black Nathan second,
Nichols third.
Did the audience believe this an hon
est racer Well. If they did they had a
queer way of manifesting it. The race
going public are hard TO satisfy - with
this kind OF race.
NAMED RACE. PURSE 800
Fancy Boy. by Robinson D.. c. Il.
Head. Fac, SUMNER. 81 :.
Black Nathan. ny Robinson D., Jason
Russell, Buckield, --...--..-.. .-..J os
Nichols by Victor Patchen. q. J.. Far.
Tine %. ssl2. s's7, ? >. s.se.
THE GRANGE EXHIBITS.
The premiums for grange exhibits
have reused wholesome rivalry among
the several oranges, and each year they
work a little harder TO Guido one an
other. This year the entire space In the
middle of the upper hall WAS given TO
the oranges, aud Norway, Paris and
Hebron oranges packed IL with all that
could be made to stick. Every form OF
product Of field, garden and household,
| fancy work, art exhibits, stuffed birds,
ornsments-it would be about "a easy 10
tell what wasn't in the exhibits as to tell
what was. They were the centre of at
traction in the building.
sPECIALTIEs FROM THE ORANGES.
Norway Grange won first prize, and
IL was universally agreed that It's exhibit
was large and fine, and arranged with
taste that il would be- hard TO excel.
A pyramid of red. white and blue rib
hons and two pieces of silver won by
! kingleside Farm Jerseys during the
present season was feature OF the
Paris Grange exhibit. The prizes were
won nj the Eastern Maine, New England
aud Maine State fairs.
Norway's exhibit included h1ral
anchor and iloral spinning wheel, which
were much admired.
Hebron Grange had on is table the
handsome agate presented 10 the grange
by the first lecturer OF grange ever
chosen in Maiue-lusley Bumpus OF
Auburn Grange, No. |.
4 squash inscribed paris Grange,
grown by II. NJ. Tucker, occupied cen
trail position. The most elaborate spect
men OF this kind of work WAS a squash
bearing pictorial representation OF
Never too late to mend
George II. Davis of South Paris show
ed lot OF mammoth squashes and
pumpkins.
\ little dash churn In the Hebron ex
hblt il known to be l20 years old, and II
couldn't be bought for SIS.
Paris Grange had 800 labels printed
for the several articles. They ran out
quick. Ave ought to have had thou
sand"
A case OF birds eggs tastefully ar
ranged in nests, shown 10y w. Scott
Bearce OF Hebron. Is an exhibit thai
can't be beaten In this part OF the state
Miss Dinah y. Il. Bottle, Door-keep
er." though ornamental, is suggestive oil
something besides the Maine law.
Harry Farrar helps out Paris with !
cornstalk 10 feet ! inches.
Norway's background OF canned goods
was most effective aid TO the artistic
effect.
THE RUN BUSINESS.
some who think they know say there
was considerable liquor sold and drunk
on the grounds. II that was the case, Il
must have been quiet kind OF liquid
for there was very little noisy demon
straiion. Jailer Garland made three ar
rests during the fair. Perley Ripley ol
Paris paid a fine OF - 90 and costs
amounting TO about sis 90, for intoxica
ton, and CYRUS Durgin OF Paris and
william Iittlehalc Of Gorham, y. H..
lre serving sentences OF thirty days IL
i,il for single sale of liquor. All thes,
sentences were imposed in the Norway
court.
AWARD OF PREMIUMS.
Stations. Robinson Dean, Buckiield
stallion, $40; kimball G. Atwood, Buck
field, l-year-old stallion, I; l.. w. Gould
Otisiield Gore. 2-year-Old stallion, .; l.
V. Everett, Hebron, non-standard l-year'
old stallion, 1.
Com e. T.. Andrews, j. A. Twaddle
). X. lIutchins.
Colts.-A J Pcnley, South Paris
3.year-old lilly, S.; L V Everett, He
bron, do, 3; A ID Cummings, Hebron, do
2: Barrett Bros, West Sumner, 2-year-old
lilly, 5; Harry Dudley, Bucsiield, do, 2
John l. Graves, Hebron, do, |; & T. Eos
ter, Buckiield, l-year-old iilly, T.: Bar
rett Bros, standard 3-year-old, S, stan
dard 2-year-old, 3, standard l-year-old, I
Com.-H NJ Fiske, Whitney Buck, l.
ii Burgess.
Broodmares and Sucking Colts - Bar
rett Brothers, West Sumner, hroodmare,
sl5, sucking colt, standard, 3; Mountain
View Stock farm. Paris, sucking colt,
standard, ,; sucking colt, non standard,
3; John |. Graves. Hebron, sucking colt,
nom standard,
Com VIM \ Thomas, ii w Stuart,
Ii Millett, Jr.
Herds Benjamin Tucker, Norway,
herd, SIS; A. II. Andrews, South Paris,
IL; A. L. Jackson, Norway, o.; Charles
Penley, South Paris, 6.
| Com.-H. ID. Irish, j. w. Bracket, III.