Oxford Democrat., 1921-10-04
Good Show at West Oxford Pair.

Good Show at West Oxford Pair.
WEATHER MAN HELPS TO BRING OUT
RECORD CROWD.
All things were favorable for the fair
Of the West Oxford Agricultural Society
which was held on the Fryeburg grounds
last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs.
day. There were good exhibits In all
departments, some of them exception
ally good. Sunny skies and mild Sep
tember weather aided to bring the
crowds, and the attendance on Wednes-
4 day was certainly up to the record II 1t
did not exceed It.
In addition to the regular events OF
the fair, Lieut.. Swan Of Gorham, n. H.,
did exhibition flying over the grounds,
aud the air conditions being good, he
did considerable stunt flying, occasion.
ally going almost down to the tops OF
the trees, looping the loop and flying up.
side down, etc.
Music for tire fair was furnished by
the North Frysburg Band, which in band
parlance ibid good job"
Exhibits of three oranges were includ-
ed In the hall display. These we're East
Fryeburg Grange, Pequawket Grange Of
North Conway, N. g., and Mountain
View Grange Of East Conway. Their
exhibits were almost exclusively of prod
ucts of farm and household, and were
large and fine. The general display of
vegetables and fruit was also large and
of quality above the average of such dis
plays.
| SOME OF THE CATTLE.
| Secretary E. c. Buzzell of the society
Is authority for the statement that there
were something over 250 head of stock
on the grounds. There were certainly q
large number, though the society had
good accommodations for all Of them.
Quite fraction OF these cattle we're on
exhibition at the county fair the week
before.
Asa o. Pike of Fryeburg showed seven
or eight head of Guernssys, partly pure
breds and partly grades.
From Eastman Hill Stock Farm, Low
ell, there we're shown some sixteen head
IT the pure bred Holsteins which carried
off large bunch OF blue ribbons from
the county fair.
r. NJ. Brooks & Sons of Freedom, N.
a., showed herd of pure bred and
grade Herefords, and q number OF pure
bred Devons, with some oxen and steers,
seventeen head in all.
Kenneth A. Lord of Denmark showed
ten or twelve head Of pure bred Here.
fords.
The secretary of the society, E. Chand-
Ter Buzzell, is represented In the cattle
display by the herd of e. G. Buzzell &
Sons of Fryeburg. This is herd of
pure bred Herefords, with some oxen
and steers, twenty-six In all, the largest
herd on the grounds.
is. Mason of Conway, N. a., had one
pair of oxen only, but with them won
three ribbons in exhibition classes, as
working, fat and matched oxen.
G. E. Cobb of Denmark had about
twenty head of pure bred Shorthorns, a
favorite breed in that vicinity.
a. D. Harnden of Fryeburg had eight
head Of good Shorthorns, nearly all pure
bred.
W. Wilton Warren of Denmark had
some grade Shorthorns, besides Q num-
Der of yoke of oxen and steers.
Henry E. Walker of Brownf1eld, pure
bred yearling Hereford bull, and grade
COW.
Herbert Walker of Bro winfield, Here
ford COW four years old.
C. W. Harrington of Fryeburg had the
only pure bred Jerseys on the grounds, q
handsome herd of them, including bull
and seventeen COWS and heifers.
Among the exhibitors of oxen and
steers we're Leon Hanscom of Fryeburg,
e. L. Pike of South Waterford, Russell
r. Smith of Denmark, who showed eight
yoke, e. e. Pingree of Denmark, Warren
& Boynton of Brownfisld, James L Lord
OF Porter, Archie Walker OF Porter,
Charles Mcdonald of Porter, l.. R.
Hartford of Hiram, Irving L. Cram of
Hiram, Henry E. Walker of Brownfeld,
L. T. Williams OF Topsham with bis
oxen which won the state sweepstakes
drawing at the county fair, Samuel Hart
ford of East Hiram, e. Durham Of Hi
ram, Merwin A. Woodward of Fryeburg,
Arcbie W. Lane of East Brownfeld, and
a number of others.
Sheep were shown by E. G. Buzzell &
Sons and George q. Walker, all of Frye
burg.
The largest exhibitor of poultry was
Orchard Poultry Farms of Brownaeld.
Other exhibitors were q. r. Lord, Den
mark, Mrs. Ernestine Bell, Fryeburg,
Russell Hsggett, Bridgton, Ernest L.
Webster, Fryeburg, VIM. E. Arnold,
Denmark, Mrs. Almon Sawyer, Frye
burg, Clifford Hill, Fryeburg, George
Files, Lowell, Lyman Gray, Fryeburg.
There was OF course merry-go-round,
also Ferris wheel, and generally we'll
filled midway. The baby dolls, the fad
of the season, were as numerous as at
the other fairs, and at some of the places
| value, were disposed of by lottery In
the same manner.
The officers of the society, all of whom
were attending strictly to their job, are
as follows:
Pres-Chsrles W. Harrington. Fryeburg.
Vice-Pres.-Charles 3. Bean, East Hiram.
Sec.-E. G. Buzzell, Fryeburg.
Treas.-Alvin D. Merrill Fryeburg.
Auditor-Bepjamin T. Newman, Ffyeburs.
| Trustees:
Thomas Harmon, Brownfeld.
Fred Hartford, Hiram.
Fred M. Kenerson, Fryeburg.
Wilton W. Warren, East Fryeburg.
| j. II. Woodward, Conway, N. II.
A. A. Stearns, Lowell.
| Reuben Smith, Denmark.
Charles Walker, Porter.
Alvin Head, Chatham, N. 81.
| Finance Committee:
Charles K. Cobb, Denmark.
| G. T. Shortridge, South Paris.
George H. Walker, Fryeburg.
Division Superintendents:
| Grounds-Fred N . Kenerson.
| Tickets-E. C.. Buzzell.
| Trot ing Horses-C. e. Cobb.
| Exhibition Horses-A. A. Stearns.
| Stock-George Il. Walker.
Fakirs-C. T. Shortridge.
| Policing Grounds-George H. Coleman.
Hall-James T. Boutwell,.
| Restaurants-C. e. Cobb.
A portion Of the premium awards are
given below:
| HORSES.
| Draft brad atallion veara 0ld and nD