Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-24
Still Another Biggest Fair.
The County Agricultural Society
Eclipses it's Own Record.
THE WEATHER ALSO PERFECT AND THE CROWD WAS THE
LARGEST EVER, AND EVERYBODY WAS HAPPY.

that the Oxford County fair should sur
pass its brilliant record in almost ever.
individual respect this year, but that il
what came to pass last week.
The weather clerk had kindly eye To-
us. After the discouraging weather o
the two preceding weeks, it was an i'm
mensely satisfactory condition OF affair
that we encountered. A shower Mon
day night laid the dust, and the three
days which followed were as good Al
could have been made to order-clea
skies, light breezes, neither too hot mo-
too cold, but just glorious Septembe
days.
And the crowd came! OF course the!
came. On foot, by bicycle, by electric
car, by team, train and automobile
Tuesdays attendance was larger thar
usual for first day-some say the larg
est ever. Thursdays crowd was abou
a record for the third day: And Wed
nesday's crowd was the biggest crust
ever known on the grounds-no, that
wrong, for there wasn't any crush. Ths
grounds are so spacious and so well ar
ranged that there Is room for everybody
including the multitude of takers with
their tents and games.
Wednesdays crowd is variously esti
mated, according to the estimator, from
IL, 900 to 10000. The officers, who ART
in a position to Judge approximately
from the sale of tickets and the estimate
of on.paying admissions, say II, 900, ant
there is not much disposition to 60 be
hind the returns.
And the show justified the crowd
Every department was well filled, and M
empty spaces offended the eye. The re
mark was common, "Td rather go here
than to the state fair - for one thing
you give us just as good show"
In no small degree the success OF th'
Oxford County fair is due to the persona
interest which the officers take in 1t, ant
the jealous and thorough manner ir
which they work for 1t. This has beer
true of it's officers for many years, will
hardly an individual exception, and 1t II
notably true of the present board.
w. J. Wheeler of South Paris, th'
president of the society, ia superintend
ent of the grounds; G. F. Millett of Nor
way is superintendent of the hall; E. E
Andrews and T. P. Richardson of Nor
way are superintendents of the horse de
partment; L. E. McIntire of Waterford
vice-president of the society, and Z. W
Penley of West Paris and j. W. Libby o.
Hartford are superintendents of the cattle
department. They have all had ex
perience In their several lines, and they
perform their exacting and sometimes
strenuous duties without ever getting
ratified or flurried, and with courtesy tc
all with whom they have to deal.
THE BABY SHOW.
Tuesday afternoon was the babies
hour, when the annual baby show took
place in the society's meeting room
There were large number of the little
tots present, though they were not all
in the competition, owing to oversight
This year all entries closed Tuesday
noon. Some of the parents, not under
standing that this applied to the baby
show as we'll as all other departments
thought they could bring in their babie:
| in the afternoon and enter them at thai
time; but as the rule was impartially ap
piled, they were shut out. Some ol
them were great deal disappointed.
The infants which were exhibited ir
competition were:
Babies Is months and under:
Dorothy-exhibited by Mrs. Walter Dennison
Lawrence G. and Arthur W., twins-Mrs. G
W. Wood, Norway. -
Doris M.-Mrs. R. !. Wood, Norway.
| Alice Alzada-Mrs. W. A. Lewis, MOI way.
| Roland Marsh-Mrs. w. II. Booth, Norway.
Glenn Carleton-Mrs. II. +. Andrews, Nor
Leon-Mrs. L. E. Noyes. South Paris.
Ellen Tuttle-Mrs. John DeCoster, South
Eimer-Mrs. Hiram Thurlow, South Paris.
| Fred and Frank. Il. Curtis, West Paris.
Hilda-Mrs. Lillian Russell, Norway.
Thelma-Bernard Richardson, West Paris.
In this class the committee awarded
prizes as follows: Zilpha NJ. Bicknell
80; Dorothy Dennison, s.; Alice Alzads
Lewis, 81; Glenn Carleton Andrews, s3
Hilda Russell, 81; Thelma Richardson
81.
Babies Is months to 2 years of age:
Marguerite Gertrude-Mrs. H. N. Porter
South Paris.
Harland J.-Mrs. Mark Shaw, Paris Hill.
Helen Frances-Mrs. Walter Currier, Norway
Charles W.-Mrs. w. H. Woodworth, South
Paris.
Harold James-Percv II. Nevers, Norway.
Eleanor-Loring r. starbird, South Paris.
In this class the awards were: Eleanor
Starbird, So; Harland J. Shaw, s.
Helen Frances Crrrier, "a; Harold w
Kimball, 50; Doris NJ. Merrill, 80; Harold
James Nevers, 81.
AROUND ABOUT THE HALL.
There was no vacant space in the ex
hibition hall, every part of 1t being wei
filled with some form of exhibit. FielG
and garden crops, dairy products, canned
goods, bread, etc., were shown as usua
in the lower hall, in large quantity ano
of the usual excellence. A portion oi
the exhibits on the vegetable shelf are
mentioned below.
A large show of field crops and garden
vegetables was made by Hiram N. Por
ter, South Paris. The varieties numbered
lust 80. One striking thing was 9
plate of peculiar black and white beans
and Mr.. Porter's son, Alton, explained
to the Democrat that they were "Goost
BEANS" and the story of them was thai
his grandfather Porter shot a wild
goose, and the beans from which these
originated were in the crop of the goose
An extensive assortment of field crops
and vegetables was shown by o. Z
Clifford, South Paris.
A fine trace of yellow corn, clever
weeks from planting, was shown BY G
lC. Dearborn, South Paris.
Eight handsome heads OF cauliflowel
were shown by G. WOodsum, Norway
the eight heads aggregating 10 g.
pounds in weight. Mr.. Woodsum alst
sho we'd three pumpkins which weighed
a total of 121 pounds.
s. Il. Kilgore, Norway Lake, made
good exhibit of seeds.
w. n. Porter of Norway, q veteran
exhibitor as we'll as veteran In years
made display of crops and vegetables
of the usual excellent quality Of hil
products.
A handsome trace of popcorn, raised
by boy under 10, was shown by Franl
Buck, Norway.
Willie s. Bennett, Norway, showed
pu npkins, squasheJ and beets.
r. A. Parlin, South Paris, handsom,
specimens of several varieties Of potatoes
beet1, tut lips and carrots.
| A. j. Abbott, North Paris, severn
varieties of nice potatoes.
Lafayette Dow, South Paris, Golt
Coin potatoes.
E. F. Cummings, South Paris, mum
Der of good specimens Of pumpkins
suuashes, potatoes, turnips, melons, ant
yellow corn.
Harry Dudley, Buckfield, made fin'
exhibit Of potatoes, about twenty varie
ties, and some turnips.
Al remarkable exhibit Of seeds wa