148 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



ii. IBS v. MUSICAL ins i 1.1 mi. NTS. 



William ELierski Besl semi-grand piano ; firsl premium, five dolla 



J. W.Gardner Besl parlor piano; firsl premium, five dolla 



No premiums being ottered tor organs, your committee can only make honorable mention of 

 the superiority of those on exhibition. 



John Jackson -Besl display of tinware; frai 1 diploma. 



John Jackson —Besl display of stoves; five dollars. 



W. II. Van VI'mt Besl display of fire arms; five dollars. Mr. Van Vlear Ims on exhibition 



five specimens of fire-arms, showing the advancement made since the year seventeen hundred 



and seventy. The firsl on the lisl is a nondescript flint-lock, with the main-spring of the lock 



tie outside. Number two is an old-fashioned K i n -_ r '^ arm,with a forty-four-ineh barrel. 



Number three is a cavalry carbine of English make Number four is an old-fashioned >n th- 



bore gun, so long used in the army. The lasl i- the accurate, neat, effective breech-loading 

 Springfield gun, of the year eighteen hundred and seventy three. 



Messrs. Lathi"]' A Noble -Besl display of hats and caps; five dollars. The exhibition of 

 hat- and cap >■ ssrs. Lathrop A- Noble is deserving of special notice, both for variety and 

 excellence; also, tin' beautiful walnut show case in which the g Is arc placed. 



Dohrmann A Co. — Besl refrigerator; five dollars. 



John Jackson- For John Van's paten! gas burner, for cooking purposes, and John Van's 

 coffee urn: also, for besl display of hardware; special premium. 



M - VI. — KURNITURK. 



Joseph Eeinze— Besl dressing-bureau; five dollars. 



Joseph Eeinze— Besl Lounge; three dollars. 



K. M. Grewell— Best extension table; three dollars. 



Samuel McMullen — Mosl remarkable center table ; special premium. For novelty, beauty 

 ami design, and workmanship, i' stands unrivaled, I " ■ i 1 1 •_•■ made of from over one hundred and 

 fifty thousand pieces of differenl kindsof wood. Your committee recommend the above pre- 

 mium. 



Joseph Eeinze — Besl sei of parlor furniture; live dollars. 



R. M. Grewell — Besl patent spring-bed; live dollars. 



Joseph Eleinze— Besl writing desk; three dollars. 



Joseph Eeinze— Besl display of upholstery; five dollars. 



Joseph Eeinze— Besl display of bedroom furniture; five dollars. 



Joseph Eeinze — Best display of furniture; five dollars. 



I;. M. Grewell — Patent clothes dryer ; special premium. 



William Kierski — Best display of baby carriages; special premium. 



CLASS VII. 



George II. Fairbrother — Besl display of tailor work: framed diploma. 



Tin- committee on this class of work recommend that something more should he allowed, he 

 being the only exhibitor. 



I. V. Leffler, agent — Best sewing machine lor family use, for exhibition of the Davis machine; 

 framed diploma. 



I. V. Leffler — Greatesl variety of work done by i machine nhe Davis machine); framed 



diploma. 



Special premium- are recommended to the following exhibitors : 



E. -I. Masters— Model of a folding table, po ing the qualifications of convenience and 



novelty. 



E. J. Masters — Model of a self-feeder, which evidently possesses great merits. 

 Warner A- Silsby -Besl paper-holder. 



rge ( rirten -Besl wash machine. 



Cushman & Bingham- -Best display of trunks. 



California Standard Sack Factory (J. II. Gove, exhibitor)— Besl display of grain sacks. 



i .. Al< gri ti i Beautiful display of silk cocoons and ej 



Dohrmann & Co. — Besl display of French, China, and white granite ware, and wares made 



of paper. 



II. S. Winn — Best display of fancy and silver ware, and extensive exhibition of picture frames 

 and brae] 



Chalmers Bros. B -' display of tapestry and body Brussels carp 



McKee A Southworth— Exhibit of a roll of elegantly woven rag carpet. 



Miss Josephine Meyer-, of Butte County Fine sample of cotton raised in California. 



H. G. Boisselier Best yeast powder. 



II. William- Verha Buena hitter-, it being a good Ionic and phy 



Electrical Construction Company (Thomas George, agent) Fire alarm telegraph. 



The committee, to whom wae referred tin- matter of examining and reporting in regard to the 

 automatic fire alarm telegraph placed on exhibition by Thomas George, Esq., herewith 

 respectfully report that they have carefully inspected the workings, and listened to the explana 

 tions of Thoma- i Esq., the manner of applying t he same to the objeel of -_r i n. i i i -_t alarms 



in case of fire, and have una nil isly icluded tliat it is an invention of great utility; that the 



hi- n. he derived from it- practical use in cities can only be measured by the results of ii- 

 operations; that by it a warning of the commencement of a conflagration a- quick 



