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train, and was left at the Hubbardston station, eight miles from 

 Barre, where, by chartering three different carriages, I arrived at the 

 cattle-show grounds at 12.15 p. m., deposited a 25 cent scrip, and 

 passed into the gate, and made my way directly to the exhibition- 

 hall, where, as I had anticipated, I found a very fine show of arti- 

 cles, such as are usually exhibited in such shows ; in particular, the 

 butter and cheese was very fine. 



After leaving the hall, I started to take a look at the cattle ; met 

 the President of the Society, passed the time of day with him, and 

 passed on alone. The dairy stock was good, yet the majority was 

 rather thin of flesh, owing to the extreme dry weather, which had 

 shortened the pastures. 



The working-oxen and steers made a fine show. The four teams 

 of five pairs of oxen and steers each made a very fine appearance, 

 and were creditable to the owners. The trained steers from Charl- 

 ton, Sutton, and Southbridge made a fine appearance, and were 

 worthy of special mention. The time allowed me for looking over 

 the stock department was so short, that I cannot specify as I would 

 be glad to. 



My friend, A. H. Holland, of this Board, escorted me to the 

 dinner-table, where was provided an excellent and bountiful dinner, 

 which was enjoyed by some four hundred ladies and gentlemen, who 

 seemed to enjoy the dinner and the after-dinner speeches. Presi- 

 dent Ginery Twichell presided, and introduced the speakers very 

 pleasantly. 



As I was obliged to leave at noon, the second clay, I cannot saj r 

 so much about the horse-show as I would like to, but it seemed to 

 me, as a whole, that the Society sustained its former good reputa- 

 tion. 



I shall ever feel grateful to friend Holland and his famiby, for the 

 kindl}' treatment I received at their hands while with them. 



Elijah Perry. 



WORCESTER NORTH. 



In obedience to the wishes of this Board, I attended the twent} T - 

 fourth annual exhibition of the Worcester North Agricultural Soci- 

 ety, held on the Society's grounds, at Fitchburg, September 2G. 



The day was quite unfavorable. The signs of the early morning 

 indicated rain, which did not, however, put in an appearance to 

 any extent until late in the afternoon. 



The attendance was quite good, notwithstanding the threatening 

 attitude of the weather ; but this might have been partially attributa- 



