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than by machinery; with everything exhibited they 

 were peculiarly gratified. The habits of industry and 

 economy displayed in the execution of some of the arti- 

 cles exceed all praise; and while your committee ex- 

 press themselves highly pleased with the interest mani- 

 fested, and exertions made by the ladies to add pleasure 

 and variety to this anniversary, they must express their 

 regret at their own inability to do justice to the merits 

 of the works they exhibited. The number of articles, 

 the limited time, and impatience of the public, necessa- 

 rily caused them to perform their work in a hurried 

 manner; and if anything is omitted, or overlooked, the 

 candidate for premium will believe us, when we say it 

 was, if deemed worthy, unintentional on our part. 

 They have awarded the following premiums and gratui- 

 ties : 

 Mrs. John Jacobs, of Danvers, for best piece of 



carpeting, 1st premium, - - - ^5 00 



Mr. H. Shed, South Andover, 2d premium, 3 00 



Miss N. Foster, Danvers, for Rag Carpet, gratuity, 2 00 



Hearth Rugs. 

 Mrs. B. Oliver, Lynn, 1st premium, - 3 00 



" Elizabeth P. Mudge, Danvers, 2d premium, 2 OQ 

 Mrs. Metcalf, of Salem, 



" Lydia A. P^oster, Andover, 



" A Lady of Salem, aged 70, 

 Miss Hannah Hale, Newbury, aged 14, 



" S. E. Ingersoll, Salem, 

 Mrs. H. Hale, Newbury, 

 Mrs. C. B. Lunt, Danvers, 

 Mrs. E. S. Hunt, 

 Mrs. O. W. Putnam, " 

 Mrs. Stephen Adams, Byfield, 



" M. W. Whitmarsh, Beverly, 



" Mary C. Noyes, Newbury, 



" Judith Noyes, " 



" Anna D. Patch, Wenham, 



" D. S. Caldwell, Newbury, 



" Mary Kimball, Haverhill, for hearth rugs, 

 a gratuity each, of - - - - 1 00 



