In the department of Mechanical and Manufactured 

 Articles, as also in that of Fancy productions, the exhi- 

 bition was rather meagre ; more so than this locality 

 deserves, and we earnestly hope that ^ome means ma^^ 

 be devised to bring out a more extended display in 

 future. 



The Kitchen and Dairy were well represented. Some 

 of the specimens of Butter in particular, it would be 

 difficult to surpass. Some portions of it actually melted 

 in the mouth, according to our experience. 



A new feature introduced here for the first time 

 (though practised by most of the Agricultural Societies 

 throughout the State) is that of charging the public an 

 entrance fee of ten cents each to the exhibition within 

 the Town Hall. The object in this case was two-fold. 

 First, to prevent the rush which was occasioned in con- 

 sequence of visits repeated many times by the same 

 persons; and second, to gain additional means of useful- 

 ness consequent upon enlarged pecuniary resources. — 

 Although met with objections from many persons in 

 advance, yet most of them seemed to fear dissatisfac- 

 tion on the part of others rather than for themselves. 

 The result, however, was very gratifying. The ease and 

 comfort enjoyed by visitors was a matter of general 

 remark, and when it was ascertained that two hundred 

 and eighty dollars had been taken at the door all scru- 

 ples vanished away. ♦ 



At half-past twelve a very respectable company sat 

 down in the lower Town Hall, to partake of a dinner, 

 served by Mr. Charles Fletcher, of Fitchburg. After, 

 the close of this excellent and satisfactory repast, Justus 

 Tower, Esq., of Lanesborough, in Berkshire County, 

 delivered a fine practical, common sense address, a con- 



