58 ON DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES. 



One Ottoman, in form of a box, covered with fragments of kid, very 

 ingenious and serviceable, b}'- Carolne E. Neal, of Salem, 50 



Mrs. Mary Flanders, of Newburyport, offered three Card Bas- 

 kets of Cloves : two Lamp Mats, by a girl of 10 years ; one 

 little Chair of Silk, and two bunches of Flowers in crewel 

 work, 1 00 



D. Stiles, Jr. of Middleton, exhibited specimens of Horse Shoes, 

 of very neat workmanship and superior finish, 1 00 



Lard Candles, of superior quality, were exhibited from the factory 



of C. Smith & Son, of Salem. 



Pickles and Pickle Vinegar, from S. Symonds, Salem. The vin. 



egar is colourless, and very strong and pure, and the pickles put up 



in good style. 



A fine exhibition of Perfumery and Extracts of Ginger, put up 



very neatly, was made by G. Barton, of Salem. 



A Combination Lock, of very ingenious construction, was offered 



to the inspection of the Committee, which seems to be absolutely 



burglar proof. It is called Butterworth's Patent Combination Lock. 

 Among the Fancy Articles were " three White Mice," presented 



by some person unknown. They were very lively animals, but as no 



premium is offered by the Society for this kind of stock, the com. 



mittee took no other notice of them than to "see how they ran." 



All of which is respectfully submitted by your Committee. 



FPICtl POOLE, 



CHOATE BURNHAM, 



MOSES HALE, 

 Salem, Sept. 27. 1849. 



ON FRUITS. 



The Committee on Fruits would respectfully Report : 

 The exhibition of Fruits, at the Annual Show of the Society, at 

 the Franklin Hall, was superior to any former one, in numbers, al- 

 though the Apples were not so fine in specimens as in previous sea- 

 sons, as fruit had been so generally cut off in this section. It ex- 

 ceeded however the expectations of the Society. The show of native 



