Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-29
AMONG THE STOCK.

AMONG THE STOCK.
The amount Of stock on exhibition
was not large this year, but In quality.
particularly in oxen and steers, it was
better than the average.
j. Holton Abbott of Andover showed
A herd OF six thoroughbred Jerseys.
O. l. Il f.. =. Poor showed bull and
eight cows and heifers, all thoroughbred
Jerseys.
;. Cabot, thoroughbred Jersey COW
aud two heifers.
ST. Il C. W. Abbott, a thoroughbred
Durham bull aud stock COW.
Fred Barrett. bull calf and heifer
calf.
!. f. Akers, handsome grade year
ling heifer.
Joseph Reed OF Byron, fine pair of
matched oxen.
J.F. Talbot, a stock bull and calf.
James Noyes, pair of 3-year-old
steers.
;. W. Marstou, pair of matched
oxen.
CT. Faruham, Rumford. Il yearling
Jersey heifer, and thoroughbred bull
calf.
Frank Loyeioy showed good yearling
heifer.
Arthur Philbrick, an Andover boy,
showed Polled Angus bull calf, aud a
pair of yesrling steers which wore three
blue ribbOus,-Is best yearlings, match
ed and trained.
John r. Caldwell showed nine cows
aud heifers. mostly thoroughbred Jer-
sevs.
E.E. Caldwell. a dairy COW and two
calves.
+. ". Bartlett of Upton showed four
woke OF good-lookiug cattle; pair OF
black 2-year-old steers, which took
premiums as matched and beef, another
woke of ? year-olds, pair of matched !
vear-olds. aud pair of i-year-old Dur
ham bulls, which he uses for work.
J. &. Sanders of Hanover showed
pair OF .year-old steers girthing feet
and weighing 2i72 lbs, which captured
three blue ribbons-as best 2-year-olds,
and first money drawing in the 2-year-
old class aud in the 3-year-old class.
J. j. Spinney of Newry had a pair OF
matched aud draft oxen which were the
largest on the grounds.
Frank Gordon, u pair of matched j.
year-old steers.
Fairfield GoOdridge, pair OF white
faced oxen.
Fred Farnham, a pair of 3-year-old
steers.
Charles Abbott, a pretty pair of steer
calves.
Herbert .Ienne. pair of draft oxen.
Charles Philbrick of Roxbury had one
pair of oxen, = feet and weighing 361U
lbs. which wore three ribbons-as
matched. beef and draft oxen. They
were pronounced by several good Judges
the best ever shown on the grounds.
OBJ. x f. :. Poor showed a fat hog
B.L. Akers, a SOW and IL pigs.
J.E. Akers, F.. NJ. Barker, Rumforo
Point, John Porter and j. IL. Abbott
showed bucks.
James Noyes, buck and flock o.
sheep.
+. f. Bedell, flock of sheep.
Bert Berry, buck, flock OF sheep
aud flock of lambs.
POULTRY.
f. T.. Richardson Of south Woodstoci
showed three eoops, Houdan fowl tina
took first premium at Bethel and An
dover, a coop OF Roudan chicks, PAL
OF grade Houdans. aud coop OF Colder
Seabrights.
ZEE. Caldwell, Plymouth Rock fow
and chicks.
George Philbrick, four turkeys.
L. Z. Bedell, a pair OF turkeys.
SECOND DAY.
Thursday opened cold and windy
with black clouds tumbling up from tn
northwest, and sending down occasiona
weeping sprinkles. The sun only showe'
his face through the clouds at rare inter
walls. and most of the day was cold ant
raw But the wind didn't whistle quit
so loudly as the day before, and 1t take
worse weather than any sample we ma
that day TO keep people away. IN
teams poured in at a rate that gave Tn
tickle, sellers lively work. and the crow
was fully I'D 10 the usual attendance
There were probably 1900 people on IN
grounds in the afternoon.
| THURSDAYS RACES.
The races for Thursday were the ga
class and the : 20 class, the % cias
called first. There were three starter
in this, II. p. f., Melette and Hecto
Roone. Hector Boone didn't get up {
his gait until the third heat, and wa
considerably behind In the first two
Melette, though unsteady at first, se
tied down TO work later, but couiah
oyertake ii. p. E., who was at his oes
and trotted like a machine, making IN
third heat in :2S Ia. That Is fast tin
for the track, and breaks the track rae
record.
s2o CLASS. PURSE &l5o.
lH.P.E., A. +. Russell. Buckfeld.- ------'-s !
| Melette. VIM Gregg. Andover. :
Ii ector Boone. j. 4. Swasey. Rumford fails,.s .
Time, 81 "a. 81 IL. 2 Is IL.
The 2 40 class had five starters, an
five heats were required to settle it:
was characterized by repeated oreakin
on the part of several OF the horses,
that at times it had the appearance OF
| ,-..-<. ,,,atoh Earlan0 who won II