The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-10-24

Gov. Lincoln, Lit. Gov. WlhtilIop' 80
Daniel Webster, Gen. Coffin, OF the olieisn
Army, and the Mayor of Boston; :,
The premium for the best pull Was
warded 10 John Prince, Roxbufy "a uo
John Perry, Boston Sd do. Henry SpFaguWe'
Spencer. For the best bull can ;. w
Watson, Princeton I'd do. N. heney, ga
lem. For fat cattle, /. Yeamans, w estneiu'
LIST; Luke Baker, Rutland, I'd. OF inc
best mich COW. Oliver Shed, weston "a
DO. James Robbins, Watertown; %, Johh
Merriam, Concord. For the best heliei'
Aaron Pike, Milton; I'd do. J: w. w atsoh'
Princeton; Sd do. John Ellis, Brighton
For swine, LIST premium to Oliver IlltoA'
Brighton. For Cassimeres, Slater q How
ard. For Ploughs, r. Burke. The prem
um for the best butter was obtained "
Charles Cutter, Weston; for the best ne"
cheese, by Mr.. Newell; and for the best
old cheese, Z. Matthews, both OF New
B1aintree.
| For ploughing with double teams, tie
/ 1st premium was awarded to Sherman Bar
rett 2d do. to Joseph Dudley Sd do.to
L. B. Merriam. For ploughing with ene
/ yoke, the LIST premium was taken by Jostph
Barrett; Cd do. by G. NJ. Barrett; Sd do.
by Samuel HoGr, I'd.
greatest number of apple trees, was award
ed to Mr.. Hardy, the occupant of the Uni
: yersity farm in Cambridge. A silver cup,
value $50, was presented to Maj. Phinney,
Lexington and two gratuities OF SO each,
were awarded to Charles Davis, Roxbury,
and Mr.. Baldwin Milton.
The following were among the volunteer
toasts given at the dinner.
he IoaF 81, orIu
er-Intelligence, Industry, Economy, TEN
perance.
Oar Fdrmers-May they always have
good grounds for their doings, and be ex-
cellent in grain.
The Wants Of Fdrmer-Abundance Of
neat cattle and one neat wife.
Farmers UiUeS-Never attempt to i'm
proee the breed by crossing them.
ESSEX County. Exhibitions and Show
at West Newbury, 10th October. Nearly
T two hundred animals were exhibited many
of which were Milch Cows. About forty
pairs of Working Cattle we've on the field
and their performances in the Ploughing
Match lin which eight teams engaged and
in drawing, were highly satisfactory The
ploughs used in the Match, we learn with
some surprise considering the great inn
provement made in this valuable utensil,
were said to be old fashioned and badly
constructed.
The Exhibition of .Hanufadures were
unusually numerous, and highly creditable
to the fireside industry of the old County.
From the milk of one of the premium
Cows 100 lbs. of butter have been made
since May Goth last besides milk sold to
the amount of SO. From the milk of
another 6 pounds of butter were made in a
week, exclusive of two quarts of milk used
daily for family sustenance.
Miss Tappan received premium for a
Rug, made IN a common loom, without the
aid of the needle, making saving of three
Yu@t t0lo oi Git0 IfiI0 rou0ossIIJ asIN r sot.~
IN the common way. The rug of Miss
Locke OF Andover, only cost, exclusive of
the labor, 81 cents. The cost of another
rug, exclusive of thread and time, is said
not to have exceeded ten cents. A rug
presented by Miss Gage, of Rowley, was
! composed of more than $4,000 pieces, cut
Carpeting were exhibited by Mrs. Abbot,
of Andover, was made by her own hands,
she heing in her 10th year. Miss Thur
low exhibited Counterpart completed by
/ her before she was three years and an half
Z
Miss was 5 years old, and another before
8 years. The venerable Mrs. Spofford. of
Bradford lin her 95th year, exhibited a
worked cushion cover very beautifully
wrong ht.-Centinel.
MIDDLEsFy CouHTY. The show in this
1 County took place in Concord on the 10th
inst. The exhibition of working oxen, and
OF live stock, it is said, was not so great as
on previous occasions, but the rain was suf-
ficient to prevent people at distance from
driving animals to the place.
/ The Ploughing Match was much more
earnestly contested than could be expect
ed under all circumstances. No less than
! eighteen teams, viz. ten single, and eight
double teams entered the lists The order.
quletness, and regularity, with which the
ploughlng was conducted, the almost per-
feet silence with which the oxen were
managed, are highly spoken of
/ The display of fabrics was more affected
than any other part of the show by the I'M
4 pleasantness of the day The pieces of
cloth, carpets, hearth rugs, and other use
ful articles of manufacture we're as valua-
lie as heretofore. Among them was a
newly invented time piece, which would
1 be OF invaluable utility to the astronomer
and pruning hook, we'll calculated to ia
cllltate the trimming of trees. It is ac-
commodated with two sharp edges, and a
saw, which would assist the pruner, in
/ separating dried branches from the stock.
Myriads of coverlets, counterpanes, blank
cts. and stockings, were exhibited.
The address by the Hon. Edward Ever
cit was in his usual interesting and ami
mated manner. 1t will probably soon be
/ published.
| The rain operated with great effect in
deranging all previous calculations about
public dinner. A booth, large enough to
accommodate three hundred persons at the
table, was rendered useless by this means !;
and many Of the intended provisions were
visited with such an untimely drenching,
that they were unfit for use.
The following are some of the persons
who obtained ,ararn;uno.