Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-19

ELLIS whitman or buckheld showed
grade Durham COW, girthing 6 feet 9
which was never dry since her first cali
and Q grade A yrshIre heller.
Harold e. Whitman of Buckfeld, Sol
of Ellis, showed Q registered Durham
bull year old, and registered Durham
heifer two years old.
F. A. Littlehale Of West Paris SHOWED
five Hereford COWS and heifers, one pure
bred and the others grades.
Herman Morse Of Buckfield showed
twelve bead OF Ayrshires, seven pure
breds, including two bulls, and five
grades.
Emery A. Ryerson of West Pari,
showed six head, four of them pure bred
Durhams, one grade Durham aud one
grade Jersey. he also showed year
ling draft stallion and some poultry,
w. q. Buck of Norway, nine head oil
Jerseys and Guernseys, pure breds and
grades.
F. A. Whittemore of South Paris, q
grsde Holstein heifer two years old, with
twin calves three weeks old.
81. D. Harnden came from East Frye.
burg, thirty miles, with string of fifteen
cattle including four yoke of steers, and
seven pure bred Durhams, with big
bull at the head.
j. s. and ]. b. Millett of Norway
showed sixteen head of Herefords, OF
various ages, all pure breds but three.
a. A. Robbins of Norway showed a
string of fifteen or twenty white-headed
Herefords.
H. A. Swan, South Paris, two grade
Jersey heifers.
Again the suggestion may be made
that some of the people who attend the
fair may like to know something about
some Of the stock. The fact that more
or less good looking animal without a
tag lie hitohed somewhere on the fair
grounds ia Of certain degree of interest.
The fact that there lie an entry tag tied to
the halter or In some other inaccessible
place adds but slightly to the interest.
But If there is an entry tag where 1t will
reveal to the spectators, If they care to
look, what and whose the animal Is, the
interest In the exhibit is consid erably in.
creased.
SHEEP AND SWINE.
Harold e. Whitman of Buckfleld was
a. usual, large exhibitor of Hampshire
Down sheep, showing nice looking focks
In the several classes for which premiums
were offered, and securing premiums on
all.
Leicester sheep in several classes we're
exhibited by!Mrs. George B. Stone of
West Paris.
A good Down buck by F. A. Cooper,
South Paris.
Hampshire bhelted swine were shown
BY j. w. S. Colby, South Paris, and A.
A. Jenkins, Paris Hill.
The solid black mulefoot hogs, which
made their appearance here last year,
have not disappeared, though Miss Toll.
man, who started the breeding of them,
has gone out of 1t. A mulefoot boar, 4
months old, was shown by Penley Bros,
of South Paris.
more red hogs than 1 ever saw be-
FORE" was common remark. Well 1t
might be, for there were more red hogs
than ever before, and more than of any
other strain. These red hogs are Duroc
Jerseys, aud there were three exhibitors
of them, j. NJ. Thayer of Paris Hill, O..
<. Clifford OF South Paris, and Progress
Farm, Dr.. G. N. Merrill, proprietor,
South Paris. Pretty good shaped hogs
they were generally adjudged to be.
THE POULTRY.
A whole show in itself was the poultry
exhibition, housed in uniform coops un-
der the grand stand. Five or six hun
dred fine birds, shown by the fanciers of
the vicinity. But few of the birds, and
practically none of the exhibitors, es-
capped the premium list, and the awards
make pretty nearly an inventory of the
exhibit.
IMPLEMENTS.
W. K. Clifford of South Paris showed
the Worcester Buckeye mower, for which
he is agent, and a considerable variety of
other farming implements.
A. w. Walker & Son, who represent
the International Harvester Co., showed
an extensive variety of agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS for almost every kind of farm
work.
THE MIDWAY
Those who complained of the state
fair that there was "hardly so much as a
show Oh the midway" had no such kick
coming here. There were shows and
other diversions enough to keep one
busy for considerable time II he want
ed to take them all in.
There were the usual and essential
amusement features, the merry.go-
round, the Ferris wheel, and that heart
sinking device, the 'circle wave" Then
there were several more or-less athletic
exhibitions, such as boxing, wrestling
and possibly L. B. Walkers diving girls
would be classed under that head.
1t Is also certain that the Flying
Merkles were athletic, or they couldn't
have done their stunt. Two of them, a
man and q woman, rode motorcycles
around the almost perpendicular sides
of motordrome at high speed, the rid
ers doing fancy tricks on their wheels
while riding in an almost horizontal pc.
sition. It's rather a hair .raising act the
first time you see 1t, but while strenu-
GUS, doesn't seem to disturb the perform.
ers much.
Then there were wild girls who emit
ted horrible shrieks, and educational
snake oharmer shows, palmists and prog
nosticators, and games of all sorts ga.
lore. 1t was lively and generally JOY
Gus midway.
THE RACES.
As q whole the races were good aud
interesting, and some fast time was
made. The summaries:
ESQ Trot, Purse 5000.
Maintop, CHI g., Watson. Haverhill,, i,
Peter Mantle, b. g., Quint Topsham
Alien, B. g., Garter, Norway, dor. .
Bi nson bro. s., Small, Cornish, .
Alie sm Dispute, g m. foss, Bidde:
Time, s:25H; 2:a5N; s:s4A.
2:1s Trot and Pace, Purse $3.50.
Margaret O., b. M, Watson Haver' :,
ps n1n' Ri SEsans}} s ;;:i.....: :
Bononia, br. M, Waite, Lewiston,
Orphan Girl, 70 M, Stuart, South
.Windham, (stuart2 ..;;.. 3
Africonda, br. g., Walker, Monmouth,
T f%at: a:31sM: a:aoM; a:ls:
$3.50 Trot, Purse 5000.
Alice Dispute g. M, Fogg, Biddeford I l I
Bngona, bro s., Small, Cornish.
Allen, b. g., Carter, Norway. .....
Time, 2:25K; $3.50; 2:31.
2:22 Trot and Pace, Purse $500.
Gilbert Todd, b. g, Stuart, Wood j.,
Remiss, blk. m, Watson, Haver-