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The fruit, flowers, fancy articles, household manufactures, vegetables, 

 sewing machines, &c., &c., were exposed in the City Hall, which was 

 well filled wiih tasty articles most tastefully arranged. 



The fruit was good for the season. 



In the display of pears, Rev. Dr. Ide, of Springfield, seemed to excel. 

 His plates of Sheldon, Beurre Bosc, Beurre d'Anjou and Beurre Clair- 

 geau, made the secretion vulgarily called mouth-water flow, though we 

 made an effbi't to suppress it. There were excellent dishes of Rebecca, 

 lona, Israella, Allen's Hybrid and Delaware grapes, which strongly 

 tempted and reminded us of the necessity of practising self-denial under 

 the circumstances. 



Apples similar to those of other localities, ordinary. 



Butter, of which there was quite a display, appeared remarkably well. 



The Wilbrahara Manufacturing Company had on exhibition some 

 cheese which, in our judgment, will command a high figure in market. 



The ladies, too, had spared no pains to make the hall attractive by the 

 exhibition of everything in their line, from a pin-cushion to a counter- 

 pane. 



Serving and other machines were being operated by parties interested 

 in their sale. 



On the whole, the show was a success. 



Our thanks are due and cheerfully tendered to William Birnie, 

 President Dwight, Secretary Bagg and others, for courteous attentions. 



Asa Clement. 



HAMPDEN EAST. 



The annual exhibition of the Hampden East Agricultural Society, 

 was holden at Palmer, October 9, upon the trotting park of that society, 

 near the village. 



The exhibition of bulls and cows was very commendable; also that of 

 sheep and swine. 



The most prominent in the department of stock, was a grand display 

 of oxen and steers, consisting of about sixty yokes of oxen and four 

 years old steers, nearly all of which were Shorthorn grades of a very 

 high order, indicative to every observing mind of the superiority of 

 blood stock. 



Very fine collections of vegetables, grains and fruit>:, wiih the usual 

 variety of ornamental contributions fiom the hands of the ladies, were 

 on exhibition in the vestry of the vil'age church. 



Tlie collection of agricultural implements was not large. Several 

 different patterns of mowing machines were noticed. Each specimen 



