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Francis B, Ray, Franklin ; John S. Eldridge, Canton ; E. U. 

 Sewall, Medfield ; Isaac Ellis, Walpole ; C. F. Ellis, Dedham, 

 and others. Of Stock, Hon. John S. Eldridge, Canton, exhib- 

 ited a fine herd of Jerseys, thirty in number ; H. M. Mack, 

 Dorchester, a beautiful herd of seven Jerseys ; J. W. Wattles, 

 of Canton, a Brittany bull, fifteen months old ; C. L. Copeland, 

 Milton, a fine three-years-old heifer, with a pair of twin heifer 

 calves, seven weeks old. Among other fine animals, were those 

 of Eben Wright, Brookline ; J. R. Fisher, South Dedham ; and 

 Mrs. Dr. Morton, Wellesley. Noticeable among the bulls, was 

 the magnificent two-and-one-half-years-old imported Jersey, 

 " Jack Horner," exhibited by H. M. Mack, Dorchester ; the 

 splendid two-years-old Jamestown of A. W. Cheever, Wren- 

 tham ; the Alderneys of Mr. Eldridge; and the Ayrshires of 

 J. W. Gay, of Dedham. The list of swine embraced thirty- 

 three in number, the most conspicuous of which was a sow of 

 the Mackay breed, now four years of age, which has been the 

 motlier of one hundred and three pigs, and belonging to Mr. 

 Jolm Sias, Milton. Other fine animals were exhibited by Mr. 

 Eldridge, C. & C. Mackintosh, Needham, and others. In the 

 collection of fowls, were a lot of seventeen splendid Brahmas 

 from A. W. Cheever, Wrentham ; a choice lot of Leghorn, 

 Brahma and Shanghae, from J. H. Farrington, Milton ; Domi- 

 niques from A. H. Drake, Stoughton ; and fine buff imported 

 Cochins from C. L. Copeland, Milton. 



In the ladies' department, the display was less than on some 

 former years. The most beautiful contribution was an afghan, 

 about six feet square, upon which was worked the raised figure 

 of a horse, elegantly done, by Miss Nellie Thomas, of Dedham. 



Of Fruit, there was a good display, though the contributions 

 of apples from Messrs. Clapp, of Dorchester, which have made 

 this department famous, were entirely wanting, their crop hav- 

 ing been blown off in the severe gale of the 8th inst. Hon. 

 Marshall P. Wilder contributed one hundred and eight varieties 

 of pears, and fine displays were made by Walker & Co., and 

 Dr. Mann, Boston Highlands ; C. F. Curtis, J. W. Page, G. H. 

 Williams and Dr. B. F. Wing, of Jamaica Plain. Of grapes, 

 the show was very fine, there being seventy plates, the leading 

 contributors of which were R. W. Turner, Randolph ; W. J. 

 Stuart, Hyde Park ; Walker & Co., Boston Highlands ; C. F. 



