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ciety of importance enough to be imitated, as far as practicable, 

 by all the coimty societies, which are not now provided for. 



The exhibition of fruits, was fine ; Middlesex County has long 

 been known for its fine growth of vegetables ; it was well rep- 

 resented at this show. The exhibition of domestic manufac- 

 tures, was in fine taste. The exhibition of butter, cheese, and 

 bread, was a warrantee that the ladies had exercised their 

 good judgment, and their " rights," in this department. 



In the cattle pens, were to be found Durhams, Devong, 

 Ayrshires, and Alderneys, and fine native stock. In the smaller 

 pens were ta be seen as fine swine as could be found anywhere 

 else ; in fact, there was ample evidence that Middlesex, — one of 

 the largest, most populous, and wealthy counties in the Com- 

 monwealth, — meant to lead in breeding from the best stock 

 known, whether of horses, cows, working oxen, swine, or poul- 

 try, that could be found in this country. The land in the 

 enclosure is well adapted for the trial of working oxen. Some 

 of the teams were patterns of correctness, in the quiet manner 

 in which the work was done. The ploughing was done in the 

 usual manner. The show of fine horses and oxen on such occa- 

 sions, is always exhilarating ; the fine horse teams, the double 

 and single ox teams, many of them doing their work in a man- 

 ner worthy of all praise. A spading match was held in t.be 

 society's ground. This was new in this county ; it was well 

 conducted, and the work well done. This exhibition promises 

 much, and should be introduced at all the annual county shows. 

 The Address, by Hon. Lorenzo Sabine, should be read by every 

 young man who is desirous of making progress, in this country ; 

 it abounded in wise maxims, and will do him much credit. 

 After the Address, the society and invited guests, with the 

 ladies, marched to the Town Hall. The banquet was got up 

 in fine style, and was, as we were informed, the first occasion 

 of the ladies joining. Judge Hoar, the president of the 

 society, the master spirit of the day, presided on this occasion ; 

 his fitness for this department, as well as any other where he 

 can be induced to act, cannot be excelled. Judge Hoar very 

 discreetly, on this occasion, called out some of the old, who 

 had been pioneers in this society. The ladies added much to 

 the gayety of the occasion, all were pleased to see them, and 



