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

Lester Henry, South Paris, Rhode
Island Red fowls and chicks.
d. R. Bennett, Norway, White Wyan-
dOttes and Rhode Island Reds.
Clarence Winslow, South Paris, Buff
Plymouth Rocks.
PRODUCTS OF FIELD AND GARDEN.
Decidedly pleasing was the appearance
Of the west side Of the hall where are
shown the vegetables and farm products
of various kinds. There was no lack OF
them, indeed, they overran the space
usually assigned to them, and taken al
together they were handsome lot.
Nearly third OF the length of the hall
at the north end was occupied by the
collection shown by G. II. Porter Of
South Paris. Mr.. Porter's garden is
well known, and the variety and quality
of the products are almost surprising.
The number of varieties is not known,
but the collection was considerably the
largest shown.
G. F. French, Norway, showed good
collection, thirty-four varieties In all.
w. H. Porter, of Norway, we'll
known exhibitor at this fair for many
years, and still active in spite of his
eighty.odd years, also showed a good
collection of crops.
Alton Porter, South Paris, showed two
novelties, long podded French beans, and
peanuts on the vines.
A. E. Morse, South Paris, watermelOns,
muskmelons, and citrons that would
make your mouth water.
R. D. Gould, pumpkins, beets and
squashes.
Olive Joy Stone, Norway, girl of
five years, showed stalks of popcorn
nine feet tall.
N. W. Bennett, Norway, squashes and
tomatoes.
w. S. Austin, Paris, squashes.
Homer D. Tubbs, Norway, musk
melons and squashes.
F. A. Parlin, Paris, handsome col.
lection of potatoes, beets, carrots, and
the Lewis Perfection muskmelon.
Vernon Robinson, West Paris, two
varieties Of potatoes.
S. H. Kilgore, Norway, an assortment
of seeds numbering about thirty varie-
ties, tomatoes, beets and carrots.
Fl. E. Lovej"y, Norway, handsome
display of fquashes.
B. F. Cummings, South Paris,
squashes, turnips, beets, and water
melons.
J.H. Bumpus, South Paris, potatoes
and muskmelons.
W. Fl. Tucker, Buckfield, fifteen va
rieties of potatoes, watermelons, citrons,
and muak melons
Myrtle Tucker, Buckfield, specimens
OF onions.
Harry Dudley, Buckfield, thirteen
varieties of potatoes.
E. P. Crockett, South Paris, showed
lot of squashes, including some OF the
most immense ones ever seen here, and
pumpkins, cabbages, watermelOns, Gu
cumbers and cauliflower. :.
Franklin Maxim, South Paris, several
specimens of onions.
LABoRsAvING TOOLS.
That an essential qualification of a
good farmer in these modern days is to
be able to use the forces of nature for
the saving of labor by the use of well
devised machinery, is a fact generally
known, and one that should have been
i'm pressed by this fair. The demonstra-
ton began right beside the gate, with an
exhibition of gasoline engines. 1t is
only few years since first one of these
was seen at this fair, but this year there
were no less than dozen of them, of
several different makes, shown in opera
tion.
OF the implements exhibited on the
grounds, the only ones of local manu-
facture were a line of the Paris and 0.
K. plows, manufactured at South Paris
for many years, and now made by the
Cummings Manufacturing Co. A num-
ber of different models of these were
shown.
An assortment of implements which
filled nearly half the space under the
grand stand was shown by A. W. Walker
& Son of South Paris. 1t included the
goods for which they are agents, mostly
Belcher & Taylor and John Deere imple-
ments, and numbered no less than forty
Individual tools, including about every.
thing that farmer uses for any kind of
farm work.
The Syracuse plows, harrows, ETC.,
were shown in good number and variety.
o. K. Clifford of South Paris is the agent
for these.
The space under the grand stand
generally given to agricultural imple-
ments was filled full, and in addition to
that, and the gasoline engines, which
were lined up near the gate, a large tent
was erected by the George B. Haskell
Co. of Lewiston, under which were
shown a great variety of implements,
some of which are rather unfamiliar to
many Oxford County farmers.
THE GRANGE EXHIBITS.
This year three oranges made ex-
hibits-Paris Grange of South Paris,
West Paris Grange Of West Paris, and
Frederick Robie Grange of Otisfield
Gore. Each occupied an allotted space
| in the centre OF the hall, and was allow
ed to expand outside of this as much as
desired. .,
The three displays, while similar, had
their individual characteristics, and were
remarkably uniform, both In the quanti-
| ty and quality of products shown:
The Paris Grange exhibit was decorat-
ed In green and white, and was dis
tinguished by the due proportion assign
ed to each class OF products shown. A
feature of this exhibit worthy of special
mention was a white quilt and chair
cushion, in perfect condition, which were
worked fifty-four years ago by Nancy
Foster Jackson, grandmother of A. K.
Jackson of South Paris. The grange
chose number of committees to have
charge of the work, who all attended to
their several duties well. Miss Matte
Richards had general charge OF the ar
tistic features.
West Paris Grange decorated its space
with artistic drapery of royal purple and
white. A very large amount OF material
was shown, In which quilts, rugs, etc.,
were conspicuous. There were mum.
Der of interesting antiquities, one OF
special attractiveness being wedding
dress over hundred years old, now
owned by Mrs. Mary A. Stevens. The
committee in charge of this was COM