Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-09-18

i Altogether the largest collection q
canned goods was shown BY Mrs. J. F
Cullinan Of Norway. which includes
something like $50 cans, Of almost every
thing conceivable In the line oil. vegetable
food. Mrs.. Cullinan also showed col
lection of forty or fifty glasses Of jelly.
Large collections Of canned goods wer
shown BY, Wiuona Young Of Norway
Marion Cummings Of Hebron, and AIDE
line DeCoster Of Norway. These thre
were In the class for girls under 10.
T. Maple syrup or sugar were shown b.
G. W. Richardson, West Paris, O. W
Cox, Norway, Mrs. E. L. Packard, MOI
way.
An exhibition of knitting for the col
diers was made by tho South Paris Ser
vice League, and representatives Of th
league solicited funds for the purchas
of material.
Il An exhibition of furniture was mad
from the +. A. Thayer store Ut Soutl
Paris, with Miss Grace Thsyer, the pro
prietor, In charge.
Several pianos Of different makes wer
shown from the stock Of W. j. Wheele
& Co., of South Paris.
A rest room was maintained near The
entrance of the hall by tho Portland
Evening Express, where work In behal
of the papers was incidentally done.
| Pianos and plsyerpianos were show
by Cressey q Allen Of Portland, and th'
player mechanism was kept fairly busy
The Atherton Furniture Co. showed
line Of Gienwood ranges and heaters.
Demonstrators set forth the merits o.
the De Laval separator.
Something new was space devoted
to the Jersey breed of cattle, where post
ers set forth the merits of the breed, an(
the one in charge distributed . variety
of literature relating to the same sub
jeot.
THE BABIES.
| This year the threescore babies who
appeared In the baby show on the fret
day of the fair did not suffer with the
heat as In the past two years. Indeed
though the day was cold, the rest room
where the babies were exhibited VA
just about comfortable.
Mrs. Della r. Penley of West Paris
and Mrs. Frank l.. Newcomb Of Port
land were the judges to whom wai
assigned the delicate task OF awarding
the prizes. Five prizes were offered In
each of tho classes, and there were
about score Of entries In each class,
except naturally, the twins, In which
class only one pair appeared.
The entries and the awards made were
as follows.
BABIES EIGHT MONTHS AND UNDER.
Alice Blaquire, Norway, Frances. Z mos, a.
Mrs. Alice Merrill. Norway, Ruth Estella.
Mrs: Ehae Ballard. Norway. Raynold g..
. MIs. Leon KimSall, Norway. Lueh Thslm.'
Mrs. Jessie Lawrence. South Paris, Kenneth,
Mrs Harry Dudley, South Paris. Sherwood
Lee, 8 mos.
Mrs. Grace Etheridge. Norway. Laura May,
Mrs. A. c. Davis. Harrison. Barbara Emma,
Mrs. Albert Snow, Norway. Mary Nadine. 4
Mrs. John Judkins. Norway. Marion Louise, 9
Mrs Mary Bicknell. Norway, Thelma Elechia,
mos.
Mrs. Lester Wood, South Paris, MArton
Frances.
Mrs. Florence witham. Norway, Lloyd L..
mos.
Mrs. George Meader. Norway. Muriel E., 2
| mos.
Mrs. sadie Cash, South Paris, Martha, S mos
Mrs. Marjorie Doten, South Paris, Irma lsa-
Mrs. o. W. Pratt. South Paris. Alcie Mae. AIS
Mr.. p v. DeCosta. south Paras. BENJAMIN
Mra. Ernest LaFhmme. Norway, Jannetse.
Mrs. Alton Noyes, Norway. Celia. 8 mos.
RABIES FIFTEEN MONTHS AND UNDER.
John Ripley, Paris, Stanley w., IA mos. t5
Mrs. Robert L: Heminway, South Paris
Mrs. George Il: Turner. South Paris. Mary
Ethelyn, 10 mos, SS.
Mrs. Eva Richardson, Norway. Dorothy l., Il
Mrs.. Harry swifs. South Paris. Ethel May. l.
Mrs. Nelson Cummings. South Paris. wendall
II mos.
Mrs. Claude Thomas. Oxford. Robert william
Mrs. Gilbert Shaw. South Paris. Rlsano,
Mrs. James Record, South Paris. Marjorie
II mos.
Mrs. Carrie Davis, Norway. Mabel. l year.
Mrs. Elsie n. Howe, Norway, Roberta, II mos
| Mrs; J. A. Crooter. Norway, Margaret, year
BABIES TWO TEARS AND UNDER.
Mrs. Albert McCready. Norway. Edmund L..
Mrs. Florence Foster. South Paris. Kathleen
Mrs.. Ernest Lovejoy, South Paris. Norman e.
Is mos, Is.
MIS-. EvsDseline Turner, South Paris. Glsnna
!, MT:; Car Carl Stevens South Paris c. Stanley
Mrs. r. Z. strout. South Paris. Glenroy E.
Mrs. Lucy Wood. Norway, Ernest Henry, 2
Mrs. M. c. Briggs. South Paris. Msrl. years
Mrs. May Roy, Norway, May, q mos.
Mrs: n sD =. Bennett. sacfdsid. Robert Morse
Mrs. L. N. Loveioy. South Paris. L. Nell. Jr.
Mrs. Florence witham. Norway, willard B
Mrs. Helen Briggs. South Paris. Ira H., 3
Mrs. r. L. starbird, Jr., South Paris. Donald
Mrs. Emma Mariset.e. Norway, Leo. q mos,
Mrs.. Albert Durell, South Paris, Ella May i
| Mrs. Archie Perry, Norway.
Mrs. George Remission, South Paris, Georg'
Wendell, % mos.
TWIN RABIES UNDER TWO YEARS.
Mrs. Peter Locke, Norway. Evat and Ernest
l6 mos, t5.
AMONG THE HERDS.
In some years there may have been ,
larger number OF cattle on the ground
than this year, but there were lot o
them this year, and never . finer lot o
animals were shown. Especially Ia thi
true regarding the dairy herds, ant
those who recall the herds OF thirty ant
] forty years ago speak most emphatioall!
of the progress made in that time. No
has the patient OK been eliminated b!
the increase of horsef1esh and gasoline
az IL evidenced by the strings Of oxeI
and steers which are seen every year.
Brief mention OF some of the herds j
made below.
Herman Morse of Buckf1eld SHOWED
nine head of Ayrshires, including ful
blood bull three years old, and COWS Ant
heifers, some full bloods and SOM
grades.
From the Height GLAND Dairy Farm
L. Neil Lovejoy, South Paris, proprietor
there were shown several head Of Hol
steius, including yearling bull Ant
cows and heifers.
Arthur D. Cummings OF Fore Street
Oxford, showed . herd Of some NOR
than dozen head Of his pure bred Hol
J steins, which are 20 we'll known .
h.r6lv "a mad dominant Rev cAtki