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To James Daniels, Medway, for Wiiipstocks, a gratuity of $1.00 

 To William G. Woods, Dedham, for samples of fretwork, a 



gratuity of 50 



For the Committee, 



E. W. TM^T, Acting Chairman. 



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REPORT ON LEATHER. 



The Committee on Manufactures of Leather award to Messrs. 

 Holbrook & Thayer, Bellingham, the first })remium on thick Boots, 



of $2.00 



To James Pitcher, Canton, for best specimen of Calfskin Boots, 3.00 

 To William C. Daniels, South Braintree, specimen of Boot Fit- 

 ting by machinery, gratuity, .... 1.00 

 To Messrs. Dicker & Cotton, of Stoughton, for specimen of 



French Curried Leather, gratuity, . . . 1.00 



For the Committee, 



A. W. WIIITCOMB. 



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REPORT ON SUNDRY MANUFACTURES. 



Your Committee exceedingly regret that so few articles for Avhich 

 a premium was offered, belonging to more than twenty different 

 branches of manufacture, were entered f)r a premium, or exhibition, 

 viz. : 



8 " Ratchet Drills " (a very useful article where the " Press " 

 or " Lathe-Drill " cannot easily be applied,) were entered by Charles 

 B. Grossman, of Dedham, for which the Committee recommend 

 Diploma. 



One set each of Horse and Ox Shoes were entered by John C. 

 Hewins, of Dorchester; and in the examination of these last named 

 articles, your Committee came to the conclusion that where the file 

 is substituted for the hammer, in fiuishiug so plain and common an 



