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To Harriet L. Stevens, of Andover, for do. 1 dollar. 

 To Mary S. Bennet, of Danvers, for handsome specimens 



of needle work, a gratuity of - - 1 dollar. 



To Mary Valpey, of Salem, for a handsome cape made of 



feathers, a gratuity of - - - 1 dollar. 



To M. J. and E. M. Kidder, for crickets wrought on rug 



canvass, a gratuity of - - 1 dollar. 

 To Mrs. Dorcas Abbott, of Andover, for a coverlid, a gra- 

 tuity of 1 dollar. 



To Mary Ann Durant, of Andover, aged 12 years, for a 



veil, cap and map, _ - - 2 dollars. 



To William Johnson jun. of Andover, for specimens of raw 



silk thread and cocoons, - - - 2 dollars. 

 To Enoch Boynton, of Newbury, for specimens of raw 



silk, cocoons, thread and mits, - 3 dollars. 



There were several other articles of utility as well as some of 

 mere ornament which added to the interest of the occasion. 

 And the Committee hope, as the design of the Society becomes 

 better understood and its usefulness appreciated, that the artists 

 and manufacturers of the county, as well as the farmers, with 

 their wives and daughters, will feel a greater interest in bringing 

 forward, at future exhibitions, specimens of their ingenuity and 

 industry. 



Bij order. Gardner B. Perry. 



No. VIII. ON CIDER. 



The Committee on Cider report — that they had hoped the 

 liberal premiums offered by the Society for cider would have led 

 to much greater competition, and that this article would have 

 been exhibited to the Committee of a superior quality ; but in 

 this expectation they have been disappointed. All the cider 

 offered for premium was of an ordinary quahty, nor was there 

 any thing peculiar in the manner of making or preserving to 

 recommend it. As the Society have offered premiums for cider 

 of a superior quality only, the Committee do not feel themselves 



