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as it is, we can only express our regrets, and say the work 

 was very nice, and a great credit to the knitter. 



In the "■ Fine Art " department your committee find many 

 very fine works ; among tliose receiving no gratuity and de- 

 serving, was a silk banner, by Mrs. N. H. Butler of Augusta, 

 Ga., done from a stock of upland cotton, beautifully executed 

 and true to nature ; a tile by Susie Allen of Haverhill ; 

 work by Annie Davis of Haverhill ; fruit and corn by Adah 

 Peaslee of Haverhill ; tile and dozen butter plates by Lizzie 

 F. Harriman of Haverhill ; also a copy in crayon by Mary P. 

 Whittier of Haverhill, which showed a great amount of 

 patience. We find less copies and more original work than 

 last year in this department. 



Your Committee would be pleased to suggest, that in future 

 you appoint two committees for these departments ; the large 

 number of entries make it imoossible for one committee to do 

 justice to all, and if we may be allowed the privilege, we 

 think this gratuity fund should be increased by, say ten dol- 

 lars, allowing twenty-five dollars for " Fine Arts," and thirty- 

 five for " Fancy Articles," as this is the most extensive part ; 

 that is, it allows, in the same number of entries, for a larger 

 variety of work. Your committee have taken into serious 

 consideration these matters, and now most respectfully submit 

 them. The awards are as follows : — 



FANCY ARTICLES. 



Mrs. A. Currier, Haverhill, sofa pillow, gratuity, 75 cents ; 

 Fannie F. Goodridge, do., do., do., 50 cents; Miss Helen 

 Chase, do., table cover, do., $1 ; Mrs. Chas. Wood, Bradford, 

 do., do., 75 cents ; Mrs. Lizzie Littlefield, Haverhill, do., do., 50 

 cents ; Lelia Currier, do., table scarf, do., 75 cents ; Mrs. S. H. 

 Harris, Methuen, do., do., 50 cents ; Mrs. H. C. Tanner, Haver- 

 hill, tidy, do., 50 cents; Mrs. J. L. Emerson, do., do., do., 50 

 cents; Mrs. F. A. Butler, do., flannel embroidery, do., 75 

 cents; Mrs. J. C. Whitney, W. Boxford, do., do., 50 cents ; 



