Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-04
ANoaoscocolM VALLEY FA,a.
A BIG CROWD AND A SUCCESSFUL FAIR.
--ExcIrING RACES AND GOD
EXHIBITS.

Fair managers can not reasonably
complain If the westher afforded them
by the department this year. On only
two or three days since the season OF
fairs opened have the skies been so for.
bidding as TO necessitate setting for
ward OF the programme, and the other
days have been good enough to overbal-
ance the bad ones.
The Androscoggin Valley Fair at Can
ton ran up against one Of the bad days
last week. Ii opened Tuesday accord
ing TO programme, with the cattle and
most Of the other exhibits in place. But
II had rained so much during the night
that the track was too wet for the races,
and the race program was set ahead one
day. Everything else connected with
the fair went on as usual.
Tuesday WAS an uncomfortable, windy
day, but the three days following were
almost perfect. Wednesday brought a
crowd which was estimated to be as
large as any ever on the grounds, and
Thursday saw large crowd for the
third day, for such it practically was.
hhC SAhiotts WSiV kSuStahy kV~N u"
all lines, but the one specially distinctive
feature OF the Canton fair IL always the
show OF oxen and steers. It's safe to
say that there isn't another fair 10 West
ern Maine where there are so many
yokes Of first-clsss cattle to be seen. A
visitor to these grounds would never ait
down and write disquisition on 1.-The
Passing of the Ok" The only kind Of
passing Of the OK that he would see,
would be the passing OF them by strings
OF ten or dozen yokes, II he happened
to be sitting on the fence at the time.
SOME OF THE CATTLE.
Richard McCollister Of Canton had
sixteen head Of cattle on exhibition, in
GLIDING a handsome Hereford bull, seven
cows and heifers, Durhsms, two yoke Of
oxen, and yoke Of steers.
A. Il. Conant of Canton showed some
well matched oxen and steers.
Bryant Bros. OF Buckfield showed
fine thoroughbred Ayrshire bull and
grade bull calf; also boar, SOW and
pigs.
". ID. Tucker Of East Sumner showed
a handsomely matched pair OF oxen.
Moses Young Of Hartford, Ii is well
known, always has lot OF good oxen,
and he WAS at the fair with good string
Of Them yoke Of oxen and yoke OF
3-year-old steers.
Carroll Russell Of Hartford showed a
good pair Of 3-yesr-old steers.
George Young OF Hartford showed
good yoke OF oxen.
b. F. Trask Of Strickland's Ferry was
AZ the fair with a yoke OF oxen which he
declares were the "best on
the grounds" He entered them as beef
oxen, and took first premium. They are
grade Hereford and Durham, closely
girth feet 9, and weigh $50.
Oscar +. Turner Of Hartford Is an
other Of the farmers who always have
some good stock. He had a herd OF
grade cows and several yoke OF oxen
and steers on exhibition.
ID. A. Tuttle OF Buckfeld exhibited
several yoke OF handsome matched and
trained steers.
5. NJ. King OF South Paris was at the
lair with eleven head Of the famous
kingleside Farm Jerseys, fresh from the
circuit Of the larger fairs. These are all
registered Cattle Club Jerseys. At the
head Of the herd stands the bull Major
Merigold 81, which has won him $50 90
In premiums since the fairs began this
season.
Elbridge Pettengill Of Livermore Falls
Is always at this fair with q good string
u good cattle. This year he had 81
head OF cattle on the grounds. His two
bulls are registered Herefords, and he
has several thoroughbred cows, the rest
are grade Durhsms and Herefords. He
Is especially proud Of pair OF Here
lords, Just niue months old, which weigh
1900 pounds.
A. +. Russell OF Livermore had 81
head of cattle on the grounds. They In
cluded : cows-Herefords and Jerseys
-one woke Of 3-year-old steers, one yoke
81 2-year-olds, calves, yesrling hei-
hers. and heifer calf which Was added
70 his stock after the herd arrived on
he grounds.
:. +. Stetson of East Sumner showed
he prettiest pair OF yearling steers on
he grounds. They are white faces, and
weigh 20lO pounds-quite fancy pair.
There were quite lot OF other good
cattle on the grounds, besides those
specially noted.
SOME HENS AND THINGS.
There was fair show OF poultry,
more than 10 some previous years, and
L WAS all made up OF fiue birds.
. Charles Dillingham; showed Barred
Plymouth Rocks.
BRYANT Bros. Of Buckfield showed
Brown Leghorns, White wyandottes,
and bronze turkeys, young and old.
Charles Richardson. Canton, showed
Brown Leghorns and Barred Plymouth
Rocks.
d. A. futile Of Buckfield showed two
coops OF Games.
W. :. Holman, Dixfield Centre, show
I'd Pekin ducks, young and old.
n. b. Burgess, Hartford, showed
coop OF lively Guinea chicks.
NJ. A. Hubbard, Fayette Corner, ex-
hibed ten coops Of fowls and chicks, In
gliding American Dominiques, White
Plymouth Rocks, White Wysndottes
and Golden wyandottes. Handsome
II. =. Jones OF Fayette made the lsrg-
est exhibit Ia the poultry line, and fine
exhibit 1t was. IL included q coops,
with l3 strains OF hens, Of ducks,
| OF Guinea fowl, Plymouth Rocks,
White. Buff. Barred, and Pes-comb Bar
red Brown Leghorns, White LeghOrns,
single and rose comb, Buff Brahmas,
Buff Cochins, American Dominiques,
Black Minorcas, Black Lsngshans, and
Silver Hamburgs. A handsome lot OF
fowl.
THE GRAND PARADE.
The parade Of Wednesday noon was
supposed TO include all the animals
" hich had won a prize, but for various
reasons they were not all In. There was
a long string Of them, though, enough
to reach nearly half way around the
track. First ,me eight horses; next the
Livermore Falls Band; following this
was McCollister's herd; then several
strings Of the fine oxen and steers which
make the special cattle feature Of this
fair-4l yoke; lastly about 20 other cat
tie, which had secured various prizes.
The csvalcade included eight horses and
10 cattle in all.
ABOUT THE HALL.
The display in the hall was not so
large as a whole as has been shown
in some previous years, though 1t was
first-class in quality. la the lower hall
were the vegetables and fruit; 10 the up
per hall the knit goods, quilts, fancy
work, flowers, etc. Richardson Bros,
the Canton florists, made an extensive
exhibit of dollhouse plants, and there
were several good displays OF house