plants. The local merchants were represented by creditable collec- 

 tions of their wares, the first premium being awarded to E. D. Marsh 

 for a handsome display of furniture. Other exhibitors in this 

 department were J. M. Waite & Son, Mrs. H. F. Kellogg, C. R. 

 Kenfield, H. E. Newton «&Co., T. W. Sloan and Kellogg & Stebbins. 

 The display of fancy goods was large and of good quality. 



The horse-show on Wednesday was exceptionally good and com- 

 pared favorably with any recently held in this section. The horses 

 entered were well-bred, fine-appearing animals that would do credit 

 to any show. The thanks of the Society are due to William C. 

 Dickinson, proprietor of the Conn. River stock farm at Hatfield, who 

 without expense to the Society exhibited Hamlin's ' Almont, Jr.,' 

 record 2-26, sire of ' Belle Hamlin,' ' Justina' and ' Globe.' ' Belle 

 Hamlin' and ' Justina ' hold the double team record for the world, 

 and the three hold the world's record for horses driven three abreast. 

 ' Almont, Jr.' is the sire of six horses in the '20 class and is a beau- 

 tiful specimen of the thoroughbred; he attracted much attention. 

 A. H, Graves of the Elm stock farm in Hatfield exhibited the high- 

 bred trotting filly ' Nettie L.,' two years old, and A. E. Wood of 

 Northampton the trotting stallion ' Vennor,' a horse of remarkably 

 fine action. Favorable attention was attracted to the handsome 

 Victor colt owned by Thomas Courtney of Amherst and driven by 

 T. T. Sisson. There were numerous entries for the races, all of 

 which were closely contested. The wagon race was won by E. P. 

 Bartlett, E. F. Cook taking second money. The one-year-old colt 

 race was won by P. D. Hubbard of Sunderland with his colt ' Parker 

 D.,' a grandson of ' Red Wilkes.' Thomas Courtney won the two- 

 years-old colt race with his handsome Victor colt, A. H. Graves of 

 Hatfield second. The running race, half-mile heats, was captured 

 by ' Milk Shake,' entered by J. T. Stevens, who ran two heats in 58 

 seconds, and is said to have made a half-mile in 47 seconds on a 

 previous occasion. The 2-50 class was taken by J. M. Trabon's 

 ' Flora M.,' best time 2-43. The 2-87 class went to E. O. Williams's 

 ' Rugg ' in straight heats, best time 2-42|. The bicycle race was 

 won by Smith of South Amherst. The judges on racing were C. P. 

 Aldrich of South Deerfield, W. H. H. Ward and Dr. E. B. Dickinson 

 of Amherst. 



The total receipts for the two days of the fair were about the same 

 as last year. The show in all its departments was a decided advance 



