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REPORT ON DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES. 



The Committee on Domestic Manufactures award the folloAv- 

 ing premiums, &c. : — 



To Willard Everett & Co. of South Dedham, for variety 

 of tables and other cabinet ware, a premium of $4.00 and 

 diploma. 



To Cushman & Baker of Medfield, for carryall and buggy, a 

 premium of 4.00. 



To Joseph Chenery of East Walpole, for carryall, a premium of 

 $2.00. 



To Charles Adams of Dedham, for harness, a premium of 

 $2.00. 



To J. B. Wilson & Son of Medway, for cotton thread, a 

 diploma. 



To Timothy Phelps of Dedham, for fine moleskin hats, a gra- 

 tuity of $1.00. 



To Mrs. Nathaniel Clapp of Dedham, for sample of reeled silk, 

 a diploma. 



To A. J. Barber of Bellingham, for fruit picker, a diploma. 



To A. J. Barber of Belhngham, for specimens of glue, a gra- 

 tuity of 50 cents. 



To J. W. Chenery of Roxbury, for horse shoes, a diploma. 



To Henry Newman of Dedham, for fancy box, a gratuity of 

 50 cents. 



To Lemuel Kingsbury of Needham, for specimens of glue, a 

 gratuity of 50 cents. 



For the Committee, 



OTIS CARY. 



REPORT ON STRAW MANUFACTURES. 



The Committee on Straw Manufactures found but one specimen 

 in their department offered for premium, to wit : 100 yards of 

 Straw Braid, offered by Mrs. J. R. Cushman of Medfield, for 

 which they recommend a gratuity of $1.00. 



According to the statistics of the Commonwealth for the year 

 1855, there are within the State forty-two establishments for the 

 manufacture of bonnets and hats, at an estimated value, including 

 palm leaf hats, of $4,905,553. Sixteen of these establishments 



