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

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work, 70 cents; Miss Lucy W. Damon, wax work,
25 cents; Miss Mary A. Richardson, Ottoman, %
cents; Mrs Geo L. Pratt, Ottoman, % cents; Mrs.
Il. NJ. Cowdry childs wrought dress, % cents; Miss
Ellen A. TitOn, chds wrought dfess, 25 cents Mrs.
Charlss III. Rhodes, flannel embroidery, % cents;
cents; Mrs. Henry shaw, embroidery, % cents
Mrs. Persis Allen, tidy, 70 cents Mrs. T. Houghton
transferred work, % cents; Mrs. Frances Tinker,
prepared extract OF lemon, 25 cents; Mrs. Il. w.
Wilder, rug % cents Mrs. 5. 5. Stocking, embroid-
cred pm cushion, 20 cents; Mrs. IL. w. Wilder,
shell work, rs cents; Mrs. Helen Crosby, ladies
skating cap, % cents; Mrs. Martha A. kimball, Ia
ladies skating cap, % cents Miss Fanny Irau, mat
70 cents; Miss Mary j. Pierce, wrought collar, 10
cents; Mrs Geo W. Pratt, she'll cone work basket,
10 cents; Mrs L. l.. Moore, rug 10 cents; Miss Ma
~ w Sleeper, Oriental painting, 10 cents; Mrs w.
Il. Walmer, Ottoman Cover, 10 cents Miss Clara u.
1lerce, patch work commenced ut TOUR years DID, 10
cents Miss Laura A. Robbins, crotchet edging, 10
cents; Miss Addie L. Carter, wrought skirt, 10
CENTS Miss Betty Woods, tidy, Is cents Miss L. NJ.
Cowdry, child's wrought irOck 10 cents; Miss Fan
ny Allen transferred picture, 10 cents; Mrs. q w.
Wilder, Oriental painting, 10 cents; Mrs. l.. M.
COwdry wrought slippers, Is cents; Miss Nettie G.
Wilder, transferred pictures, Is cents Mrs. Sarah
L. Stone, cone work frame, 10 cents; Miss Abbe j.
Cummings, ladies' skating cap, l5 CENTS Miss Ellen
A. 1ilton, wrought slippers, 10 cents; Miss Hattie
Nd. Winchester, wrought slippers, 10 cents Miss Au
gustus H. Cozzens, lamp mat, 10 cents; Miss Alice
Derby tidy, 10 cents; and TO sundry others, in
varying from 10 to % cents.
The following gratuities were awarded: 81 to John
Foster for ornamental paintings; 81 to j. A Davis
for rosewood granting; j. u. Eaton, 81 for work
table.
MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.
There were some very line specimens. SIS were
distributed follows; 10 Pratt & Stocking, for 2
sets chamber furniture, IS; +. w. +. A. Whitney,
chidrens carriages, 81; sumner Haynes, seraphine
and stool, 81 50; J. W. Wedgewood, l rosewood
table, 90; Jairus Litchfeld, grain cradle, 81 So
Smith Patch, horn handles, 70 cents; c. L. Stod-
dard, patent leather, 81; Sumner Haynes, picture
frame, 50 cents; Il. W. 4 f. A. Whitney children's
90 cents; Justin Maynard baskets rs cents; f. w,
4 r. A. Whitney, watch safe 13 cents.
APPLES.
There were 7s4 plates, contributed by 81 persons
1our less contributors than last year. but four plates
more than then so were distributed in premiums
as follows To Scion Carter, Y varieties 80 cents
Porter Piper, Is varieties, 60 cents; Isaac smith, ri
varieties, 10 CENTS VIM. Heustis, u varieties, ~
cents George r. Gibson, 81 varieties, 70 cents; Geo
var Gea 2 az eeG!sB Eydes 81 aees
~ cents; Elliot h Boyden, "a varieties 60 cents
Moses ID. richardson, % varieties 50 cents; Oliver
Hall, 50 varieties, rs cents Ephram Buss, SO vare-
ties, 70 cents; Mrs. Elsy Cowdry, rs varieties 90
cents; John Page Il varieties 90 cents; Mrs. Elisha
Robbins, "a varieties, 60 cents; DIR. c. G.. Field 25
varieties 80 cents; VIM. b. Hosmer, 10 varieties As
cents Francis L. Joslyn IA varieties 45 cents Abel
Z. Wilder, Il varieties, 81 cents; Charles Ii. Col
burn, IL varieties, 40 cents; Thomas s. Boutelle IL
varieties AZ cents Miss oaiy May Ii varieties, ~
cents; Elisha Allen, Ii varieties, AZ cents Leonard
Burrage 10 varieties 80 cents Oliver Patch, II yari-
cites, 30 cents James IL. Carter, II varieties, 81
eents Charles H. Merriam IA varieties 40 cents Al
bert Pierce IL varieties, IS cents; H. w. knowles,
II varieties 50 cents; Charles Boutee, II varieties
SSAleSs
to 25 cents each.
OTHER FRUITS THAN APPLES.
Number OF exhibitors this year, 81; last year, So.
Number OF plates exhibited this year, 49, last year,
OIL VI pears, 203 plates this year, and lao last vi
grapes, 81 this to 70 last year. OF peaches, which
this year amount to almost nothing, only 5 plates
Deng exhibited, there were lob last year. OF plums,
this to last year. OF ounces, IA this II last
year. OF cranberries, this to last year. Of the
OF contributors this year, 81 exhibit pears, and 30
grapes. A greater number of pears exhibit
uUn tins year than ever before. Fifteen dollars
were awarded i'll premiums, distributed i'll various
sums from IL to TO cents each to sundry partee The
highest were e. L. Gibson S. Oliver Hall 80, Sew
all Richardson 80, C. Z. Field &c. james Bennett 80,
Leonard Burrage 60, Luther Stone 55 G.. III. Col
81, Oliver Pitch So f. W. Whitney 45, j. Ii. Carter
Az, james Look 49, and sundry other sums between
10 and 30 cents each
FLOWERS.
The number of contributors was greater than last
year, and the exhibition credtable and satisfactory
VI the 80 awarded i'll premiums, so cents award
ed Mrs Joel k. Morse fora moss basket OF dahlias
and other flowers, and for lemon tree with fruit; SO
cents to Dr. E. L. White for and beautiful How
ersi 5O cents to &. H. Coburn for fine boquet, ar
ranged by Mrs. j. q. Wilder, and large dahlia
plants so cents TO Miss Fanny Allen for a harp of
dried flowers and wreath; and sundry others var-
Gus sums from IL to 70 cents each for and beau
ntul flowers
ROOTS AND VEGETABLES
There were 45 contributors, exhibiting from
to IL varieties each. G. G. Field awarded 81 for
ID varieties, including different kinds OF potatoes
mammoth California cream squash. raised by l.. A.
PARSONS OF Shirley, weighing 1851 lbs. and lneasur-
ing 1eet 81 inches in grit tine great feature in
the crowd, and gratulty of 81 was awarded there
fore. +. h. Lincoln was awarded 10 cents for two
Norfolk turnips, weighing Is lbs. each, Various
other awards were made i'll sums from 10 to so cents
each, making the sum total of premiums $50 fer this
branch of articles
BUTTER AND CHEESE.
Egut lots OF butter and three of cheese were ex-
mDlted, and were all very good specimens Pre-
mIums ON butter were awarded as follows: The lst
OF gu cents to Mrs CQiFdry, the I'd of 20 cents to
Miss Sally May, the I'D of 81 cents to Mrs Z. L.
% cents each to Messrs. q. Merriam Ephfaim John
son, and Mrs Leonard Cole, and 25 cents to Mrs
Luther Il. Clark
Mrs Luther r. Clark was awarded 81 for a lot of
new mich cheese, and Mrs. Sumner Clark and Miss
sally May 90 cents each for lot offour meal cheese
The exhibitors also presented sundry well drawn re-
eelpts Tor making good butter and cheese, &c.
BREAD.
Sixteen entries of white bread, and of brown,
Were made The highest premium OF 80 cents was
awarded to Miss Sarah M Boyden aged It. and pre-
mums of rs cents were awarded to six young ladies'
OF ages varying from to IA, for good bread and 20
cents each TO SIN Others of ages from IL to 10. On
rye and Indian bread, Miss Caroline NJ. Hall, aged
u, TOOK the highest premium, 80 cents. On rye
Dread Miss Abby = Carter aged Is, received 25
Tor coarse wheat bread On honey pickles, and pre-
serves, 81 were distributed to various parties
AT A o'clock all the yokes of oxen were
brought into line and driven through the prin-
cipal streets, preceded by the horses and
colts, making quite display.
The exhibition of fruits, flowers, vegetables,
was in the Town Hall, which was crowded to
overlooking throughout the day.
Several air balloons sent up during the day
by Mr.. Ezra Brown, added greatly to the at
fractions of the day.
Harvard Agricultural Exhibition.
The farmers of Harvard held their eighth
Annual Show yesterday. The display was
not as large as in years past, owing perhaps to