Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-09-28

1 " MUCIime,
BY Nourse Mason, Co, to VIM S. Herrod, agent for
awarded the LIST premium and Mrs. NJ f. Ayer the % do
Fair MT SOuthbridge.
The Horticultural and Ornamental Tree
Association held their second annual exhibit
ton in Globe village, on Wednesday and
Thursday, 2lst and 22d inst The weather
was stormy, but the exhibition was very cred
table and praiseworthy, and respectable
number of visitors were present at its opening,
at P. N. Wednesday. During the evening
the exercises were enlivened with music by
Messrs William and John Rowley and Oliver
Perry, who contributed some of their most me-
tedious airs with much taste and refinement.
On Thursday morning, though the weather
was still untavorabe, good representation
was in attendance, and continued to be during
the day. AT 8 o'clock that evening the inter-
esting feature of the exhibition was brought
forth in the reports of committees and the
award of premiums, of which the following alb
stract is given =:
| APPLES
The society's LIST premium awarded to James
NJ. Belknap of StuTbrdge, for q varieties, 81 3d. to
Cassins NJ Newell I'd premium, 81; VIM. Munroe,
best dish offall apples, Sl George A Dresser, Tor
| best dish of winter apples 81; Joseph Ammdown,
I'd best, so cents; John Taunt for his fine speci-
mems, gratuity of 80 cents; Het Simpson,, 2 plates
| luxuries, so cents. Six specimens contributed by
Nelson Bennett of Sturbrdge IA by L. Mckinstry, 8
by IL. b. Goodel, 4 by Geo. Hanson, by DR.. Saun-
ders of Sturbridge, by l.. Cheney by |. Whita-
ker, by james Scott by A. Scott by J. Ballard,
Jr., all worthy of premiums, by limitation prevent
ed. Twenty-Five varieties were contributed by the
al anatr r,nff lu
mittee; also II varieties by another member of the
committee; good specimens, but modesty forbade
| their entering the list as competitors
PEARS AND PEACHES.
pears IL varieties, 81 5o T. Fske ID best 10 cents.
GHssius M Newell had good varieties. Dr. L: w.
Curtis best dish of fall pears, rs cents; to " Fke,
"a best dish Of fall pears 50; to G. NJ Newell, for
best best Winter Nellis IS cents to l. Cheney for "a
Michaels, by Joseph Ammidown fine dish of
Flemish Beauties, by Geo A Dresser also fine spe
| cimen by j. Ballard Jr., all worthy of praise.
SX specimens of peaches, by l.. Cheney, comprised
all the Society could muster
GRAPES STRAWBERRIES, AND CuRRANTs.
10 Leonard Cheney for best specimens, ST. to
| VIM. Munroe, for best specimens of l variety, rs
cents; to Leonard Cheney, for I'd best specimens OF
variety, 3d. Also nice fancy basket of grapes by
Miss Hobbs of Sturbridge fine specimens by Dr. l..
| W. Curtis, and James NJ. Belknap; rhos. Whitaker
had nice specimens.
nice dish OF strawberries by Mrs. Tyler Thomp-
son, for which gratuity awarded of 50 cents.
- good specimen Of cherry currants gratuity OF
5O cents.
FLOWERS, PLANTS AND BouoETs.
Leonard Cheney, for best display of asters, so
cents; VIM. Boak for I'd best display of asters, rs
CENTS Leonard Cheney, for best display of dahias,
90 cents; Mrs. II. Crossley, for best display of bo-
quets, SO cents; VIM. Boak, for I'd best display OF
boqqets, 70 cents; Leonard Cheney, for best display
| plants, so cents Miss Aureia Is. Cheney, Tor best
floral design, rs cents; l.. Cheney for best display
Of flowers, 81 Mrs. K. Crossley, for I'd best display
| of flowers, SOC; also nice specimens of coxcomb,
| by A. Scott beautiful Amarillus by Mrs L w.
| Curtis; fine Fuschia, by Marcus NJ, Towne; fine
boquet OF choice flowers by Miss Lizzie NJ Brigham
specimen of moss with wheat and canary growing,
with pond and birds nest on the margin, which
excited curiosity.
VEGETABLES.
Hosea b. Goodell, best collection, 81 50; Harvey
Ciemence, "a best collection, IS cents Mrs. Il. Cross
ley, best cabbages 50 cents; VIM Boak, best cauli-
| flowers so cents; Dir. L. w Curtis best collection of
squashes, so cents; James Scott, best tomatoes so
cents; Mrs. Richard Crossey, sweet corn so cents
VIM Boak. best celery so cents; Verney Fiske best
collection potatoes, 81 Geo. A. Dresser I'd best col
| lection potatoes soc; gratuity 10 Henry Walker,
Tor enormous squashes rs cents; gratuity to
Wine Freeman, Tor plate OF nameless beans, so
cents; some nice squasheS and beans, by d. l. Mech
cosy looking. fancy squaShes, by Annie Munroe;
| hhe specimen OF onions by George A Dresser
a freak OF Nature, by Miss lydia Plimpton; 2
handsome specimens of Windsor beans, by Robert
Elliott; fine specimen of Decaisne potatoes, by d.
| I. Baconi u rare specimen of biscuit potatoes by
| Joseph Ammidown; some nice cabbages, by -C4-Af.
Newell some fine turlips and other roots by r. N.
Harding: line assortment OF vegetable oysters by
James scott; some nice tomatoes, by William G.
Barnes some fine varieties of turnips squashes and
| heets by james NJ. Beknap of Sturbridge; good
+ specimens OF tomatoes, egg plants squashes, cab
bages and beans, by A. Scott; fine contrast of big
| Deets by DIR. Saunders OF Sturbridge; specimens
squashes, by Willie and George tiske; nice toma-
toes, by Henry e. Towne; summer squashes, by +.
| Lichted; superior squash, by a. Merriam; final
| ly, a fine specimen of water melon and mush melon
also, good squaehes, by Rev W W. Wilson, all
worthy of much praise.
! BREAD, BUTTER AND PRESERVES
| Premium to Mrs V. Fske, for best loaf wheat
bread, rs cents; Mrs N. Bennett I'd best so cents
gratuity to Mrs. VIM Boak, so cents; Mrs. NJ
Newell, 80 cents premium to Mrs. l.. w Curtis for
best loaf brown bread, IS cents: Mrs NJ. Newell
"a best, 30 cents; loaf of nice Graham bread and
one of white bread, by Mrs. j. Ballard, Jr. and
nice specimen of butter by the hands, a fine
accompaniment, that; one loaf of wheat bread each
by Mrs. X. Crossley, Mrs. George Hanson, Mrs
Rev. Henry Looms and Mrs. Polly Hobbs; fine
| specimens of brown and wheat bread, by Mrs. JAS
belknap Of Sturbridge; nice specimen of brown
bread by Mrs. l.. w. knowton; fine specimen of
steamed brown bread, by Mrs Adea Plimpton
ORNAMENTAL WORK, &c.
Among the articles most worthy of notice made
| by contributors, We're cone what-knot and cone
card basket, by Miss Lucy Whitehouse; a scarf de-
| signed and embroidered by Miss Hall; flannel
skirt, embroidered by Mrs. DR. l.. w. Curtis; 2
transferred pictures, by Miss Jennie X. Fiske; mu-
| sic stool, worked by Miss Carrie Hanson: two bead
baskets made by blind children; toilet cushions
crochet tides and needle work, by Mrs. S. T. Blair
OF Sturbndge; leather work book case and picture
| frame dressing case and work bag by Miss Hobbs
OF Sturbridge; ship all rugged but the sails by g.
II. Nichosj wooden chain cut with penknife, by
W alter b. Cutting; very handsome oil painting by
ii: o.. Whiting; can of nice blackberries, one of
| whortleberries, and tomatoes, by VIM. c. Barnes;
! one nice jar of preserved pears BY Mrs Vim, e.
Barnes also, specimens of black and red currant
jelies; jar of preserved figs by Mrs. l.. Cheney;
! orange marmaade, by Mrs. X. Crosby also,
| raspberry vinegar and apple jelly-by the same:
| two very pretty cone frames by Mrs. VIM Monroe:
| and last but not least; aquarium by VIM Boak
which gave great interest TO the exhibition.
WIN &. Barnes exhibited fine show case of fam
cy articles.
Theodore Compass had some very fine specimens
hall - ''''
A case of nice millinery from E. b. Blake; some
fine specimens of fancy dry goods, worthy of NAT
ronage, by Il. A Nichols
A floral design by Amelia b. Cheney was a SPLEEN
dld design and magniicently executed. She is one
Of the operatives of the factory and had but little
time to contribute such beautiful specimen.
Elbow cushion and scales from Mrs. IL. LOOMS;
box made ofthe cedar which grew at the entrance
| to the cave of Machpeah, where Abraham buried
| Sarah and a piece of cloth of gold made by the
Arabs on Mt. Lebanon, from Mrs. r. Grossly; some
| five specimens of fruit by Adea Plimpton; the Ri
| val sewing machine, by Henry f. Towne-it sewed
beautifully; fine pictures were contributed by Miss
Jennie Fiske q. II. Whiting, Mr.. Scott, VIM Boak
Mr. JaggeTs and Rev. ii. LoOmis, to whom the COM
mittee returned their best thanks and awarded nrem
iums as follows, viz:-Miss Adelia Plimpton so cents
Miss Jennie X. Fiske 70, Mrs. DIR l.. w Curtis 5O
| Mrs. VIM Boak 81 so, q. H. Whiting So Mrs Geo
Brigham 50, Mrs. VIM. MunrOe worked slippersI 50
| Mrs VIM A1unroe leone frames) 25 Gratlities 10
Misses Clara McGlathay Is cents, Fannie Hall 49,
Lucy Whithonse So Carrie Hanson rs, Lizzie Brig
| ham years old rs, S. T. Blair so, H. Hobbs50 Wal
ter b. Cutting rs, Mrs. Jackson 25.
After the reports were read, speeches were
made by A. Merriam, DR.. L. W. Curtis, Rev.
IL. LOOMS, L. Whitaker, and VIM. Munroe.
A vote to continue the exhibition another day
| was carriad II was a oomnloto snoooaa $40