Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-21


Town Far in sterling.
The eleventh annual fair of the Sterling farmers
club was held with great success on Wednesday.
The club has for its officers Prentice NJ Rugg for
president, and Ezra Sawyer for secretary The
chief marshal for the day was Charles Loring, while
the Clinton brass band, one of the best In the state
furnished the music. The exercises commenced
with the blowing match, at nine O'Clock,
on land of E.. N Taylor, there being
ten entries, Tho trial of draft and car.
riage horses took place at 10 O'clock near the house
of Capt. lockwood, and that of working oxen and
steers at II O'Clock in front of Bartletts store The
display of CATTLE especially in heifers, was one of
the best ever seen in this town.
At the han was to be seen goodly display of the
products OF the Sterling farms, as well as of the
skilled handiwork of the ladies Of the place more
notice OF which is to be Ound in the list of Dremi-
ums.
The Sterling farmers club are celebrated for the
excellence of their dinners, which are provided by
eeub itself No matter how much of a crowd
there may be- there is ALWAYS abundance and
always there is something very nice provided. This
year proved no exception. After the repast
meeting was held at the Unitarian church, the
president of the society presiding.
Prayer was offered by Rev. MIR. Mears passages
of Scripture read by Rev. Mr.. Bates, and then
came the annual address,
ADDRESS BY REV. c. NIGHTINGALE
The address was by Rev. Crawford Nightingale
OF Groton, who commenced by a humorous allusion
to the effect of the dinner in rendering the thinking
power somewhat sluggish, and passed on to an
earnest elaboration TO his hearers to always do
their thinking for themselves. He remarked that his
discussion on this occasion would be more especial
~ directed to the showing that a true man raised
or educated ON farms is worth more than all
else to be got from it. The culture of the farmer
rather than the cultivation of the farm, was the
true work Of labor In agriculture, in all other de-
partments or industry. This the theme, there
fore, that chosen for illustration and develop
ment by the orator of the day. He showed that
much OF the restlessness and discomfort to be seen
in many men and women to-day Is that they have
not succeeded in discovering their proper sphere of
action, or rather had not been educated to master
their work so as to govern it, instead of being gov
erned by it, and by the operation of this feeling of
restlessnesS and discomfort farmers are bearing
witness that the glowing things that said about
their work is not found true in their gen.
eral average experience. To correct this bar
to the increase of a liking for agricultural abOrs
he would have the ansatisded and perhaps bunted
tastes for the more noble and beautiful adornments
of home and food for intellectual growth filed to
an overlooking content. He would have the farm
give to its occupants more than mere lite. The
physical and mental activity should have equal de
velOpment and advancement, and he was sorry
that contrast of country and city life showed the
former to be the more sluggish in its intellectual
aspect. He hailed with pleasure the growing inter
est in farmers clubs and literary gatherings, and
the annual meetings, as this in Sterling to-day,
helps towards better state of things. Naturally
none were so Independent in life, whose products
were OF such value for common use, as the farmer
and IN TACT, It these products were put in consid-
Grafton would show that farmers income is very
much more than farmers usually think. Thus he
reckoned the items of house rent, fuel horse hire
food and much else, as showing fairly good farmer
having, aside of what he sells to Others much as
would cost over two thousand dollars a year in
the city. 1t is the farmers high privilege to
irsf 10 ant
the subject was enriched by an eloquent quotation
from Grafton by Father Ilyacinhe, and also still
further by the reading of several sublime passages
from the Scriptures. Thus the farmers mission was
divine and holy one from God, and he must find
in his work a means OF eevating himself in the
scale of manhood, and through 1t become intelligent
and scientific i'll his method of farming. The re-
wards of wealth. as well as those better rewards of
intellect and character, will come from such
thorough appliances of education, such intimate
acquaintance with the powers the causes and opera
tiOns of Natures forces
Not knowledge alone, but self-diScipline a care
for the rights and liberties of Others was necessary
for the nobest manhood The various methods of
education for farmers were discussed and the in
crease OF agricultural schools and colleges which
should make farming one of the learned professions
was looked for as the proper status of agricultural
labor, and he would not have in this fhe lowest
workers deficient in education.
The true settlement of the labor question he
found in community of interest. II was a blunder
for the capitalists to their hired help in such
manner as TO dwarf their physical and moral well
fare. It's result was loss in both quality and
quantiIr vi Iipor. he reared boston was 100 large
ileau ioi massachusetts 10 carry, ana called on the
iatetS 10 GerTeSi II py IhklhS all thelr farms
The study of politics was urged, Like religion, it
cohlts hunlg 10 every mans interest, ana u was
sreat mistake to let politics alone Al should take
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