Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-01

looking breeding mare and colt; D. c. Wood, a
promising colt three years of age, and f. W. King
pair of handsome carriage horses. Of swine there
was a good display, S. G. Leisure and Charles
Whiting contributing sOws with sucking pigs, and
VIM. knowlton a fat pig. The show ofpoultry was
seriously affected by the rain, yet there were some
good specimens, including dark and light Brahmas
and Games from 0. L. Gay, W. Brown and A. R.
Bates The hall display of fruits, vegetables.
needlework and fancy articles was quite large,
Among the contributors of fruit were j. A. Rock
wood, with collection of II varieties and L. W.
Bachelor with II varieties of apples The squashes
exhibited were appropriately labeled, and included
specimens from w. Southland and Henry Hatch.
The fancy articles, flowers, dairy productions and
articles of needework gave the hall handsome
appearance, and the names of the principal con-
tributors will be found in the premium list below,
The blowing match, for which there were six
teen different teams entered opened the mornings
programme, followed by the trial of working oxen.
Farm horses received attention at eleven O'Clock
and strings of working oxen and steers at twelve
O'Clock. AT halEpast twelve dinner was served in
the vestry of the Orthodox church. followed by
speaking in the church. Short addresses were
made by Judge Henry Chaplin and Hon f. B. Stod-
dard cf Worcester, Rev. George s. Ball of Upton
and number of others. The examinations of
trained cattle and carriage horses and the exhibit
ton of horsemanship completed the programme
and brought the fair to a successful conclusion.
Below is a list of the principal
PREMIUMS.
Cattle-Best mich COW, A Aldrch ID, scrib-
ner; Sd, U b johnson. Best mich COW three years
old, A Aldrch; I'd, b Hall; Sd, VIM Knowlton
Best heifer two years old VIM Knowlton; I'd, Z
Wood, Best yearling heifer p N lockwood; 3D.
+ Wood; 3d. Harvey Dodge.
Plowing. Horses: LIST, Willard Wood; I'd, Chas
Wood; 81, Daniel Tenney. Oxen: lst d W &
Bulls-Best Ayrshire, VIM Knowton, Upton;
best Devon, Harvey Dodge, Sutton.
Horses-Best breeding mare and colt, l. Tucker;
I'd, Cnas Whiting. Best colt one year old, l. Tuck
er; best colt three years old, d Wood. Best car
rage horse, Ii JOurdan I'd, S CrOcker. Best
pair of horses, w King. Best farm horse E w
king; I'd, w L Wood.
Sheep-Only one exhibited by W Whiting, who
was awarded premium of 81
Swine-Best sow and pigs, 5 G Leisure; I'd, Chas
Whiting; best fat hog, Aldrich best pig, VIM
Knowlton; I'd, A Aldrich; best boar Il Leisure
Poultry-Best dark Bramahs L Gay; best
geese, ? P Taft; best light Bramahs, W Browns best
Game A r Bates; best Guinea, d L Fisk.
Vegetables-Best croolneck squashes, w South
land; best turban squash, Geo Ball; best marrow
fat squash, VIM KnOwltOn; largest squash, Henry
Ratchj best cabbages, VIM knOwtoni best coec-
ton of garden vegetables Geo Ball.
Dairy Products-Best lot of butter, Mrs Taft;
Root Crops-Best collection of potatoes, Geo
Ball; I'd, VIM knOwltOn; best mangOlds A AL
drich I'd, G S Ball. best turnips, Wood.
Bread-Best loaf of rye and Indian, Maria Sadler;
I'd, Jennie L Brown; best loaf of wheat bread, NJ
King; ID, Mrs d T Fisk; best loaf of graham, Z A
Comey; I'd, Mrs D 7 Fisk.
Fruit-Best collection of apples, A lockwood;
I'd, w Bachelor; best five varieties of apples,
5 Ihurston; 3D. l w Taft; best dish of apples, G
Aldrch; best collection Of pears. j A Rockwood
I'd, j HOlbrook; Sd, D w Bachelor; best plate
Geo Whitney, I'd, John Hunt best collection of
grapes, Geo Ball; best single plate, L G Morse
best collection ofpeaches, Daniel HOlbroOk.
Honey, Jellies and Preserves-Premiums to Mrs
VIM Southland, II Messenger, A Pierce, w Adair
e NJ Taft, Wood, A West, f Leland, d Davis,
} G Kent Il Fay, Harrington, Miss a Kay,
and Ball.
Needle WOrk-Premiums were awarded to Miss j
Kay, Mrs RawsOn, Mrs n Wright, L Laug-
ley, M Nelson, E &c Fay, w Ward, NJ A Prince, L
j Chamberlin, A Holbrook L f Leland, Sad
Ter, Taft, p Taft Emma Jones, L Hall, Lee
sure, Burr.
Children's Work-Gertrude Walker, Dora NJ
Perham, Gertrude Prouty, Nellie Burr, Freddie
Wilmarth, Jennie E Whitney.
Miscellaneous Articles-Wm Southland, Aaron
Adrich g Ii Stone, VIM Knowlton, John Hunt,
Il Leland, Walker, A Davis, j A lockwood,
5 Wood, Gleason 81 Whitney, c Scribner, Farm
ers' club, f Wood, G X Pierce, Z Whiting, A
Know, Mrs Harrington, Mrs Fske, George l
Leland.
Flowers-Mrs West, Mrs A Jourdan, Mrs
II Leland.
Decorations-Mrs Mary Stone, Miss r B Wood.
N II Messenger May NJ Nelson, A Comey, Mrs
e Wright.