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


tented looking Chester boar with first
premium card tackled on his pen.
Carroll r. King Of Paris had : boars,
SOW and s pigs Of the Ohio Improved
Chester breed.
+. A. Merrill Of Norway, grade
Chester boar.
Daniel l.. Brett of Otisfield Gore had a
SOW and II pigs.
Clifford 4 Millett of Paris had a SOW
and IL pigs.
President John A. Roberts Of Norway
had the most aristocratic looking SOW
with her pigs, Of any on the grounds.
She must have known that her owner is
not only president Of the society, but re-
Gently elected senator, TO put on so many
airs.
II. Z. HAMMOND.
POULTRY.
A. +. Shurtleff Of South Paris shows a
pair and trio Of Light Brahmas, pair
Of Partridge Cochins, and a trio OF Part
ridge Cochin chicks.
Arthur h. Shurtleff Of South Paris
shows three coops of Plymouth Rock
chicks.
Alfred Monk of South Paris shows a
trio Of Sesbright Bantams.
Lewie Keen Of South Paris shows a
trio Of Speckled Bsntams.
C.. T.. Buswell Of Norway shows White
wyandotte chicks.
Lewis Boswell Of Norway shows a
pair Of Bantam fowl.
Jarvis NJ. Thsyer Of Paris shows three
trios Of Cornish Indian Games.
+. A. Merrill, Norway Lake, shows
Brown Leghorn and Plymouth Rock
chicks.
Benz. Bacon of Norway shows Ply
mouth Rock chicks and Indian Games.
DIR. +. A. Wight Of Bolster's Mills
shows Buff Cochius. Hoadans, White
and Brown Leghorns, White Wysndottes,
Silver Spangled Hsmburgs, Black
Breasted Red Games, Silver Pencilled
Hamburgs, Plymouth Rocks and Pekin
Ducks-sn extensive display.
f.. L. Crockett, South Paris, shows
eight coops, including Buff Cochins,
and Pekin Ducks.
George Wood, Norway, shows pair
OF Toulouse Geese.
John Bennett, South Paris, shows
three coops OF Light Brahmas aud two
of Plymouth Rocks.
Harry +. I.ovejoy, Norway, shows
White Wyandottes and Black Lang
shsus-uine coops.
Porter Swift, Norway, shows pair
OF Game Bantams.
VEGETABLES AND CROPS.
CT. Stanton of oxford makes large,
varied and apparently complete exhibit
OF farm crops. IL occupies long space
on the shelf, and includes 10 varieties OF
squashes, of beets, Of potatoes,
plates of apples, numerous glass cans OF
beans, peas, grains, etc, and an sssort-
ment of other things too many TO emu
merate. Mr.. Stanton also makes good
display, and the only one, of grains and
grasses.
A. +. Morse OF South Paris has lsrg,
and fine display OF garden vegetables
numbering = varieties, and including
about every namable thing that Is raised
| Ia a garden. Corn, carrots, curr ants
cabbage. kohl rabi; rsdishes, rhubrb
peppers, peanuts, purple plums; celery
satisfy; melons, and many more things
Herbert VI. Tucker of South Paris
makes good display OF garden vege-
tables, such a. is always expected from
one who spends much of his leisure
time in his garden. He has nine hand
some varieties Of potatoes, II OF
squashes, ; Of gourds, q OF carrots, / OF
tomatoes, Of cucumbers, ; OF cabbsgc
etc. 4 curiosity in his exhibit Is III,
snake cucumber, of which he has several
specimens, the largest IL inches IN
length, and bearing close resemblanc,
/ 10 snake.
q. II. Porter OF South Paris shows AT
assortment Of mammoth cAbbages, beets
pumpkins, zone 60 lbs. ) etc.
| Mrs. Y. L. DeCoster of Buckticld
shows some handsome specimens OF
White Plume celery.
+. 4. Young OF West Paris show:
some large squsshes, several OF then
with his name grown on 10 them.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
An addition TO the equipment OF III,
fair the present year that Is appreciated
is n refrigerator for keeping the butter
This stands where the showcase former
~ stood.
Butter is exhibited by the Waterford
Creamery Co, Mrs. Lemuel Quincy
Hebron. c. \. Roberts, Norway, Mrs
Calvin Richardson, Norway, Mrs. +. \
Merrill, Norway Lake, Mrs. Geo. +
! Robins m, Snow Falls.
Mrs. J. II. Millett and Mrs. y. w
Millett of Norway exhibit plain and
sage cheese.
Displays of bread. cake and table
| luxuries are made by Mrs. II. II. Buck,
Norway Lake. Mrs. Calvin Richardson,
Norway, Mrs. Geo. Il. Stone, Shows
Falls, Mrs. +. &. Noble, Norway.
Edna Richardson OF Greenwood, Il
years old, exhibits brown bread and
| wheat bread.
THE GRANGE EXHIBITS.
Well, no, after all, there isn't much
that can be said about the grange exhib-
its. They make one of the most at
tractiye features Of the fair, and there Is
more work put into them purely rs labor
OF love than into anything else connected
with the show; and for all that, they
are Undesirable. Only two oranges
Paris and Norway-entered the compe-
tition this year, and they were given
equal space on opposite sides OF the up
per hall. The exhibits were made up Of
hundreds of different articles, including
all the products of field, garden and
household, with numerous articles pure
" ornamental or interesting AS curiosi-
ties, and into the arrangement of them
were put an immense amount OF work
and great deal Of good taste by the
devoted Patrons. The two sides were
arranged on somewhat different plans,
but il is safe TO guess that the committee
didn't decide between them at the first
glance.
PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK.
Bartlett, the Norway photographer,
shows a frame of photographs-land-
scapes, groups, and architectural sub
iects-which would be hard 10 excel for
technical excellence.
Miss Libby Of Norway exhibits quite
a variety OF Photographic work, includ-
ing velvet finish carbonettes-one Of the
most artistic kinds Of prints-colored
portraits, art studies, etc. The little
Cupid, making tracks In the snow with
heart shaped snowshoes, is a very effect
i've little thing. OF the larger studies.
two attract special attention. One,
AFTER the days work is DONE" is go ex-
pressive that you can almost hear the
purring Of the cat on her masters knee !;
the other is entitled "Saved," and is =
study BY Miss Libby and F. II. Cum
mings. Ii is in two scenes, representing
a rescue, and is remarkably fine piece
Of work.
HERE AND THERE IN THE HALL.
The only collection of house plants is
shown by Efiie Swan Of South Paris,
and L. Ia "a larna and handsofna collao-