Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-10-13
5RYANT'S POND FAIR.
\ GOOD SHOW DESPITE THE REGULAR
FALL STYLE or WEATHER.

FALL STYLE OF WEATHER.
Woodstock, Greenwood and adjoining
towns-largely Woodstock and Green
wood-heli their fourth annual fair al
Brysnt's Pond Wednesday, Oct. d. This
is town fair" That is, il il not an
organized society which charges sdmis-
sion, paws premiums and draws state
stipend. Instead Of that. the work is
done as a labor of love and the necessary
expenses paid 10 the same way, every
thing l. free Ia everybody, aud the only
compensation which successful exhib-
itors receive is ribbon and the pleasant
consciousness OF having done well their
part.
The day Wednesday furnished sam
pie OF one kind Of fair weather; that Is,
IL was the kind Of weather that the fairs
generally have this fall. Ii was threat
ening Ia the morning, and IL misted, and
rained. sud threatened, by spells all
dsy. The sun kept himself scrupulously
out OF sight, and il was generally moist
and disagreeable.
Naturally the crowd didn't pour In as
they would on a good dsy, but those
who had anything 70 exhibit showed
good spirit shout getting out with II,
and things went on about a. they would
IL the dav had been one of the best.
At 80 the town teams were lined mp
In front Of the Town Hall. Woodstock
had nineteen yoke, all told, Greenwood
IL, and they were good-looking cattle all
round, there being several yoke of very
handsome ones in the strings. Wood
stock got the blue ribbon, though, y
number OF the Woodstock people were
so generous that they were rather 10
hopes Greenwood would get it this
year"
HOW THE OXEN PULLED.
After the examination of stock, the
parade was dismissed In the square be-
tween the station and hotel. where a
drag and stones gave intimstion OF what
was 10 come \ purse was made up by
the crowd for trial of OK pulling,
enough 10 give the winner In each class
three bags OF meal, and two bags 10 the
next best.
In the class for oxen feet or under,
the load was made 1910 pounds, and five
minutes WAS allowed TO each contestant.
Otis Dudley, with pair feet 3, pulled
the drag l55 feet inches, and took the
three bsgs of meal.
John Titus, with a pair measuring /,
feet, covered distance of ll2 feet .
inches. and carried of two bags.
Fred Abbott, with pair feet q, took
the drag - feet q inches.
G. ID. Doughty OF Greenwood, with
his cattle, pulled the load 90 feet
inches.
In the sweepstakes class, with the
same load, G.. :. Whitman's cattle cap
tured the three bags OF meal by covering
l33 feet II inches.
John Titus was the only other entry
in this class, and he pulled the drag lu5
feet , inches with the same cattle used
in the other class, and carried of an
| other two bags of meal.
PUMPKINS AND THINGS.
In the Town Hall the vegetables were
spread. This exhibit was good IN quail
ity. but in quantity II was not what II
certainly might have been.
Naturally the most striking feature oil
this department was the big pumpkins
one shown by ;. l.. Russ weighed ~
pounds. and big ones were exhibited oy
George +. Brown, Milton, Emerson Bill
lings. Woodstock, ID. 4. Coffin, Milton
Abel Bacon. Orlando Robbins. Leon
Felt showed a freak appropriately label
ed "Sismese twin pumpkins"
ID. A. Coffin Of Milton showed varieties
OF squashes. cAbbages, turnips and beets
| A good string Of onions was exhibited
by Leroy Titus of Greenwood, aged l!
years. -.
ID. A. Cole showed 81 assortment o'
potatoes aud apples.
]. A. Titus Of Greenwood showed
55-pound squash, and several varieties OF
potatoes. one specimen weighing foui
mounds. and apparently made up OF ONT
large principal tuber with i've othei
good sized ones attached to IL AS KNOBS
Emerson Billings, WOODSTOCK, showed
one variety of potatoes, not marked
Norman c. Dudley, two varieties o.
potatoes.
Mrs. A. S. Bryant, some handsome
crookDeek squashes.
| Augustus Billings showed beets an'
carrots.
| o. : Dudley, two varieties of squashes
| Daniel BRYANT. some large blood turnil
beets. also carrots and turnips.
| q. r. Bessey, specimens OF beets.
IF. Bartlett, beets, carrots, squashe
and potatoes. =. NJ, o,;o,.
| Scott Merrill. Upper Gloucester, show
ed n REGULARLY marked pumphih II
which d. curative art had evidently sup
plemcnt.d nature.
E. IA. Ford of South Woodstock sho"
"a 'ot If seed corn on which ne reeeN
Cd firsr swsrd, snd Nathaniel farnum
lot which received second. -.
Pop corn WAS exhibited by H.
Cole. East Bethel
q s.Bcrn, West Paris, made qnitc
displAy Of vegetables, including u"
varieties OF peppers, ten OF squashe,..
| haats and Swiss chsrd. cabbage. caul'
slower and onions. One Peruvian Nam
moth SQUASH weighed 50 pounds.
FE Richardson, South WoodstocS
made the only exhibit Of poultry, com
pr;sing coop of Houdan fowl. w,
eoops OF Houdan chicks, one coop Uoio
an Seabriyhts. These were exhioi'ed
,bs fairs At Bethel, Andover and Canton
and the coops bore premium Cards iron
ali these fairs-all but one or TWO Q
them niue cards. Mr.. Richardson ais
: showed butter board, butter mold An
wheel jack.
IN GRANGE HALL.
Grange Hall Was the most siiractiv
n,sce connected with the fair. The stsR
was carpeted with rugs anu ouas..I -
With cults and spreads: A isrge .a1l
, In the middle OF the hall WAS niieo vi,