Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-05

The twelfth annual exhibition of the Lunen-
burg Farmers Club, was held yesterday.
There was very fine show of stock of all
kinds, and capital one of fruit and vegetables
n T. Cunningham contributed AZ varieties of
apples, Daniel Putnam 80, j. Kilburn 81, and
many others less nuWber. Fine pears were
also exhibited by the above named gentlemen,
and by j. Hidreth, 3D. Rev. VIM. a. Mandall,
Mrs. Abercrombe, and others The show Of
peaches was particularly good. Among the
best was plate by Rev. VIM. A. Mandall.
M. & S. johnson, and B. G. Whiting exhibit
ed very fine samples of grapes The show of
vegetables was equal in excellence 10 the other
departments of the exhibition. There was a
very fair collection of fancy articles, among
which were the wax flowers by Mrs. Roxana
Heath. Among the cattle exhibited were the
five yokes OF A. X. Porter and G.. G. Pierce
six years old, the weight of which was,
respectively, 1850 and 5000 lbs and bull,
eighteen months old, owned by Henry Gibson,
weighing $50.
AT twelve o'clock a procession was formed,
and marched to the vestry of the Orthodox
Church, where Il bountiful collation. was served
up, of which goodly number, including the
officers and members OF the club and invited
guests partook The company then proceeded
to the Unitarian church, and listened to an ex-
cellent address by Rev. Seth Chandler of
Shirley, on the subject of agriculture, showing
the many advantages possessed by the farmer
over those engaged in the other professions,
considering his calling the noblest of any in
which men were engaged. The reports OF the
several committees and the awards of pre-
miums were then made, as follows -
APPLES
For the best collection of apples LIST premium Tn
John Colburn, 81 90; I'd, Col James Putnam, co.
For best dish Of apples, LIST premium, b & Whiting
TI 1a D Of n f%tnam 25e First premium Tor
Asa w hltney 5Oci and gratuities to u others.
OTHER FRUIT.
For best collection of peaches, A L CUNNINGHAM
81 co. I'd best, VIM A Mandall soc. For best dish
of peaches, VIM A Mandall, 25c; I'd best, N + Cum
bingham, 25c. For best collection OF pears, Mrs D
Abercrombie, 90; I'd best Cunnin CHAM, SOC
For best dish of pears, Mrs b L Abercrombie SOC
For grapes, 6 Whiting, 90. For ounces, WmA
d Stone, Martin Johnson A r Porter, - Good,
rich, and Cyrus kilbourne, Csc each.
STOCK
10 A Goodrich for best fat OK, 81 co. A Por
cow, 90; d F Stone for twenty best, l co. Henry
Jepson for bull yearings, 90; Joseph Goodrich
DO, W; Jones for two year old bull, %; Jo-
seph Densmore do. 90; Cyrus Kilbowne for bull
calf, 90; Joseph Hildreth 3D. for working oxen,
co. John Fairbanks do, 90; Cyrus Kilbowne do
co. Cyrus Goodrich for three year old steers 90;
l. Goodrich do, 90; L Goodrich for two
year old steers, 2 90; 2 Densmore do, 90; Maj
Jones for yearngs,2 90; Cyrus GOODRICH for calves
z 20; NJ d Lyman for best six turkeys, l co.; Cyrus
hilbowne for best six fowls, co.
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES
To Mrs A Goodrich for har-work, a gratuity of
81 20; Miss Smith, gratuity OF 90; Master
CORTLAND Jewett for chid's car, 90, besides some
thirty other gratuites ranging from so to 60 cents
SWINE
10 John Fairbanks for best boar. So; NJ ID Iy-
man I'd best, 2 co. John b Fairbanks for best
breeding sow, 300 Stone I'd best 200 j. +
Densmore for best weaned pigs, 2 90; f Stone I'd
best co. Andrew Riley for best lat hog, 800. John
Fairbanks for best fat pig, 2 co.
FLOWERS.
To Mrs Charles A Goodrich soc; Mrs Howard
25ci Mrs Hildreth 25c; and other premiums to many
other contributors
The committee on cucurbitaceous products
awarded a large number of gratuities to vari-
Gus liberal contributors