Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25
Twas the Largest Ever.
Another Great Fair of the Oxford County
Agricultural Society.
THREE GOOD DAYS IN SUCCESSION. AND RECORD
BREAKING SHOW.
w.,, N. veather made good.

Well, the WeaCner maue koou'
And the Oxford County fair more than
The sky looked little dubious Tues
day morning, and even squeezed out q
few drops of rain. That was the extent
of the trouble, for after little 1t re-
solved itself into good day, and until
the close of the fair Thursday night no
fault could be found with the weather
clerk, unless we were disposed to COM
plain that his product was hot and dusty.
Pretty warm It certainly was, for Sep
tember, and dusty 1t couldn't help being,
but that Ia a minor discomfort, not
worthy of extended mention. The days
were glorious, and the nights matched
them.
And for the fair-well, under the
circumstances it is as easy to say Biggest
and Best after the show as 1t was before.
No such crowd was ever seen on these
grounds as assembled there on Wednes-
day-and the crowd is after all the best
part of the show. And the rest of the
show was equal. While there have per-
haps been fairs the superior OF this in
some details, there was never one with
a larger and more complete exhibit In
all its features. From the horse stalls
to the Midway, everything was running
over.
THE BABY SHOW.
As last year, the baby show of Tues
day afternoon proved an attractive
feature, and brought in this time thirty
ak of the Youngsters under two years OF
age. They were admired and petted to
their hearts Tor their mammas' hearts)
content, and apparently enjoyed the
occasion as much as the spectators.
The list OF the infants Is as follows:
Babies 10 months and under:
Harland j., son of Mark Shaw, Paris:
Charles Scott son Of Scott O: Colby. Paris.
Phillis NJ. daughter OF Eugene Edwarhs'
Roland D., son Of Albion w. Andrews, Paris.
Margaret, daughter Of L. A. West, South
Rnth. daughter Of A. H. Jordan, Paris.
Gertrude. daughter Of Edgar Wood. West
Elmer r., son Of ". H. Buck. Norway.
Fred Gilbert, son of Fred II. Noble. Harrison.
Carroll Roswell, son of r. E. DeCoster. Nor.
Edna Alice. daughter of C. F. Scott, South
Woodstock. ,,..,, w...
Helen, daughter OF Z. A. hlcnaruson, West
Asa r., son of r. 8. Packard, Norway.
Kenneth, son of william Smith, Norway.
Annie. daughter Of B: M; Greeley, West Paris s
W. Elliott, son Of W. Msrston %1S;n SOqtn Fsi's FATE
Carl H., SON Of John McPhee. South Paris.
Orlan n, son of z. N. Little1eld, South Paris
Lois E., daughter of Edwin Marston, Norway.
Gordon. SON Of Fred v; Woodbury. snnt psr'. Sorway
Maynard w., son of James Record SCUM
: L Leslie Harold, son Of Edwin Cannon, Nor.
George. son of Fred Berry. Norway.
Babies Is months to 2 years:
George Albert, son Of Scott Colby. Paris.
Winons. daughter @" 4. A. Noyes. West Paris.
Oscar, son Of Herbert Frost. Norway.
Bernice, daughter Of L. O.. Crosby, South
Paris. o.,
Glenna, daughter of H. W. Starbird, Norway.
Marjorie A., daughter Of Charles Edwards,
South Paris.
The awards appear with the other pre-
miums, elsewhere in this paper.
SOME OF THE CATTLE.
There have been probably one or two
wears before when there were more cat
tie in numbers on the grounds than this
year, but the stalls were practically
filled, and the cattle never made better
showing. A few of the exhibitors and
their stock are noted below.
The first arrival of cattle on the
grounds was the Hartford string OF oxen
and steers, which showed up toward the
last of the afternoon Monday, after .
twenty mile trip, the latter end OF which
was pretty dusty. Moses Young, now
pretty we'll known all over western
Maine, was chief marshal of the process.
sion, as usual, and had large personal
interest in 1t. OF the twenty yoke which
made up the string, Mr.. Young owned
eight yoke, Oscar E. Turner five yoke,
B. F. Glover five yoke, Carroll Russell
one yoke, and Fl. A. Carver one yoke.
And every one of the forty animals was
red with white face. 1t was pretty
lot, that goes without saying. g,
w. S. Austin, South Paris, showed
four COWS and heifers, grade Jerseys,
Holsteins and Devons.
H. A. Robbins, Norway, four yoke OF
matched Hereford steers, two grade
Hereford COWS, one grade Guernsey cow
and six grade Hereford heifers of differ.
emit ages-a pretty lot of cattle, without
any question.
F. +. Pike, Norway, pair Of grade
Hereford matched steers 8 years old, and
a pair of grade Durham matched year.
lings. ,
6. R. Penley. South Paris, eighteen
head, including one pair OF steers, a
thoroughbred Dutch belted bull, and the
rest grade COWS and heifers, mostly Hol-
stems.
s. d. Millett, Norway, eighteen head,
including several pairs Of steers, num-
Der of cows and heifers, Hereford grades,
and thoroughbred Hereford bull z
years old-a pretty lot OF cattle.
Will Young, Norway, ten head. grade
Jersey heifers and thoroughbred year
ling Jersey bull.
E. j. Hobbs, Norway Lake, ten head,
a thoroughbred Holstein bull. the rest
thoroughbred and grade Holsteins.
They are bred for cream, and they par,
out. One COW tested 8.3 per cent, and
they average better than per cent.
From the Morey Farm, Mechanic
Falls, were shown thirteen head OF their
famous Cattle Club Jerseys. These Jer'