The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-11
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rich by this time if he had been ex-
hibiting in the Agricultural Society's
shows for 81 years, for he always won
premiums. He continued, seriously
speaking for the Agricultural Society:
I'VE ought. to have big fair out on
our grounds. The Worcester society
is the most able of any society in
Massachusetts, to have a fair. We are
worth three times as much as any
other. Our property is valued at
$4,000. After the grounds are paid
for, we still have $4,000 in banks. 1t
seems to me that the Agricultural So
ciety should ask the horticultural So
ciety to hold a joint fair on the fair
grounds. We could have a good old
fashioned cattle show without
I charging a cent for admission
"Our membership is larger than that
Of any other society in the state. We
| have over 800 members. l believe we
should have purely agricultural fair
and bring out herds of cattle and
vegetables and flowers, and have a
I genuine old-fashioned cattle show"
| Mrs. Sarah E. Brown of East Doug
las spoke of the aesthetic side of horti-
cultural exhibitions. She said
| THERE'S something beautiful in per-
feet vegetable, perfect fruit, perfect
| flower, such as we have here today.
| 1t is impossible to look upon these
works of nature without being uplift-
| ed and being made better"
Warren S. Jewett, an ex-president of
| the Agricultural Society, was the next
speaker. He said it seemed almost a
shame to him that the Worcester Agri-
cultural Society had not held fair.
He thought it time for the Agricultu-
! raj Society to wake up and get its
name back where it was years ago.
Burton w. Potter said that while he
rather expected he would be called up
on to sing he had thought the speak
| ing would be left to the ladies and can
didates for, office. He continued;
There has been something said about
fair. l would like to suggest that we
do something first to fit up the premi-
ses that we may have decent place
| for a fair when the time comes. Why
| isn't it good time now to fit up the
cattle grounds and make them present.
able?
1.-THE grounds ought to be well laid
out, Nraded, shade trees should be set
out, that the place may be one of
beauty sometime. If these grounds be-
longed to me or to any one of you,
there would be some Improvements
made, They ought to be made by the
society"
Parks Commissioner James Draper
was the last speaker, called upon, as
he said, to pronounce the benediction.
He did something more than that. Re-
ferring to the raYages of insect pests
in the parks and orchards of the city,
with which he is familiar in his official
capacity, he appealed to the Horticul-
tural Society to aid in the work of
prevention and determination.
He said that he knew of no way in
which the society might more proper
ly and profitably spend it's money than
in starting a campaign against these
insect pests which threaten the ex-
istence of orchards and plants, as well
as the public parks. He hoped that at
the next meeting of the society, the
annual meeting, some decisive action
would be taken in this regard.
These premiums were awarded by
Worcester County Horticultural Socie-
ty:-
FIowers-Plants (display)-1st. Fred
A Blake, 81; End H. F. A. Lange, 49,;
Bird, Mrs. H. A. Jones, So; 4th, Mrs, a.
A. FAon, $1.5O; 9Th, Mrs. S. II. Rec
ord, 81. .7p
Palms (display)-1st, H. F. A. LANCE,
$40; End, Mrs. w e. Sargent, IS; 3rd,
Fred A. Blake, 81. H.
Ferns (collection)-1st, Fred A.
Blake, SO; End, H. F. A. vLange, 81; Bird,
Mrs. A. A. Hixon. 81.
Cut Flowers (gratuitfes)-A. J. Mar
BILE, 81; Mrs. A. A. Hixon, 50; Fred A.
Blake, SO Mrs. S. H. Record, 81; o. B.
Hadwen, 81; Eslie A. Weeks, 81; Mrs.
E. J. Carleton, so cents; Mrs. S. f.
Fisher, so cents; L. c. Midgley, so
cents; Mrs. w. A. Fobes, 80 cents; Mrs.
A. A. Hixon, 81; Mrs. F. w. Hixon, 81;
o. J. Putnam, so cents; Mrs. H. B.
Watts, 81.
Dahiias-L. W. sibley, so cents; ]. A.
Abbott, ST.
Begonia-A. H. Brown, ST..
Baskets-Mrs. S. H Record, 80
cents; E. w. Breed, $3.50; Mrs. H. A.
Jones, 1.
Native plants-Arba Pierce, 80
Wild H'rries-Mrs. S. H. Bennett 80
cents.
Marigold-M. E. Underwood, 81.
Asters-Mrs. H. A. Jones, 80 cents.
Wild flowers-Mrs. c. F. Baker, 50
cents.
Display of plants-Marston Within,
So
Apples - Special prizes: William
Eames' fund-Best II Baldwin apples,
enstein apples, Mrs. A. E. Underwood,
"a; best 70 Mcintosh apples, George
Calvin Rice, 81; best u Palmer apples,
Mrs. H. R. King, 81; best u Sutton
Beauties, Calvin L. Hartshorn, a.
Apple-Baldwin, 1st, Mrs. Sarah B.
King, "a; End, w H. Cowan, 49, Bird,
William Maynard, 50; 4th, Pliny
Moore. $1.5O; 5th, Alden Derby, 81; 9Th,
Calvin L. Hartshorn, so cents.
BeIIehower-1st, Mrs. A. E. Under
wood, 49, End, Mrs. H. R. King, $3.50;
Bird, L. J. Kendall, 81; 4th, Elliott Moore,
Leicester Sweetest, Mrs. William
Putnam, $150; End. L. ]. Kendall, 81;
3rd, Elliott Moore, 50 cents.
Sutton Beauty-1st, C. L. Harris
horrv 81; End. L. J. Kendall $3.50.
Tomkins King-1st, o. B. Wyman,
81; 2nd, George c. Rice, $1.5O; Bird, Ell
lott Moore, 81; 4th, Mrs H. r. King,
Faliawater-1st, George c. Rice, 50.
Peck-1st. H. r. Kinney, $3.50.
Pound Sweetest, ]. A. Waite, $3.50;
End, Samuel Putnam, 81; Bird. o. S.
Morey so cents.
Rhode Island Greening-1st, Calvin
L. Hartshorn, SO; End. Mrs. H. r. King,
50; Bird, NJ NJ Haskell, $3.50; 4th, Sam
uel Putnam, 81; 5th, Pliny Moore, so
cents
McIntosh-1st, Albert Lamb, 50; End,
George c. Rice, 50; 3rd, Alden Derby,
$1.5O.
Northern Spy-1st Mrs. ]. F. Darl-
ing So; End Samuel Putnam, $1.50: 3rd,
J. A. Waite, 81; 4th, o. B. Wyman, so
cents
Palmer-1st, Mrs. H. R. King, 50;
End, Herbert A. Jones, 81. r.
Roxbury Russet-1st, c.. l.. Harris
horn, 50; End, H. R. Kinney.vs 81 so; Srd
Alden Derby, 81; 4th, George E. Stone,
so cents.
Collection-1st, Calvin L. Hartshorn,
s.; End, Mrs. F. B Davidson, 81; Srd,