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on exhibition indicating skill, ingenuity and finished 

 workmanship on the part of the exhibitor. Cannot 

 some method be devised by which the mechanics^ man- 

 ufacturers and artizans of Worcester North and vicinity 

 may be induced to exhibit at our Fair the fruits of their 

 labors so justly celebrated abroad ? 



The collection of Fancy Articles and other products 

 of the artistic skill and taste of the ladies was extensive, 

 rich, varied and beautiful. Of Bread, Butter, Cheese, 

 Honey and Pickles there was, at least, the usual full 

 a^Jid satisfactory supply. The Hall was beautifully 

 ornamented with a great variety of living Plants and 

 Flowers, and an abundance of boquets, many of them 

 exhibiting, in the selection and arrangement of the 

 flowers, proof of the possession, by the contributors, of 

 the most refined and delicate perception of nature's 

 charms. 



The weather of Friday was exceedingly fine. It was 

 one of the most agreeable of autumn days; which 

 rendered the attendance from all parts of Worcester 

 North and vicinity unusually large. The first attraction 

 of the day was the plowing at nine o'clock, A. M., on 

 land of A. P. Kimball, the old muster field ; and here 

 the strife for victory with ploivshares was as earnest, 

 exciting and successful as ever that with stuords and 

 musJcets in the sham-fights formerly so popular on the 

 same ground. There were four sets of premiums, 

 offered, viz: for single ox teams, single horse teams, 

 double teams, and teams of three horses abreast. 

 Twenty-one teams competed for these premiums in a 

 very animating, although peaceful manner. The plowing 

 generally was well and quickly done. 



