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((nantity, and almost all varieties and good specimens. G. R. Goff', of 

 Taunton, exhibited nine varieties of wine ; and James Wood, of Taunton, 

 two bottles of wine. I am imable to speak of the quality or give ^he 

 name of the different varieties. 



Bread, butter, and honey, a very good combination, were exhibited. 

 George Prince, of Attleborough, exhibited six lots of beautiful-looking 

 honey, in glass cases. Of the dairy products, there were eighteen lots 

 of butter that looked very well, and ten of cheese, that I doubt not would 

 taste well, though probably made where dairying is of minor iin[)or- 

 tance. Bread puddings and pies were in profusion, showing, so far as 

 the manufacture of these articles is concerned, the makers, if they are 

 not already house-keeping, are fitted to do so. I saw bread made by a 

 miss of twelve, and by a lady of ninety-eight years. 



There was on exhibition gold and silver plated ware of beautiful style 

 and finish. One case presented by Reed and Barton, of Taunton, con- 

 tained one hundred and fifty-seven pieces. There were also Britannia 

 ware, jewelry, time-pieces, cutlery, and hardware, woollen and cotton 

 goods, boots, shoes, musical instruments, and in fact, every kind of man- 

 ufacture from this manufacturing community. The domestic articles, 

 both useful and ornamental, exhibited by the ladies, I could hardly 

 enumerate ; suffice it to say, that it was evident they had felt that their 

 labors were required, and generously bestowed to render this part of 

 the show perfect. 



In the basement, carriages, implements of husbandry, consisting of 

 mowing-machines, hay-tedders, horse-rakes, ploughs, harrows, feed-cut- 

 ters, &c., were exhibited. And, in contrast to our modern plough, was 

 one from Fayal by W. Chandler Hodges, Esq., of Taunton, of very 

 unique appearance, hardly resembling a plough. 



On Thursday, the third day of the sliow, notwithstanding the unprom- 

 ising appearance of the weather, the people began to assemble in great 

 numbers to witness the finale of the show. 



The out-door attraction of the day was that noble animal, the horse, 

 in his various movements, in walking, trotting, and running. The num- 

 ber of horses on the ground was probably less than it would have been, 

 but for the National Horse Show, at Providence, on the same days. 



I was under the necessity of leaving before the exhibition was through, 

 but understand the close was very satisfactory ; and that the receipts 

 would very materially lessen the debt of the society, which by the energy 

 of the officers and liberality of the people, as I was informed by the 

 treasurer, had been within the last three years, reduced one-half or 

 more. 



Thus successfully closed the forty-first anniversary fair and cattle- 

 show of Bristol County. • Hollis Tidd. 



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