Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-09-18

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s. Bean, and they were sol(DDn the
grounds. They sre Holsteins, Rat, and
weigh 3400. She also exhibited three
yoke Of 2-year-olds and one pair OF
yesrlings, all good steers.
Grover c. German, Sunday River
boy, showed the only pair OF trained
steers entered, 3-year-olds, and ''as
handy ss oxen"
Grover Brown showed pair Of mot
tied yesrling steers.
=. l.. Ordwsy showed two grade Dur
ham bulls, one Ave months old and big
OF his age, the other blg-framed 2-year-
old weighing about 1000.
John Hapgood, Bethel, showed q
grade Durham bull year old, weighing
92S pounds.
r. d. Cummings showed Hereford
bull years old.
Fred Ordway showed q Chester SOW
and five clean white pigs.
Fred l.. Edwards showed SOW and
nine pigs, another SOW and boar, all
Berkshires.
A. Van Den Kerckhoven showed .
good young Berkshire boar.
Fred 0rdway exhibited the only flock
Of sheep on the grounds, seven good
specimens.
POULTRY.
Seven coops were exhibited bv A. Van
Den Kerckhoven. including White WAN
dottes, Barred Plymouth Rocks, $. G.
and r. C. Rhode Island Reds and Rouen
and Pekiu ducks.
Z. x. Richardson, South Woodstock,
coop of Houdans.
J. s. Hutchins, trio Of ducks, and
two coops OF chickens.
DR.. j. B. Twaddle, q trio OF Buff Leg
horns.
Eff. Cushman, trio Of ). G. Brown
Leghorns.
Marjorie and Carroll Cushmsn, trio OF
Bsntams and Bantam chicks.
Edwin II. York, coop Of Guinea
fowl.
Ralph f. Abbott, = trio Of Barred
Plymouth Rocks.
THE RACES.
Wednesdays only race was green
race, but II Was good one, 10 five heats !:
GREEN RACE. PURSE go.
Protectum. A. d. Osgood. Groyctou, 1912
Lady Grimm. A. Z. bartlett. Mexico, A&t&
Lola Patchen: o. p. Harrington,
Locke's Mills, 1855
AIciayesta. WIN. Grcsr. Andover. sill
Time. 1914. asa IA, ?Als, s5tll. asa 81.
Thursday saw two good races, 10
split heats, with two horses driven to
records In both heats, and some fast
heats 10 the 80 class:
aus CLASS. PURSE sioo.
Alcl.yesia. b. m WIN. Gregg. i,
sinders, ch. m. J. s. Ames, Bridsson. l . Z
Lady Madeline. br. m, T. y. Bean. . !,
Black Bess. 81. n.. Frank II. Bumpus.
wes sSs:s F'''.' So
PARIS, ss Tdr
Harrison. ! sdr
Time. sNIA. sAl4. sMA.s1.
go CLASS. PURSE 600.
Geo. T, Oh. g.. WIN. Jones, Lewiston. :?iii
Joker n, b. h.. J. I. Miiicts. Norway. 3s3s3
Russell =, b. 6. c. J. Russell.
Time. IS "a. snls. sAI4. ssss4. ssi H.
Fridays races were the 2 :35 and 2 80
classes. Alclayetta, owned by william
Gregg Of Andover, won the 2 :35 race 10
straight heats; Orphan wilkes, second !;
Sinders, third. Best time 2:30. The
free-for-all was won by Express, owned
by c. X. Adams Of Gorham, N. H.; Baby
s., second; Benvenuto Boone, third.
Best time 2 20 l-2.
The racing was frst-class through
out. Every race WAS . horse race, and
the crowd had the satisfaction Of feel
ing that they were seeing race and not
q pulling match. Even with the small
purses given, It IL doubtful II any coun-
try fair In the state has better show of
better horses on the grounds or will put
up better lot Of races than were seen
at the Bethel fair.
THE HALL.
In the hall Bethel Grange occupied the
alcove at one end as usual, but with less
than the usual amount Of display.
Round Mountain Grange Of Albany has
for number Of years occupied the other
end Of the hall, but 1t seems TO have
been too much work for the compensa-
ton, and this year Round Mountain
Grange was not represented. Its space
was occupied by the Bethel Manufactur-
Ing Co., with handsome assortment Of
their fancy chairs and rockers, tete-a-
tetes, etc.
Not large quantity Of garden vegeta-
bles, farm crops and fruit on exhibition,
though what were shown were Of excel
lent quality. A. B. Richardson showed
a large variety OF vegetables which took
the first premium.
d. A. Cummings, large variety Of
fruit, apples, pears, plums, grapes, etc.
Z. p. Grover made large display Of
and spples.
J. 8. Hutchins made quite an extensive
show Of vegetables, 6eld crops, apples,
etc.. and Howard Hutchins, 8 years old,
Tho wed msmmoth pumpkins, gourds, etc.
T. b. Chapman & Son exhibited .
number Of varieties Of vegetables.
C. e. Valentine, A. T. Heath, A. Van
Den Kerckboven, q. 8. Hastings, showed
more or less extensive collections of
field crops, peas, beams, etc.
Charles A. Capen, about twenty
varietiee Of potatoes.
John Hapsood, 40-pound Hubbard
Iquash.
WIN. b. Powers, several specimens Of
Giant German cucumber.
n. G. Dudley, = good trace Of corn
rom seed planted June 6
Other exhibitors 10 this department !
sere Chester 81. LIttlehale, Nahum W.
Barker, C. +. Ryerson.
Collections OF cut flowers were shown
y. Ruth II. Bean and DR.. r. B. Tuell.
Butter was shown BY Mn. Eli ".
Barker, and cheese BY Mrs. George A.
J0spman.
u The department OF vomen's handI.
york thers were some good specineus
y exhibition. Patchwork quilts BY
lrs, George Spinney and Mn. Dorcas
l., Goodnow, The latter An old lady
veil up In her eighties.
Rugs BY Miss Winona Scribner, Mn.
:. A York, n. Ellen York, Nh. 8. Ii
suxton, Mn. 4. @. Goodwin ed oehess.
niss Ruth B. Andrsws szhfhiesdI