Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-22

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tractive team, at 10 o'clock Friday,
brought out three entries. which were
all worthy Of some description.
The team which won first prize was
entered by Starbird and Bowker OF
South Paris. II was cutunder com.
pletely covered with decorations Of white
and yellow, with floral arches overhead
In the same colors. Mrs. {. W. Bowker
and Mrs. Writ Stanley. in white cos
tunes with yellow decorations, occupied
the back seat. Frank Starbird In white
coat and cap, sat on the front seat and
handled the ribbons over the Mountain
View Stock Farm team of bays, six
horses. three abreast. The whole team
was "stunner."
The second prize team was entered by
Miss York OF Norway. IL was Con-
cord wagon, covered with decorations
OF white and light blue, with floral
arches OF the same. II was drawn by a
dark bay horse. with a pure white har-
ness. Miss York and Mrs. Charles
Kicker Of Norway In costumes 10 match,
rode In the carriage. The general effect
OF this hitch was extremely delicate and
pleasing.
The third team, which secured third
prize, was entered BY G.. w. Bowker OF
South Paris. Ii WAS tandem team In u
dog cart. The leading horse was pure
white, the other black. The white
horse wore white harness, the black
horse red harness. The cart was
decorated In red and white. Miss Amy
Record 10 red handled the reins, and
Miss Bertha Shaw in white sat besid,
her. The idea OF effective contrast wa:
carried out well In the entire scheme OF
this hitch.
Led by the band the teams psraded
once around the track, aud the decision:
were then announced as above. The
Judges were G.. NJ. Hatch of Pennington
j. W. Libby OF Hartford, w. w. Small
OF Rumford Falls.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
+. G. Merrill OF South Paris shows a
full line OF his celebrated -. X. swivel
plows, horse hoes and cultivators, weed
ers. and his riding spring tooth harrow
which Is as up-to-date farm implement
as can be- found.
c. Il Penley Of South Paris shows the
Mccormick mower. for which he Il
agent, and Monroe's rotary riding har-
row, new kind OF harrow for which
great things are claimed. IL l. certainly
different from anything ever before ex-
hibited here.
The Whitman Agricultural Works OF
Auburn make an extensive exhibit OF
farm implements, including cider mills,
trucks, wheelbarrows, clothes horses,
wagon jacks, King OF the Corniield corn
planter, root and feed cutters, barrel
headers, &c.
ANNUAL MEETING.
At the annual meeting Friday after
noon Henry ID. Hammond Of Paris was
elected vice-president.
J. w. Libby OF Hartford was elected a
trustee 10 place Of V. Z. DeCoster OF
Bucktield.
Winfield ). Starbird of Paris was
elected trustee 10 place OF j. +. King Of
Paris.
John Wyman Of Norway was elected n
trustee In place Of n. w. Millett Of Nor
way.
Delegates to elect a member OF the
Maine Board of Agriculture, were chos-
en- as follows: j. A. Roberts, A. {. i.
King, Henry ID. Hammond, Nathan w.
Mill.tt, c. II. George; and are under
stood to be for Virgil T.. DeCoster Of
Oxford County member OF the board.
| Ii WAS voted to change the limit Of
holding the annual meeting in the after
noon Of the third day from one hour 10
one-half hour In order to delay the races
less.
The annual meeting will now be held
from to 80 instead Of from to =
o'clock.
Award of Premiums.
The premium awards as here given are un-
official and subject To change by the directors
| Of the society.
Stallions-R Robinson Dean, Buckield.
$50; Chas Prescott, South Paris, 10: II
Day Fryeburg, >. 3-year-old-stallions,
j ) Chaplin, Harrison, 10; Frank Mer-
rill, Andover, ); J 4 Thompson, West
Sumner, .. 2-year old stallion, Young
Bros, South Paris, O.; p V Everett, He
| bron, 1: Loren Brett, Otisfeld, 2. l.
year-old stallion, j. f. Rowland, South
Paris, ); ID l. Brett, Otisfield Gore, 3.
Cnmmittee-H. T. Andrews, A. L. Rob
inson, +. NJ. Thayer.
Colts-3-year-old colt, l. Barrett,
Sumner, IS; J l. Graves, Hebron, g.
2-year-old colt, A J Penley, South Paris,
6; W b Strickland, South Paris, 1 + l.
Barrett, 2; c L Foster, Bucktield, |.
l-year-old colt, j + Rowland, South
Paris, 5; o Il ii Perry, Norway, 3; l. L
Brett, Otisfield Gore, 2.
Committee-W. w. Rose, A. Taylor,
ID. Kneeland.
Brood Mares and Sucking Colts-F. /.
Barrett, Sumner, brood mare, Sl5, suck
ing colt, 4; \ Penley, South Paris,
brood mare, s; J + Rowland. South
Paris, brood mare, 4, 2; Harry Dudley,
Buckfield. sucking colt, 2; J + Rowland,
sucking colt, 2; Chas. NJ Johnson, South
Paris, sucking colt, |.
Committee-F. J.. Warren, Adna X.
Tuell, Washington Head.
Herds-Benj Tucker, Norway, SIS; CT
X. Penley, South Paris, II; A ii An
drews, South Paris, o.
Committee-Geo w. Q. Perham, Geo.
F. Andrews, Joseph Hibbs.
Town Teams-Buckfield $50, team
furnished by the following: j G Wood,
Clarence Foster, A A Dunn, A S Bessey,
Daniel Tutte, Ellis Whitman, b j Tur-
ner, o G Turner. Norway, Is, team
furnished by n W Millett, A F Jackson,
+ Titcomb. l. A Carter, j II Millett, A |
F Jackson, S II Millett 2 yoke. Paris,
10, team furnished by Wallace Cum
mings, Frank Porter, George Clark, G
Crawford, Josiah Churchill, II G Bum
pus, Charles Penley, A j Penley. 2
year-olds, Paris, 10, team furnished by
W F Durham q yoke) A Il Andrews, E
II Stearns, w S Mason, John A Porter.
Yearlings, Paris, 8, team furnished by
L A Ryerson, II ID Hammond, c X Pen
ley, II EllingwoOd q yoke Z II Stearns.
3-year-olds, Paris, 10, team furnished by
W Mason, Henry Hammond, l. Ev-
erett, d p Curtis, Harris Ellingwood, A
II Andrews
Committee. T. Brett, X. n. Stet-
son, J. W. Libby.
Working Oxen and Beef-Working
oxen, o G Turner, Buckfeld, IS; L A
Carter, North Norway, 8; Cummings &
Scribner, Paris, 4. Working oxen, 4
years aud under 8, John Ross, North