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sions, but excellent specimens of greenhouse grapes were exhibited. 

 Some fine specimens of pears were also shown. 



The Indies of the island had arranged the tables in the hall in oc- 

 tagon form, and covered them with handsome specimens of fruit, 

 articles of mechanical ingenuity and beautiful designs of embroidery 

 and needlework. Their motto was, that " Our Fair should ever re- 

 ward and honor the JTusoand-vaim" The display (not large) em- 

 braced fine specimens of needle and worsted work, and manifested 

 much skill and industry. 



I am induced to remark in conclusion, that there is no section of 

 Massachusetts where the allowance from the public treasury for the 

 encouragement or improvement of agriculture or manufactures is so 

 important, or calculated to do so much good as here. Its inhabitants 

 are isolated from the mainland, and frequently during the winter 

 months, cut oif from any communication with the outside world. Un- 

 fortunately for the progress of this society, there has been a want of 

 interest felt in relation to its welfare. With the waning interest of 

 all productive business on the island, this society has experienced an 

 apathetic feeling from many of its members, and from its citizens 

 generally, but this depression, I am happy to know from its very 

 efficient secretary, has been less felt the past year than for several 

 previous years ; and a new impulse was transmitted to efforts that 

 were made, not only to bring forward a good show of stock, vege- 

 tables, fruit and articles of ingenuity and taste, but to arouse the 

 friends of this valuable county institution to a necessity of being 

 liberal in donations of labor and money, and what they felt able in 

 premiums to replenish the depleted treasury. The appeals made 

 by the president have met with a generous reponse, and with the 

 continued aid from the State, this society is destined in the future 

 to be one of the most useful. 



The exhibition closed on Thursday evening with a brilliant ball, 



which was given at Atlantic Hall. 



S. B. Phinnkt. 



MARTHA'S VINEYARD. 



The fourteenth annual exhibition of this society was held at 

 West Tisbury, on the 3d and 4th of October, two weeks earlier 

 than in former years. 



The weather was remarkable, at least it seemed so to your dele- 

 gate, who had never been sent to sea on such business before, and 

 hardly knew what to expect. The " Vineyard Gazette," in its ac- 

 count of the occasion, remarked as follows : " All the elements con- 



