Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-03
ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY.
THE socleTy's ANNUAL FAIR At
THE CANTON GROUNDS.

e0or, SHOW, AND A GREAT CROWD 4
| ArrENDAxCE.-ooop WEATHER m
| cElrr ron THE FIRST pAr.--soN
| ReHrTNe RACES.
THE fair Of the Audroscoggin Vale,
Agricultural Society at Canton last wecl
had ilot been success In every respect !
would NOS have been the fault 81 Presi
dent John w. Thompson OF the society
who worked like q beaver rud left u
Stone anturued % make the show prosper
Nor would e be the fault Of the weather
which after the drizxle Of Tuesday
which caused . p0stpouement Of ont
day, Was all that could be desired.
Tuesday was q steady drizzle, and
Wed ,esday WAS In consequence the s'frsi
day. The crowd was larger than usua
for the nrst day. Thursday was per.
feet lay, md the largest Gro vd that vel
wac seen there filled the grounds. Fri.
day was third good day, and wound
up the programme In good shape.
SOME OF THE CATTLE.
TIE Canton fair Il noted for its good
show, Of cattle and Was fully up to the
stsnisrd this year. Though other
breeds have some good representatives,
Durhsms and Herefords prevail, and the
show Of oxen aud steers Is exc lied by
few fairs In the state.
X, McCollister OF Canton showed q
string Of seventeen c,ttle--two pairs OF
oxeo, two pairs Of yearliugs, snd seven
COWS, mostly Durhams and Herefords,
md big Hereford bull calf, O months
old, which attracted lots OF attention,
and was the biggest calf on the grounds.
N f. Morrill, of Buckfield showed
thirteen head Of Jerseys, all but two or
thu.e Of them thoroughbreds. He also
showed twenty-five Berkshire hogs, In
cluiing two filters Of pigs.
s. N. King Of South Paris showed
fourteen head OF the Kingleslde Farm
Jerseys, which have been the round OF
the fsirs this fall and captured many
premiums. He hsd more competition
thsn usual at this fair, but secured
twelve ribbons-six first, four second
and two third premiums.
III. w. Poland Of Samner showed =
handsome yoke OF oxen with white
heads and white shoulders, = yearling
heifer, and a yearling Hereford bull,
girthing Q feet.
d. T.. Turner, Hartford, grade Dur
hahn and Hereford bull, 2 years old,
yoxe Of oxen which took the blue ribbon
As matched, a pair Of 7-year-old steers
which girth feet, one pair Of steer
calves, 4 feet 2, four cows, grade Dur
hs and Hereford, that viii average Q
feet, all white faces, and heifer calf.
A. o Wheeler of Paris showed . g
yelr-old thoroughbred Ayrshire bull,
snd a a-year-old thoroughbred Ayrshire
heller, and bull calf. He took three
hllie ribbons on the three animals, and
has exhibited them at the state and
county fairs and carried of premiums at
them all.
Moses Young OF Hartford, who always
m ,kes q good show Of oxen and steers,
hsd on exhibition one yoke OF oxen.
fest 4, one pair 3-year-old steers, 8 feet
8, three pair 2-year-olds, 6 feet j, all
white faces.
w.D. Tucker Of East Samner ex-
hibited the handsome pair Of white-fsced
2 year-olds which were at the county
fair the previous week.
George X. Russell OF Hartford, Car
roll Russell, Charles II. Young, and
G. ,orge Young, all of Hartford, each
sf owed = good yoke Of oxen.
III. X. Berry, Hartford, showed q good
pair of speckled 3-yezr-old steers.
C. II. Berry, Hartford, showed q pair
OF draft oxen; they took second money
In their class drawing at the county
fair.
B.F. Glover OF Hartford showed
pnir Of white faced sad pair Of speckled
g. year-olds.
J. Perley Robinson OF East Sumner, q
nice smooth pair OF white faced 3-year-
olds.
:. r. Stetson Of Sumner showed a pair
Of starred Durham oxen, 8 feet inches.
Bradford Bisbec OF Sumner, . pair OF
starred Durham oxen, years old, feet
s In girth.
o l.. Bracket Of Sumner, q pair OF
white heads, s years old.
O. l.. Newell, Sumner, q pair OF gray
Durhsms, 8 years old, feet 8 and 6
IL ches; also 4 pair of speckled Durham
yssrlings, 3 feet 6.
Elmer Roberts, Sumner, pair OF
b sex and white oxen, feet 9. They
have not been weighed, but are bony
pair, and must have been the heaviest on
tile grounds.
c. II. Bonney, Sumner, pair OF red
Durhams, years old, girth feet.
Alton Ames, Sumner, pair OF speck-
led 3-year-olds which took first premium
a, matched; also pair OF 5-year-olds.
Eerefords, 6 feet 8 and 3.
VIM. II. Downs Of East Sumner, pair
OF well matched white face steer calves
Berry & Rose, Canton, showed SIX
a annals, = grade Jersey bull, years old,
6 feet 4, and five high grade Jersey
cows.
ID. A, Tuttle OF Buckheld showed
pair OF 3-yesr-old steers, pair OF 2-yesr-
olds, and three pair OF yearlings, all
fIerefords; also . large Oxford Down
buck.
George s. Record Of Buckfield had .
2 air Of 3-yesr-old draft steers.
c. s. Childs Of Buckfeld showed a
tair OF a-year-old steers.
B. j. Turner OF Buckf1eld showed q
I,xir of 3.year-old steers.
c. ". Thompson Of Hartford showed
4. pair Of white faced oxen and pair OF
steers.
John Thompson, Hartford, showed
two Guernsey heifers.
A. r. Russell Of Mountain Valley
Farm, Liyermore, showed twenty head
CT cattle and two horses. The cattle In
Guided one yoke 3-yesr-old steers, yoke
CT yesrlings, one a-year old grade Hol-
stein bull, and a grade Durham bull calf;
the rest cows and heifers. Two OF the
cows are grade Herefords, the rest
thoroughbred Jerseys.
j. ID. Ridley of Jay showed grade
Durham bull calf and heifer calf.
d. A. Corliss of Hartford showed
seven grade Guernsey heifers OF different
ages, and one grade Durham bull calf, 8
months old, which is good one.
A. B. Consnt OF Canton showed several
good yoke of oxen and steers.
IN THE HALL.
The hall was well filed, both with
vegetables and fruit below, and with
household products, paintings, flowers,
etc. above. The upper hall was partic-
ulsrly well filed. Canton Grange and
Rockemeks Grange Of Peru made very
good and effective displays, each having
4 corner OF the upper hall for household
and art goods, decorative features, curl
osi,ies, etc. The rest Of the hall was
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