Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-30

picturesque gardens through the length and
breadth of our state. In closing, he said, he
was very, very busy IN talking agriculture; be
had nothing else TO do; couldn't find anything
else to do; they wNuldn't let him name anything
else to do, Laughter aud appause,l He had
been busy, too, in talking about the value of re-
tanning homesteads, eXtolling the rights of land
holders, aud com pairing our condition in that
respect with that of the poor people in Ftance;
busy in dealing with all measures of practical
larmiug-which are the best implements, how
practical pillow can be made flor all the plows
ever made, so far, are lailures), and trying to
find out which were the best kind of ami.
mails to raise. He said that he was
compelled to leave upon the Boston
train, for he longed for repose after the labors
Of the week, and bade the Worcester county
hort icultural society God speed
Hon. Stephen Salisbury was called upon to
speak in res ponsc to a sentiment abiding to the
city of Worcester, and made a short and enter
tanning speech, He had enjoyed the good things
of Worcester a long time, he said, and had good
reason to rejoice in its prosperity, and in the
prosperity of the Worcester county horticultural
society. lie had been president Of the society,
and every year contributed to its exhibitions,
and should with pleasure continue his support.
He was glad at any time and in all places,
he said, to say good word for the good city of
Worcester.
Mr. D f. haven oil the Anhquarlan society,"
Whom the president next called upon, MADE an
interesting speech IN response, IN the course oil
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winch nc lhuuiSed III pleasaut "reminiscences OF
or' u'NS--o' ,nc years p'eceuIn@ Ut unueu'a'ey
ioiio"l'S lofV' WHICH nc Slyleu tue AuEuStlh
ye''i vi NoioeStei' rie ueSctIoe'' tne "orceS-
tei VI olu 'l'neS' WIG" sue ai'noSI lhca'nateu
he'seil Ill Tue a"hual aSrIcui'tlral ana horueui-
'ural eNhloluouS' Inc zone OF MS remarks was
ratucr complimentary 10 the worcester men OF
thi't9 Ut iorty years ago as superior III certain
WAYS 10 Tue men OIL Today lie closed WIN an
appreclatVe trIoute 10 the memory oil "illam
Llhco'n' saying that tue pace nc occupied a
quarter ol century ago mere Is SUN vacant
Inc president mere read letter from COL l.
W. hiS%llSoh Oh newport feSrcttlu% nus ma
o'ilty 10 DC present. anu concentrating tue
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iounu tihe 10 give at'eh''on 10 more agree
aole apple thah the apple oil pollticaI dis
cord
Hon John Mutton Earle was called upon as
the bonheuclator Oh tue society," ana spoke
prlehy, giving some interesting statements rela-
tive TO ITS growth
MI stephen D roster reluctantly rose IN re-
Spouse 10 call from the president, and made
one OF inc pcSt speeches OF the evening. lie
sala he was not III MOOD Tor speaking lor he
had JoSt buried MS Butter ana was Stll IN
mourning; ana, more than tnat, ms mlnd was
not at all relieved by all the cheering he heard
lie congratulated the society on what it has
done Tor the community as well as for ITSELF
and, raising dish OF irut IN his hand, SAID
that he remembered the time when all the
wealth OF Worcester could not procure such
trult as was seen on the tables in abundance
money could not buy 1t. Much has been ac-
complished by horticultural societies in
the way OF driving second and third
rate truit from farms aud markets,
and still more must yet be done.
speaking oil flowers, he sad he regarded them
as having salutary moral effect; he considered
them preachers OF the gospel Of Jesus Christ; in
all bis travels he had never failed to find well
10y 1870 ~ -''' " 0ic 'i~'S "SiO
flowers IN the window; they were the product
oil refinement, and had refining influence. He
sad that he was compelled from sense of
duty to ABSTAIN from the delightful task Of cul-
tvatlng flowers; they captivated and absorbed
ms mind, winch he could not allow to be done,
Tor his thoughts were engaged in solving that
great problem which will only be solved when
every man can sit under his own vine aud fig
tree and not under those of another. He was
happy in the ownership OF land and home;
and his religion, he said, consisted in endeavOr-
ing to give to every other man what he himself
priced and ENJOYED
Hon, George F. Hoar, who was the n9xt
speaker, INDUCED in humorous account of
his early horticultural associations, and passed
an eloquent and deserved tribute to the city
OF worcester as the model city OF the world
lie took exception to the sentiment that there
are no times like the old times He thought
the Worcester OF to-day was great advance
over the Worcester OF forty years ago, and
could in the high culture OF its people and in in
huence abroad safely challenge comparison
with any community OF forty thousand inhabi-
tants in the world.
Judge Chaplin made witty speech, and con-
GUIDED oy reading poem, which was couched