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also presented a plan of his farm house, and was awarded a 

 certificate. We have not examined either of these plans, but 

 we were pleased to see the society disposed to encourage 

 improvements in architecture, and particularly in farm houses, 

 for in this there is a great deficiency. 



A Hand-Spinning Machine, invented by Mi-s. Margaret 

 Hulings, of Randolph county, was exhibited. It is said by 

 those who have examined it to be a great labor-saving ma- 

 chine, and that a person with the assistance of a boy or girl, 

 can spin as much upon it in one day as they can on the com- 

 mon •* big wheel " in four or five. It has 10 spindles, and is 

 very simple in its construction. With it and Mendenhall's 

 Loom, our farmers can manufacture within their house-hold 

 all the clothing necessary for their use ; and we shall come 

 back to the "good old days" of home-spun wear. 



Silas M. Fleming presented a fine rifle gun, of his own 

 mannfacture. It was a neat specimen in the line of "shoot- 

 ing irons," but having some horror of the murderous things, 

 we did not examine it closely. 



John K. Boswell, made a fine exhibition of Daguerreotypes. 

 They are a credit to him as an artist. Others were exhibited 

 which were very creditable to those who got them up. We 

 were particularly struck with one of the latter, being a like- 

 ness of our friend. Judge Test. It was true to the life. 



The premium for the best rag carpet, was awarded to Mrs. 

 Martha Ferguson. It is decidedly the neatest and best we 

 have ever seen — made, we presume of new rags, and firmly 

 woven. Other and very neat, and more expensive specimens 

 were exhibited. 



The committee on Domestic Manufactures, say the "/inea 

 table cloth presented by Mrs. Martha Conley, is a good speci- 

 men, and deserving of commendation." A premium of $2 00 

 was awarded for the same. The committee further say,, 

 "those of half cotton, presented by Mrs. Samuel Fryar, were 

 very fine, and superior to any exhibited." 



The same committee, in speaking of Bed Quilts, say^ " we 



