The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-16

shown more than other breeds c. H
Latham of Leominster got two first in
the first class. Other premiums as fol-
lows: Plymouth Rocks, pair chicks, f,
a. Joslin, Leominster, 1st; E. A. Cowee,
West Boylston, I'd; White Crown Poul-
try Yards l; H. A. Jones, Worcester, 8
first and second premiums; R. H.
Vaughan, Worcester, first for White
Chinas, first for Toulouse and first for
collection.
The Worcester Agricultural Society's
specials were given in this way: w. ].
Wheeler, Worcester, a first of S25 on
games; P. H. Freeman of Fitchburg
a second on ducks; Daniel Love of
Auburn third for Mediterraneans.
Worcester East Society specials were
given in this way: For American class,
Wood & Freeman, Fitchburg, /; Put
nam & Wood w. Boylston, 2; special
Asiatis class, Green Bros, 1 first, and
in the Mediterranean class Daniel Love.
auburn, a first; for largest and best
collection all kinds, Love- l: w. J.
Wheeler, Worcester, 2; and Wood &
P. ]. Freeman, 'Fitchburg, 8.
Best display ducks and geese, same.
|; largest and best display of pigeons,
r. H. Vaughn, Worcester, 1: Winthrop
Allen, Worcester, l.
The two So premiums offered by the
Clinton Poultry Association We're
warded to Wood & Freeman for best
collection American birds, and to Dam
lei Love for best collection of Mediter-
raneans.
BREAD AND CAKE.
The bread and cake competition was
interesting to the women above almost
everything else. A Worcester woman,
Mrs. NJ. D. Goodell, took first premium
for white bread; second and third went
to Miss Ellen c. Butterick, South Lam
caster, and Mrs. j. E. Goodell, West
Boylston, respectively.
Lizzie Leighton, Sterling, received the
award for the best white bread made
by a girl under IS; Maude Duncan of
Clinton received second.
Other premiums We're given as fol-
lows: NJ. d. Goodell, Worcester, first for
best graham bread; Mrs. H A. Jones.
first for rye and Indian bread; Mrs.
Goodell, second, and Mrs. F. j. Boyden.
Leominster, third same, by girl under
16, Miss Josephine Morse. South Lam
caster; sponge cake, Mrs. j. F. GoodeH.
West Boylstou, first, and Mrs. H. A.
Jones, Worcester, second; pound cake.
Mrs. j. p. Gocdell first, and Mrs. Jones
second; fruit cake, Mrs. j. f. Goodell
first; fruit cake, Mrs. Jones first: cocoa
nut cake, Myctla Miles, aged u. Lancas-
ter, second; cake made by Mildred C.
Lyman, Clinton, aged T. first The
Judges were Mrs. w. l.. Hubbard and
Mrs. S. Ives Wallace. Clinton, and Mrs.
G. McStuart, Sterling.
DAIRY BUTTER
Judge Grin Bert gave the first prize
for dairy butter to Paul Cunningham.
and for dairy exhibit to Mrs. j. e. Good
ale, West l3oylston.
SHEET PREMIUMS.
Sheep owners We're rewarded: G. N.
B. futile, Sterling, first for flock of
buck and four ewes, Shropshires; w. H.
Waterhouse secc nd, with first for buck;
first and second for Spanish Mexina,
w. c. Jewett, Worcester; all firsts for
Dcrsets, "A. II. Melsndg, Sterling Ezra
Sawyer, Sterling. was expert.
MISCELLANEOUS PREMIUMS.
Other premiums for various things
and classes We're as follows: Vegetables.
Charles Greenwood. Worcester, Judge.
Mangolds, Miss e. l.. Slade, South Lam
caster, first; G. F. Morse, South Lancas-
ter, second; carrots, f. l.. Chamber
lain, Worcester, first; W. H. Burpee
second; best collection vegetables, Ian
caster town farm list, Sc; seeds and grain
collection, same Especially ST.; G. f.
Morse second, 81; Parker farm 50: dis
play vega tables, J. e. Thayer first; Ma
thaniel Thayer second; gratuities to es-
tate S. r. Damon and to G. F. Morse,
Parker farm, Lancaster, first and sec
ond respectively
POTATOES WERE MANY.
Collections, potatoes-E. NJ. Bruce.
Leomlnster, | 10 varieties); Benedict
g. Lawrence, Fitchburg, 2; Smith seed
ling. Frederick Whitney, Lancaster,
gratGity, Soc; Rose r. M. Bruce, Leon
mister, 2; p. Cunningham, Bolton, /
Hebron, G. F. Morse South Lancaster.
/; c. II. Harris, South Lancaster. .;
New Queen, A. l.. Nourse, Bolton, 2; f.
NJ Bruce, Leominster /; Green Noun
tain. r. Windett, Sterling, / estate S. r.
Damon, Lancaster 2; Champion Bene-
dict & Lawrence. Fitchburg, /; Sweep
stakes, f. NJ. Bruce, g
sQUAsHEs.
Collection squashes-E. A. Currier,
Clinton, l.; w. II. Burpee, 2; Marble
head, w. ii. Burpee, Leominster, /
Benedict & Lawrence, Fitchburg, q:
Hubbard, F. W. whitney Lancaster, i
estate S, r. Damon, same, 2; Essex
Hybrid C. S. Warren, Lancaster, l r.
NJ. Farnsworth, same q Bay State, u
A. Currier, 1; Damon estate, 2: sweet
pumpkins, r. B. f. Prescott, Oakdala.
/; II. II. Boyden, 2 (1eld).
Cabbage-Red, A. i. Magoon, Boyl-
ston, J. Damon estate, 2; all seasons,
G. 3. Rathbone, Berlin. !; A. G. Ma
COON. 2.
CELERY AND TURNIPs.
Celery-Olden Derby Leominster 2,
Il. NJ Bruce 1 Mnferrnalnns u