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

Fisher, Mrs Martin Powers Mrs JOslin, Mrs
X imball, Mrs John II Wright. Jennie Reyes, Mis-
Allie Fisher, Miss Maria Clark, and Miss Eunce A
Wright, had beautiful specimens of worsted, em-
broidered, and other work. Mrs Sylvia Alden,
eighty years old contributed a velvet chair cushion
of ner make; Mrs Abinh Clark aged eighty a bed
quilt; and Mrs Hale a child's carriage quilt OF
29i pieces and other articles.
The concluding feature of the days exercises was
the wheebarrow race, followed by the catching of
the creased pig The wneebarrow race, at which
six blindfolded contestants had ten minutes al
lowed them to wheel the barrow from the starting
point, distance of ten rods, to pole, The premi-
UNI of five dollars to the winner was taken by
Charles Starkweather, of Templeton, who, at the
end of ten minutes, after the six contestants had
wandered in every possible zigzag direction from
the starting point, was found at distance of TWEEN
ty-tye feet from the pole his next nearest competi-
tor being thirty-fve feet distant from it, and the
four others at points laughaby remote.
The creased pig was let loose twice. and caught
both times by Herbert Manning, of Tempeton,
there being six competitors in the scramble for the
little squeaer.
In this connection we give the following extract
from the report given in rhyme OF the committee on
swine, at the exhibition:
0fswine, to-day, what shall we sayl
The number here was SMALL
Not poor oh no! we can't say so,
For they were noble all.
Three swine, no more, pig, sow and boar,
Were all that we could find
This proved that men, to fill the pen,
Had very little mind.
Have kncaded lard and dough,
Could rule the rOOst, pigs would be lOOs'd,
And brought to cattle show.
For women have due regard
For pigs who furnish them with lard.
The ATHoL CAUCUs-At the republican eau
Gus held at the town hall on Saturday evening,
large gathering of republicans, and many 9TH
orS, who were known as members of one or
more opposing political organizations, presented
a curious ard singular appearance for repub-
lean meeting called to choose republican dele
rates. This was made still more obvious by the
circulation of a printed ballot for delegates
headed "Butlcr Ticket" comprising some repub-
liCans and some of other political parties; the
person heading the list for republican town
committee being an avowed bitter and perss-
tent enemy of the republican party. After the
meeting was called TO order, single vote was
taken in which the known opponents of the re-
publicans acted showing their determination,
cOuntenancCd by majority of republicans, to
participate in the proceedings of the meeting
and control its action.
Under these circumstances pertinent remarks
were made, bearing upon the peculiar tactics
thus attempted, and concluding with motion
to adjourn the caucus to the high school house,
which being carried it was declared adjourned
accordingly, and all republicans present were
requested to repair to the school house to act
upon the articles embraced in the call. A large
majority of the republicans, with the officers of
the meeting thereupOn left the hall, and assem-
bled at the place of adjournment and transacted
the business for which the caucus was called
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