Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-10-11
LEICESTER, Mass, Sept. 1, 1861.

STATE Conrentios-the War-HoYital Sup
Plies.
LEICESTER, Mass, Sept. 1, 1861.
To the Editor Of The ERs,c0rA American -
presume that you will regard tins as
communication from a rery occasional, or
perhaps scmi.occaaonai, correspondent. But,
as some one said in your paper of last week,
" Notwithstandn | haint writ for your col
umns very often of late, nobody needn't
fatter themselves that the undersigned is
ded"
The city of Worcester is called " the heart
Of the old commonwealth, Of Massachusetts,,
as Boston is the head, and Cape Cod, with
its hardy, entcrprising. and patriotic popu-
ation of fishermen and sailors, is its right
arm 1t is city of much beauty OF situa-
ton, intelligence and enterprise. Being the
national center of great system of railroad
communication connecting it directly with
Providence, Norwich and New York, Boston,
New Hampshire and Vermont, and the great
West by way of Albany, it has grown quite
rapidly during the last twenty years, and
now, in population and valuation. is little
ahead OF Portland, Maine. The business of
the city is mainly mechanical, and includes
the manufacture of cotton and WOODEN goods,
boots and shoes, agricultural implements
from plows to moving machines, machinery
for cotton, WOODEN and paper manufactures,
! : 4 e.
ments, railroad cars, &c, &c. 1t is one OF
the advantages Of Worcester that capital
and skill is to great extent united in the
same persons and also the many different
kinds of business pursued prevents any gen
eral stagnation OF business in what is called
" hard times for when any one branch Of
industry is depressed, there are Others that
are furnishing. The city l, noted for its it,
situations of learning, the Worcester Acade-
my, the COLLEGE of the Holy Cross. (Roman
Cltholic,) the Female Collegiate Institute,
she Dread Institute. family school. con-
Quoted by an accomplished and learned edu-
Gator, we'll known in Maine, the Rev. DR..
than seventy in number, are in an admirable
state Of order and efficiency under the SUI
pcrintendcnee Of the Rev. j. D. F.. Jones.
late pastor of the first Baptist Church.
On Thursday and Friday, two weeks ago,
the Worcester Central Agricultural Society,
held its forty-third annual exhibition on
their grounds at Worcester. The show in
almost every department, except Fruit, lot
which there is almost a complete failure
here,) was very good, the neat stock partic-
ulariy 30. There were two hundred and one
entries of blood stock, (Durhams, Ayrshircs,
Jerseys and North Dcyons,) cows and heifers,
work ins oxen, steers, calves, und fat cattle !;
and among them were some as fine animals
probably as can be found in New England.
We were especially pleased with some cattle
belonging to the State Lunatic Asylum, one
COW seven years old wighing fifteen hundred
and forty pounds, another eight years old
weighing sixteen hundred and seventy-fiye
pounds and Durham short horn bull from
South birmingham, four years old, wei,hing
twenty three hundred pounds. In most of
these towns a very ereditable degree of in
terest has been taken in tho improvement Of
the breeds of stock, and from it the farmers
are reapins large benefits. The show of veg
ctablcs WAS very good, also Of butter and
cheese The towns of Barre and New Brain
tree being justly celebrated for their excl
lent diaries. The exhibition Of plows, now
ing machines, and other agricultural imple-
ments produced good deal Of interest but
three hives and swarms Of bees, (rorrey 5
Patent hive,) exhibited by Mr.. NJ, \. Tor
rey, of Bangor Maine, attracked more atten-
ton than anything else, that we saw, and
we were right glad to see a Maine invention
thus bearing off the palm in the heart Of old
Massachusetts,.
But from its central and favorable location,
Worcester has for a long time been famous
.rer its conventions of all sorts and sizes. J
have been told several ;im?s that, for years
past, it has been common saying among the
rumscl!crs of the city, that they could make
more money out of one Democratic, than on,
Of ten Republican conventions.
Mechanics Hall, in which the great con-
ventions are held, is magnificent building,
and noble monument Of the enterprise of
the mechanics of Worcester county.by whom
it WAS built The edifce is one hundred and
forty-fye feet long, one hundred feet wide
and eighty-six feet in height the first floor
is occupied by stores. the second by offices
and Washburn Hall, (Which is room fifty
by sixty feet,) and the third by Mechanic 5
Hall, eighty by one hundred and twenty
eight feet, and forty feet high, with galleries
on three sides, and capable of seating about
three thousand persons.
Last Tuesday We saw this vast Hall we'll
filled with persons attending the Republican
State Convention. The number Of delegates
reported as present was twelve hundred and
f.rty-one. The President Of the Convention
was the Hon. Henry l.. Dawes, one Of our
members Of Congress, and one of whom the
State is justly proud. In personal appear
ance, silycry tones OF speech, and admirable
skill and grace IN presiding over dcliber-
alive assembly, he reminded us of a late
Speaker Of your house OF representatives, Mr.
johnson Of Augusta. In taking tie chair
Mr.. Dawes made few pertinent, patriotic
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