Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-12
COUNTY NEWS.
Princeton Town Fair.

The farmers club of Princeton held its ninth an
nual fair yesterday 1he weather was not the
most favorable for agricultural exhibition, but
the fair is local institution the members of the
club were not a laid of the weather. and they all
were there with their stock and fam productions
The rough nature of the soil in the vicinity of the
town makes it easy matt3r for a creditable dis
play of working oxen and st RS, and there were
twenty-three pairs upon the grounds, al
though they were not all ente ed for pre-
miums. The exhibition of cows included the
contributions of Mrs. BoylstOn, VIM. s. Brooks. N.
B. Reed, E. w. Gill and G. w. Houghton, Ayr
shire, Deyons, Durhams and natives being the pre-
vailing breeds The display of sheep included cos
sets rom Ii. P. Houghton, and Leicesters rom N.
B. Reed. Only one pen was occupied by swine, N.
B. Reed being the contributor and Essex the breed
A. h, Ross weq the only exhibitor of poultry, his
collection embracing twenty-five geese and lot of
barn-yard fowls. Among the colts exhibited, N b.
Reeds Morgan two years old, attracted great
deal of attention, while those of A. E. Skinner and
Mark Wilder were not overlooked. The pair of
drait horses exhibited by Henry Hobbs also re-
ceived considerable praise.
The garden crops and household articles were
hibited in the town hall, and Included almost every
variety of farm productions and fancy articles of
household manufacture. Among the contributions
u the hall was collection of fty-six varieties of
potatoes, raised by A. Y. Welch E. w. Gill had
large collection of squashes, pumpkins and cucum-
bers that attract d thei- share of attention Mrs.
Boyston also exhibited collection of garden
crops including some fine citrons and turnips'
Hartwell Foger contributed three different varie-
ties ofpotatoes, known Early Rose, Brooks Seed
ling and King of the Early.
j. w Evceth sent in a collection, including
squashes potatoes of different varieties, and large,
handsome beets. From Mark Widers orchard
there was a branch of an apple tree containing
twenty-three as large and handsome Porter apples
as can be found in tho county, and n. B. Reed
hibited stalk of corn ten feet high raised upon his
farm. The display of apples was in keeping with
the season, L. Chandler, II. B. Houghton and j.
NJ Eveleth being among the largest contributors.
l.. Chandler also had a fine collection Of pears of
different varieties and A. Y. Welsh exhibited a
plate OF native grapes that were large and good
looking. The display of household articles in
cluded large bed spread made by Miss Ella j.
Chandler. containing seventyniue sDools of thread.
The display of needle and worst work was also
very creditable for town exhibition.
1le morning hours were occupied by the various
commit in the inspection of the different articles
exhibited, aud at II O'Clock procession, headed by
| the West Boylston brass band, marched to the
Wachusett house, where dinner was provided
by Z. A. Beaman & Son A ,er the dinner, the
Congregational church was opened and the orator,
| L Haywood, Esq was Of Prirceton by introduced
the president Of the society, MIR Haywood considered
that the farmers relation to the wants of every day
life were among the most important, but the ten
dency of our Young men is 70 leave the farms as soon
they able to. Farm labor is yet considered
| as drudgery, and we find farms upon almost every
road deserted. The census shows that the farming
lands in Massachusetts yearly decreasing, yet
the interest OF farmers Is as great as of any other
| class of labor.
The farmer must be considered as a worker and
his interests are mainly like those of the working
class. The property that is created by the farmers
is accumulated in the cities because il there that
are 10 be found the centers of exchange where the
farm productions pass through the hands of specu-
lators, and they get the benefit of it, Money is the
representative OF prof rty, and those who hold it
will control the prices of everything. The speaker
| then entered into comparison of the dil erent
classes of labor and the relation of tine controllers of
| money to the farming classes. The address occu-
ea 2XeF an henF ana vas dcndYSSHy t listened
| ing list ofpremiums announced:
Heifers-Best years old, VIM Brooks; I'd, j f
| Merriam; Sd, VIM Brooks; st two years old, j
| E Merriam; I'd, VIM Brooks. Calves-First, Mar
| 0xen-First, W W Benson; ID, Martin Hadley; Cd
| George Folger; 4th, w HoughtOn. Trained
| Steers-First, III Beaman. Staer5-Best two years
old, NJ Beaman; 3D. Il Houghton; best yearling
VIM Brooks; best steer C"lf, Mrs BoylstOn. Fao
| Cattle-Fr st, VIM Brooks; best fat COW, VIM S
Brooks.
sheep-Best eve, A. G. Bigelow; I'd, H. P
Horses~Best colt, three years old, D. c. Putnam;
I'd, Harrington Best one year old, A E Skinner;
| I'd, d Putnam.
Poqtry-First, on geese, A K Ross I'd, on fowls,
| A X Ross.
Butter-First Mrs. W Roper; 2d, Mrs G w Hough-
| ton; Sd, Mrs NJ Hadley.
Apples-First, L Chandler, 10 plates; ID, Il
| Houghton, u plates; Cd, II Houghton, plates;
| Il plates by J w Eveeth, worthy Of mention
| Pears-W II Brown 1st for Bartetts and Flem-
| ish Beauties, l. Chandler LIST for collection.
| Grapes-First, A I Welsh, for pla.2 of natives.
TomatOes-First, A T Welsh.
Cranberries- First H Blake ID, B Gill.
Peppers-First 7 b Gill.
FIRST Mrs. T
| Ter; Sd, Lucy Randall; Attn, Mrs N b Reed.
Manufactured Articles-First Ella j Chandler
for crotchet spread; I'd, Mrs GILL; for cd quilt;
| Sd, Eveeth, for canvas work; 4th, Miss Fannie
L Brown, for tidy; 9th, Mrs NJ Bigelow for air
castle.
Vegetabes-For best collie 3tion Of potatoes t
Welsh; est variety of pumpkins and squcshes,
W Gill; best collection Of ctrons potatoes and tur-
nips, Mrs Boylston; second best n Eveleth; best
wa ermelOn, Albert BigelOw; 3D. G + Clark; best
corn, A X Russ; second best, j + Merriam; best
collection of peppers, o Buck.