Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-23
THE BIGGEST EVER.

THE BIGGEST EVER.
THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS OF
COUNTY FAIR.
MORE STOCK AND MORE PEOPLE AND A
BIGGER FAIR ALL ROUND, THAN EVER
BEFORE.
"This beats the state fair" got to be
almost chestnut last week, as it was
applied, time after time, and by one and
another, to every feature of the Oxford
County fair-even to the weather which
it enjoyed. Either the state fair must
have been, like bad election, good
thing to reckon improvement from, or
the county fair was tremendous sue
cess.
And with these conditions, there is no
occasion for disparaging the state fair.
The county fair of last week easily justi-
fed all that may be said of its success,
and has increased this year the enviable
reputation which it has heretofore en-
joyed, at home and abroad
The weather could not have been i'm
proved If made to order. From Tuesday
morning to Thursday night it was all
right. and Wednesday, the second and
always the largest day of the fair, was
an absolutely perfect day. And how the
people came! The streets were choked
with teams, and electric and steam cars
poured out a seemingly endless stream
of humanity. Each Of the forenoon
trains brought not far from five hundred
people. From the tickets sold that day,
the officers estimate that there were
IL, 900 people on the grounds that day,
and that is probably an entirely safe es-
innate. Such q crowd was never seen
there before.
OF course there was light attendance
ON Tuesday, but Thursday saw good
third day crowd, and assured the SWELL
ing of the society's Golfers, already
guaranteed against loss.
The Woodworking officers of the 80
ciety to whom much of the success of
the fair is due, are as follows-and you
may rest assured that they have earned
what compensation they get from the
society:
President-Wm. j. Wheeler, South Paris.
Vice .President-Henry ID. Hammond, Paris.
Secretary and Treasurer-A. e. T. King,
South Paris.
James W. Libby, Hartford (No. Turner
Edwarii W. Penley, Greenwood yves,
Paris r. o.
John Wyman, Norway.
William o. FrothinghRm. South Paris.
Eugene E. Andrews. Norway.
Division Superintendents:-
Grounds. W. J. Wheeler, II. d: Hammond
Stock. E. W. Penley, j. W. Libby, Johr
Horses, W. o. rockingham, E. E. Andrews
Hall, II. d. Hammond.
| Committees. Division superintendent.
One thing which counts for much In
the success of this fair is the good order
maintained, and the practically entire
absence of liquor selling and all gambling
games and contrivances. This is the
farthest remove possible from "widt
ways had the wisdom to see that it wal
for their interest to keep the fair per
fectly clean. Departure from that rule
would be suicidal, and the standard ha:
always been maintained. Numerous
visitors from other counties and states
last week expressed themselves surprised
and delighted at the perfect order which
prevailed.
1t was big fair, and little of thu
story of it in detail will be told in wha
follows.
THE CATTLE.
reported by H. e. Hammond)
"The largest and best lot of cattle eve
on the grounds" Such was the ex
preston of every one l met as l passed
down through the pines to view thu
cattle. The stalls and pens were al
filled and long lines of oxen and steer
were out on the show grounds, making
the finest display of cattle ever PLACED
on exhibition in Oxford County.
We doubt if any society in the stat
can get together so many nice oxen an(
steers as we can in Oxford County. Ant
nothing speaks so well for the prOsperit.
of the farmers as good stock of cattle
The different breeds were all well repre-
sented by first-class animals.
First, we will note the town teams:
Hartford has town team of oxen,
team of 3-year-old steers, and team O
2-year-olds, very fine lot and hard t.
beat by any town.
Paris and Norway each had team o
good oxen.
Buckle d had nice team of 3-year
old steers.
Norway had town team of calves,
very pretty lot.
Ellis Whitman of Buckfield had fOu
pairs of steers, all good ones.
James BOwker of Paris had very ia
pair of oxen.
Will Mason of Paris drove in fou
nice 3-year-old steers. Alfred Daniels
fine pair of steers.
l.. E. Thayer of Paris had yer!
promising yoke of calves.
John II. Martin of Paris has a grad
Holstein COW, one of the best on tn,
Igrounds.
The Herefords were well represented
by S. H. Millett of Norway. He had 2.
head of as handsome white-faces as cal
be got together within the limits of thi
society.
Miss l.. S. Holmes of Oxford had /:
head of Herefords, very fine lot.
H. +. Lord of West Denmark, notet
breeder of Herefords, drove in IA heat
that added much to the exhibition.
| A. o. Wheeler of Paris had 5 Ayr
shires headed by handsome bull tina
took the first premium at the state fair
Luther Maxim of Sumner drove in Il
head of pretty Devons.
S. NJ. King of Paris, whose reputation
as breeder of Jersey cattle is equal tt
any in the state, was here with IA heaC
of thoroughbred Jerseys, selected from
his herd that took the premium a.
Bangor and Lewiston, is sure to 60 home
with many blue ribbons.
c. r. King of Paris, another Jersey
man, had nice cows from his herd al
the mountain farm.
e. R. Penley of Paris came in with 20
head of good cattle.
A. F. jackson of Norway can be de.
pended upon to be here with big lot OF
cattle.
Ben Tucker of Norway came in with
81 head from his milk farm.
C. Il. Brett of Otisfield likes the Hol-
stems and had fine lot on exhibition
C. A. Pride of Norway is another Hol.
stein man and had some good mixers.
Dan Tuttle of Buckfield had 2 pair OF
cattle.
Herbert T.. Heath of Sumner had 4
Devon steers yoked in novelty yoke, 4
abreast.
Ingalls, Brothers of Denmark had 4
yoke of heavy, well-built oxen.
Moses Young of Hartford came in
with 0 yoke of heavy oxen and steers,