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.50. Gratuity to Alice J. Ranger, Lynn, for quilt. 



.25. Gratuity to George Teel, Peabody, for tidy and 

 drawing. 



.25. Gratuity to Olive Teel, Peabody, for sample book. 



.25. Gratuity to Fannie G. Jewett, Ipswich, for doiley. 



.25. Gratuity to Helen F. Renfield, Peabody, for hand- 

 kerchief. 



.75. Gratuity to Sarah Kedia, Peabody, for dress. 



.25. Gratuity to Arthur Batchelder, Peabody, for 

 towel. 



.25. Gratuity to Arthur Shepard, Peabody, for scarf. 



.25. Gratuity to Thomas Fox, Peabody, for tray cloth. 



.25. Gratuit}^ to J. F. McCullough, Peabody, for tray 

 cloth. 



.25. Gratuity to Arthur Welch, Peabody, for tray 

 cloth. 



.25. Gratuity to Ralph Kelly, Peabody, for tray cloth. 



.25. Gratuity to Eva Dooling, Peabody, for skirt, etc. 



Mrs. Peter Holt, Jr., Mrs. D. P. Grosvenor — Committee. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ROOT CROPS. 



Your committee received nine entries in 1897. They 

 inspected all crops entered and herewith respectfully sub- 

 mit the following report : The first entries received were 

 from Messrs. J. H. George and F. A. Russell of Methuen, 

 Mass. The former entered a crop of onions and a crop of 

 potatoes, and the latter crops of beets, parsnips and cab- 

 bages. 



On the afternoon of Sept. 4th the five members of the 

 committee got together and inspected the above crops. 

 The onion crop of Mr. George, with the exception of a 

 few bushels that had been marketed, was drying on the 

 field. The onions were below medium size, their growth 



