Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-09-27
The Great Event of the Year
CROWDS ATTEND THE OXFORD COUNTY FAIR
AS FOR LOl THESE MANY YEARS.
Other Also
Well Pined--Bu Accident Of Consequence.

l. mEBs Cs huuIoWby NOtWayS uo0
fine exhibit Of hand-painted china. There
was . large display Of water colors By
John D. Cole, Norway, also one picture
by Freely Bradbury. There were oils by
Mrs. 81. r. Andrews, also one by Miss
Matte Richards. There were crayons
by Mrs. Ida Fletcher, an oil painting by
Mrs. A. K. Thomas. There were origi-
nal designs OF various kinds by Ruth
Gore Miller. There we're several speci.
mems of crsyon work by Mrs. Helen
Thomas Pratt. There were quite num-
Der of pencil drawings by Ruth Church
i'll, June Smith, Alice Dyer, Flora Whit
man, all young people; also fancy work
by Marion Ames, Musa Taylor, Lora
Porter, Grace Rand, Bernice Thurlow,
Elizabeth Cooper and Bertha Bowker.
There was large display of fruit, the
exhibitors being 81. E. Ellingwood, OIL
YER Buck, E. o. French, B F. Richards,
w. G.. Conant, E. G.. Farnham, r. g..
Crockett, ]. W. Cobb, G. 1. Conaut, q.
R. King, j. w. s. Colby, r. L. Wymsn,
A. A. jenkins, W. q. Tucker, John Nc
Keen, o. N. Cox, E. @. Briggs, John
Wallingford, g. N. Emmons, Herman
Morse, C. r. Churchill, James Bryant,
J. A. Hibbs, J. F. King, Waldo Bessey,
f. A. Cooper, r. q. Corbett, G. W.
Cooper, F. G. Sturtevant, Dwight Cush-
man, q. w. Cummings, W. T. KnightIy.
In all there were 500 plate displays and
seven box displays. There were 81 plates
of pears contributed by o. q. Buck, j.
A. aibbs, o. N. Cox, James Bryant, E.
G.. Fsrnham, G. w. Cooper, A. A. Co.
nant, j. F. King, E. W. York, Arthur
Buck, John P. Howe, and W. G. Symonds.
There were II plates of grapes dis
played by w. T. Knightly, e. o. French,
B. F. Richards and Oliver Buck.
There were seven plates of plums ex-
hibted by o. G. Buck, Arthur Buck,
June Bryant and o. N. Cox.
There were four displays OF peaches,
one each by Mrs. Annie Wheeler, e. G..
Farnham, John Pierce and w. o. Perry.
OF the vegetables, Wendell Barrett bad
squash, also G. D. Verrill, P. G. Cox,
Anton Niemi, George N. Emmons, Isaac
Monk, Arthur Brooks, D. L. Chaplin
and o. c. Buck; pumpkins, Wendell Bar.
rett and Isaac Monk; watermelons and
citron, E. P. Crockett, Geo. N. Emmons
and G. D. Morse; muskm elons, Lewis
Button, W. d. Perry and Geo. N. Em.
mons. Mr.. Emmons had also fine dis.
play of potatoes, peppers, carrots, cab.
bages, onions. G. r. Churchill displayed
onions and potatoes; G. W. Cooper,
beets. Isaac Monk had displays Of TO-
matoes, and Philip Maxim had potatoes,
beets and onions.
General displays of farm products we're
made by Verne e. Knightly, Geo. N.
Emmons, c. D. Morse, Elmer r. Buck
and j. A. Hibbs.
Displays of canned goods were made
by Mrs. Woodbury. Russell and Mrs. Geo.
N. Emmons.
Two specimens of cheese were shown
by Mrs. A. N. Durham.
Displays of flowers were made by Mrs.
Annie Wheeler, Mildred Seitz, Mrs. L.
A. Knight and Mrs. Woodbury. Russell.
Rugs were shown by Mrs. Eva Dresser.
Mrs. C. 8. Doble, Mrs. Vesta Chapman,
Mrs. Hannah Billings and Gertrude Al.
len.
A display of agricultural machinery
was made by A. w. Walker & Son. An
tos, trucks and tractors were made BY
Ripley & Fletcher, Norway Buick Co.,
REQ Auto Co., and the Chevrolet Motor
! Co. made displays.
There was q large poultry display with
the following exhibitors: Julius G. Cleve'
land, Norway, who had % coops, Nor.
man c. Turner, 5 coops, q. e. Lovejoy
8 coops, Philip Stone, Alpheus Lovej,y
with coops, Carlton Record, G. D
Morse, Charles Francis, 10 coops, A. Guy
Buck, 10 coops, Philip Stone, Norman E
Turner, r. q. Corbett, A. E. Morse, I. b
Doughty, 8 coops, d. E. Lovejoy, P. n
Wyman, Raymond Babineau, E. P
Crockett, 8 ooops, G. G. Miller, G. r
Estes, E. jackson.
Varieties exhibited: White Plymouth
Rock, Light Brahma, Barred Plymoott
Rock, Notified Ancona, Game, Cornish
Indian Game, Gluzere Whiteheckl'
Game, Redgill Game, Ssabright Ban
tam, White Bantam, Laksnwalder, Rec
( Breasted Game, Rhode Island Red, White
Wyandotte, Black Minorca.
There were four coops Of geese exhib
tied by Walter Woodwork and T. B
Doughty.
Three coops Of ducks were shown b!
A. e. Morse, and two coops Of turkey
by Mrs. W. E. Morse.
Rabbits were exhibited for the frs
time in the history Of the fair this year
there being IL coops, shown by Guy Bucl
and Arthur Brooks.
GRANGE DISPLAYS.
The oranges made an interesting dis
play as usual.
Frederick Robie Grange of Otisf1el'
had background of cedar with name o
1.-The grange in silver. The ladies Of tn
grange made quite . display of fsno
work. There were several ancient thing
behind the rail-a baby's bonnet which
had been used through three generations
, aud an old shuttle. Several articles wer
shown made by the Older members
There was q corncob grown exactly II
the shape of child's mitten: Their
was good display of vegetables Will
some unusual things like peanuts an
banana melons. The committee u
} charge were Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Annie
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Fox, Mrs. z. "
. York and Mrs. E. A. Anderson.
|, Paris Grange used pine comes an
!. crab apples for decorations. There wa
q choice collection Of fruit, vegetables
!. seeds and grasses, jellies and came
4 goods. There was bunch OF silage cor
about twelve feet tall. The lady mem
0 bers put In number of attractive piece
of fancy work. The committee In oharR
Z were Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Stearns, Jr
? Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Talbot and Mr.. an
b Mrs. Almon Cairns.
!. Hebron Grange announced their dil
: play with sign made of cat-tails. Hen
9 lock and cones were used In the decor'
n tions.. Grasses and grains were attrac
!. lively displayed, % well a. large CO
q lection OF vegetables. Fancy work Wa
J. also contributed by the ladies. In th
collection was q sampler 124 years ol
( made by Q little girl 8 years old, wh
!. long ago grew up into woman and diet
!: There was broom corn twelve feet higt
]. But the thing which attracted mos
J. attention, perhaps, was tobacco plan
J. lin blossom. The committee 10 chsrI
|. was composed of Mrs. Charles W.: Gun
!, mings, Dwight Cushmsn, Giles Gcorg'
]. Marion Cushman, Mr.. snd Mrs. Alto
!. Hibbs, Mr.. and Nrs. Walter Conant, Mr.
q Elmer Hutchins, Mrs. Ellen Perry IN
!. 4 Mrs. Fred @. Sturtevant. --r =.
. AREAL CATTLE SHOW.
:. This was genuine "csttle show" |
- the fair was almost invariably styled
!, the vernaculsr of fifty years ago. Fl
= lone item, there were over hundr(
= Ioxen on the grounds, which does q,
:. indicate that the age 10 too fast for u
:, slow or. In al the number OF catt
I. az hihited vas arOund Eve hundred. sr