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ence, to the tune of Old Hundred, under the excellent choris- 

 tership of Samuel B. Noyes, Esq., of Canton, the band playing 

 the accompaniment. 



0, glorious God! whose goodness seals 

 The annual promise of our fields ; 

 Our hearts' thanksgiving rises free 

 Round this full table, spread by Thee. 



Thy love that paints, to worship's eye, 

 The starry gardens of the sky, 

 Touched the wild soil our fathers chose. 

 And made it bloom with Freedom's rose. 



Now, flushing every golden mile, 

 Our harvests give Thee back Thy smile; 

 And breathe sweet homage, night and morn, 

 From breezy breadths of waving corn. 



Smile yet, great Father ! Still command 

 Thy blessing on our cherished land; 

 And bid our children long increase. 

 To sow and reap its sheaves of peace. 



Letters were read from ex-Governor Andrew, Rev. Dr. 

 Thompson and Gen. Wm. S. King, explaining their inability to 

 meet their appointments to the Society, after which Edward L. 

 Pierce, of Milton was introduced and spoke at some length 

 upon the worth of agricultural societies and the ennobling tone 

 that education gives to agricultural pursuits. Other addresses 

 were made by Rev. Theron Brown and Rev. Frederic Hinckley, 

 of Dorchester, after which the company adjourned to the horse 

 track, where the races closed the exercises of the Fair. 



The exhibition, though not in all respects equal to those of 

 one or two previous years, was fully up to the average, and in 

 point of pecuniary profit, the receipts were much larger than 

 at any previous show except the last. Good order prevailed 

 during the two days, for which the Society are much indebted 

 to the efficient direction of Deputy Sheriff Wm. H. Warren, of 

 Randolph, who acted as chief of police. 



