Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-09-19
LARGER ExHIBITs THAN USUAL
GOOD SHOW ALL ARouED.--RAcEs
THAT WERE RACES.

man looked very comfortable In tight
lly-buttonod fur coat-but there was [
fair crowd, indeed, In the afternoon
there WAS good crowd out, attracted GO
!pecially by the free-for-all race.
That grand stand, by the way, I
about the most comfortable place out-of
doors on q cold, windy day. When u,
northwest wind sweeps the back strctcl
clean Of dust, and bowls through Tx
lguy ropes Of the tents on the Midway
and sends things flying In the hall every
time the door Il opened, the spectator
on the grand stand settle down comfort
ably and peacefully In the lee Of tn
woods and the back OF the stand, ana
enjoy life.
The officers Of the fair were the busies
men you ever saw, especially Presideu
Wormell, who had more kinds OF bush
uess on his hands than he could coun
up, and Was Q target for everybody wh(
wanted anything. The list Of officers u
a follows:
President, c. II. Wormell
/ vice-President, J. A. Twaddlc.
Secretary, X. 8. Kilborn.
Treasurer, Z. {. Rove.
Trustees, q, p. Bean. II. 8. Hasrngs, J. n
Philbreok. G. -. wormell. ]. A. Tvaddle.
wards Horses-H 8. Hassings. Hail-Dr. =
b. Tueil. Mrs. Arvilla ClouEh.
THE CATTLE.
There IL q lot Of good stock owned In
Bethel and adjoining towns, and some
good specimens OF Il are brought here
for exhibition. There vas particularly
good show Of steers, hardly pair OF
them but that were handsome enough "a
be worth spending some time sdmirina
them. IL the farmers only would,
though, they might bring three times ~
much stock OF all kinds just ~ good.
F.h. Edwards Of Bethel bad fourteen
head Of his large stock OF cattle on ex.
hibltion--mostly full-blooded Holsteins ;
two hulls, five calves, the rest COWS and
heifers.
c. L. Valentine Of Bethel showed nve
good cows and heifers, grade Jerseys.
Eli r. Cushmxn OF Bethel, three cows
and heifers, grade Jerseys and Holsteins.
XII Barker OF Bethel. three grade
cows, q pretty pair OF Holstein steer
calves, and grade Durham calf
Moses Mason OF Bethel, peaceful de-
horned COW and calf.
George Chapman of Bethel, twelve
head, including Holsteln bull, several
heifers, and pair OF ycarliug steers.
Mrs. K. II. Spofford OF Bethel, grade
Guernsey heller.
r. w. Bartlett OF Upton, several yoke
Of oxen, entered 10 the pulling matches,
aud some bulls.
J. A. Thurstou Of Bethel, pair Of
large and fat 3-year-old steers.
p. Thurston Of Bethel, good pair
OF 3year- steers.
W. II. Thurston OF Newry, . large
smooth pair OF 2-year-old Holsteln steers.
L. j. Thurston OF Newry, good pair
OF yearling steers.
Bean Bros. Of Albany. agrade Dur
ham heller II months, pair OF steers
same age, and another pair 10 months--
all good smooth stock.
s. o. Grover Of Mason, Maine Herd
Book Jersey COW years old.
A. b. Grover Of Bethel, three grade
Holstein heifcrs, 2 and years old.
Moses Mason Of Bethel, pair Of
matched oxen, 6 years old.
A. 8. Bean OF Bethel, . pair OF per-
fectly matched steer calves, four months
old, and another pair older, almost ~
well matched, two pairs Of big 3-year-
olds, q pair Of a-year-olds, and . matched
pair between and years. They made
a handsome show altogether.
Greenleaf Emery Of Riley Plantation
showed a yoke OF oxen, two yoke OF 3
year-old steers, one yoke Of them girth-
Ing 6 feet o, and some heifers.
Sheep and lambs were exhibited by
A. B. Grover, Bethel, George Chapman,
Bethel. and 4. II. Morrill,.
SWINE.
Several Of the Hood" Berkshlres
were shown by Maj. G. A. Hastings Of
Bethel-s boar, . SOW with litter OF 8.
weeks-old pigs, and two "pigs" about Z
months old. All black, and some objec,
TO them on that account, but the man 10
charge says "thcir skin 10 just 40 white
as snybody's." All have their pedigrc<
a. carefully traced ~ any trotter.
| POULTRY.
C. E. Allen, South Bethel, showet
Black Minorca fowls and chicks, Ply.
mouth Rock and White Plymouth Rocl
chicks.
Hermon Cummings, Albany, two pair
Of ducks.
Mrs. A. G. Lovejoy Of Mason, two
coops Of Pekin ducks, and two pairs o.
turkeys.
Fred j. Lovejoy, Mason, White Leg
horn and Black Leghorn chicks.
Z. K. Richardson, South Woodstock,
COOP Of Houdans. He has bred these
ak years, and has taken sixteen prizes
with them.
C.E. Valentine, some White wyan
dotts chicks.
Z. F. Cushnan, Bethel, . lot Of Brown
Leshorn fowls and chicks.
Carroll Cushman, Bethel, Q pair o
Bantams.
Maggie Cushman, Bethel, showed tn
tiniesf thing on the grounds, 10 tn
shape Of Bantam hen and chicks.
J. 8. Hutchins, South Bethel, twt
pairs of White Pekin ducks, . pair o
Plymouth Rock chicks, and Q trio o
Dominique chicks.
Il THE HALL EXHIBIT.
The hall exhibit, which is made In th
old church beside the entrance, has bee
In some years 20 light 20 to make th
church look rather bare, but not 90 TIL
year. The grange exhibits help on
considerably, but In addition to then
there Il quite an individual display o
vegetables, fruit, dairy products, quilts
rugs, and other articles Of domestic mar
ufscture.
The grange exhibits were In the tw
.. ends OF the church, Bethel Grange occr
pying the old gallery niche In the eaa
end, and spreading out over tho wtdt
Of table and half In the body Of ID
house. One has only 10 take glance Z
such an exhibit to sec what diverside
manufacturing establlshn,ent farm
In Ito completeness. A column could b
allied with 40 enumeration Of the sever,
r contributors to the exhibit, and the
, contributions.
!, The exhibit OF Round Nountai
; Grange OF Albany, In the west end {
I the church, was naturally smaller tina
! that Of Bethel Grange, bot Of hrst-clai
quality In every respect; and Tho meu
!, 6ers show their public spirit By comm
4 1t least ak or seven miles with oil the
h exhibits.
: A few things noted among the hall .,
: hibits:
Forty-one varieties Of potatoes vel
Iexhibited BY j. 8. Hutchlns OF Sout
IBsthel, and the same number By l.
). Cushman. Mr.. Hstchlns also b
: twenty lone varieties Of apples and -,
4 ersl Of garden vegetables.
ul Among the largest exhIhstors Of veg
2 tables and fruit were A. B. Rlchardso
81 lof Bsthel. Donald p. Chapman {