Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-08
LOCAL NEWS

WORCESTER SOUTH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The second annual Exhibition of the Worcester
South Agricultural Society, took place at Stur-
bridge, on Wednesday and Thursday of last week
The attendance was much larger than at any pre-
vious exhibition. The exhibition of neat stock,
sheep, and SWINE, took place on Wednesday, to-
gether with the blowing match, and the testing
of working oxen and steers. Six teams were en-
tered for premiums for blowing, and the competi-
ton for superiority was unusually spirited
Mr.. Nelson Bennett card leather, gratuity OF
81 90 Mrs. Otis Weld shell work, a gratuity of
90. Mrs, David Wight, and Mrs. Nelson Ben.
nett, rag carpetng, gratuty of seventy five cents
each Mrs. Allen, pickles, twenty-five cents
Mrs. +. 6. Hobbs, pickles, fifty cents Oriental
painting, by Miss Isabella Elliott OF Suuthbridge,
gratuity of LOO. Crayon drawings, by Miss L.
Merritt OF Charlton, LOO H. & NJ Haynes of
Stur6rdge, gratuity of 200 MessrS Smell &
Brothers, augers, gratuity 100.
horticultural observation-disclosures. Bond &
Diamond OF North Brookfeld, sixty nine varieties
of pears and siXty-four Of apples, first premium OF
$500; the second premium of $500 to Linus L..
Belknap of 6turbridge third premium of $500
to Luther Hamant of Sturbridge. EmmOns
Twitchell of Brookheld l50 for best exhibition
of peaches Lyman Draper, apples, l.25. E.
Il. Dakin, Southbridge, apples, LOO. E. Wins
low, Charlton, peaches fifty cents II. Corbin,
barley and wheat, fifty cents. Cyrus Ammidown,
Sturbridge, best squashes fifty cents. A. Davis,
Fremont beans, fifty cents. Jonathan Green,
Southbridge, peaches, fifty cents.
The display of fruit and vegetables was not SO
extensive as on previous years, but the specimens
exhibited were remarkably fine.
Needle V0rh-Mrs Amasa Hobbs, quilt and
embroidery seventy-five cents. Mrs J. G. Spring,
bed spread, fifty cents. Miss Julia Hyde and Mrs.
e.. Allen needle work each Miss
Ellen Davis and Miss Louise Merricl, needle
work, twenty-five cents each. Mrs. d. ID. Glenn
ence, Messrs. John Edwards & Co., and Mr. E.
b. Blake, all of Southbridge, were awarded fifty
cents each, for millinery. Mrs J. Fl. Davis of
Sturbrdge for a nice bonnet, fifty cents. Miss
Durant, Mrs Potter, Miss NJ. Perry Mrs. Blair,
Mrs E Merrick, Miss Southwick, Miss H. Hook
er, small gratuities for needle work, &c.
Rye and Indian Bread-First premium of $500
to Mrs. Amasa Davis of Dudley second OF 200
to Mrs. Moses Newhal of Sturbridge third of
LOO to Mrs. S. E. Marsh Of Sturbridge For
Bolted Wheat Bread-to Mrs Clarrissa Sibley of
Sturbridge second of LOO to Mrs. S. Hobbs of
Sturbridge A premium of 800 was awarded to
Mrs s. Westgate, for bread made from wheat of
the owners own raising.
Butter and CheeSe-First premium on bread, c.
n. Allen, $500; second, II. NJ. Fisk. 90 ; third,
j. Z. Spring, 200 First premium cheese, ].
Q. Spring, 400; second Chester Walker 90;
third, I. E. Arnold, 200.
PLO0jng-First premium, A. j. Hooker, South
bridge, $500 second, Horace Cutting, Stur.
bridge, 100 third, Simon Carpenter, Charlton,
900 fourth, Geo. V. Corey, Sturbridge, 400
fifth, Horace Cutting, 800.
Working Oren-First premium, A. ]. Hooker,
southbridge, $500; second, Horace Cutting,
Sturbridge, 100 third Andrew King, Charlton,
5.OO fourth, Geo. v Corey, Sturbridge, 400
fifth Horace Cutting, Sturbrdge, 200; sixth, Ma
than McKinstry, Southbridge, 200.
Working SteerS-First premium, Hiram Willis,
Charlton, $500; second, Horace Wallis, Jr.,
400.
Steers-Three years old steers, VIM N. Adams,
5000; second, Horace Wallis, Jr., 400; third
Simon Carpenter, 800. Best pair two years old
steers, Simon Carpenter, 30O second, David
Pierce, Dudley, 200 third, ]. Ward, 100 Best
pair OF yearlings, Alpheus Davis, 200; second,
the same, Sl00.
BallS-First premium, D. Dwight, Dudley,
5000; second, b. Bowers, BroOkfeld 900
third, L. X. Lincoln, Warren, 200. Bull Calves
- Upham, Brimfeld, first premium, 800
second, David Tyler, Warren, 200.
Fat Catt5e-Best fat oxen, NJ. Ammidown,
Southbridge, $500; second, J. Cummings Charl-
ton 400. Best fat steers, Horace Wallis, Jr.,
500; second, VIM. Wight, 90.
Sbeep-C. E. & A. w. Smith, West Brookfeld,
$780, Slone-Bela ]. Stone, Sturbrdge, 800.
Goes and Heitias-J. E. Arnold, 700.
Herds Of Cattle-Daniel Dwight, Jr., $780,
HOrSeS-SyvauUs Chamberlin, Southb;idge, 800
CObS-Lorin Plimpton, Southbridge, 800. Draft
HOrSeS-Nathan Mckinstry, Southbridge, 800
Carriage H0rseS-W. Warren, 800. Charlton
got the first premium on town teams.