Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-11
Now for the County Fair.
THE YEARS BIG EVENT WILL COME OFF
THIS WEEK.


been favored with for q number of years
past-and the county fair of this week
will be one Of the biggest successes yet.
1t Is we'll known that there are not
over four fairs in the state which draw
larger patronage, give better show, or
have more prestige In the world OF fairs
than our own county fair.
The dates are Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, Sept. IL, II and IL, the
program to be set forward II the weather
should make it necessary, and the
official program of the three days Is as
follows:
FIRST DAY.
In the afternoon. races. Band concert.
2O0p. m.-Bsby show. Base Bali. ,.Oo
80 D. m.-Drawing horses I'm pairs), 200 anu
Drawing horses Tin pairs,. 5000 and
under.
Drawing oxen. any size.
SECOND DAT.
Band Concert.
General exhibition Of neat stock and horses:
eOOa m.-Committees' Examination Of Town
Teams and Herds.
99Os. m.-Committees' Examination Of Nos.
10 Is inclusive.
1000 a. m.-An other Committees Examination.
1000 q. m.-Base Ball.
1880 a. m.-Green horses shown by owner.
HOO q. m.-work horses.
100 D. m.-Rsces.
Drawing oxen, 70. 10 In. and under.
Drawing horses I'm pairs) $500 and
under.
THIRD DAY.
Band Concert.
s0Oa n-Rrsw,ns oxen. Z. In an. md under nDssr
1000 a. m.-Parade OF premium stock.
1880 a. m.-Base Ball.
Drawing horses. sweepstakes.
Drawing horses lin pairs)' 24Oo and
Drawing oxen. sweepstakes.
Gents driving horses.
loo p. manual meeting Of society.
Races.
Programme of Races:
FIRST DAY-AFrERNooN.
ESQ class, trot. Purse $500.
Eli class, tros and pace. Purse $50.
SECOND DAY-AFTERNoos.
2.2s class, trot. Purse ESQ.
2.20 class, trot and pace. Purse $3.50.
226 class, trot and pace. Purse $3.50.
THIRD DAY-FoRENoos.
Gents Driving Horses. Purse sS5.
AFTERNOON.
2s0 class, trot. Purse $3.50.
ESQ class, trot and pace. Purse $500.
Free-for.sll, trot and pace. Purse $500.
Six oranges, the largest number yet,
will have exhibits in the hall. They are
Paris Grange of South Paris, Norway
Grange of Norway, West Paris Grange
Of West Paris, Frederick Robbie Grange
of Otisfield, Hebron Grange of Hebron,
and Pleasant Pond Grange of West Sum-
ner. The judges on the grange exhibits
will be E. c. Pstten Of Topsham, Charles
B. Townsend of Auburn, and Miss Sbir-
ley Z. White Of Lewiston.
The society decided this year to swap
Uno beer for spring water. No con-
cessions for the sale of Uno will be
granted. II this seems q deprivation to
some, It will be made mp by the benefit
to others Of having spring water avail
able. The fence has been moved 80 as
to take into the enclosure the famous
spring at the foot of the bank, and clear,
cold spring water can be had by the
visitors.
Only one change In the officers of the
Oxford County Agricultural Society was
made last year. William j. Wheeler of
South Paris, the president of the society,
is superintendent of the grounds, as he
has been for years. c. w. Bowker of
South Paris Is superintendent of the
hall. w. 81. Kilgore of North Water
ford and T. P. Richardson of Norway
are superintendents of the horse depart
ment. Z. w. Peuley of West Paris, L.
Z. McIntire of East Waterford, and A.
W. Weston of Bolster's Mills are super
intendsnts of the cattle department.
Madame Hamlin, who sang so accepts-
bly, at the state fair last week, will sing at
all three days of the county fair. In the
forenoon at the exhibition building, and
In the afternoon with the band at the
grand stand.
Though the railroads are running no
excursion trains this year, to accom-
modate the travel and relieve the strain
on the regular trains, special trains will
be run on the Grand Trunk. On Wednes-
day there will be special trains from
Portland, Lewiston and Berlin; on
Thursday train from Portland and Lew
iston only. These trains will leave Port
land and Berlin at z A. NJ, Lewiston at 8,
arriving at South Paris at S:42 from the
west, and 9:05 from the east. Return
ing, all special trains leave South Paris
at $50 p. NJ.
Pettengill's Band of Lewiston will
furnish music for the three days of the
fair.