Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-29
40 cLAss.-PuRsE esO.
THE DRAWING.

The drawing contests are feature OF
the Andover fair that attracts much at
tention. Purses are offered for two
classes Of oxen, 3-year-old and 2-year-
old steers, two classes of horses and
sweepstakes, oxen and horses. They
load the drag heavily, and make them
all pull their best.
The pulling of the steers was done
Wednesday forenoon, and j. c. Sanders
Of Hanover, with pair Of 2-year-0lds,
captured the first money for 2-year-old
and 3-year-old classes.
The oxen pulled Wednesday afternoon.
In the class under feet, Joseph A.
Reed OF Byron hitched on pair that
took the load 1870 feet Herbert Jenne OF
Roxbury, pair that nauled it "a feet
inches.
In the class over feet, a load of 6093
pounds was put on, and J. j. Spinney OF
| Newry took IL IL feet and 3 inches.
Charles Philbrick Of Roxbury took the
load u feet.
+. w. Bartlett of Upton put on pair
of bulls which moved the drag few
inches.
In the class for horses under 1900
there was only one entry, A. V. Jackson
OF Newry. who put on pair OF horses
weighing 1900, and pulled load OF 1855
pounds.
In the 1900 or more class, horses, a
load of 729S pounds was put on the drag
Nelson Austin Of Bethel put on pair
weighing $50, and pulled it ) feet and 0
inches.
A. Robinson Of Rumford Falls, with a
pair weighing $3.50. pulled IL feet.
Henry Porter OF Andover, with pair
weighing 2S25, pulled the load inches.
Charles Rverson Of Bethel. with pair
weighing 2930, took the load over dis
lance of II feet inches.
For the sweepstakes drawing, horses
or oxen. the load was reduced from 129S
to 6S05 pounds. A. Robinson Of Rum
ford Falls nut on his horses, weighing
35S0. aud pulled the load IL feet 1 inches.
Nelson Austin of Bethel, with his
horses, weight $500, took the drag 30
feet.
]. i. Spinnev Of Newrv, with his &.
foot-3 oxen. pulled the load IL feet 6
inches.
Charles Rverson Of Bethel. with his
horses weighing 1880, pulled the same
load 81 feet.
NOTES IN THE HALL.
4 fox skin rug attracted considerable
attention. IL seemed 10 be simply for
exhibition.
\ towel made from grown flax, by
Mrs. Lincoln Dresser, was something OF
q curiosity.
A n oil hn I'D
a number Of specimens of plain sewing,
and q quantity of outline work.
l.. W. Ripley showed two Angora eats
which didn't seem TO enjoy the situation
particularly.
The premiums offered by the society
for map OF Maine drawn by "A pupil In
the public schools, brought out some
good looking maps and well arranged
statistics. Maps were exhibited by
Florence F. Talbot, Edwin Talbot. Miss
Ellen Akers, Richard Talbot, Sadie Col
cord.
Collections OF canned goods were
shown by f.. +. Caldwell, Mrs. l.. Il.
Holt, Mrs. Llewellyn Elliott. Rumford.
Mrs. :. W. Marston Of Andover. 30
wears old, showed some fine hand-knit
lace, and several knit tides and other
knit articles.
Butter was shown by f.. +. Caldwell,
John F. Caldwell, and Mrs. Greenleaf
Averill; cheese BY +. +. Caldwell. Mrs.
Fannie Dresser, and Mrs. Glines OF Rum
ford.
Plants and flowers were shown by
Mrs. Fannie Dresser, f.. +. Caldwell.
Mrs. Llewellyn Elliott, Rumford.
Llewellyn Elliott OF Rumford had a
well arranged assortment OF vegetables
and farm crops on exhibition. Other
large exhibitors In these lines were ;. r.
Il G.. W. Abbott, +. +. Caldwell, Lewis
Akers, Edwin Talbot and others.
ANTIQUES ON EXHIBITION.
The wedding dress of Mrs. Anna Bean,
100 years old, shown by ID. 5. Abbott.
This attracted much attention.
Pewter and crockery ware over 100
Years old, from Rumford.
Box made BY Molly Ockett, l25 years
old.
Several pieces Of Continental currency.
An old pillow, exact age not known, but
more than 100 years, owned by Hon. %.
Il. Poor. II is of wood, with An iron
point, and the mouldboard armored with
iron; and the dilspidated condition OF
the armor testifies TO the cost Of iron In
those days.