Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-09

MEETING OF THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The trustees of the Worcester agricultural So
ciety met yesterday forenoon in the hall of the
Natural History society, and the committee to
whom was referred the matter of having the New
England fair here next fall reported in accordance
with the facts published yesterday in connection
with the meeting in Boston of the New England
society, i. e. that the pressure brought to bear
from Lowell is so strong that the attempt TO
bring it here had best be abandoned. The re-
port was accepted.
1t was voted not to offer premiums for grade
bulls, after Mr.. T. w. Ward, of Shrewsbury,
delegate to the state board of agri-
culture, had explained that the state board
decided at its last meeting not to give state aid
TO societies giving premiums to grade bulls. Mr..
B. j. Stone, of Sturbrdge, and T. F. Chamber
lain of this city, each spoke in favor of offering
higher premiums for blooded stock The matter
of fixing the time of holding the annual fair,
was referred to a commtte consisting of L. +.
Chamberlain, VIM. S. Lincoln and James r
Pierce.
The meeting OF the society was called at the
same place Immediately on the adjournment Of
the trustees meeting, and similar action was
taken in regard to the New England fair.
Mr.. Ward, from the committee to revise the
bylaws, reported several proposed changes. The
report was accepted and referred back to the
committee, to be printed, for action at an adj
journed meeting.
The matter of the admission of ladies to mem
bership in the society, at less admission fee
than for gentlemen, was discussed, and referred
to the committee on bylaws; and the suggestion
of the committee on bylaws, to raise the mem
bership fee from S. to SO, was voted down.
MORE SLEEPING CARs.-Two more of those
magnificent sleeping cars, ordered last year for
the New York and Boston express line, via
Worcester and Springfield, have been CON-
pleted, and will be sent to Springfield to-day,
from the mandatory Of Osgood Bradley, Esq,
in this city. They are named the "New En-
gland" and the "Manhattan." They are fin
ished in the same superb and elegant style with
the Washington which was put upon the line
in November last, and of which we
gave a particular description at the time,
only these are longer, being near
ly sixty feet in length, and capable of ac-
commodating forty persons in each Each is
are in reality moving palaces, fitted up with
every convenience for luxurious comfort. They
cost about $4,000 each. The remaining two
cars of the five will be completed in about
month or two, and will be named the "Gov.
Lincoln" and Grip Van Winkle," the former of
which will be ornamented with an elegant por-
trait of our distinguished fellow citizen. The
fertile genius OF Irving will suggest various or
lamentations for the interior of the other.
A Photographic view of the exterior and i'll
terror of the cars just completed was taken yes
terday by Mr.. Critcherson. These cars will be
put upon the line in May next, two upon each
night train. The sleeping cars upon this route
are under the management of James Parker
Esq, the veteran conductor of thirty yaars SER
vice, who entered upon his new field of labor
about two years ago, and since that time there
has been an astonishing increase in the amount
of travel i'll them