Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-09-24

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Walter Perley, West Paris, Is sheer
and lambs.
E. w. Penley and C. A. Richardson
d of Greenwood exhibit 40 head of grade
T. Southdown sheep and lambs; also 9
large thoroughbred ram of same breed
Il d. A. Tuttle of Buckfield shows q
yearling ram, registered Oxford Down
breed.
S. L. Plummer, of Sweden, exhibited
: II Angora goats. They attracted good
$ deal of attention, and they are surely
!, very pretty little creatures with their
y long silken fleeces.
n. E. Morrill,, of Buckfield, shows 2
5 Berkshire sows and IL pigs, and large
boar, same breed.
ell C. Y. Francis, a large Berkshire boar.
III. NJ. Tucker, South Paris, makes
| good showing of the White Chesters, l
sow and II pigs, large boar and 2
: shoats.
OK. Clifford, South Paris, 2 thor
oughbred Yorkshire sows and pigs and
, boar.
II AID. Cummings, South Paris, Chester
SOW and 10 pigs.
F. l.. Keene, East Otisfeld, exhibited
nice lot of imported Ohio Chesters,
boar Is months old, l boar 10 months
old and 4 pigs months old.
i Z. l.. Pike, Waterford, shows grade
Chester boar year old.
THE POULTRY.
The doubling of the premiums offered
on the poultry last year had the effect OF
relieving to some extent the lonesome
appearance presented by the poultry
shed at the last fair. The show was
really quite creditable, but there is still
room for more.
John Bennett, South Paris, showed
pair of Light Brahma fowl and two pairs
Barred Plymouth Rock chicks.
A. E. Shurtleff. South Paris, showed
several coops for exhibition purposes
only, including Light Brahma fowl and
chicks. :.
/ C. Y. Francis of Otisfield Gore had
the most extensive single exhibit, num-
bering about dozen coops, and includ-
ing Barred Plymouth Rock fowl and
chicks, Light Brahma fowl, White
Faced Black Spanish fowl and chicks,
Bronze turkeys young and old, White
Leghorn fowl and chicks.
| w. C. Bessey, South Paris, showed a
good pair of big Red Cochins.
| A good pair of White Wyandotte
chicks, Matched the last of May, were
shown by Louis Clark of South Paris,
the breeder and owner.
Two trios of Buff Leghorns were
shown by DR.. j. b. Twaddle of Bethel.
George p. Tucker of South Paris
showed two pairs of White Wyandottes
and two pairs of White Leghorns.
A. r. Tuell, West Paris, a pair of
Light Brahma fowl and pair of chicks.
Not exactly exhibition Birds" he says,
because l feed my hens to lay, not to
get them fat"
George E. Abbott of Norway, a coop
of Rouen ducks.
o. X. Clifford, South Paris, hand
some pair of Brown Leghorns and a pair
of chicks.
A trio of Rhode Island Reds was
shown by Arthur r. Boswell, Norway.
He. Lovejoy, Norway, showed sew
eral coops of Houdan fowl and chicks. ,
E. c. Thompson, Norway, showed two |
pairs of B. B. r. Games, the only game
birds on the grounds.
Malcolm C. Briggs of South Paris ex- |
hibited a family of rabbits, which at |
tracted much attention, especially from !
the young people.
THE HALL.
1t has been some years since there was
so large display of bare boards inside
the building. There were various
causes for this, none of them satisfac- |
tory. The small fruit crop plays its
part in the result The oranges some of |
them took vacation this year, and that
fact accounted for considerable shortage !
in the space occupied. Some of the |
other departments should have had |
larger displays than appeared, and might |
have had with little effort on the part |
of few farmers.
III. NJ. Tucker occupied his usual space /
in the lower hall with collection of |
farm crops and vegetables. The corners
of his display were formed by punches
of Egyptian corn, a little-known product.
Then there were punches of millet, six !
feet tall, which also is not q familiar /
plant. Another feature of his exhibit
was number of Seeding potatoes.
W. Ii. Porter of Norway also exhibited |
a collection of farm crops and vegetables.
Features of this collection were some |
very tall southern corn and quantity .
of small ornamental gourds. A melon |
grown inside an arc light globe, and a
cucumber in quart jar from which it |
had broken the bottom, occupied promi- |
nent positions.
O. X. Clifford of South Paris also had |
a handsome collection of crops and |
vegetables.
l.. X. Stone of Paris has still further
increased his assortment of potatoes,
and had display which was still more
surprising than what he had last year. |
The card showed 1874 varieties. OF these |
Sc were established and named varieties,
what we may call full-grown. Thirty
five were of his originating, the third
wear from the seed-ball, and somewhat |
understood; thirty-three were the second
year from the seed, and still size |
smaller; and ten were of this years
originating, and ranged from the size of |
peas to the size of marbles.
Melons seem to be not only popular
but plenty this year. Specimens were
shown by George G. Abbott, Norway, |
Mrs. |. p. Bearce, Hebron, John Martin, |
South Paris, and several others. j. L..
Bumpus of Hebron, exhibited pumpkins
and melons, and G. II. Porter of South |
Paris, besides good display of melons,
showed the prettiest lot of cabbages in
the building.
The exhibit of quilts, rugs and other
products of women's handiwork was
fully up to the average in amount, and
in quality was fully up to if not above
the average. Especially was this the
case with the fancy work, some who
were at the state fair pronouncing the
display as good as that at Lewiston.
A showcase of minerals was exhibited
by Vivian NJ. Akers of Norway, and was
| the only exhibit in this line. 1t was
very effectively arranged and attractive.
PLANTS AND FLOWERS.
A centre of attraction in the lower
hall was the space where Albert D.
Park of South Paris had his display of
house plants arranged. Though he had
taken no inventory, it is safe to say that
there were hundred or more varieties.
He also had fine lot of cut flowers ar
ranged in another place.
A striking part of Mr.. Parks exhibit
was floral easel bearing a picture of
Mckinley. The frame of the easel was
principally of hardy white hydrangeas,
adorned with asters and other flowers.
Mrs. George w. Hobbs of Norway