The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-11
ABSENCE OF A
FAIR DEPLORED
Members Of the Agricultural So
ciety Speak of the Sorrow Felt
Because the Organization Held
No Fair This Year
WEALTHIEST OF ITS KIND
IN MASSACHUSETTS

OuitNt al OOOiSty EIitS E'Se
of Premiums Awarded in Class
es Called For by Both SoCie-
ties
The joint exhibition held yesterday in
Horticultural Hall by the Worcester
County Horticultural Society and the
Worcester Agricultural Society was a
success both from the standpoint OF
the quality and quantity of the exhibits
and of attendance. Many persons who
ought to know what they were talking
about said that it was the best exhi-
bition of it's kind ever given in New
England. For an off year, as this year
is admitted to have been, the display
of fruit, especially of apples and pears
was very fine The vegetable exhibit
was large and of the first quality.
The exhibitors of the horticultural
Society were in evidence through the
handsome collections of flowers, palms
and ferns, with which both the main
hall and the library were decorated.
In the main hall were three large
tables running lengthwise filled with
the fruit and vegetables. On three
sides of the building were tables devot-
ed to the same purpose. The library
contained the flower exhibit save for a
few which relieved the baroness of the
main hall. In THE anteroom up stairs
was another round table for fruit.
The sight of the main hall from the
gallery was very beautiful The var
iegated colors of the fruit and flowers
blended into a harmonious whole anc
looked like a huge painting. The at
tendance all day was large. The morn
ing was devoted to arranging the ex-
hibits.
At 1890 o'clock a turkey dinner was
served by Caterer c. S. Yeaw to about
1870 members of the two societies an6
their invited guests. The exhibition
was kept open all the afternoon an6
until 9 o'clock in the evening and there
| was a constant stream of visitors al
| the time.
In the afterdinner speeehmaking re
grets were expressed that the Agricul
tural Society had failed, to hold its an
nual fair this year. President Henri!
| s. Stockwell was among those who ia
vored a return to the former plan. ]
Lewis Ellsworth said that the Worces
! ter society was more able to hold
flair than any other agricultural socie
I ty in the state both In membership
and financial standing. He advocated
| the holding of a genuine old fashioned
cattleshow with no admission charges
Warren G. Jewett spoke in the same
strain. B. w. Potter thought that be.
fore holding any fairs the society ought
to spend little money in laying out
! and fixing up it's grounds at BARRIERS
Crossing.
Henry A Howard, delegate from the
state Board of Agriculture, to the Agri-
cultural Society's part Of the exhibition
said he was very much pleased with
1t and should report the same to his
board.
Among those present during the day
were George M. Whitaker, editor of
the New England Farmer and Grange
Homes of Boston, and men of the dairy
bureau, and ]. W. Stockwell, secretary
of the Board of Agriculture. The fes-
tivities of the day began properly at
dinner
All the head table were President
Obadiah B. HadWen of the Horticul-
tural Society, President Henry s.
Stockwell of the Agricultural Society
Secretary Adm A. Hixon of the Hor-
/ ticultural Society, Mrs A. A. Hixon,
Mrs. Frances e. Morton of the Wom-
en's Prison at Sherborn, Henry A.
Howard of Colerain, delegate from
the Massachusetts State Board of
Agriculture, ]. Lewis Ellsworth, War
rem c. Jewett master of the State
Grange), William j. Hogg (ex-presi-
dent of the Agricultural Society, Bur
ton w. Potter. A. S. Lowell, A. ].
Marble, Charles Greenwood, Henry z.
Rich and Mrs. Sarah E. Brown of
East Douglas.
After dinner President Hadwen of
the Horticultural Society called the
meeting to order and spoke briefly of
| the long and honorable career of the
two societies. He said 1T gave him
pleasure to welcome the members of
| the Agricultural Society to Horticul-
! tural Hall.
| He then introduced Henry S. Stock
well of Sutton, president of the Wor-
cester Agricultural Society. Mr.. Stock
well said that he had been a com
petitor in the exhibits of the Agricul-
tural Society for 81 years, and con-
trasted the first exhibits he attended
with the exhibition of yesterday.
"Fifty-one years ago." he said, "the
exhibitions were held on the Common.
! They were great days for children, for
| the young men and young women.
Those days have gone. Now cattle
| are not as numerous anu bAei nave
nearly disappeared from our midst.
| New methods are being adopted.
Last fall it was thought best not to
have a fair of our own. / was very
4 sorry for this. Other societies have
/ had good exhibits this fall and
think we should have had. 1 hope
another year we shall be able to come
forward and have a successful ex-
hibtion.
In regard to the exhibit below
think that there has been nothing in
New England to equal it of like char
acter. 1 have visited a good many
/ exhibitions this fall, and it is sur
passed by none.
Mr.. Howard, the delegate from the
State Board of Agriculture, was the
next speaker. He said he was much
pleased with the exhibition It was
the best display of apples and pears
he had seen.
President Hadwen then introduced
Mrs. F. E. Morton, of the Women's
Prison at Sherborn. Mrs Morton said
she had been a lover of agricultural
exhibitions all her days. The exhibit
ton of the day surpassed everything
she had ever seen. She saio that she
had a small farm at Sherborn where
something is being done in the line of
stock raising and something is hoped
in the line of fruit il present plans
are carried out.
]. Lewis Ellsworth was called on
He said that Mr. Stockwen Of the
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