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of everybody connected with the affair, and to declare 

 upon his honor that each deserved the first premium. 



Our awards are as follows : 



For the best basket of assorted fruit, 

 1st, to Benj. Snow, Jr., of Fitchburg, $2,00 



For the best display of plants in pots, 

 1st, to Walter Heywood, of Fitchburg, 2,00 



2d, to Mrs. Mary F. Russell, of Fitchburg, 1,00 



For the best display of cut flowers, 

 1st, to Mrs. J. F. Munroe, of Fitchburg, 1,00 



2d, to Mrs. G. D. Harris of Fitchburg, ,50 



For fine displays of flowers, we further award the 

 following Gratuities : 



Mary J. Heywood, of Fitchburg, $0,50 



Mrs. L. B. Davis, of Fitchburg, ,50 



Mrs. C. H. Whittemore, of Fitchburg, ,50 



Miss Mary A. Howe, of Sterling, ,50 



Mrs. Frank Sheldon, of Fitchburg, ,25 



A very beautiful dahlia was exhibited by Moses A. 

 Brown, of Fitchburg, but being entered too late, was not 

 entitled to compete for a premium. 



For the Committee, 



GEO. E. TOWNE, Chairman, 



GARDENS. 



If the number of entries, or the merits of the gardens 

 entered by the several competitors, is a fair criterian by 

 which we may judge of the importance attached to a 

 well arranged and skillfully cultivated kitchen garden, 

 your Committee think they have unmistakable evidence 



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