Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-22
nesmlnster cntt,e Show and Fair.

in the morning the show was not so large in
all the departments as it would otherwise have
been, but it was, as a whole, very excellent,
rejecting great credit upon the enterprising
farmers of the town. There was a splendid
show of fruit, and very good show of cattle,
and a fair show of vegetables and manulac-
tured and fancy articles. The exhibition com.
menced with the drawing match at 10 o'clock
The trial of draft horses succeeded, followed
by carriage and family horses, all making a
fine show. The exhibition of fruits, vegeta.
bles and manufactured and fancy articles, was
in the town hall, which was thronged during
the day with visitors.
AT twelve clock, procession was formed,
under the chief marshaship of Mr.. D. r.
Haines, preceded by the Leominster Band and
marched TO the meeting honse of tho First
Congregational Society, where after prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Baclus the annual address was de-
liyeTed by Rev. Elnathan Davis of Fitchburg,
His subject embraced general range of top
les, the drift which was to show the superior
benefit to man of the agricultural interests. as
compared with the manufacturing and other
branch of industry. 1t was an excellent adj
dress, and very well received. The process
sion was then re formed, and marched to the
Leominster House, kept by Mr.. Follamsbee,
where about one hundred and fifty sat down
to an excellent dinner. VIM. B. Hosmer,
presided at the table After the physical
wants of all had been amply supplied.
remarks in response to calls were made by
Rev Messrs. Backus and Davis, Mr.. Ozias
Morse, and others. The company then re.
paired to Gardner Hall, where the reports Of
the several COMMITTEES were made, and the
premiums awarded, as follows =
FAT CATTLE.
Forty-nine yokes were entered for premiums. The
first of 81 50 was awarded TO Luke Buss for his fat
OK; the I'd of 90 TO Ephraim Buss for his OK 90
to Thomas Steans for his fat COW, the only COW en-
tered.
BULLS AND BULL CALVES.
Five were entered for premiums, awarded thus -
TO George II. Carter 81 50 for his years oil d. AL
bert Straton Is for his years old; L. Il. & S.
Clark % for his year and months old; Oliver
Hall 90 for his p years old; Merritt Wood 90 for
his q years old.
MILCH cows
First premium of So to Albert StTatton; I'd of 9 90
to Thomas Stearnsi Sd of IS to Patch 4th of
25 to George Woods Gratuity of l to VIM Sails
bury.
HELPERS AND HE1FER CALVES
The committee on heiiers and heiter calves award
ed the following premiums To Thomas Stearns for
best years old, 81 50; to Luke Bus for I'd best do
1856 to L II s 5 Clark for best pair Ofyear old hei
er. -. To L Boyden for best yearling heifer,
% to d W Salisbury Tor I'd best do, 15c to Geo.
Woods do, 75c TO Sewall Richardson for one calf
months old, soc; to c Boyden for one calf
months old, SOC.
WORKING OMEN.
Five yokes were entered but three competitors
only appeared to compete for the premiums, viz
IL W Lowe, Elbndge johnson, and Ezra Curtis,
and the work performed by them nearly equal,
that no discrimination could be made by the
committee so they awarded to each the same sum
ofS2.
The committee announced the following awards:
For draft horses, to p II Low 75c to Oliver Park
soc; for family horses, to Mr. Marshall 75c; to IL
Nichols 75c; to ID w Salisbury &c; 10 p Ii Low Zoe;
to ID w Salisbury SOC to c Field soc to Prescott
Soc for matched pair of horses, to Fletcher Ken
G w Fletcher SOC; to Bird SIC; to j Smith, q II
Carter and w Fletcher, SOC each for colts under2
years old.
OF turkeys there were2 entries, consisting of
lots. The first lot a turkey weighing 20 lbs,
very fine. The second lot consisted of s, months
and rs days old weighing So lbs, very fine for their
age, owned by Albert Stratton, TO whom award
ed 15c. The third lot consisted of 10, months and
10 days Old weighing $50 lbs, decidedly good, own
ed by Lawrence Boland to whom were awarded
3Sc. OF dunghill fowls there entries in 10
lots. TO Mrs I Cowdry, for her lot of 6, years
old, with young, Poland breed, very large and
beautiful. the best on the ground, awarded SOC.
To Abel Bowers Csc, for his Z years old, with "a
young, game and Spanish, very fine for so large
lot. 70 Benz Owens zoe, for one pair game fowls.
Alfred Field 20c, for lot of Bolton Grays months
old. To Geo l. Pratt Csc, for 49, i'll 3 lots, Spanish
and game. Lawrence Boland 25c for lot of 10 old
and young, pure Spanish. TO Geo Willard 25c,
for his lot OF bantams, old and young, the boy
said awful large of their size" The hen has laid
SO eggs since April, besides bringing up brood
months old. The committee had heard that the hen
was dead that laid two eggs day, but after making
due allowance for the age of the story, and its liab
ity TO be enlarged they to the natural concu-
sion that this was the hen.
CoMBE.
There were shree entries. George Lincoln took
the LIST premium of $500 for fancy and other shell
combs, and q & A Morse the I'd of 2 90, Patch &
Smith the LIST premium of 90 for horn combs, and
u A Morse the I'd premium of l co. The Messrs
Morse We're also awarded a gratuity of 90 for
sorted combs.
FANCY ARTICLES.
The awards in this department as follows: To
Mrs Charles Ii Diyoll for landscape scene, wrought
in wOrsted with frame 81 90; to Mrs q L Pratt Tor
oriental painting, 20 c.; TO Miss Abbie Wilder for
crayon drawings, 81 c.; to Miss Nj ii White, for
| pencil drawings, % c.; to Miss S ID Newton for
crayon drawing, 50 c.; to Mrs IL Brown, Mrs VIM
Heustis and Miss Clara A Hall, for baskets,
10 c. each; to Miss Co.nelia NJ Hall, for frame
loo. TO Miss Lizzie Archibald, and Curistone
Shase ior cone match cases. Toe and l5c respective
y; to Mrs Sarah Brown, for frame; 10 Miss
FANNIE Haskell, for worsted basket. 25c to Miss
| Abbie NJ Colbun for wrought shoe, loo; TO Miss
Ellen NJ Taylor for shoe patterns and caps zoe; to
Miss NJ lawton Tor woIsted mat, I0c, and to Miss
Lizzie Z Archibald, for neck tie, l0c, To Susie
!
Ellen l. W GOD Tor red quilt, 25c; TO Mrs Cowdry
for quilt and pairs hose Csc: to Mrs DEL IA Morse
Tor quilt, 25ci 10 Mrs Susie Lincoln for bed spreaS
10ci 10 MI theodore Gibson Tor patch a lljc
10 Mrs Fannie Allen for worsted shal. tx ia
MISS CARA A Josln for worsed tidy Zoe: TO Miss
, Hosmer for netted tidy, l5c to Miss Emma i
Derby for do 25c; TO Miss a Sfratfon for do I0c
to the Misses Folamsbee, (Nfftie Flora and Lizzie
ior cards OF mats and edeings in crochet work I5c
lae colIlltee ad' that the awards are in no in
stance adequate 20 the labor bestowed mon The
various altclt- contributed.
IN, -"A SOFACTUREs AND MECHANIC ARTS.
pa ny Following awards were made: TO Messrs
~ Stocking for sets OF superior chamber fur
igsure, black walnut and enameled, "a; to the
I Messrs Whitney, for child's cab and child's gig
very tasty articles, SO; to G w Cotton & Co, Tor
specimens OF Haydenis patent carriage wheels OF su-
| periOr workmanship, 90; to 1huIston Richardson
Tor his sewing machine, los to Miss Mary a Iolman
for her cane chair seats, very richly woven SOC. The
number of articles was less than in former years.
FRUIT OTHER THAN APPLES
TO DIR G Field for largest collection of pears
grapes, peaches, piums, &c, 81 55 to Luke Lincoln
25i to q L Gibson 20; 10 Oliver Hall Is; TO VIM
| Heustis 90; to L Whitney soc; TO VIM Hosmer
| l5oi to Oliver Patch I2c TO Dr Richardson 70c
| James Fletcher and Leonard Bunage Coo each
ward M Cotton 6Oi Albert otratton and G Boy
| den 55c each James II Carter SOC; Dennis Derby
| c + Carter and samuel Gates, Acc each j c Allen
| Gilbert Derby, Ephraim Buss, VIM Bontee, rhos
Slearns, IL knowles, and w Whitney, Doc
| eachi Mrs Cowdry Doc; Martin loman, S l. Car
| ter, h White, ana Porter Piper, 25c each Daniel
| Maynard, Emery Burrage, A G Wilder Thos Whit
| taker, and q Willard, 20c each; q IL Taylor, Chas
| Grout, Joseph Haskell, james q Nye, and George
| Wood, l5c each James Boutelle l2c; q A Ieilce
and Miss sally May, lOc each,
| Nine specimens of white bread and two of brown
! bread were presented Tor premiums. The first prem
| ium on white bread was awarded to Laura Merriam,
| 75c I'd to Katie PreyeuX &c; ID to Sarah Rich
| ardson, Soc 4th to Ellen Wood, 3;c; 9th to Bridget
| Lines, 300 9Th to Nettie Folinsbee 24c On brown
bread, LIST premium to COrnelia Nj Hail. 75c; I'd to
Susie l. Folansbee zoe. The committee were Geo
| ) BurTage, Mrs Joseph Haskell, and Mrs Josiah