Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-09-25

/ the samo, pair Of chicks, aud . White
wyandntte pallet patched March 4th,
with brood Of chickens, also . pair Of
Barred Plymouth Rock chicks.
D. X. Cilnord, South Paris, pair Of
Brown Leghorn chicks.
8. B. Locke, West Paris, trio Of
White wyandottes.
Chester Merrill, South Paris, three
pairs Of Plymouth Rock chicks.
Robert Lade Of South Paris showed
pair Of rabbits which drew the attention
Of all the little folks.
ID. s. Bracket, 0tisfeld Gore, white
Leghorn chicks.
THE HALL.
The upper hall was well filled -
usual. The lower hall contained
somewhat surprising display Of bare
wallis, shelves and floor. Not that there
were no exhibits, but that they were
considerably less In quantity than usual.
For instance, there were just four cans
of canned goods, instead OF three or four
pyramids. George H. Davis Of South
Paris made an extensive display Of comb
and extracted honey, and there were q
few samples Of maple syrup and sugar.
These aud few cheeses were all that
relieved the monotony Of the shelf on the
east side OF the hall, which Is generally
well oiled.
The vegetable shelf on the other side
was less bare. but did not have that
Overlooking look which Is good TO see.
e. s. wolcott, Oxford, showed some
handsome peppers and . number OK
varieties OF tomatoes.
o. X. Clifford, South Paris, q well
assorted collection of farm crops and
vegetables.
S. II. Kilgore, Norway Lake, an ap-
petixing lot Of melons, cantaloupes,
cucumbers and tomatoes, aud an sssort-
ment Of seeds and grains.
Cases containing $50 compartments,
each with q variety Of beans, were
shown by F. N. Edwards Of South Paris.
w. II. Porter, Norway, showed an ex-
tenslve variety Of field and garden crops,
the most striking feature Of which was
q trace OF immense southern corn, and
some twelve-foot corn stalks.
John Martin OF South Paris showed an
enormous Hubbard squash, and num-
Der Of watermelons Of such size a. Is
rarely seen In this climate. It's lucky
for Uncle John that his garden isn't too
near the middle Of the village.
Thirty-uiue varieties of potatoes were
shown by John p. Penley, South Paris.
Herbert n. Tucker OF South Paris
made good and well arranged display
Of vegetables and field crops.
The astonishing display OF potatoes
Was made by l.. kimball Stone Of Paris,
comprising l3l varieties. Mr.. Stone has
gone into seedlings TO quite an extent,
and his collection includes Is first year
seedlings, or potatoes raised this year
from seed balls, and 81 second year
seedlings raised from last years seed
lings. The first year seedlings average
from the size Of currsnts TO the size OF
marbles; the second year seedlings take
big Jump In size. Mr.. Stone raised q
half bushel this year Of one variety Of
second year seedlings, the produce Of
one potato ball planted last year. He
also showed large assortment Of toms
toes, several Of which are hybrids Of his
own production.
Three immense Msrblehead squsshes,
two OF them on one vine, were exhibited
by Hiram Pulsifer OF South Paris.
One department In the hall Was very
well hlled-the butter, the refrigerator
having full supply Of first-class butter.
The Waterford Creamery Was the lsrg-
est single exhibitor. The bread case
was also well filed, so that we may rest
assured that our staples OF llfe-bresd
and butter-sre well looked after In this
section Of the world.
Few exhibits attracted more attention
than the collection Of plants shown by
Albert ID. Park. IL comprised over q
hundred specimens. Every one knows
that Mr.. Park Is q lover Of plants, and
everybody who has ever seen his grounds
knows what success he has with them.
He also had two large and handsome
displays Of cut flowers.
The exhibition space In the upper hall
was fairly well filed. II II had been
filled In proportion TO this years crop,
the hail would have been wo-thirds full
Of apples. and the whole lot, st market
prices, first-class fruit though II IL,
would hardly have been worth the ex-
pense OF barreling. The bulk OF the
fruit came from 3 number OF well known
extensive fruit growers Of Paris, No.-
way, Hebron and Oxford. The depart
ments OF household and fancy work had
8 good showing.
Attractive mineral collections were
exhibited as usual by l.. h. Stone OF
Paris and Mrs. Z. X. Davis of South
Paris, and this year there was u third
collection, by Vivian Akers OF Norway.
He also exhibited q case Of moths aud
butterflies, sud three pencil drawings.
A case Of moths was exhibited by
Clara NJ. DeCoster, aged nine years.
A showcase Of considerable interest
was that containing the curios collected
In his travels around the world by II.
Denison Cole Of Norway, veteran Of
the Spanish and Philippine wars.
Curiosities from Cuba, Hawaii, the
Philippines, Japan and other countries.
At the south end Of the hall Miss Lib
by, the Norway photographer, had q
well arranged display OF Photographic
work Of all kinds, which showed at q
glance how much the popular taste Of
the day runs 10 black toned print on =
dark gray mount, though other styles
are used and shown. The artistic quality
Of all Miss Libby's work Is well known,
and this exhibit was an attractive corner.
Besides portrait and landscape work,
souvenir views and novelties. Miss Lib
by also showed large assortment Of
sundries and supplies for the amateur,
that would severely tempt the pocket
book of the lover of the work.
THE ORANGES.
The remainder Of the interior space on
the upper floor Was divided equally
among the four oranges which competed
for the prizes offered by the society, and,
as In previous years, no one thing did so
much 10 help out the interest Of the hall
display. The several committees began
early in their work OF arranging. They
worked from early morn till noon, from
noon till dewy eve, an autumn day; then
they worked the next day, and finished
up Wednesday morning. To attempt to
enumerate the kinds of articles In the
exhibit of single grange would be very
nearly the same as giving q list of all
things except live stock that are exhib-
tied st q fair.
West Paris Grange marked It's exhibit
by q shield bearing It's name and number
on the front. Ceiling, sides and back Of
the space were tastefully drsped In
green and white. A cone of canned
goods occupied the centre Of the space,
and the other articles were arranged on
shelves below.
Bear Mountain Grange Of South
Waterford announced itself by letters of
cedar on white ground. The draperies
were Of vsriegsted colors, and the walls