Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-03

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u. Howard and Earl Howard, putnfoel
lapples, ETC., BY Kldder q Irtsh, 8. A
0etchell, Geo. 81. Conank LaellA Lam
~. 3. Conant and Others.
In the Canton Grunge exhibit vegl
tables were shown BY Oscar Hayford
Canton, A. =. Russell, Llvsrmore, Ar
thur Byiggp, &C. D. Leavitt, e. 81. John
son, 8. II. Jones, r. E. Ryerson, 4. =
Campbell, 8. Burbank, G. W. WaIker
r. W. Dodge, +. r. Boothby, J. r. Doc
T. 8. Cooling and others, and . large 81
hiblt OF beams and peaa BY +. 4. Fuller
Mrs. j. r. Doe, @. W. walker, D. Leav
itt, 9. Fl. Burbank, D. A. Coriiss, y. W
Dodge, Mrs.. L. W. Smith, A. r. Camp
bell, 8. c. Jones, Oscar Hayford, Emery
Prisons.
Berry q Ross OF Canton showed W
riety OF vegetables and fruit, including
turban squashes, onions, apples, grapes
and pears.
CT. Bonney OF Canton made an ex'
hibit Of 6eld crops Nud vegetables In.
GLIDING twenty.three varieties.
C. W. Walker, Canton, several vafie-
ties of potatoes.
IF. Russell Of Livermore showed 4
large variety Of field crops and vege-
tables, including pumpkins, tquashos,
potatoes, onions, apples, grapes, and
other fruit and vegetables.
BREAD, BUTTER, &c.
Plain and sage cheese were exhibited
by C. w. Walker, Canton, A. B. Conant,
Canton, Mrs. G. d. Fletcher, Hartford,
and the Dix6eld Centre factory, +. T.
Merrill maker; plain dairy cheese by D..
w. Cooling, Peru.
Domestic butter by Mrs. j. ID. Ridley,
jay, Mrs. Hall, Peru, Herbert sampson,
Canton, Mrs. +. +. Caldwell, Canton.
An exhibit Of canned goods Was made
by Mrs. Forrest Bassett OF Peru; maple
sugar and syrup by B. r. Glover Of
Hartford; honey by G. w. Walker OF
Canton; white and brown bread by Mrs.
Z. z. Caldwell, Canton, Miss G. A.
Brown, Peru, Susan Tirrell, Canton, and
Iva Tirrell, Canton, the last girl under
10.
PLANTS AND FLOWERS.
Richardson Bros, the Canton florists,
made q fine display Of greenhouse
plants and flowers. Mrs. l.. W. Poland
OF Livermore showed . collection Of
house plants and large display Of cut
flowers. Costello Fletcher OF Peru, two
handsome pillows, one OF assorted 6ow-
ers, the other OF pansies entirely. She
also exhibited large bouquet and \
coleus. Mrs.. Marion Smith OF Canton
exhibited asters, and Mrs. John Briggs
double geraniums.
PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS.
Miss Mary N. Richardson OF Canton
exhibited q number OF oil paintings, one
a portrait OF her father, r. Richardson,
the other scenes In Normandy.
Miss Kate Bradford Of Canton exhibit
ed several oil paintings, landscapes,
flower pieces, &c.
Miss Nellie +. Thompson showed two
oil paintings, one . horses head, the
other q colt.
Nellie Riggs Of Chesterville, On oil
scene.
Mrs. Robert Tillson Of Livermore
Falls, some half dozen oils, including
landscapes, flower lpiece', and dogs
he'd.
Mrs. N. v. Hall Of Peru, . large fruit
piece, (grApes), and flower piece.
A. W. Ellis OF Canton, some large
panels, with trout, salmon and other Dish
In oil.
A chain Of 4x5 photographs taken by
Neil n. Forhan OF Canton, age IL, would
hsve done credit to many older amateurs.
Miss n. Ida Abbott OF Byron exhib-
ted q number Of photographs which
had breezy, outdoor atmosphere, be-
ing mostly camp scenes.
Harry Y. Allen OF Mechanic Falls, an
amateur, made quite large display OF
photographs lot Of marine and naval
scenes, bits OF landscape, &C. The COM
position OF the pictures Was In every In
stance correct and the technical excel
ence IL remarkable and the mounting
very artistic.
THE RACES.
Wednesdays races were the 800 and
80 classes. G. II. Hatch OF Allent
Mills was the starter. The 500 class
had three horses nearly enough matched
70 make II quite interesting.
800 CLASS. ruxsE e1s.
Lady Macbeth. VIM. Gregg. .-.:--....-..-i
I Ll,.is Kins, ,. 81 p. HOvard.----ssaass|
June Tim mS.e ess S =. Il IL. las 81. iN.
The 2 80 class was horse race In six
heats, with every driver doing bis best,
md some unexpected fnishes. VIM.
Gregg drove Cody Wilkes 10 IN easy
winner In the first heat, with . sharp
brush for second position between Gam
mon and Student. In the second heat
Goldy wilkes made . standstill break on
he first turn, and WAS left TOO Tar Be-
hind to get inside the distance nag.
Then, Ia cloae finishes. Student won two
heats, Guess So one, and Cannon one.
The sixth and deciding heat, won BY
Student, was trotted just before dark.
a0cIAss. PURSE sloo.
b. T., A. 4. Russell. .---..--.-S ] 49,
Cannon. br. T., r. q. Jordan. ...--2
Guess so. b. m. W. J. Wheeler.. ,:..-e sai:
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s3sl3.
The races of Thursday were the 40
and 2 rs classes. The 2 40 had three
starters, and Was won In one, two, three
order, without any change OF position
after the field was once strung out.
aSocLAss. PURSE eloo.
! i nss X King ~m b s B. Hovard.......:...a )
Tcasie r., b. m, j. B. Twaddle, ..--..----3 s )
Time. 2 81 IA. - IA, $50
The 2 As class found fast track and
developed some speed, and considerable
excitement. There were ave starters.
Ia the first heat Savens, driven BY VIII
liam Gregg, took the pole and held 1t
until past the three quarters pole, when
he made bad break and lost the pole 70
May Day, who took the heat In 2:2l IA.
In the second heat May Day surprised
everybody. She made break on the
first turn which left her behind the
field, but she crawled back past them
one by one, and came under the wire
lust q nose and ears ahead OF Savena.
For the third heat, Jordan WAS called
down from Ned 0.'s sulky, and h. n.
Thayer Was put up. Nay Day was not
headed for the heat.
s5 CLASS. PURSE tloo.
May Day, b. m, Z. B. Howard, I !
savena. eh- g.. VIM. Gregs.-
Bsby S., b. M, B. H. R,sbee. : Z
Harry Arnold, b. r.. A. =. Russell, --.----b
Time, 2 81 II. =. n II.
The result Of Fridays races ID given
below. The 2 10 class Was great race,
and was finished after Il Was pretty
dark.
ass CLASS. PURSE tio0.
Dewey, A. ID. Horn, Farmington. .-----.--.-l !
James r., James Thompson. .--.------------xx