Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
THE CANTON FAIR.
FOURTEENTH OF ANpRoscoGoiN
VALLEY SOCIETY.
GOOD EXHIBITS ALL ROUND, AND GOOD
CRowDs.-TROTTING NOT UP TO SOME
YEARS, BUT FIRsT-CLAss AGRI-
CULTURAL SHOW.

The officers of the Androscoggin Va
ley Agricultural Society are feeling in
very pleasant frame of mind as the out
come of their fair of Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday of last week. Wit
good weather for the three days, Their
was good attendance, and the exhibi
ton was financially as we'll as otherwis,
a success. The crowd on Wednesday j.
estimated at six thousand, and certainl!
no more were ever seen on these grounds
The Portland and Rumford Falls road
ran specials to Lewiston, Rumford Fall.
and Livermore Falls, to enable the PEG
pie to stay the day out, and all the trains
brought big loads of passengers.
For some reason the men with horses
did not flock to this track this year sc
much as usual, and the trotting was moi
on the whole so interesting as some
times. In its purely agricultural feat
ures, however, this years fair was fully
up to the standard.
The fakirs, who are as essential a part
of complete fair as the gate keeper,
were numerous and active, and allowed
no one to ignore their presence.
These are the officers of the Andres.
coggin Valley Society this year:
President-J. W. Thompson. Canton.
Vice. Prcsident-W. W. Rose, Canton.
Secretary-H. T. Tirrel. Canton.
Treasurer-D. w. Cooling, East Peru.
Hartford; D. W. Cooling, [P. o. East Peru.
Peru; (. E. Caldwell, Canton; A. +. Russell.
Livermore; l.. r. Bisbee, p. o. East Sumner.
sumber; W. H. Thompson. ?. Q; North Liver.
WEIGH. RI. o. East Rumford,l Rumford; n. B.
Whitman. TP. o. Ridlonville,] Mexico; w. S
Marble, Dixfeld; E. Z. Merritt, p. o. Jay, ]
Jay.
AMONG THE CATTLE.
This fair is we'll known as the place
for any man to go who likes to see good
oxen and steers. Lots of them are
raised within walking distance of the
lair grounds.
In the number of yoke shown, of
course Moses Young of Hartford stands
It the head. He had nine yoke on the
grounds. His star pair was yoke of solid
cooking 2-year-old white faces, which
firth feet 6 and on the grounds. He
lays they go little better than that at
home. These steers were sold during
he fair to Arthur Robbins of Norway.
Other exhibitors of oxen and steers,
who had each several yoke on the
grounds land all good ones) were G. W.
Brown, Hartford, O. E. Turner, Hartford,
Hartford town farm, B. F. Glover, Hart
ord, c. NJ. Thompson. C. C. Russell,
Hartford, A. L. Soper, N. Perkins, Jay,
4. A. Daley. Canton, J. P. Daley, Can
on, A. F. Russell, Livermore, George
lanes, Jay.
Sammy Stetson of Hartford, boy of
ender years, drove pair of Holstein
teer calves in the parade, and took
uitable pride in doing it.
A lack at this fair last year was herds,
which were noticeable by their absence.
This year the deficiency was supplied.
Berry & Rose of Canton exhibited herd
# thirteen head, quite number of
which were registered Jerseys. Rich
rdson Bros. of Canton showed herd Of
en- head, thoroughbred Jerseys and
.rades. S. S. Gross of Livermore show
d some fifteen head, mostly grade
)urhams.
E. w. Pettengill of Livermore Falls
lad fifteen head of cattle on exhibition.
lis herd included Hereford bull 2
ears old, and full-blooded and grade
hereford cows and heifers, four oxen,
pair of yearling Hereford steers, and
air of steer calves. These calves were
ne of the prettiest things on the
and Mr.. Pettengill is said to
ave refused long price for them al
eady.
Fred C. Bartlett of Hartford showed a
andsome registered Jersey bull.
A. b. Conant of Canton showed
hereford bull, besides several yoke of
teers.
E. NJ. Howard of Peru showed two
God Holstein calves, a bull and heifer.
IN THE HALL.
The entries in the hall were larger
han usual, and the show in both upper
nd lower halls was much above the
This was particularly the case
own-stairs, where the vegetables and
ruit filled to OVERLOOKING the spaces al
,tted them. Not only was the display
srge, but the quality, especially con-
dering the unfavorable season, was
Ugh.
Assortments of garden vegetables were
hown by Mrs. NJ. V. Hall, Peru, Arthur
'irrell. Canton, George James, Jay, and
E. York, Hartford. Each of these ex-
ibitors also showed specimens of single
arieties.
Collections of field crops were shown
Y w. F. Berry, Canton, Mrs. NJ. V.
Iall, Peru, and Perley James, Jay.
The large exhibitors of fruit were w.
v. Rodbird, Jay, T. B. W. Stetson,
Hartford, Perley James, Jay, N. B.
'urgess, Hartford, Levi Cannon, Can
On, Mrs. Oscar Hayford, Canton.
The fruit exhibit made by w. w. Rod
ird of Jay was particularly notable. In
he general display he had As varieties of
pples. He also had fall and winter COL
,ctions, varieties of pears, 10 of grapes,
lums, peaches, &c.-124 plates of fruit
D all.
Ralph Caldwell, years old, exhibited
ONE handsome carrots.
Two granges-Canton and West Peru
competed this year for the society's
remiums, and each occupied good
of space in the upper hall. Their
xhibits were varied in makeup and
ffectively arranged.
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS.