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of their arrangement was displa3ed the artists' skill in the blending 

 of colors. 



The most attractive floral design was contributed b}' Mr. Alfred 

 Phillips, of Marshfield. He also contributed a variety of bouquets. 

 Pot and foliage plants, several beautifullj' arranged bouquets and 

 tasteful designs and baskets were exhibited by the ladies. 



Bread, butter and cheese looked temptingly appetizing, as I 

 passed from that which delighted the eye to the substantial of life. 

 There were but few entries of bread, fifteen pots of butter, and about 

 a dozen specimens of cheese, also of pickles, preserves, jellies, etc. ; 

 an unstinted array, reflecting credit upon the managers of house- 

 hold affairs in providing so bountifully these toothsome articles for 

 the table. Nestled in close proximity were some of the largest and 

 handsomest cranberries that I have ever seen. 



There was a large and choice variety of apples, pears, plums, 

 peaches and grapes. Of pears seventy-two varieties, some of them 

 remarkabl}' fine. Of grapes, the Concord is most extensively 

 grown. Some of the finer varieties raised imder glass were on 

 exhibition, among them were the Black Hamburg and Delaware. 

 Then came the fancy-work, an almost endless variety, indicative of 

 the taste and skill of the ladies. One novelty among the vast array, 

 was a bedquilt made b^' the oldest ladies of Hanover, whose ages 

 and names were respeclivel}- inscribed on Ils blocks, the sum of their 

 united ages being 3,701. A pair of mittens and stockings, made 

 from dog's hair, illustrated the fact, that almost everything maj^ be 

 converted into use. 



The children's department, as managed b}- this Societj-, is quite 

 interesting. Number of contributors, eightj'-four ; articles, one 

 hundred and fourteen. Premiums were not large, but to the little 

 folks sufficient to encourage their doing whatever they did in the 

 best manner. 



The chairman of committee on rural sports, contributed a case of 

 old-fashioned articles, representing " What he knew about the 

 fashions of grandsires day " ; the whole largelj' humorous. Under 

 the management of this " Man of Fun," was also a foot-race, sack- 

 race, wheelbarrow-race, calf-race and pig-race : the two last did not 

 interest me favorably, as it seemed to border on " Cruelty to 

 Animals." 



The show of vegetables was large, and included many kinds, and 

 seemingly the very best specimens of the kind. Corn, potatoes, 

 onions, tomatoes, mammoth cabbages and squashes, some of the last 

 weighing fort}", sixt}', and one hundred pounds. Indeed, the vege- 

 tables changed my mind about the products of Marshfield. Before 

 going there I could not rid my mind of the idea of salt grass ; but 



