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bad heroes for sons. Some fashionable young ladies 

 were seen to pass this excellent specimen of the simpli- 

 city of their grand-mothers, without apparently knowing 

 what the roll might he^ with now and then a grey-haired 

 farmer, who stood gazing with affectionate wonder, at 

 this relic vf the imd. 



S. G. Frost, for an ornamental harness, 2,00 



C. H. Brown, of the Putnam Machine Company, 



for his low water reporter, 5,00 



This article, of his own invention, is equal to any of 

 the work emanating from that shop, of which every 

 P'itchburg man is proud. 



Dr. Thomas Palmer, of Fitchburg, for new speci- 

 mens of dentistry, 3,00 



As Dr. P. is always getting at public fairs, premiums 

 for his work in the dental art, any further comment 

 would be unnecessary. 



There were other articles on exhibition demanding 

 mention from your Committee : 



Manny's mower and reaper, for one and two horses. 



Whitcomb's horse hay rake. 



Ketchum's improved mowing machine, much approved 

 by some of our most practical men. 



Also, Gibb's cylinder plow, manufactured by Messrs. 

 Smith & Field, of Greenfield, Mass. This plow is sure 

 to succeed, owing to its ease of holding, and saving in 

 draught. With this mention, your Committee's positive 

 duties are finished, but in closing, a thought or two, 

 presents itself We are mechanics, we care not what 

 approbious adjective be applied to our name, by those 

 who know not the true dignity of labor, by miserable 

 politicians and dreamy secessionists. We glory in, and 



