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Committee regret that they were not itn- 

 ised to award premiums to more o( the de- 

 ing. 



II of which is respectfully submitted. 

 By order of the Committee. 



LOVETT PETERS, Chairman. 



RKPORT No. V. 

 iinittce on all Articles manufactured of Cotton, 



JVool, Flax, and silk. 

 leel Taft, jr. of Uxbridje, Chairman ; George 

 all, of Mendon ; .lohii Lees, of West-Boylstoii ; 

 vid Poignard, of Laucasler ; Lemuel Davis, of 

 Ideu. 



lie Committee appointed to examine all ar- 

 manufactured of Cotton, Wool, Flax, and 

 and award premiums to the most deserving 

 with great care attended to the duties of 

 appointment, and submit the following Re- 



lur Committee met at the room appropriated 

 e exhibition of manufactured articles, im- 

 ately after the expiration of the time al- 

 d by the rules of the Society for competi- 

 io make their necessary entries. The arti- 

 exhibitcd to their notice, with a view to 

 liums, were uncommonly numerous, and 

 rally of superior excellence to those ex- 

 ed on former occasions. Many other spe- 

 ns of ingenuity and success in the useful 

 ills Oi" manufacturing industry, were ofler- 

 erely with a view of giving an increased 

 est to the occasion. 



1 those who have gratuitously tendered 

 aid in promoting the objects of tlieinstitu- 

 we cheerfully offer the thanks ol the Soci- 

 Thc tendency of such zeal is to excite 

 etition in the laudable pursuits of life, dif- 

 noivledge of what may be effected hy 

 Iry skilfully applied, and promote, in a 

 high degree the best interest of the com- 



iustified we trust by the circumstance of thejsented a specimen but little if at all inferior to 

 occasion, your Committee will now report the that offered by Mr. Gardner— your Committee 

 premiums" they have awarded. must give a preference, and of the two, Mr. 



To Messrs. Slater fc Howard, of Oxford, for Gardner seemed to rtescive. it.— He therefore 



e consideration is peculiarly gratifyi 

 he rich display of articles te which our 

 ion has been at this time directed, has not 

 ed from the novelty of the occasion. Our 

 itions have been again and again repeat 

 th increased interest. The progress of 

 Dciety has been marked by an unequivocal 

 ivement in all the important interests o( 

 ounty. The community is at length con- 

 d of the utility of the institution; and 

 ut the aid of novelty, we trust, every suc- 

 ig anniversary will excite a more lively 

 st, from an increased variety and the im- 

 d quality of manufactured articles offered 

 iblic notice and competition. 

 e Committee regret that the very limited 

 3r of premiums offered lor Domestic Man- 

 ires prevented their awarding them, in 

 instances, for articles of uncommon ex- 

 ec. But a single premium was offered 

 e article of Broadcloth, and but one for 

 oHoere. It will, however, readily occur to 

 gentleman concerned in that useful em- 

 ent, that with them the consideration of a 

 ate premium can afford no inducement, 

 bject of competition with them is to es- 

 the reputation of their fabrics and pro- 

 the objects of the Society. These objects 

 jmpletely answered by the preference 

 to the most successful competitor, in the 

 t of your Committee. 

 !|,l'ing indulged ia these general renjarks, 



the best superfine Broadcloth, the premium of 



Next to the specimen offered by Messrs. Sla- 

 ter &. Howard, your Committee gave the pre- 

 ference to a deep blue cloth offered by Mr. 

 Thomas Bottomly, of Leicester, probably in no 

 respect inferior to the best specimen olYerod on 

 any former occasion. 



The Wolcott Manufacturing Company, of 

 Southbridge, presented an elegant black cloth, 

 excelling in the delicacy and uniformity of its 

 thread, and extremely well manufactured in oth- 

 er respects, but, in the estimation of your Com- 

 mittee, wanting in an important particular, a 

 stout body. 



To the Wolcott Manufacturing Company for 

 the best Cassimere, the premium of |10. 



That establishment has long held the palm 

 for the manufacture of that article ; but we as- 

 sure them that their claim was closely contested 

 on the present occasion, by J. Adams & Co. ol 

 Douglas. 



The cloth offered by Messrs. Adams k Co. 

 was perhaps equally delicate, but promised less 

 durability. 



Mr. George Wall, of Mendon, presented, 

 merely for exhibition, a piece of Cassimere, 

 extremely well manufactured, but of more ordi- 

 nary stock. 



Mr. James Sonthvvick, of Medway, presented 

 two pieces for exhibition that did him much 

 credit as a manufacturer ; but not being a citi- 

 zen of the County, could not be a competitor 

 for premium. 



Mr. James Mann, of Medway, offered to our 

 notice a superior specimen of .Sewing Cotton, 

 manufactured at the Union Factory in that town. 

 The article is highly important in the domestic 

 economy of every family, and we hope the spirit 

 that has induced an exhibition of the article on 

 the present occasion, will insure every improve- 

 ment in its manufacture of which it is suscepti- 

 ble. 



To Miss Hannah Blair, of Worcester, for the 

 best Carpeting, the first premium, of gl5. 



To Mr. John Hunter, of New-Braintree the 

 second premium, of ^10, 



To others presented by Miss Polly Whitney, of 

 Worcester, and Mrs. Mary Adams, of Grafton, 

 deserve particular notice. The ones presented 

 by Miss Whitney and Mr. Hunter, divided the 

 suffrages of your Committee, but in the opinion 

 of a majority, the brilliancy of color, and their 

 tasteful arrangement, gave to Mr. Hunter's the 

 preference. 



Several others were offered, of substantial 

 fabric, and but little deficient in other respects 

 and we hope the competition on the present 

 occasion will tend to render this useful article 

 fashionable in every respectable family. 



To Samuel Dadman, of Templeton, for the 

 best Woollen Cloth, of household manufacture, 

 the 1st premium, of jj8 ; to Lovett Peters, of 

 Westborough, the 2d premium of g5 ; to Levi 

 Sawyer, of Bolton, the 3d premium, of <^3 ; to 

 Jonathan Wilder, of Lancaster, for the best 

 Flannel, 7-8 wide, the 1st premium, of glO ; to 

 Jerome Gardner, of Harvard, the 2d premium 

 of g5. 

 Mrs. Nancy Haquemher, of Worcester, pre 



obtained the pecuniary reward ; hut the credit 

 must' be nearly equally divided between them. 

 Miss Clarissa Fay, and Mr. Convors, bolli of 

 New-Braintree, presented two other pieces well 

 manufactured, and of good stock ; but rather 

 too stout for the common purpose of Flannel. 



To Miss Betsey Delano, of New-Braintree, 

 for the best Linen Sheeting the premium of $5, 

 to Miss Priscilla Putnam, of Grafton, for the 

 best Linen Shirting, g3. 



Several other specimens of Linen Sheetings 

 and Shirtings, presented by Miss Hannah Holmes, 

 of New-Braintree, Mr. John Temple, t)f West- 

 Boylston, Mrs. Anna Fv. Putnam, of Grafton, and 

 Mrs. Abigail Stone, of Ward, claimed the partic- 

 ular attention of your Committee, and are enti- 

 tled to high commendation. 



To Jonathan Moore, of Holden, for the best 

 Woollen Coverlet, the premium of $4. 



Your Committee cannot but notice two others 

 presented by Thomas Chamberlain, of Worces- 

 ter, and Zebulon Carey, of Ward — the former 

 of very firm fabric, and the latter uncommonly 

 elegant. 



To Miss Patty Leland, of Grafton, for the 

 best Linen Table Diaper, 5-4 wide, a premium 

 of ga ; to Miss Polly Leland, of Grafton, the 2d 

 premium, of ^5. 



A specimen presented by Levi Goodale, of 

 West-Boylston, was decidedly superior in its 

 fabric to" the one of Miss Polly Leland; but 

 wanting in the number of yards necessary to 

 obtain a premium. 



The Committee regret that several of the 

 pieces offered to their notice were materially 

 injured in bleaching. Those who manufacture 

 Linen, and do not bleach it in the ordinary 

 mode of field bleaching, ought to be cautious 

 to whom they entrust it for that object. Many 

 persons skilled in bleaching Cotton, know little 

 of the operation of chemical preparation when 

 applied to Linen. 



To Mrs. Hannah Edson, for the best Half 

 Stockings for Gentlemen's wear, j^2. 



Several other specimens of Gentlemen's and 

 Ladies' Hose were presented by Mrs. Sarah 

 Gale, of Westborough, Mrs. Robinson, of Wor- 

 cester, Jonathan Davis, jr. of Oxford, Seria 

 Hunter, of New-Braintree, and Mrs. Hannah 

 Sawyer, of Bolton, surpassing any thing of the 

 kind of household manufacture ever witnessed 

 by your Committee. 



To Mr. Lemuel Healey of Dudley, the sole 

 claimant for a premium on Sewing Silk, the 

 sole premium of Jj5. 



Your Committee cannot but regret that the 

 manufacture of Silk excites so little attention 

 in this Commonwealth. The article has for 

 many years been manufactured in Connecticut 

 with great success. It requires but a little 

 land to produce Silk to a very considerable 

 amount ; the labor can be performed by chil- 

 dren and females, and would certainly he a 

 very profitable employment in many families 

 in the County. 



Your Committee will close its Report, neces- 

 sarily lengthy, by noticing two Counterpanes 

 presented by Miss Polly Underwood, of North- 

 borough, and Miss Rhoda Ayers, of JVew Brain- 

 tree. Also, a specimen of Linen Sciving Thread', 



