Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-27
Rutland Town Fair,

A heavy fog enyelOped the town of Rutland
on Tuesday morning as we arrived there
to make notes of the annual fair, and we learned
that the rain and mist had seriously marred the
prospects of the day. The blowing match had
been given up and the display of cattle Rutland is
famous for her oxen) and the outside show gem
orally was in consequence much less than would
otherwise have been the case. The same causes
prevented the arrival of expected caValcades from
Hubbardston, Barre and Oakham. The cattle pens,
were, however, worth visiting the seven grade Dur
hams of II. Moore, raised by himself from two
cows, being noticeable, as also his Devon steer
calves, the very pretty grade Durham calves of Ii
Slade, the grade Durhams of Charles Brown and
the sheep of Dea Miles. The rain did not prevent
a cayacade of about thirty ladies and gentlemen
from exercising their good steeds about the COM
mon, thus well opening the exercises of the day.
The officers of the club this their seventh ami
versary day were Willis Smith, president, John b.
Wells, secretary, and j. Warren Bigeow chief mar
shal, tile HubbardstOn brass brand discoursing
good music. AT the hall the show of products of
home raising was very creditable.
AT half past II O'Clock, q procession was formed
and headed toward the Arlington house, kept by
Il. f. Witt, where good dinner was in waiting,
and which was properly cared for. After this all
proceeded to the Congregational church. where an
able address was given by Rev. b. T. Mcdaniel OF
HubbardstOn, covering in part some ideas already
reported in this paper in connection with the re-
port of the fair at Hubbardston. lie wanted more
attention paid to scientific farming, more careful
study of the geology of the farm and the town in
which 1t lies, better appreciation and knowledge
of botany. The address displayed much learning
and great interest In the farmers vocation. In
speaking of the evils of war, he dwelt with regret
on the wholesale destruction of timber forests
which entails thus drying up springs andHncreas.
ing the rigor of the climate He recommended the
covering ofsOme of our old pastures with new forests
of timber, especially of white pine. The conclusion
of his address devoted to exhortation to the
farmers before him to manifest always large de.
gree of home spirit, to make the home pleasant and
attractive, and Of public spirit to help to make the
town and its public institutions attractive in every
social, religious and educational sense.
After the address, the premium list was read as
| follows:
LIST OF PREMIUMS.
Grade Bulls years old, X b Miles; year old
Horatio Moore. Chas Browning, Stephen Littleton;
| bull calf Henry Slade.
Dairy Cows. Herds: Horatio Moore. Rufus r
Miles, Chas Browning; single COW, Lyman r
Forbes, Geo 5 Putnam, Abel Baker.
Heifers-2 years old, Chas Browning, Horatic
Moore; year old, Henry Slade, II B Miles; heifel
calf, Henry Slade
Fat Cattle.-oxen: Chas Browning, c & F &
Bartlett Geo Cowde1; steers, Asa Baker, E W
Scott G s. Bartlett; COW or heifer, & &c
Bartlett Chas Browning, II Moore.
Horses.-Colt years old, Geo c Holden; l veal
old, ) g Harrington matched pair of horses, G Il
Bartlett; carriage horse, d Smith.
>, Sheep.Ewes Miles, Stephen Fay; lambs, R
b Miles, S Fay.
Fowls-Hens and chickens, F Browning, +
Moore.
Grain-Rye, Geo w Cowden, C & F G. Bartlett
oats, Moorei barley, Geo w Cowden, Adm Ii
Miles bgekwheat, Moore; Indian corn, John A
Harris, g F G Bartlett; sweet corn, Geo w Cow
| den; pop corn. j L Putnam
| observation-disclosures 6 & G Bartlett, Har
| ris; onions, Miles; English turnips, j Il Put
nam, II Moore; French turnips, A II Miles, Daniel
Bartlett; rutabagas, A Ii Miles, Stephen Little
ton; table beets, w Briant, II Moore; mangold
roe; cabbage, d Bartlett, A Il Miles; tomatoes, ii
| Moore Daniel Demond; peppers, N + Rogers; pole
beans, d Bartlett, Willis SMITH bush beans, q "
Cowden, Levi Bartlett; peas, L Il Forbes, j A Har
| ris pumpkins, } w MunrOe, A II Miles; sauashes
A Harris, II Moore; melons, G w Munroe, W
| Fay; cltrOn, III Moore, Il w Scott.
| Fruit-Appes, X b Miles, VIM Meade; sinel,
plate Jos Hubbard, A Pratt; pears, DAM smith
| L Il Forbes; plums, w Smith; grapes, X B Miles
| Dan DemOnd, Adams.
Bread Wheat, Mrs B Wells Mrs W Briant
corn and rye, Mrs w Briant, Mrs C Fairbank
| Butter-E w Scott II Moore.
| Preseryes-Mrs S Prouty, Mrs w Fay Mrs
Simeon Taylor Mrs I Rogers
Working Oxen and Steers-Working oxen,
| Moore, Ivory Wales; steers 3 years old, Reed
| Asa Baker, e w Scott.
Ladies' Observation-Disclosures Mrs Geo Woods
| Mrs II Browning Mrs 7 Bond; Tides, Mrs Cha
Pierce, Miss Abbie Tripp Miss Addie Prouty, Mr.
| Edwin Baker; wax flowers, Miss Abbie Trip
wOrsted flowers, Miss Emogene Homer; toiie
cushion, Miss Carrie Munroe; toilet mats, &c. Mis-
Josephine Estabrook, Miss Jennie + DAVIS; hang
| ing basket, Mrs u w Hubbard; bouquets, Mrs Abe
Baker Mrs d Avery, Miss Ida Demond; DO
plants, Mrs Il ii Baker, Mrs A Browning, Mis-
Carrie Munroe
Rutland is town that always displays an ad
vanced agricultural spirit, and it only needed
pleasant day to have ecipsed on the present coca
sion all the previous efforts of the Rutland farmers
club