COUNTERPANES, CARPETINGS, AND RUGS. 63 



COUNTERPANES, CARPETINaS, AND 



RUGS. * 



The Committee report that tliej award, 



To Mis^S Mary E. Pecker, Haverhill, for the best wrought 

 counterpane, displaying fine taste in the selection of 

 material and in the arrangement of figure, as well 

 as the execution of the work, 1st premium, ,^4.00 



To Mrs. D. D. Chase, Haverhill, for the second best wrought 



counterpane, being a quilt very finely made, 2d pre. 2.00 



Also the following gratuities, for counterpanes of beautiful manu- 

 facture : — 



To Mrs. A. C. Saunders and Mrs. Betsey Stanwood, of New- 

 buryport; Mrs. Wm. H. Fowler and Mrs. Susan M. iMitchell, of 

 Groveland, $1.00 each. Also a gratuity of 75 cents each, to Mrs. 

 Stickney, Miss Adaline Bartleti, Mrs. F. Woodcock and Mrs. J. 

 Green, of Haverhill, and Mrs. Betsy N. Noyes, of W. Newbury. 



No carpetings were presented for premium but those on. exhibi- 

 bitionfrom Messrs. A. Page & Co., of Haverhill, were beautiful 

 samples of the perfection of New England manufacturing. 



To Mrs. J. H. Farnsworth, Haverhill, for the best wrought 



hearth rug, displaying elegant design, 1st premium, $3.00 



To Mrs. Hannah S. Parker, Newburyport, for a rug scarcely 



less beautiful, 2d premium, 2.00 



Also a gratuity of $1.00 each to Mrs. J. Tucker, Mrs. Betsy 

 Swasey and Mrs. Hannah Tyler, of Haverhill : and Miss Abby M. 

 Reynolds, of N. Andover. Also a gratuity of 50 cents each to 

 Mrs. E. Eaton, of Haverhill, and Mrs. M. E. Foster, of Groveland, 

 for rugs of various kinds of materials, displaying great industry 

 and ingenuity in their construction. 



OHOATE BURNHAM, Chairman. 



