Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-02
ANDROSOOGGIN VALLEY.
SUCCESSFUL FAIR ON THE socleTv's
GROUNDS At CANTON.

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SUCCESSFUL FAIR ON THE socieTv''
GROUNDS At CANTON.
GOOD WEATHER, AND 4 LARGER CROwl
THAN EVER BEFoRE.--LARaE SHOW
OF STOCK, INTERESTING RACES, AMI
A GOOD TINE GENERALLY.
IL almost breaks the record for tn
Androscoggin Valley Agricultural So
ciety 70 have weather for the three day
Of its fair 1t Canton which does not re
Quire . postponement; bat such weather
Il had for It's fair last week.
Tuesday and Wednesday were day
that were oil heart could wish or fail
managers ask for. The attendance or
Tuesday was more than an average fol
the first day. Wednesday saw the larg
est crowd on the grounds that they hav,
ever held. Thursday morning the skies
were threatening, aud undoubtedly
many were kept away. But Cantor
seems to have been particularly favored
that day. As one resident put Il, Il Wal
raining on the unjust that day, and Can
tons turn will come later. While the
country to both north and south was
dampened with intermittent drizzles
during the day, not . drop Of rain dis.
turbed the even course Of Canton's pro-
grsmme, and the afternoon was one oil
the most comfortable possible.
The society must have reaped q fair
amount Of financial profit from the three
days.
SOME OF THE CATTLE.
Ii IL noteworthy that the Canton fair
IL as complete 10 the cattle department
as I'm sll Its other departments not only
In oxen and steers, In which that corner
Of the earth particularly excels, but In
other lines IS well. There WAS lot OF
good stock on the grounds.
The only herd entered as q complete
herd was that belonging to the Richard
McCollister estate of Canton, and Is
composed Of Durhsms and Herefords.
"Nezinscot Farm Jerseys" was the In
scription on the banner over the sheds
which contained the herd Of n. K. Nor
rill Of Buckfield. He had twenty-five
head of cattle on exhibition, sixteen Of
which are thoroughbred Jerseys, the
rest are Durham grades. He also showed
a number Of pens OF Berkshire swine.
Seven animals from the Hereford
herd Of l.. s. Holmes Of Oxford were ex-
all registered stock.
s. N. King was here completing his
tour OF the fairs, with thirteen head Of
his famous Jerseys from Kingleside
Farm, Paris. Thirteen animals, all
registered Cattle Club Jerseys-snd car
ried off thirteen ribbons.
Berry & Rose OF Canton showed q
number Of good cattle, including several
head Of registered Jerseys.
A. o. Wheeler, Paris, showed ave head
Of thoroughbred Ayrshire stock.
Other stock exhibitors were ID. A.
Corliss, Canton, c. w. Thompson, Hart
ford, o. NJ. Richardson, Canton, s. W.
Briggs. West Sumner, J. l.. Suckles,
Hartford.
OXEN AND STEERS.
These towns which contribute 10 the
cattle show Of the Canton fair have lost
none OF their prestige In the matter OF
oxen and steers. The horse has not yet
displaced the OF In that part OF the
county, nor IL there apparently any
danger that he will do 30 for some
decades. Durhsms and Herefords, and
most of them are white faces.
The Hartford string which entered
Tor the town team ribbon numbered
twenty yoke, and they were handsome
lot. Oscar G.. Turner had six yoke OF
oxen and steers, Moses Young I've yoke.
George X. Russell two yoke, Carroll
Russell two yoke, Joseph Childs two
yoke, B. T. Glover, George Young, and
John Glover one yoke each.
The Sumner string was composed OF
yoke, owned as follows: Alton
Ames four woke, Lennie Merrill two
yoke, Oscar Newell two yoke. and c. II.
II. w. Poland, o. l.. Varney,
Alvin Psrlin. Charles Newell, Joseph A.
Moves, W. 4. Bowker, Charles varney,
Enoch Morrill,, one yoke each.
A. B. Consnt Of Canton exhibited four
yoke Of cattle.
Two yoke Of oxen were included In
he exhibit Of c. W. Thompson OF Hart
ford.
W. ID. Tucker OF Sumner exhibited
handsome pair OF yeArling steers.
ID. A. Tuttle Of Buckfield had hve
pairs Of oxen and steers on the grounds.
THE HALL EXHIBIT.
In the lower hall q good show Of veg
rtables, farm crops and fruit Was set
cut. One portion Of the display was the
vegetable and fruit portion Of the Rookie
taeka Grange exhibit. Collections Of
vegetables and field crops were shown
by Berry & Rose, OF Canton, Z. Z. Cald-
well, Of Canton, and George l. James, OF
Jay. In the fruit display, large assort-
n,ents were shown By Berry & Rose, +.
T.. Caldwell, Perley l. James, Jay, L. T.
sampson, Hartford, N. B. Burgess,
Peru, and others.
The upper hall WAS well filed. Rookie
meka Grange, Of Peru, WAS the only one
entering for the premium on grange ex-
hibi,s this year. The department Of
household goods In this exhibit was
very complete, and numbered some hun
dred different articles, Ia addition to the
display Of vegetables and fruit below.
An antiquarian exhibit was made by
S. II. Mclntire, OF Peru, and contained
many interesting articles. A piece Of
print was from q wedding dress pur.
chased go years ago. A sugar bowl 200
wears old WAS the most drawing feature
Of the exhibit, and there were numerous
other things of nearly the same age.
Mrs. C. ID. Fletcher, Of Hartford, ex-
hibited floral horse, crescent and bou-
ouet. besides some single flowers. Mrs.
Z. E. Caldwell, Of Canton, also made q
good exhibit Of cut flowers.
In the department OF paintings Mrs.
Carrie Gilbert, Of Canton, had several
fiue pieces, including crayon copy OF
Pharoah's Horses, water color marine
view, q landscape, still life study, and
flower piece in oil.
Miss Josie Cannon. Of Livermore, ex-
hibited three oil paintings. Miss Gam
mon was also an extensive exhibitor In
the fancy work department.
THE CAvALCADE.
At Il: 80 Wednesday noon the caval.
csde of prize animals formed, and LED
by the Lewiston Brigade Band, which
was playing for the day, proceeded
once around the track. Il included the
Hartford aud Sumner town teams Of
oxen and steers, q good representation
of the other prize-taking cattle, and
few horses. The whole procession mum
bered A yoke Of oxen and steers, n
bulls, cows and heifers, pairs OF driv.
ing horses and colts-a total OF III
cattle and horses. An interesting
feature connected with the parade wa
the whip carried by N. e. Morrill, o.
n.,.haaIa which waa from hutt 10 tin