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ment story being of stone, and containing a large dining-room, 

 secretary's office, and a large exhibition room for heavy articles. 



On the second story was exhibited the domestic and mechani- 

 cal manufactures, with fruits, flowers, and vegetables. 



The third story contains a vast hall, where the different 

 addresses were delivered, and meetings of the society daily 

 liolden, and which is to be kept for the use of the town. It is 

 substantially built and painted, — the grounds well graded 

 around it; and it must ever remain a monument to the un- 

 tiring energy of the officers of the society, as well as to the 

 liberality of its members. 



The morning of the 6th being pleasant, people early flocked to 

 the grounds, where the first thing to attract attention, as per 

 programme, was the ploughing match, which was spiritedly con- 

 tested by 15 different teams, all of which used the double Mich- 

 igan plough, and generally did their work well. After the 

 ploughing, two town teams, consisting of 84 yoke of oxen, pre- 

 ceded by the Taunton brass band, marched around the track, 

 making a fine appearance, and attracting much attention from 

 the spectators. 



The show of stock was not extra, with the exception of that 

 exhibited by the State Lunatic Hospital, which occupied ten 

 stalls, containing the thorough-bred bull Mohican, weighing 

 2,600 pounds, also a pair of fat oxen and a steer, and some fine 

 cows. I noticed also a large pair of fat oxen exhibited by F. B. 

 Dean, and a fine pair of working oxen, weighing 4,490 pounds, 

 by Seth H. Britton, which showed good training, as did many 

 other pair of working oxen. 



Sheep were not plenty ; noticed some fine specimens of South 

 Downs. Swine, in numbers not great, but in points of 

 excellence, fine. 



Poultry were out in full numbers and plumage, and the most 

 fastidious could here find their favorites. 



On the second day, the horse was king, and had full sway. 

 With the exception of family horses, the show was small. The 

 fast horses were here in small numbers, but made up in speed 

 what they lacked in that respect. Family horses were very fine 

 and the show very large. I saw not colts of any age which led 

 me to think tlie fine horses I saw were not raised in the county, 

 but were productions of other counties or States. 



