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Mrs. J. Cram's house-plan ts made a brilliant show of foliage and bloom; a 

 largo moss basket filled with flowers, from Mrs. A. D. McRae, was lovely to be- 

 hold, and a large ]\yramid of dahlias from Mrs. Crane was gorgeous in the ex- 

 treme, as also a box of the same flowers, mingled with rose geraniums, from 

 Mrs. Rickard. Also a large collection of cut flowers contributed by Mrs. Cram 

 and Mrs. T. T. Bates; two bouquets of wall flowers from Mrs. Mebert; several 

 flat bouquets and other flowers, Mrs. Ash ton's fountain was playing away 

 right merrily, dashiiig a silvery spray over exquisite little bouquets of pansies 

 and roses, and delighting the hearts of sundry small boys and girls who stood 

 admiringly around. 



The house plants and flowers furnished by Mrs. Crara and Mrs. Bates have 

 become a noted feature of our fairs. There are but few ladies in the State that 

 have as fine collections, and the pains they always take to display them at our 

 fairs is worthy of high praise. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Mrs. J. McDonald, Mrs. E. Roush, Mrs. 0. E. Clark, Mrs. H. Voorheis, Mrs. 

 E. S. Micham, Mrs. L. S. Craine, and Mrs. 0. F. Hadley have butter on exhibi- 

 tion that is good to look at, and we doubt not pleasant to take. 



0. Hoxsie and IST. Hammond have fine samples of honey. We think no 

 honey was shown at either of our first three fairs. 



Mrs. A. B. Duulap has a tub of the nicest, whitest, sweetest maple sugar that 

 we ever saw. And right here, as well as anywhere, we may say that from the 

 first Mrs. Dnnlap has done more than any other lady in the community to 

 make our fairs a success. 



Mr. Joseph Archer has the only nursery stock on exhibition, — fine, thrifty 

 trees. 



One of the most interesting cases of curiosities exhibited is from the 



ELK KAPIDS IEOjST CO. 



It contained five samples of charcoal pig iron, from Nos. 1 to 5, manufactured 

 at their furnace ; five specimens of as many different varieties of iron ore ; 

 numerous samples of charcoal, limestone, cinders, etc. ; everything that goes 

 into the furnace or comes out of it. It attracted much attention. 



PICTUKES. 



Miss Mary Goodrich had three oil paintings, one a winter scene, and two 

 other landscapes ; Miss Emma Leach, the Barefoot Boy and a little landscape; 

 Mrs. Sayler, a large painting. Sunset on the Sea, another, the Kid's Play- 

 ground, Horses in a Storm, a winter scene, embracing the '^uoble red man'* 

 and squaw crossing the ice, and a child's portrait; two paintings by Mrs. Ash- 

 ton, landscapes; three by Mrs. Ramsdell, Traverse City in 1869, a Ruined 

 Castle, and another laiidscape; one oil painting by J. W. Simpson. 



Of pencil drawings there was one of flowers by Miss Blinn, another by Miss 

 Mitchell, and specimens of lettering with pencil by Henry Perry, which showed 

 no little talent. Some very pretty ferns in spatter work were shown by Miss 

 Blinn. 



Chromes and other pictures were contributed for the occasion by T. T. 

 Bates, B. J. Morgan, L. Roberts, and others. 



BUSINESS.- 



The entire receipts of the fair were $559 G7. The old indebtedness was 



