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Pottery Company, pottery, gratuity, -IL-SO ; Mrs. Warren Fos- 

 ter, Danvers, fancy work, gratuity, 50 cents; Mrs. Donovan, 

 Salem, fancy work, gratuity, 50 cents. 



The Committee find that the display of Fancy Work is in- 

 ferior, both in quality and quantity, to that of previous exhi- 

 bitions ; the reason for the latter can only be attributed to 

 the fact, that, for the two past exhibitions, so many contribu. 

 tors have been refused tickets of admission. But few people 

 care to be at the trouble and expense of carrying their work to 

 the Fair, just for the opportunity of sliowing their handiwork, 

 and the possible chance of receiving a gratuity ; consequently, 

 there is a falling off in the display ; whereas, the past liberal 

 policy of the society, in giving cards of admission, to contribu- 

 tors, encourages contributions, and it is to be regretted that 

 any deviation has been made from the old established rule. 



I. S. Ladd, for Committee. 



The undersigned members of the committee dissent from 

 the above statement ; while they recognize the inferiority of 

 the exhibition, they do not consider it due to the above-men- 

 tioned cause. 



Mrs. Frederick Cate, 



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Mrs. W. L. Bowdoin. 



WORK BY CHILDREN UNDER TWELVE YEAHy 



The Committee award as follows : — 



G-race M. Tapley, Danvers, darned lace, first premium, $3 ; 

 Wm. M. Reed, Beverly, charcoal drawings, second premium, 

 $2 ; Miss Jessie K. Dodge, Rowley, patch-work quilt, gratuity, 

 50 cents ; Miss Lotta M. Hardy, Rowley, braided mat, gratu- 

 ity, $1 ; Miss Grace C. Greene, gratuity, $1 ; Miss Essie M. 



