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th^ whole train has passed bj the signal; a warning that can- 

 not be unheeded of the danger at hand. 



It is obvious tliat this simple but ingenious contrivance can 

 be made equally successful at crossings, where frequently, owing 

 to the direction of the wind, or a short curve, the approach of 

 the train is not discovered in season. To serve this purpose, 

 the bell may be hung over the crossing, and by means of poles, 

 connected by a stout wire or rod with the shaft and pedal above 

 described, so that the bell at the crossing will, by its continued 

 ringing, give warning of the approach of a train to passengers 

 on the highways near the crossings, in season to provide for 

 their safety. Had this invention of Mr. Whitney's been applied 

 to the crossing on the Camden and Amboy road, the late terrible 

 slaughter near Barlin2:ton would not have occurred. 



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Mr. Whitney has made application for a patent, and it is to 

 be hoped that this invention will meet with the attention which 

 it merits from railroad managers. 



A neat model of Willis's improved Stump Extractor was 

 exhibited. This machine is manufactured at Orange, and its 

 power in removing stumps has been pretty thoroughly tested in 

 various sections of New England. Acres of stumps in this 

 immediate neighborhood have been taken out by it, and as 

 many of our citizens have witnessed its operation, it is perhaps 

 needlets to add our praise of its great power and utility. 



John J. Piper, Chairman. 



From the Report of the Committee on Bread. 



Although there were twenty -one specimens of bread offered 

 for premiums, and premiums were offered for four varieties of 

 bread, there were but three kinds of bread brought forward for 

 examination. There was no bread made from unbolted wheat. 

 A very considerable proportion of the bread was baked on the 

 morning of the day of examination, and some of it was found 

 by the committee to be quite warm. We would suggest that 

 all bread intended for examination for premiums, especially 

 brown bread, should be baked the day previous, in order to be 

 in a fit state for a fair test of its quality. The committee have 

 examined all the specimens of all the various articles submitted 



