Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-09-19
FIRE INSURANCE. G. !. s,5 1o o.. "

| "a n. 10 In. ~. W. Bartlett, ID, 81 #.
|, In: r. w. bartlett, Sd, ~ II.
Il Oxen under feet: r. W. Bartlett lst
, steers: =. W. Bartlett lst.
i Horses between 400 and 300: A. V
jackson let, o. Il. 3 In; A. Aldrich, ID
/ 50 n. 10 In; r. X, Morrill,, ID, 81 Il. 10
n Sweepstakes puillng, horses: Q. =
, Ryefson, Bethel, 50 feet luches; Johr
, | Gibbs, ia fest; B. X. Morrill,, Is feet
inches; A. v. Jackson, distahce moi
measured.
| The sweepstakes pulling wound up IL
rather . peculiar way. The drag load
wss made OF one big rock and number
of small onee, and tho small ones wers
] frequently tumbling OF when the drse
was yanksd, and somebody. would have
70 pick them up and throw them bscl
on.
/ Three pairs had pulled, and John
Gibbs with his heavy pair bad Get the
mark at Ia feet, 20 far that the specta-
ltors generally considered him sure
winner. Then A. V. Jackson pitched on
his horses for the final pull.
i Jackson has been pulling with these
horses 1t the fairs for several years. and
has generally walked of out OF sight
With the load; but whom he had pulled
In his class as this fair he hadn't done
much except 70 dig up the dirt. The
people thought be had pulled his horses
TOO much, and it wouldn't b any use
for him to hitch on.
| But tho way he took hold made IL look
some ~ II he nad been playing possum.
He started his horses, and of went .
stone weighing 75 TO 100 poutds One
Of the Judges called TO him TO stop, but
he didn't hear, and there was no chance
to run up behind and chuck the stone
/ on-he WIS., going too fast. He didn't
stop from the first pull till be had gone
beyond the mark set by the longest pull
before. He kept on for the rest OF his
I've minutes of time, and pulled the drag
across to the fence, and turned around
and started back With Il before bis time
vas up.
But there was that stone that dropped
Cd. He hadn't pulled the sam" load that
the others did, and technically ct least
wxs not entitled TO anything, though be
had pulled the rest Of the load clear on
the field, and Il wasn't bis fault that be
didn't have all the stones. What was to
be doneg The committee discussed the
Questiou, and the drivers discussed II,
| and the spectators di.eussed IL, and
nothing seemed 70 come OF Il. And
dnally Jackson put up his horses, and
they didn't measure his haul, snd how u
| was settled, II It was settled at all, the
| Democrat was unable To lind out.
PREMIUMS IN THE HALL.
| Butter: Mrs. K. K. Chase, 1t; Mrs.
Eli w. Barker, ID; Mrs. Nahum Tyler,
80.
Cheese: Mrs. Charlotte Cummings,
lst; I. A. Cushman, I'd.
Bread: Grsce Hastings, lst; Mrs. 4.
W. Barker, ID.
hwork quilt; Mrs. Nahum Barker,
Let; Mrs. J. =. H.pgoo", I'd
Sofa pillow: Ella Eimes, lit; Mrs.
2. J. Tyler, III.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT.
Collection Of garden vegetables: A. B.
Rich ,rdson lat; K. p. Grover ID; q. Z.
Bean Sd.
Pumpkin: s. l.. Mason lst; @. T.
Bean ~.
Squash: G. r. Bean lst; s. l.. Mason
Id.
Carrots: N. c. Dudley LIST; Archie 7.
Heath I'd.
Tomatoes: Archie T. Heath LIST; Z. p
Grover II.
Tarnips: A. B. Richardson, ist; G. ?.
Bean 81.
Cabbsges: II. Z. Grover LIST; Donald
r. Chapman ID.
Collection Of pess: N. C. Dudley LIST;
A. B Richardson I'd.
Collection OF beans: K. p. Grover LIST
IN. c. Dudley ID.
Collection OF potatoes: J. 8. HutcfIius
LIST; l. A. Cushman I'd.
Trace Of corn: N. C. Dudley lat.
Celery: II. 8. Hastings lst; Robert
Clough ID.
Collection OF apples: Walter Foster,
Newry, lst; ]. 8. Hutchins I'd; e. p.
Grover 3D..
Cranberries: Z. Z. Demeritt, Gilead,
Let.
Grange exhibits: Bethel Grange lat;
Round Mountain Grange, Albany, I'd.
silk quilt: Miss Ella Eames LIST. CAL
leo quilt: Mrs. Nahum Barker 1st; Mrs.
J. r. Hapgood I'd.
Drawn rug: Mrs. T. Il. Chapman LIST ;
Mrs. Edmund Holt I'd.
Braided rug: Mrs. Seth L. Mason lst.
Embroidered rug: Mrs. X. ID. Cum
mings lst.
Knit rug: Mrs. Sylvanus Mason LIST;
Mrs. Seth l.. Mason Id.
Specimen OF grapes: Z. T. Grover lst.
Beets: Ceylon Rowe LIST.
Onions: A. B. Richardson LIST.
Homespuu yarn: Mrs. Charlotte Cum
mlngs, Albany, let.
Walter Foster received first premium
on Snow, williams, King, Baldwin, and
Northern Spy apples, and second on
Porter, Bellefower, Gravenstein and
Nodheads, and Flemish Beauty pears.
T. p. Grover received first on Wealthy
and Bellenower apples, and Kiefer pear,
and second on Snow, Baldwin and Black
apples.
/. Greening apples and Flemish Beauty
and Clspp's Favorite pears, and second
on Northern Spy and American Beauty
apples.
The Locke's Mills Cornet Band played
Wednesday afternoon.
il Fred Hapgood had . cage Of rabbits
on exhibition, which we're . centre oil
attraction for the youngsters a. well ~
others.
| The ladies of the Universalist society
furnished hot dinners In their booth 1t
Is cents. This WAS the only place where
q full dinner was served, though the
Frankfort man and several fruit and p0p
corn stands, ETC., did good business.
| Archie T. Heath Of Gilead coined
money with bis nerry-go-round, and
will be ut county fair this week. Sew.
eral shooting and bsll-throwing galleries
and tintype man, did . thriving bust
ness, but tent shows there were none
The side show seems to have deserted
the country fairs Of late years.
DR.. Twaddle exhibited Q number Of
articles which attracted much attention
A Mauser rife captured ct 6aatiago
with knife bayonet, and . number OF
Mauser shells which the doctor picked
up ct MORO Castle, . round OF rope lad
der from the Maine, and splinter from
her upper deck, also brought home BY
tkn doOtop