Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-25

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!. Mary F Stesrns, West Paris, Csc; bee
: spreads, Emma Swan. Norway, u
drawn rug, Mrs E Spofford, South Par
is, 1; Mrs Harriet N. Herrick, Locke'i
} Mills, Is; Mrs Aaron Page, Norway. 30
Mrs Calvin Richardson, Norway, 10
braided rug, Mrs Aaron Page, Norway,
80; the same, 25; Mrs n b Merriam,
Norway, Is.
Committee-Mrs. V. P. DeCoster,
Buckfleld, Mrs. Barnum Jones, North
!. Auburn.
Needlwork--Hand sewing, Abbie
Swan, South Paris, SOC; patchwork, girl
not over 10 years, Bertha Penley, West
Paris, 25; art embroidery, Mrs d Will
son, South Paris, 30; Mrs s Wright,
South Paris, %; battenburg, Mrs Ralph
Trask, Norway, Is; Mrs o K Yates,
West Paris, so; Mrs e b Merriam, Nor
way, %; tatted work, Mrs N H Merri-
am, 80; the same Is; drawn work, Mrs
E N Anderson, South Paris, 25; Mrs N
S Bubier, North Paris, Is, Mrs Ralph
Trask, 10; Mrs s Wright, 10; Mrs II l.
Kimball, Norway, 80; centerpiece, Flor
ence Gross, Norway, 80; Emma Swan,
Norway, rs; Mrs j s Wright, 10; Mrs
John Emeley, South Paris, 10; Mrs Levi
Shedd, Norway, Is; Mrs E l Spofford,
South Paris, Is; Grace L Bennett, Nor.
way. IS; dolly, Mrs NJ q Merriam, 25;
Philip Stone, Norway, Is; gratuity, 10;
NJ S Bubier, North Paris, 10; bureau
scarf, Mrs John Emeley, 80; fancy pill.
low, Ruth Boslter, South Paris, 81;
Mrs r A McDaniels, Norway, 70; Mrs j
NJ Lurvey, Bryant's Pond, 80, Mrs NJ L
Kimball, %; Mrs L E Monk, South Par
is, Is; Mildred Scribner, Norway, gratu.
ity, 10; Mrs Mary Buffers, Norway, gra"
tuity, 10; Mrs F A McDaniels, graf. Is;
Mrs Durham, Hebron, graf. 10; Mrs
W A Hersey, Norway, graf. 10; Hazel
Bicknell, Norway, graf. 10; handker-
chiefs, Harriet Bond, Bethel, so; Mat.
tie Richards, South Paris, 20; Mary E
Reavey, Norway, Is; Mrs e N Anderson,
10; pillow slips, N s Bubier, 80; Miss
w s Stearns, Norway, %; Is; Hardanger
embroidery, Mrs w L Bonney, South
Paris, so; Mrs j S Wright, %; eyelet
embroidery, Mrs Elroy Davis, West Par
is, so; Mrs j S Wright, 25; Is; other ex-
hibits, Mrs Mary Buffers, picture frame,
10; Mrs John Emeley, fancy match
scratchers, 10; shaving case, 10; Mrs
Geo Gibbs, Paris Hill, collection hand
made animals, Is; Emma Swan, corset
cover embroidered, %; shadow embroid.
cry shirt waist, %; Mrs r Bradbury,
Norway, over 100 years old, transferred
lace work, 81.
Paintings-Best oil painting Mrs. NJ l.
Kim ball, Norway, S.; Mrs. Cullinan,
8; Norway, Mrs. C E Howe, South Paris,
IL. Best water color, Rose Murphy,
South Paris, 3; Marguerite Swan, South
Paris, Q; Mary E. Reavey, Norway, 1.
Best crayon, Mrs. NJ. q. Merriam, Nor
way, 8. Drawing by child under IA,
Ruth Bean, Norway.
COmmittee-Mrs. A. j. Stearns.
Miscellaneous-Cu Rev. e. o.
Taylor, Paris Hill, handmade Swiss cot
tage, 81; the same, canoe, 1; Mrs. Mary
Buffers, Norway, vases, soc; the same,
old sugar bowl, 81; the same, set of
shell necklace and bracelets, 10c; spun
glass, 10c; picture frames, soc; Olive
Stone, Norway, popcorn stalks, raised
by girl Of five years. 25c.
Committee. E. Kenney, Mrs. j. E.
Kenney.
Pianos-Poole, Merrill and Carpenter
pianos, W. J. Wheeler, South Paris, 81.
Baby Show-Babies Is months and
under, Margaret, daughter of L A West,
South Paris, So; Annie, daughter OF B
NJ Greedy, West Paris, 5; Lois Z. dsugh-
ter of Edwin Marston, Norway. 4; Ger
trude, daughter of Edgar Wood, West
Paris, 8; Albert, son of w CHESHIRE,
South Paris, 2; Arlau N, son of E N Lit
tefield, South Paris, 1. Babies %
months to 2 years of age, Nina Weber,
SO; Winona, daughter of A A Noyes,
West Paris, 5; Marjorie A, daughter of
Charles Edwards, South Paris, 4; Glen
ma, daughter of 81 W Starbird, Norway,
Is; Helen E, daughter of Arthur Taillon,
Norway, 2; Bernice, daughter of l. o
Crosby, South Paris, l.
THE RACES.
If you have any doubt that the chief
attraction of fair with very large
number of people is the racing, just take
look at the grand stand when this
feature is on. The throng that pay an
extra fee to get on to the stand do not
part with their money except for the
entertainment 1t buys, and out OF that
big crowd If there was one who went
away feeling that the full moneys worth
of entertainment had not been furnished,
the Democrat did not meet that party.
On the contrary the words of commend
alton of the races as we'll as OF the lair IN
general were unstinted.
Certainly it was a great fair-a record:
breaking event-and no small part OF
the attraction was the races. Owing to
the long continued dry weather the
track was loose and slower than usual,
vet this did not prevent great speed as
the track record was broken even under
these circumstances. Every heat OF
every race was good one, with large
fields of starters and hot contests in
which every horse was driven to win;
and while it is true that there were not
as many split heat races as sometimes,
the races were close enough to be in
teresting and exciting.
The blood of that grand old Maine
favorite-Nelson, "the Northern King
and of the great Maine brood mare
"Josie," owned by F. L. Barrett OF Sum-
ner, was shown to advantage in Joe b.
Nelson, winner of the free-for-all in 2:l6,
and his own brother, Bob Nelson, win
ner of the ~ class in 2:2l IL. A year.
ling stallion from the same brood mare
and sired by Westland was also given
the blue ribbon.
To that veteran and always popular
trainer and driver, William Gregg OF
Andover, has on this occasion come the
we'll earned honor of plotting the win
ners in four of the five races in which he
started. From the days of his develop
ing and driving to record OF Gypsy NJ,
2:13 IA. Louise G., 2:14 as three-year-
old, Norland, 2:22 IA, and many other
fast ones down to this present season
when he marked Alclaymont in 2:lS Ia.
and the little four-year-old, Northland
Logic, in 2:23 IA at Bethel, and won
with her three first moneys at Bethel
and Paris, Mr.. Gregg has maintained a
reputation for 'riding In front" In the
fastest races.
1t is seldom, indeed, that Maine
county fair sees in one of its classes
seven starters with race records under
2:20, yet such was the condition Thurs
day when the free-for-all got the word.
The summary tells the result. The
great Oxford County bred horse, Joe b.
Nelson, bred by F. L. Barrett of Sumner,
owned by K. G. Atwood of New York,
and driven by VIM. Gregg of Andover,
winning in straight heats, reducing the
track record to 2:18. and, on a slow half.
mile track coming within two and half
seconds of his own record made at the
Empire track, New York,-one of the
finest mile tracks in the world,-was a
great performance, and stamps him as