Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-22

Jerseys next, with fair show of Devons in their
shining cherry coats The Short Horns were CON
fined to one most excellent herd, while tile large
framed Durham was nowhere To be seen. except in
the graded herds, where an occasional half or quar-.
tcr-hlooded animal bore strong resemblance to
Durham sire or dam. Mr.. Bella j. Stone OF West.
horo had hts herd of thirty Ayrshires Id line llhe
the first class in spelling at country school, with
the bull Mclyer at the head and some likely chill
dren Of his at the foot the celebrated COWS BHe 3D.
Daisy, Rosa, and Myra holding important places.
Nelson Waug of Millbury had herd of twenty
Ayrshires, including the large yearling bull Dun
bar and the COW Grace, which latter took tile first
premium at Manchester last year; Benz. Harring-
ton had herd of fifteen Ayshircs, including the
bulli Wyokliie which took the premium for bull
calves at the Manchester fair last year. and the Cow
Bounty. f. +. Ghambarlin mad likely family of
Ayrshres, consisting of a bull COW, heifcr and
calf, and Elijah Hammond likely Ayrshire bull
The largest herd of Jerseys was entered by w. T.
Mortified, numbering twenty-eght head, and led
by the celebrated bull Prince of Wales, and inclu-
ding the cows Apria and Donna; o. 8. Hadwen
entered a herd of twenty-five Jerseys, including the
ball Wellington and COW Lady Maitland; John
Brooks of Princeton, herd of fifteen Jerseys,
tel fainter a handsome Jersey calf, and Elliott
Swan wonderfully pretty grey Jersey cow and
calf alongside of his mammoth fat oxen, Weighing
six thousand pounds. Harvey of Sutton exhibited
herd of ten Dayons, including the famous COW
Beauty, and three bulls; VIM Eames of this city
also exhibited fine herd of Uovons. j. L. Els
worth of Worcester was the largest contributor of
Short Horns, having a herd of seven, including the
handsome bull Rising Star and COW Highland
Maid. The principal exhibitors of grade stock
were N. b. Reed of Princeton, d. S. Aldrich Of
Auburn, and j. L. Ellsworth of this city.
The modest sheep and lonely lambs were not
crowded for room. The following named farmers
exhibited specimens of mutton dressed in all-woo:
VIM. B. Maynard of Shrewsbury, oxford Downs;
N. B, Reed of Princeton, long wool; A. B. Knight
of Worcester, long and short wool; Chas. Brown
ing of Rutland long wool, and j. d. Hudson of
Oxford, little black faced Southdown.
The swine, repOsing indolently in their straw
carpeted charots, attracted proper amount of at
tention. considering their extreme quietness. Ros
well Barrett of Boston exhibited six Chester
Whites; NJ. A. Keith of Grafton Prince Alberts;
A. F. Knight eff West Boylston sow and pigs of
mixed breed; Lyman Pierce of West Boylston, sow
and pigs, and Calvin Cutter of Warren, fine lot
of the Chester County breed, as usual.
The display of poultry was hardly worth men,
tioning among people who yearly visit our famous
poultry show, but it was equal to any lot seen at
cattle show this year. John Farwell of the city
farm. showed some fine Bucks county fowls and
turkeys; j. NJ. Wheeler, light Dramas: A. Jefts,
Black Spanish; VIM. Il. Holman and Arthur
Rogers, Plymouth Rocks VIM. Eamcs, Alesbury
ducks; b. Morse Maard ducks and several other
coops of credtable barn yard chickens.
The farm tools and implements vera arrayed out
of doors at the east end of the hail. the display be-
ing largely made up by mowers reapers, rakes,
tedders, pows, &C., &c, from the works of the
Ames plow company. Aliens patent lawn mower
came in for a share of attention, and several single
entries of farming machinery were made.
THE DISPLAY IN THE HALL,
although much better than last year. could not be
called a special feature, for with the horticultural
exhibition in session at Mechanics hall it could not
be expected that it would be. However, the show
was admirable in many respects. On entering, the
first object of interest to be the table in
the center of the room, which was loaded with
cheeses of all sizes. Lots were entered by j. f.
Goodell of West Boylston. NJ. s G. b. Thompson of
New Braintree Barre Central cheese company,
Moses Pollard Q. E. Crawford and j. c. Converse
of New Braintree, and j. B. Burt.
The batter was more plenty than for several
years previous. Lots were entered by II. p. Wilson
of Spencer d. p. Worcester of West Boylston, IL.
e. Knight of West Boyston, L. q. Moore of Wor-
cester, Mrs. Lyman Pierce of West Boylston,
Horato Moore of Rutland. Mrs Jackson Phelps of
Charlton, N. D. Reed of Princeton, John Farwell
of Worcester, Patrick Griffin of Boylston, G. C.
Rice, VIM. Eames, }. L. Ellsworth and Luther S.
Ward of Worcester.
Cal To- an
than ever before. The collections were so numer-
Gus and the varieties so uniformly excellent that to
specify would be impossible here. Some of the cab
bages were of remarkable size, one head exhibited
by j. S. Perry Weighing 271s pounds. II. W. Bald
weighing 2Oi pounds, and Hubbard squash weigh
ing 81 pounds. N. G. Walker, of Shrewsbury, ex-
hibited stock of tobacco, in blossom, and Mrs.
Charles Belcher an orange tree in fruit.
The show of fruit was inconsiderable owing to the
horticultural exhibition.
Flowers made bright spot in the hall, for which
the contributors deserve credit Mrs. c. L. Harts-
horn was one of the principal contributors, and a
floral design entered by her was pretty and Curl
Gus piece of workmanship. 1t represented rocky
hill with park at the foot and waterrunning down
from an ingenousy cOntrived reservoir at the top.
&. e. Murdoch contributed bouquet of asters, l.
NJ. Harrington lot of cut flowers, and Mr.. Fawcett
some fine growing plants
The class of mechanic arts was made to include
an endless variety of articles, from Dewhursps and
Richmonds carriages to l. Fl. Stockwelps American
button-hOle sewing machines, including among
ether things Chas. NJ. Loring's stoves, in which he
had fire burning and baked biscuit in eight min
utesI
In the class of manufactures there were entries of
numerous articles.
FLOWING AND TRIAL OF OVEN AND STEERS
The programme for the forenoon included all un-
der this head, and the grounds inside the track
were thronged while the exercises were going on.
The entries in the blowing match numbered seven.
teen, and in the trial large strip of sward was
handsomely turned over The names of those en-
tering in that class allor nearly al-appear among
the competitors in the classes for wgking oxen and
steers, as follows; Oxen-Waters Ftnam of SUIT
ton, L. e. Wheelock of ShrewsburySJ. Brooks of
Princeton N. B. Rice of Princeton, Henry S. Stock
well of Sutton, Geo. F. Woodbury. of Sutton, d. W.
Carpenter of Charlton Rufus King of Sutton, C. A.
Smith of Millbury, S. F. Marsh of Sutton, John
Farwell of Worcester, A. j. Hooker of Warren,
Arson Warren of Westboro, Reuben Carpenter of
Sturbridge, Perry Wood of MendoD, Geo. Taylor of
Oxford, Joseph Wood of Mendon, Addison Harlow
of Shrewsbury, and N s. Walker. Steers-E E.
Wheelock of Shrewsbury, L. II. Rice of West Boyls-
ton, John Brooks of Princeton, D. W. Wheelock of
Worcester, j. o. Hudson of Oxford, David Carpen-
ter of Charlton, Rufus King of Sutton, and II. J.
Reed of Worcester.
TUE DINNER
Was a triumph of culinary aria Toner of perfec-
ton not Narred by the slightest oversight. Mr..
Geo Tower, of boarding house and seaside hotel
fame. fed the multitude with wonderfully good
things and since the proof is in the eating, af-
ter dinner opinion ought to outweigh mistake
made on an empty stomach.
Mr.. Pratt called the tables to order and regretted
forbearance while Rev. t. f. st. John invoked a
blessing, after which the walters "darted to and
fro, proiand con-here little and there great DEAL"
Josh Billings said of grOupe of female skaters.
OF the five notable speakers expected only DIR. Geo.
b. Loring was present; but neither of the Others
could have made good the absence of four so well
as the doctor did
HIS SPEECH
Was happy, after dinner production, and was
unanimously voted the most entertaining ever listen
ed TO at Worcester fair Aftera abiding to the gap
he was expected to fill in the absence of the "sil-
of fIo aft