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maica Plain ; Joliu Vose, of Hyde Park ; D. H. Elkins, F. J. Da- 

 venport and Benjamin White, of Milton ; AVarren Cobb, of East 

 Sharon, and Hurai)lirey Smith, of West Roxbury. 



In tlie department of Ladies' Work, tlie display, though not as 

 large as on some former occasions, was of superior quality. Mrs. 

 R.^Villiams, of Hyde Park, exhibited an elegant wax cross and 

 wreath ; Miss Helen E. Sumner, of Milton, some line pencil draw- 

 ings ; Mrs, Crawford, of Readville, three elaborate tidies ; Miss E. 

 S. Winship, of Sharon, some elegant embroidery and several quilts ; 

 Mrs. Frank L. Gates, of Jamaica Plain, a beautiful screen ; jMrs. 

 Henry Phelps, of Readville, a stutf'ed owl ; the Ladies' Social Circle 

 of Medfield, a splendid afghan ; Mrs, Thomas Decatur, of Jamaica 

 Plain, an oil ]-»:iinting : Mrs. Sarah A. French, of Braintree, some 

 exquisite needle work ; Miss Alice Sewall, of Medfield, an ottoman 

 cover, and Mrs, Charles Marden, of Dedham, an elegant afghan. 



The show of bread and butter and dairy products, and of agri- 

 cultural implements, was unusually small, and contained nothing 

 worthy of special mention. 



In the department of Domestic Manufactures, the Wilson New 

 Under-feed Sewing Machine, entered and operated by Josiah Tis- 

 dale, of South Dedham, attracted much attention. 



The principal features in Thursday's programme were the 

 ploughing match at 10 1-2 a. M.,and the drawing match at 11 a.m., 

 and the trotting matches in the afternoon. Under the two first- 

 named the following awards were made : 



Ploughing — Single ox teams, second premium, Geo. E. Whiting, 

 of Dedham ; double ox teams, 1st, Wm. Fales, of Dedham ; 2d, 

 Geo. O. Farrington, of Dedham. Single horse teams, 1st, B, A. 

 Sawin, of Dover ; 2d, D, A, Lynch, of Dedham ; double horse 

 teams, Charles L. Copeland, of Milton, and Blackman Brothers, of 

 Needham, Working oxen — 2d prize to George O, Farrington, 

 Dedham, 



In the afternoon there were six races, the first being for the 

 best walking horse, Beatey & Miles, of Hyde Park, entered Dick, 

 and F. B. Ray, of Franklin, Lady Allen. Both were sent once 

 ror.nd the half mile track, and the prize of 810 was awarded to 

 Dick. The first trot was for gentlemen's driving horses, owned 

 within the count}', that had never trotted for money, owners driv- 

 ing to a road wagon ; other qualities besides speed to be consid- 

 ered ; best two in three. First prize, " Society's Cup," value $25 ; 

 second prize, 810. There were five entries : — H. Beckwith, of Ja- 

 maica Plain, ns. s. g. Frank ; Beatey & Miles, of Hyde Park, ns. 

 m. Lady Champlain ; B. Swan, of Hyde Park, ns, blk. m. Moll 

 Pitcher ; C. A. Mackintosh, of West Roxbury, ns. b. g. Athenian ; 

 A. C. Richardson, of Dorchester, ns. b. g. Ben. Frank won the 

 first heat in 2.;j3 1-2, distancing the other four horses. 



The next race was for horses owned in the county at least one 

 month previous to the race ; best three in five, to harness. First 

 prize, $75, second §50, third, §25. There were eight entries, but 



