Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-09-29
The Androscossin Valley Fair.
A LIVELY THREE DAYS AT CANTON
GOOD WEATHER AND GOOD RACING,
WITH FAIR DISPLAY.

needed-it was sure to come wheneve
there was anything doing at the "Canto
: track" occupied for fair grounds by tn
; Androscoggin Valley Agricultural Sc
ciety. But the hoodoO was broker
some years ago, and now it is nothing
unusual for the society to have tire
good days for its fair, as it did on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday of las
week-barring rather chilly wind OF
Thursday.
The appearance of the grounds 1
changed by the new covered grand stand
which takes the place of. the old opel
one, on the same site, and was completed
just before the fair. 1t is good one
and great improvement over its prede
ceSsor.
The show of stock this year, it mus
be acknowledged, was small, but Their
was fair show in other lines, and some
very good races on this track, which i.
known as one of the best in Maine.
The crowd on Wednesday was certain
ly one of the largest that has ever filled
these grounds, and everything was a.
quiet and orderly as could be desired
Drunkenness and rowdyism were very
little seen, and there was nothing often
sive on the grounds.
The officers of the society for the
present year are as follows:
President-J. W. Thompson, Canton.
| Vice President-W. W. Rose Canton.
| Secret ry-O. NJ. Richardson. Canton.
| Treasurer-D. w. Cooling. East Peru.
Division Superintendent:
Grounds. lots and gates, E. F. Caldwell.
Forage Master, j. X. WEIGH.
Stock, A. +. Russell, E. K. Merritt.
Horses. W. s. Marble. G. S. Childs.
Hall, T. b. w. Stetson, VIM. Thompson.
Committees, l.. B. Bisbee, w. w. Rose.
Tickets. W. Thompson.
EXHIBITORS OF HORSES.
Stations were exhibited by D. NJ. AL
len, +. o. Walker, Rumford Falls, Elroy
Adams, Canton, and F. L. Barrett,
Sumner. Geldings and fillies by Rich
ardson Bros, Canton, w. Fl. Cunning
ham, East Rumford, Oscar Eastman,
Buckfield, C. w. Walker, Canton, w. E.
Bryant, Jay, D. NJ. Allen, w. l.. York,
Canton, S. H. McIntire, West Peru, w.
l.. Roberts, John Hopkins, West Peru,
|. A. & C. R. Ellis, Canton, B. B. Wyman,
Dickvale, George Record, Buckfield, and
several by F. L. Barrett of Sumner.
Brood mares by S. II. McIntire, Wilson
Stillman, Peru, E. NJ. Howard, East
Peru, Elroy Adams, Canton, and three
by F. L. Barrett.
Sucking cit by c. W. Undertake of
Livermore.
Matched horses by Israelson & Baum,
Iivermore Falls, and A. F. Russell,
Livermore.
Gents drivers by R. o. Jordan, Buck
field, E. M. Thayer, South Paris, j. G.
Coolidge, North Livermore, A. F. Rus
sell, Livermore, and F. H. Butterfield,
East Wilton.
THE CATTLE.
1t makes one almost question whether
the stalls which have in years before
been filled with the oxen and steers for
which this section is famous, and see
teams of heavy draft horses standing in
a good proportion; and then when
it is learned that Hartford, of all
towns in Oxford County, carried off the
first premium for town team of horses
with a handsome string, the wonder
grows. One is inclined to query wheth-
or, after all, the passing of the OK is
really in sight in this section.
Whatever the cause, the show of oxen
and steers was certainly smaller than
usual this year, and the horses were
more plentiful. Still, there were
quantity of good teams of cattle on hand,
and, as was to be expected, good share
of them came from Hartford. Among
the exhibitors of oxen and steers were
Moses Young, o. E. Turner, B. F.
Glover, c. C. Russell, all of Hartford,
A. B. Conant, Canton, George Record,
D. A. Tuttle, Buckfield, N.
Perkins, Jay.
Oscar E. Turner of Hartford showed a
Hereford bull calf II months old which
girths plump feetS
Berry and Rose of Canton exhibited
herd comprising thoroughbred Jersey
bull, bull calf, and nine COWS and heif-
ers.
Richardson Bros. of Canton showed a
herd of eleven head. At the head stands
a thoroughbred A. j. c. G. bull, and six
others of the herd are registered Cattle
Club animals.
NJ. G.. McWilliams showed thorough
bred Jersey bull.
L. C. Stetson of Hartford, thorough
bred Jersey heifer calf.
E. NJ. Howard of Peru, thorough
bred Holstein bull and a grade heifer
calf
E. E. Gle of Fayette showed
Hereford bull years old,
a COW and several heifers, all thorough
breds.
S. Staples of Canton showed two fine
thoroughbred Hereford bulls.
Z. E. Caldwell of Canton showed a
herd of grade cows.
S. S. DeCoster of West Sumner show
ed a grade cow for dairy.
B. C. Waite of Canton showed a grade
COW for beef.
C. w. Walker of Canton showed
yearling grade heifer for dairy.
SHEEP AND SWINE.
Sow and pigs were shown by E. E.
Gle of Fayette and G.. H. Virgin of
Canton-all Chester White.
The only exhibitor of sheep was d. A.
futile of Buckfield, who had an Oxford
Down buck, grade buck and flock Of
sheep.
POULTRY.
There was good poultry exhibit, a
large portion of which was made by
Bradbury & Tarbox of Pennington.
They had 80 coops, containing $50 fowl.
Besides something like twenty strains of
hens and chickens, there were several
varieties of ducks. 1t was large and
fine collection, and attracted much at.
tention.
Bronze turkeys, Rouen ducks, black
ducks, and Toulouse geese were shown
by G. II. Virgin of Canton.
j. E. York of Canton exhibited Buff
Wyandottes, Partridge Plymouth Rocks
and Rhode Island Reds.
| ABOUT THE HALL.
| In the lower hall was fair show Of
vegetables, field crops, apples and othel
fruits-not so much of it as in some
former years, but all of excellent quality
A. j. Berry, East Sumner, exhibited
large assortment of field and garden
crops, large squashes, pumpkins, cab
bages, etc.
W. F. Berry exhibited an extensive
assortment of field crops and vegetables
60 varieties in all.
A large display of garden and fiel!
vegetables was made by Mrs. NJ. V. Hal