Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-10-05
LOCAL NEWS
Horticultural Festival.

Ter Esunty Horticultural Society was holuen at
Horticultural Hall, in this city, last evening
Hon. Stephen Salisbury, President of the Society,
in the Chair
The whole space of the Hall was occupied with
the tables arranged close they could be, conss-
tently with the most restricted regard to conve-
nience, and every plate, more than three hundred
in number, was occupied, leaving nearly as many
more who were anxious to be present, but could
not procure tickets for the occasion. This fact is
exceedingly gratifying, an indication of the
popular favor in which the Society is held and
the increasing interest that is felt in its opera
| tons.
The supper was provided by Mr.. J B. Smith,
and of course it a good one. The tables
were spread with unusual neatness and taste, and
the numerous vases and boquets of flowers, and
dishes of exquisite fruits afforded abundant evil
dence of the skill and success in horticulture, of
the people of Worcester.
At twenty minutes past six, the audience being
seated at the tables, Rev. DR.. Hill invoked the
divine blessing upon the assembly, and the COM
pany at once proceeded to make themselves at
| home with the bountiul viands set before them,
and a more brilliant scene than the hall present.
ed at this time, we have rarely witnessed; for it
seemed if all the beauty and loneliness of the
city had come in, to the feast of Flora and Po
mona.
When the cloth removed, Hon. Stephen
Salisbury, President of the Society, welcomed
the assemblage to the second triennia festival of
the Worcester County Horticultural Society, and
made brief statement of its condition at the
present time financial and otherwise
He stated that the valuation of the Hall was
$4,000, which encountered by mortgage
of $4,000. The annual rents of the Hall were
$1,000, and the present cash assets of the treas
ury were Sl,034. The receipts for rents and an
nual exhibitions were considerably above the an
nual expenses, and would, in few years, extin-
guish the debt of the Society. The Library con-
tanned two hundred volumes of choice works upon
agriculture and horticulture, which were at all
times accessible to the members.
Mr.. Salisbury concluded by congratulatng the
assemblage upon the favorable circumstances un-
der which they had met, and read the first Iegu.
lar toast
Our Hearts and HomeS-Material prosperity
and social happiness connected in the arrange
ments Of our Society. May they never be sepa-
rated in the individual experience of its mem
bers.
Hon. Henry Chaplin responded to the toast, and
concluded his speech with poem appropriate to
the occasion.
'rhe United States of America, was the next SEN |
timent, and the estate of Massachusetts" came |
next but neither of these sentiments were re-
sponded to.
The fourth regular toast complimentary to the
City of Worcester, was responded to by His Hon
or, George w. Richardson, Esq, Mayor of the
city, in happy strain of remarks. The toast
was as follows:
The City Of Worcester-As its growth was
cherished and sustained by industry economy,
and mutual help, untilit has extended its branch
es to the mountains and its roots to the shores
of the sea, its purposes can be perpetuated on
ly by the character of the citizens
Mr.. Horace Gray, Jr., of Boston, responded to
a sentiment complimentary to the Judiciary
An original song, written by lady member of
the Society, then sung with admirable effect,
by sAiAot choir .-ln- 'h, air~otin,, of StooI-
ing.
The next regular toast was
The Practice of the LaU.-A bed of roses by
which the fruits of social order cherished and
protected.
Ex-Governor Washburn responded to this in |
humorous speech, in which he narrated por
ton of his experience as an amateur norticutu-
rist, which was received with great applause.
The next regular toast, complimentary to the |
Worcester County Agricultural Society, was'e- |
sponded to by Hon. Isaac Davis one of the ex-
Presidents of that Society. 1t read as follows;
The Worcester County Agricultural Society,"
Though her daughter is addicted 10 gay dresses |
she honoIs the example OF her mother, and de- |
he
The President then called up Hon. Charles
Thurber as the " Poet Laureate of Worcester"
and that gentleman responded by reciting hor-
ticultural poem.
The Religion of Horticuture-Everyf fruit is
admonition to duty, and every flower is redo.
lent with the incense of praise.
Rev. Mr.. James responded.
The Field of Political An,6ition-Where the
havest consists of the apples of discord, sour
grapes, and the tempting fruits of Sodom, which
are crushed to dust and ashes by the hand that
plucks them.
There were no political aspirants present to re-
spond to this sentiment and the choir sung
beautiful hymn.
The Worcester Co. Mechanics Association
Like the old mechanic who built the Ark, they
still labor to preserve and carry on the human
family.
Inns sentiment was responded W Dy denry ..
Washburn, Esq, President Of the Association,
He concluded with the following beautiful lines:
TIE ROSE
When Adam first in Eden trod,
Fresh from the forming hand Of God,
rose, in yernal beauty drest,
Blushed sweetly on the green earth's breastj
While Adam, filed with strange delight
In wonder ized upon the sight
When 10! form of queeDly grace
sprang forth to meet his warm embrace
lie plucked the wondrous fair,
And twned il in her golden hair,
Then stood, enraptured by his side,-
HIS blooming rose, and bushing bride.
This eve, ound womans brow divine,
Still fresh the wreaths Of roses twine,--
An emblem of that guleess hour,
Ere sin had touched with blight the flower -
An emblem, eloquent and pure,
Which shall the wreck OF time endure.
Albert Tolman, Esq, ex-President of the As
ISOLATION, also responded.
The Garden of Hymen-The Garden Of Hy-
men, whose fair fruits
!" are like Jeremiah's figs;
The good indeed arc very good,
The bad, too bad tn give to pigs"
Responded to by Samuel Hathaway, Esq, who
concluded with sentiment complimentary to the
ladies'.
The Gifts of T711isfrt.-NVhafpver exalts enn-