Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-26

of bulls for premiums, and two for exhibition
from the state farm, all very fine animals. c..
B. Demond of WestDoro had fine AYRSHIRE
five-year old, imported by the late John
Brooks of Princeton. There were eleven OK
teams, aud three horse teams, entered for
blowing, and one for exhibition. There were
nine yokes Of working oxen, and two yokes of
three-yea old, entered for drawing and back
ing. There were twenty yokes of matched
cattle, entered for exhibition. OF steers there
were eight entries.
The exercises commenced with the plow-
ing match at half-past nine, on land of Thos.
Riley, about a mile from the village, and at
eleven O'Clock there was an assemblage in the
Congregational church, where addresses were
delivered by Rev. G. b. Kittredge, Rev. DR..
Arnold, Hon. John Milton Earle, Rev. L. H.
Sheldon, and Mr.. j. L. B. Marshall
The drawing and trial of working oxen,
steers and horses, took place i'll front OF
the Unitarian church, in the afternoon. At
four o'clock the premiums were announced
by the various committees, in the Town hall
as follow -
WORKING OXEN
| First premium OF IS to j Walker of Northbor-
| Ough; the second premium OF 2 90 to j Is Fay OF
| Hestboro
| MICH cows.
| Twenty cows examined, principally Ayre-
| shire and Durham
For the best COW, SO to Charles Demond and
the next best, % TO the same best two cows, zoo
| to the same.
| For the best years old. 81 to Gilmore; next
loot Charles Potter; best years old, 90 10 the
same next, 20 to Z Handy; best yearling, l 90
to Charles Potter for the best heller calf W TO the
| same.
Walker. Lyman Belknap had fine looking
Durham, two years old, weighing 1892 lbs.
|
For best wears old. 2 90 to Edward Whcelock of
| Shrewsbury; next, 90 to Lyman Maynard of
Northboro; best years old / 90 to Thomas r Nor
cross OF Shrewsbury; best 10 months old, SO to q
| Temple Son, of Shrewsbury.
There were two pairs OF very fine grade Durhams
| by Geo il Raymond.
There were three entries Dea Lyman Belknap
took the only premium, 81, for his very fine pair,
weight 300 pounds.
There were four entries. To Jonas Munroe of
Grafton s. for boar; Samuel A Harrington l w Tor
breeding SOW with pigs. There were four
very handsome seven months old pigs exhibited by
BENZ Bragley and also two breeding sows OF or
cester hospital breed, six months old, by John
Prentss, very deserving, for which gratuty of so
| cents is awarded.
There were four competitors For best ewes, to
| l. FurgusOn 81. VIM Maynard of Shrewsbury
had six very line ones For best bucks % to Phil
| ip Meighan. 70 Alpheus Gilmore 100 for gobbler
| weighing over twenty pounds. FOR best lot OF
barnyard fowls, 90 to john Prentiss Of shrewsbq,
| ry and so cents to Allen Davis tor bantams IL
| Ii Davis Of SbreYShnrv CIV hihitAh S""'~-'l 49,
FLOWING MATCH.
| For OK teams-iirst premium 81 90 to Il d Oakes
second, 8 90 to Arson Warren; third. 200 to Ii
| Putnam fourth, 90 to Otis + Streeter; the plow-
| ing by oilas II brigham was very deserving. With
horse teamsIFiTst Premiula SO to Jaspar Fay sec
| from the State Farm very fine.
HORSES.
For the best two years old colt, 81 90 to Lyman
Belknap; gratuity, soc to VIM u Maynard. For
yearng colt, to Il kittrdge 81, and to Horace
Batcheder Soc For brood mares, 90 to Elijah
Jersey and soc TO } Walker For draft horses
10 f l. Fay 90, and to Jasper Fay CO. Carriage
horses, to 5 Fay 90, and G Ii Raymond 90.
GRAIN.
There was large variety exhibition under
this head including some exceedingly tall stalks of
corn by j Brigham. 10 Mr. Brigham was award
ed the first premium 81 co. for seed corn; fol best
sample of spring wheat, soc to Chas Potter Tor best
sample barley, soc TO Curtis Beaman; best sample
| rye, SOC TO Newton; best sample oats, SOC 10
There was an excellent show OF very fine quality.
| For wheat bread SOC TO Miss A Bullard, and SOC
| to Mary b Brigham; for white bread, Csc to Mary
Langley, 25c to Miss Augustus Forbes, and Csc to
Mary Clary There were capital specimens from
loa,es by 5. W. Rice and w Maynard GIaluily
of soc to Mrs b Brigham for inc loaf of rye and
| Indian.
| DAIRY.
90 mere were seven lots OF butter First premium,
81 90 to Mrs L & Stevens; second, 90 10 Mrs
| brigham; graiuity OF SOC to Mrs 5 I Fay.
| m APPLES
There was an excellent variety on exhibition,
but 1r ON some delay on the part of the committee
no report was made till too late to be obtained
| PEARS.
There were twenty-eigLt contributors filling 257
plates. Austin Underwood had AZ plates, DIR Rising
| 80, Rev L IL Sheldon 81 Dir Josiah Jackson 3d. &
Chamberlain Is, + Marshal Is, Dir Hero Is, DR.
S Griggs 10, + Vinton IL, j A Fayerweather H.
and others less amounts. The first premium OF 81
was awarded TO Rev l. IL Sheldon; second of 90 to
Or Jackson For best plate OF autumn pears. 90 to
DR. Hero; second best, 90 TO Dir Griggs and so
cents 10 d W Forbes for Winter Neis
| GRAPES.
There was large and fine assortment First pre-
MUM for largest collection, 50 to Frank Sbley. For
| BEST variety, 10 TO George Parker for Delaware
grapes The best Diana was by sibey best Isa-
bella by state farm; best Catawba by Jonas Stone;
| largest Native by Mrs b n Maynard. j w Blake
had seven varieties, Sibley five and Rey Mr. Shell
don, j Fayerweather, end q b Park three each
| Nine others had two varieties each on exhibition
| PEACHES AID OUNCES
For ounces, 90 cts to iona Bartlett; peaches, 50
vRGErABLEs
For best variety, SO to Asa HASKELL best winter
| YNewton. '-'' 'e'' pumpkins 70 TO-
PR II Matthews of Hopkinton, had mammoth
SQUASH, weighing eighty mine pounds, only six
BOOTS. SHOES AND LEATHER.
| Noah himba was awarded the only premium on
| leather and IL fierce Co, the premium on thick
| boots.
CARRIAGES AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Inc only premium awarded under this head
gratuity OF one dollar to Jonas Longley, for a har
| row.
| HOUSEHOLD AND FANCY MANUFACTURES.
| Under this head were many articles exhibited in
| the Town Hall. Among the more noticeable was a
| magnificent case of hair work, by Mrs Selucas War.
| rem, for which seventy-five cents was awarded.
Many other gratuities of fifty and twenty-five cents
each were given Tor various other articles OF fancy
| work by ladies.
The hall was decorated with bouquets and
flowers, for which gratuties were awarded.
the largest to Mrs. Frank Sibey, for a mag
nifcent floral cross one hundred and thirteen
varieties of flowers.
STERLNG.-The friends of Rev. E. B.
Fairchild, recent chaplain of the 34th regi-
ment, who has resigned that office to accept
an appointment in the sanitary commission,
assembled at his house on Monday evening,
to pay their pastor tribute of respect, as he
was about to leave them for his new field of
labor. On Tuesday, at meeting of the par
ish, the resignation of Mr.. Fairchild was ac-
cepted. In the evening, by invitation of the
parish committee, Mr.. Fairchild met his
friends at the church, which was well filled
at the appointed hour. At the close of his