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diploma ; Miss Mary Fisher, Medfield, for wax cross, |1 ; Miss 

 Emma F. Talbot, South Dedhara, for very pretty tatting collars, 

 $1 ; Mrs. Thomas Decatur, Jamaica Plain, for beautiful bead 

 work and wax cross, |1 and a diploma; Mrs. Raynes, Hyde 

 Park, for elegant specimens of worsted work, including a beau- 

 tiful picture representing the signing of the Declaration of 

 Independence, $3 ; Mrs. Raynes, Hyde Park, for oil painting, 

 a diploma; Mrs. Mary Holbrook, East Randolph, 83 years old, 

 for beautiful netted tidies, |1 and a diploma ; Mary E. McAllis- 

 ter, Dedham, for crocheted tidy, 50 cents ; Mrs. S. M. Stuart, 

 Hyde Park, for paintings, |2 and a diploma ; Mrs. S. S. Spear, 

 South Weymouth, for affghan, |1 and a diploma ; Mrs. G. D. 

 Everett, Dover, for elegant wax flowers, 11 and a diploma ; 

 Mrs. P. H. Lancaster, for an agricultural wreath that was 

 much admired, a diploma. 



We examined with much interest elegant specimens of needle- 

 work, the product of a Wheeler & Wilson machine. The arti- 

 cles were not entered for premium, but as samples of what 

 could be accomplished in the hands of a skilful operator, and 

 excited the admiration , of all who observed them. We can 

 cheerfully recommend a " Wheeler & Wilson " to the consid- 

 eratiou of those about to purchase a sewing machine. 



For the Committee, 



L. A. CALDER. 



PICTURES. 



Mr. Prang, of Boston, exhibited a fine collection of his beau- 

 tiful Chromo Lithographs, which attracted much attention, and 

 were universally admired. The Committee award him the 

 highest premium which it is in their power to bestow — the 

 Society's diploma. 



For the Committee, 



H. 0. HILDRETH. 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND NEW 



INVENTIONS. 



The Committee were highly gratified with the fine display of 

 the above mentioned articles, which they consider much better 

 than usual, and which added very much to the value of the 

 exhibition. 



The fine collection presented by the well-known firm of Par- 

 ker, Gannett & Osgood, to whom the Society owe much for the 



