Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-05

utes. pillow double swivel sod and sub soil Second
81 n,tas Vi 10y 10 T. N, Kngg and Geo Gross f1e
Buttrick, time % minutes, swivel pillow of Nourse,
Mason, Co.'S make For the very fine teams of
L. L. ~ Stuart, Geo Kendall, and JAS. Butterck,
gratuities of 75c each We're granted TO them.
NEEDLEWoRK AND FANCY ARTICLES.
mere was great variety of articles OF superior
merit, among the more noticeable articles of which
werc;-Splendld picture frames of shell work by
Mrs. Reuben Blood for which SOC was awarded:
shell picture frame by Mrs. j. E. Gray, who received
Soc; picture frame with leather border and hair
work inside, Zoe was awarded oriental painting
by Mrs: Mary b. Mellen, leather frame by Mrs.
blood, hair wreath ilside miniature engine, by
boy of r. Charles Edward Fitch which will throw
water three feet, and which he made entirely with a
jack-knife; shell flowers and bean urn or vase by
Mrs Blood; two watch cases and bean work by
same; quilt by Mrs Dolly Stuart aged 81; another
by Mrs. Susan Fitch, aged 49, mittens by Mrs. Lucy
B Smith, aged %; oriental painting and hair wreath
by Master j. q Reed; hose by Mrs. Silas Buss, aged
W. and beautiful fancy articles by Miss Fanny Davis
aged .; paintings by Jennie Beaman, aged 8; and
numerous variety of others of like nature, which
received grauities of 25c or so, each. The amount
of premiums for them all was $40
MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.
There was great variety of specimens under this
head, for which $40 in all were awarded. c. NJ
Bailey received 90 for calf SKINS Miss Sarah Ross
LOO for what-not, made entirely by herself, from
best lot of tools, &c; Charles Edward Fitch aged
Il, 75c for his miniature fire engine and sundry
Others various sums, from SOC to 10 each.
FRUIT.
The display was unexpectedly large, there being
81 contributors, and almost as manly hundred va
rietles The display of pears also very good, al
though not SO large as that of apples The LIST pre-
MUM on apples OF 81 was awarded to Moses Saw
yer I'd of 15c. to Il. X. Powers; 81 of &c to Chas
Flagg; 4th OF SOC. to j. +. Heywood and a host of
other premiums on apples, i'll from 30c to Soc
each, were also awarded.
On pears, LIST premium of 75c to Samuel Sawyer;
I'd OF &c to Ezra SAWYER; Sd of soc TO Dr. VIM ID
Peck; 4th of 25c TO r. h. Powers; and 9Th of 25c to
Daniel Kendall. On peaches j. F. Heywood re-
ceved soc premium, and Moses Sawyer Csc. On
nod tD, a
ten 25c On grapes j. .. Haywood 25c, and Geo.
Goss Zoe. Twelve dollars i'll all were awarded ON
fruit.
Of the So awarded, Miss Mary Ann Howe received
25c for the best boquet, Mrs Edison Beaman zoe for
best arranged specimens of cut howers and to sun
dry Others for flowers, 15c to &c each
ROOTS AND VEGETABLES.
OF the $40 distributed, Chas. klagg received the
LIST premium OF 80 for the best variety of table veg
etables, Josiah Phelps, I'd of 75c., Geo H. Howe 81
of CSC, and o. z. Payne, 4th of 65c The specimens
exhibited were generally very excellent Sundry
other premiums of 25c. each and under, for pump
kins, squashes, potatoes, SC, granted.
PICKLES AND PRESERVES
Or the 81 awarded, Mrs. DIR. Peck received, for
Reed, I'd of 40c; Mrs. &. H.. owe, Sd of of 25c;
Mrs James A. Pratt, 4th of 12c. and Mrs. e. H.
Howe the LIST premium of Csc for pickles, and Mrs
U. L. Payne, I'd of Csc.
CORN, WHEAT, AND RYE.
VI the $40 awarded, Samuel Sawyer received the
LIST premium of 81 % on wheat, L. w. Rugg the I'd
of 81, VIM. Goss Sd of 75c., Samuel Osgeod 4th of
Soc, and the town of Sterling 9Th of SOC. On rye
Samuel Usgood received the 1st premium of rs, and
Moses Taylor the I'd of 75c. The specimens of oats
and wheat were very superior.
BUTTER AND CHEESE.
There were % competitors butter. The LIST
premium of 81 ,15 was awarded to Mrs. Asa keyes;
the I'd of l so to Mrs. Jos Whitney; Sd of LIS to
Mrs +. Nourse 4th of 90 to Mrs. c. b. Fitch; 9Th
of 15c to Mrs Nelson Stone; 9th of63c to Mrs Chas
Flagg; It'll of SOC to Mrs. Levi kilburn; Sth of SIC
to Mrs. Silas Conant 9th of 25c to Mrs Luther K.
Jewett. The specimens of the remaining competi-
tors deserved much credit.
On cheese, Mrs. VIM. GOss received the LIST premi-
UNI of 81 ,25; Mrs +. NOurse I'd Of 75c They were
the only competitors.
BREAD.
Specimens were exhibited of very superior 0uaIity
The number of candidates for premiums on wheat
bread was ., The l.t Of 90 was given to Miss Della
No g5 "a o. to Miss Sarah Fairbanks; and Sd
ol '>,c IS Miss Angie A. Coburn On brown bread
'fhere were competitors First premium of LOO to
Miss Sarah Fairbanks I'd of &c to Miss Anne Nell
son; and Sd of 33c to Miss Alice Breck. In future,
the committee recommend that recipes for making
bread accompany specimens exhibited
A select choir of ladies and gentlemen fur
nished excellent music, and sung several ap-
propriate songs, written for the occasion, at
the table and in the church.