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dover, 9 of 7 from 4, $1 gratuity ; Bradford, 8 of 7 from 3, 

 $6 premiums ; Danvers, 44 of 34 from 4, $13.50 premiums ; 

 Georgetown, 3 of 3 from 1 ; Gloucester, 5 of 5 from 1 ; 

 Groveland, 6 of 4 from 4, $3 premiums, $1 gratuity; Haver- 

 hill, 25 of 20 from 3, $7.50 premiums, $2 gratuity; Law- 

 rence, 6(j of 22 from 26, $13.50 premiums, $7.50 gratuities; 

 Mancliester, 1 of 1 from 1, $3 premium; Methuen, 1 of 1 

 from 1 ; Newbury, 1 of 1 from 1, $1 gratuity; Newburyport, 

 33 of 32 from 2, $7 premium ; North Andover, 14 of 14 from 

 3, $2 gratuity; Peabody, 33 of 27 from 3, $12 premiums, $5 

 gratuities; Kockport, 3 of 3 from 1, $1 gratuity; Topsfield, 

 4 of 4 from 2. 



Of varieties of pears recommended 6y the 8odet}j, there 

 were 13 phites of Bartletts, 9 of Belle Lucrative, 12 Beurre 

 Bosc, 12 Beurre Clairgeau, 16 Beurre d'Anjou, 11 Bufl'um, 2 

 Clapp's Favorite, 14 Duchesse d'Angouleme, 3 Dana's Hovey, 

 4 Golden Beurre of Bilboa, 9 Lawrence, 23 Louise Bonne de 

 Jersey, 5 Maria Louise, 14 Onondaga ; 3 Paradise d'Automne, 

 17 Seckel, 1 St. Michael Archange, 15 Sheldon, 7 Urbaniste, 

 9 Vicar of Winkfield, 7 Winter Nelis. 



There was one exhibitor of 34 varieties, 1 of 33, 1 of 24, 

 1 of 21, 1 of 19, 2 of 11, 1 of 10, 1 of 8, 1 of 6, 4 of 5, 4 

 of 4, 10 of 3, 9 of 2, and 25 of 1, to whom were awarded 

 premiums and gratuities as follows, viz. : — 



First premiums for best dish of 12 specimens, of certain 

 varieties of Pears, for which special premiums of $3 each 

 are offered. 



Bartlett, Mrs. B. McAllister, Lawrence ; Belle Lucrative, 

 J. Henry Hill, Amesbury ; Beurre Bosc, Chas. B. Emerson, 

 Bradford; Beurre Clairgeau, Peter Wait, Danvers ; Beurre 

 . d'Anjou, John V. Stevens, Peabody ; Buffiun, M. B. Ken- 

 ne}', Lawrence ; Duchesse d'Angouleme, Dr. George W. 

 Sargent, Lawrence ; Dana's Hovey, E. F. Webster, Haver- 

 hill ; Golden Beurre of Bilboa, John Price, Manchester ; 

 Lawrence, Wm. H. Huse, Newburyport ; Louise Bonne de 



