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

place in this county during the last two or
three days. Farmers will be gratified to no.
tice how much zeal and interest the farming
towns are exhibiting in the departments of in
dustry which support them, and which are the
source and assurance of their prosperity.
Cattle Show in Leominster.
The eighth annual Fair of the Leominster
Farmers and Mechanics Association took
place Tuesday The exhibition of cattle was
large; and that of most kinds of fruit was bet"
ter than that of last year. The exercises
commenced with the trial of working oxen, at
ten O'Clock, succeeded by the trial of draft and
carriage horses at eleven. AT noon process
sion was formed, under the chief marshalship
of Manson d. Haws, and preceded by the Lee
ominster Brass Band. They marched to the
meeting house of the First Congregational So
ciety, where an eloquent address was deliver
ed by Rev. Rush R. Shipper of this city. The
address occupied about an hour in the deliv-
cry, and was listened to with unusual attention
to the close by the large audience present. His
general subject related to the connection be-
tween bodily toll and intellectual effort, and
the moral lessons deducible from the pursuits
of agriculture.
At one and half o'clock the procession was
reformed, in the same order as before, and
marched to the Leominster House, where
sumptuous farmers dinner was provided for
about 200 persons, by E. Titon, the gentle
manly proprietor of that house. Mr.. d. R.
Haynes, President ofthe Association presided at
the table. After Divine grace was invoked by
Rev. Mr.. Backus, the company partook of the
ample display of viands before them After
music by the band, Scion Carter, Ex-President
of the Association, was introduced by the Pre-
sident, and favored the company with some
appropriate remarks; and Capt Leonard Bur-
age congratulated the society on the success of
its exhibition. The show of fruits and manu-
featured articles in the hall was creditable to
the town.
Rev. Mr.. Barker spoke in reference to the
influence Of labor-saving machinery on the
higher destiny of man, in commentator of the
sentiments pronounced by the orator of the
day. Rev. Mr.. Backus expressed deep in
terest in the exhibition, and dwet upon the
connection of intelligence with labor.
Rev. Mr.. Shipper, the orator of the day,
was introduced, and made some happy re-
marks, which told upon the audience The
Hall, where the reports of the various commit
tees were read. The first was on
FAT CATTLE.
Ten dollars were distributed in premiums as fol-
TO George r. Carter, for his OK, the premium of
50 So; Luke Buss, I'd premium, 50. To H. W.
Emo ior s % COW the ist premium re 9D Of 81 and
fat heifer, to Leonard Burrage the LIST premium OIL
81 %; and the I'd premium OF 20 cents to the samq|
BULLS AND BULL CALVES
The number of entries was 8. Eight dal1i rs were
distributed as follows LIST prepgsstto Amasa Jones
to Gavin Morse7SSf5O 4th premium to E. C. Smith,
81 50 StePTeminm to 5 R, and $. CLARK, 81.
Nine dollars were distributed follows: The LIST
premium of So, for the best mich for butter to
Mrs. Eliza Cowdry; and to Jacob Colburn, the I'd
Of 81. For the best COW for milk, SO to Thomas
Stearns. A gratuity of 81 awarded to c. O.
Field for his heiter, 20 months old, with calf
HELPERS AND HELPER CALVES.
There were IS entries one years old, four wear:
old, eight yearlings, and six calves Sumner L. Car
ter awarded 50 cents for his year old heiters
G. c. Boyden, 81 Is for his year old do. and s. L.
Carter and JAS Clark so cents each for year Odds
For yearlings, the LIST premium of IS cents was
awarded to George r. Carter and the I'd OF Is cents
to Thomas Stearns 50 cents TO Charles Carter and
as cents to j. h. Morse For nair each 81 anu
awarded to Edward Wilder and 81 to IT, X and =
Clark. For calves, rs cents was awarded To VIM
Heustis, 80 cents to L. j. Adams, 50 cents to c. b.
Woods, IS cents to Edward Wilder, and so cents to
A e. Wilder
WORKING OXEN.
There were entries and competitors The lst
premium of So was awarded to Timothy Lincoln the
I'd OF 81 50 to Jos Cozzens the 3D. of 81 to c. c. Bow
den the 4th of 81 50 to Jos Cczzens the 9Th Of a
to Ephraim Buss Total amount of premiums S1O
STEERS AND STEER CALVES
For three years old steers the LIST premium of 90
was awarded to Z. j. Adams, weight 3I2O the I'd Of
81 so to L. Il. Clark, the Sd of ST TO Geo Woods
and the 4th of so cents to C. O. HAYDEN '
Fortwo years old steers the LIST premium of 81 ~
tn Ieonari Rurrage the "a Of q Ok 20 ~ - - 70
dem the Sd of 81 to Geo Woods. and 81 to + 4
aBoyden " -
Tor yearling steers, 81 to Elbridge johnson and
AEphraiIn johnson, Jr.
HORSES AND COLTS
For the best draft horse the lst premu,n of 81 IN
E. G. Smith, and the ID Of so cents to Ezra Curtis
For the best carriage horse the LIST premium of ii tn
j. I. Emerson. the I'd of Is cents to ~ a Nichols
the Sd of so cents to Calvin Morse and the 4fh of az
cents to E. Prescott. TO j. w Fletcher 50 cents for
saddle horse, and Geo X. Carter 50 cents for snan
carriage horses For the best mare and colt the ist
premium of 81 so TO Isaac Smith, the I'd Of 81 To
same, and the Sd OF 50 cents to j. w. Fletcher For
the best colt, the LIST premium of 81 so 10 Il. John
ner Merriam for lis wear old Tie ri NJ 5a cents ~
f. s. Joslyn for his 2 wear Old and The An Of n
cents to Thomas 81 Burrape for his 4 wear did 10
tai amount OF premiums Sl2
SWINE
Number on exhibition T6 divided into four classes
aecordng Ia ave and condifions ana H. sSe,
kent for For fine hest fat hog ,va;ahi P pu h
40 ri was awarded 10 n n Iloyien. ssnd ~ -, ~
d; Adams for tha nexf host sar 40 49, 49,, " a..
10 leonard Wood Var Tho Lost f+ ~ ~ Ia ~ q
George r. Carter "a n Nathap Sa%nop S, ~ oo 20
hest and ii ri 10 Shar MAJ f ny w ior We neHt
hest sow and Mos 1h Is, v nm f 80 so 0r .e
awarded to David aid Merrick Hn,1as Tho "a f 90 or
to e. r. Boyden; the Sd Of 81 Is 10 d. and M. Howe: